Summerland presents... 8th Annual Beltane Celebration
When: May. 9th. 2009 - May. 10th. 2009
Where: Bonita Springs, Florida
Time: Festivities begin at approx 3pm, come set up camp at noon!
What to bring:
• Chair
• bugspray
• drum or other musical instrument
• pot-luck dish to share after ceremony (since the festivities begin at 3pm but
ritual is not until twilight, and feast follow, I encourage crock-pot dishes,
electricity is available for that, or items that you are able to keep chilled in a cooler)
• Drinks
• 20 ft of ribbon to dance the Maypole!
As our ancestors before us celebrated, so do we now join together once again to celebrate the change into the light half of the year.
Welcome Summer!
~Dance the Maypole!
~Crowning of the May King and Queen!
~Parade though the cleansing belfires!
~Jump the sacred fire!
~Druid Ceremony begins at Twilight
~Feast Following Ceremony
~Drumming and Dancing into the night
Overnight Primitive Camping - $10 -This means no electricity is available!– Come to set-up camp after 12pm!
Donations encouraged for land use and port-o-johns
For more information please contact Lynnaya at
[email protected]
If you would like to participate in the ceremony we would love as much help as we can get! Please contact lynnaya asap to join part in a fun and beautiful ceremony!
Event Location: Summerland Ranch, 27501 Kent Rd in Bonita Springs
Event TIME Details: Festivities begin around 3pm! Campers can arrive a
Directions: Directions: Coming from Miami or Naples
Take I-75 North to Exit 116 Bonita Springs Rd., turn to right onto Bonita Springs Rd.
Go to light at Bonita Grand Drive & turn left onto.
At stop sign, turns left onto Terry St and then turn on first left onto Kent Rd,
where YMCA sign is.
Then, turn 1st left onto Summerland Rd.
From Tampa South:
Take I-75 South to Exit 116 Bonita Springs Rd., turn to left onto Bonita Springs Rd.
Go to light at Bonita Grand Drive & turn left onto.
At stop sign, turns left onto Terry St and then turn on first left onto Kent Rd,
where YMCA sign is.
Then, turn 1st left onto Summerland Rd.