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Schedule of Events
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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!)