Avalon Gathering

About Us

Merry Meet in Avalon - Cape Breton's Pagan Festival

Avalon 7: August 14 - 19, 2019

Welcome Friends! Avalon Gathering is a community of folk with similar interests and a desire to keep the Old Ways alive. We hold various events and festivals throughout the year, including a very special summer get-together called Avalon Gathering - the first and so far, only annual pagan festival on Cape Breton Island! The events take place at our home on the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton.

Every summer, we throw open our home in the Cape Breton woods, for a pagan festival like no other. All are welcome, from Wiccan to Heathen to Druid to Asatru to Faery to - well, everyone! If you're pagan or pagan-curious, or just someone who loves to dress up and have a good time, come out and enjoy a laid-back, relaxed, fun Fest on one of the most beautiful islands in North America!

Between the Worlds

At our secluded location far off the beaten track, Avalon Gathering offers a chance to retreat from the modern world for a while, and spend time with like-minded folk. For the energetic among you, we have activities such as archery, the shield wall, tossing the caber, and other contests of strength and agility. For those who want to learn, we have workshops. We have ritual space available for groups. And if all you want to do is sunbathe, that's fine too!

Welcome to 6th Century Britain

When you enter Avalon Gathering, you will step through the mists of time, back to the mystical island of Britain in the 6th Century A.D. Here there are magical woods and hidden fairy groves, stone circles and secret gardens full of wildflowers. You may see an elf or a fairy. You may come across strangely dressed folk, and maybe a knight or a princess. Let go of your day to day existence, and enter the gates of Avalon - to find your true self once again.