Schedule of Events
OBOD Gulf Coast Gathering 2025
Thursday (March 20)
1:00 p.m. Check-In begins
3:00 p.m. Intention Meditation
3:15 p.m. Opening Ritual
3:30 p.m. Volunteer Breakout Sessions
Free time until dinner
5:00–6:30 p.m. Dinner (with Welcome from HON and announcements)
7:00 p.m. Triskelion Ritual
7:16 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Friday (March 21)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:06 a.m. Sunrise
8:30–9:30 a.m. Workshop: Herbs for Spring Health (Beatrice Muhlenbruch)
10:00–11:15 a.m. Workshop: Forest Bathing (Honora Buras)
11:15–12:00 p.m. Free time
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30–2:30 p.m. Activity: Inspiration Station
3:00–4:00 p.m. Workshop: Growing the Beautiful Garden of Your Soul (Shirley Deasy)
4:00–5:00 p.m. Free time
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner (with announcements)
6:15–6:45 p.m. Candidates for initiation meet with Art
Initiated participants meet with Kathleen
7:00–9:00 p.m. Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD members of each grade)
7:16 p.m. Sunset
9:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Saturday (March 22)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:05 a.m. Sunrise
8:30–9:30 a.m. Grade Breakout Sessions
9:30–10:00 a.m. Ritual prep / free time
10:00–11:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Crafting a Joyful and Enchanted Druidry with the Spirits of Nature
(Dana O’Driscoll)
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15–2:15 p.m. Ritual Rehearsals
2:45–3:00 p.m. Guided meditation (Kate Laborde)
3:00–4:30 p.m. Alban Eilir Ritual with Memorial Service
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner
6:30–7:30 p.m. Workshop: Bardic Astrology — Joy to the Sun! (Robert Pacitti)
7:17 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Sunday (March 23)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Grab-n-Go Breakfast
7:04 a.m. Sunrise
8:00–9:00 a.m. Begin site clean-up!
9:00 a.m. Closing Ritual
12:00 p.m. Final check-out for all guests (firm!)
1:00 p.m. Check-In begins
3:00 p.m. Intention Meditation
3:15 p.m. Opening Ritual
3:30 p.m. Volunteer Breakout Sessions
Free time until dinner
5:00–6:30 p.m. Dinner (with Welcome from HON and announcements)
7:00 p.m. Triskelion Ritual
7:16 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Friday (March 21)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:06 a.m. Sunrise
8:30–9:30 a.m. Workshop: Herbs for Spring Health (Beatrice Muhlenbruch)
10:00–11:15 a.m. Workshop: Forest Bathing (Honora Buras)
11:15–12:00 p.m. Free time
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:30–2:30 p.m. Activity: Inspiration Station
3:00–4:00 p.m. Workshop: Growing the Beautiful Garden of Your Soul (Shirley Deasy)
4:00–5:00 p.m. Free time
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner (with announcements)
6:15–6:45 p.m. Candidates for initiation meet with Art
Initiated participants meet with Kathleen
7:00–9:00 p.m. Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD members of each grade)
7:16 p.m. Sunset
9:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Saturday (March 22)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:05 a.m. Sunrise
8:30–9:30 a.m. Grade Breakout Sessions
9:30–10:00 a.m. Ritual prep / free time
10:00–11:30 a.m. Keynote Presentation: Crafting a Joyful and Enchanted Druidry with the Spirits of Nature
(Dana O’Driscoll)
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:15–2:15 p.m. Ritual Rehearsals
2:45–3:00 p.m. Guided meditation (Kate Laborde)
3:00–4:30 p.m. Alban Eilir Ritual with Memorial Service
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner
6:30–7:30 p.m. Workshop: Bardic Astrology — Joy to the Sun! (Robert Pacitti)
7:17 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Sunday (March 23)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Grab-n-Go Breakfast
7:04 a.m. Sunrise
8:00–9:00 a.m. Begin site clean-up!
9:00 a.m. Closing Ritual
12:00 p.m. Final check-out for all guests (firm!)