North American Summer Festival Guide: 2008 Edition

Welcome to another edition of the North American Summer Festival Guide! Festival season is not far off, and many trance fans across the continent are beginning to plan out their summers. Several organizers have already announced dates and line-ups whereas others are still working out the details. I have gathered a list of festivals along with their dates, where announced, and linked back to the home page of each festival where applicable.

Sacred Earth :: May 30/31, June 1 (Black River Falls, Wisconsin)

Gemini :: June 13/14/15 (California)

Transcendental Excursion :: June 13/14/15 (Urich, Missouri)

Om :: June 16/17/18/19/20/21/22 (Ontario)

Gaian Mind :: June 19/20/21/22 (Central Pennsylvania)

Entheos :: June 20/21/22 (The Sunshine Coast, B.C.)

Expedition :: July 4/5/6 (Fairfields, Iowa)

Mekanikal :: July 4/5/6 (Saint-Fortunat, Quebec)

Orb :: July 10/11/12/13 (Echo Lake, New York)

Space Gathering :: July 11/12/13/14 (Quebec)

World Bridge III :: July 11/12/13 (Deerfields, North Carolina)

Motion Notion :: July 17/18/19/20 (Drayton Valley, Alberta)

Between Worlds :: July 25/26 (B.C.)

Speakers and Trees :: July 25/26/27 (Colorado)

Eclipse :: August 1/2/3/4 (Maniwaki, Quebec)

Shambhala :: August 6/7/8/9/10/11 (Salmo, B.C.)

DICA 5 :: August 15/16/17 (Tofino, B.C.)

Burning Man :: August 25 to September 1 (The Playa)

Natura :: August 28/29/30/31 (Somewhere in Quebec)

Godizus :: Rescheduled to August 30/31 (Squamish, B.C.)

Astral Harvest :: September 5/6/7 (Driftpile Valley, Alberta)

Uncharted Territory :: September 5/6/7 (Fairfields, Iowa)

Bitter Blossom :: September 12/13/14 (Flatonia, Texas)

Earthdance :: September 12/13/14 (Black River Falls, Wisconsin)

El Hal :: September 12/13/14 (Somewhere in Quebec)

T.O.U.C.H. Samadhi :: September 19/20/21 (Deerfields, North Carolina)

Harvest :: September 20/21 (Midlothian Ridge, Ontario)

Night of the Stompin’ Zombies :: October 17/18/19 (Urich, Missouri)

For reference, this is version 2.1 of the guide, updated August 8th, 2008. Currently we have about 28 multi-day gatherings featuring psytrance on the list. If you have any tips or info, feel free to contact me.

The season is over! Fast forward to 2009!