Schedule of Events
OBOD Gulf Coast Gathering 2024
(2025 Schedule will be posted when available.
Thursday (March 21)
1:00 p.m. – Check-In begins
3:00–3:15 p.m. Opening Ritual
Free time until dinner
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner (welcome, announcements)
6:30–7:00 p.m. Druid Candidates meet with Art
Initiated Druids meet with Kathleen
7:00–7:30 p.m. Druid initiation (open to all initiated OBOD druids)
7:17 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew!)
Friday (March 22)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:05 a.m. Sunrise
8:30–9:30 a.m. Guided meditation with Kate Laborde
9:30–10;00 a.m. Free time
10:00–10:15 a.m. Bard Initiates meet with Art
All other participants meet with Kathleen
10:15–11:00 a.m. Bard Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD bards, ovates, and druids)
11:00–11:50 a.m. “A Web in Balance” (Gabrielle Batz Roberts)
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00–2:50 p.m. “The Ethics of Eating in an Interconnected World” (Jacob Pewitt Yancey)
2:50–4:00 p.m. Free time
4:00–4:50 p.m. “The Cauldrons of Poesy” (J. Michael Rollins)
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner
6:00–6:30 p.m. Free time
6:30–7:00 p.m. Ovate Initiates meet with Art
Initiated ovate and druid participants meet with Kathleen
7:00–8:00 p.m. Ovate Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD ovates and druids)
7:17 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Saturday (March 23)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:04 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. “Heddwch! Peace in an Unpeaceful World” (Kristoffer Hughes)
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ritual prep/free time
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00–2:00 p.m. Ritual prep/free time
2:00–2:50 p.m. “Water Is Life—We Are Water” (Janina Fuller)
2:30–3:00 p.m. Finish ritual prep
3:00–4:30 p.m. Alban Eilir Ritual
4:30–5:00 p.m. Free time
5:00–6:30 p.m. Dinner (with results of raffle and silent auction)
7:00 p.m. Eisteddfod around the campfire (midnight curfew)
7:18 p.m. Sunset
Sunday (March 24)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Grab-n-Go Breakfast
7:02 a.m. Sunrise
8:00–9:00 a.m. Begin site clean–up!
9:00 a.m. Closing Ritual
1:00 p.m. Final check–out for all guests (firm!)
1:00 p.m. – Check-In begins
3:00–3:15 p.m. Opening Ritual
Free time until dinner
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner (welcome, announcements)
6:30–7:00 p.m. Druid Candidates meet with Art
Initiated Druids meet with Kathleen
7:00–7:30 p.m. Druid initiation (open to all initiated OBOD druids)
7:17 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew!)
Friday (March 22)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:05 a.m. Sunrise
8:30–9:30 a.m. Guided meditation with Kate Laborde
9:30–10;00 a.m. Free time
10:00–10:15 a.m. Bard Initiates meet with Art
All other participants meet with Kathleen
10:15–11:00 a.m. Bard Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD bards, ovates, and druids)
11:00–11:50 a.m. “A Web in Balance” (Gabrielle Batz Roberts)
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
2:00–2:50 p.m. “The Ethics of Eating in an Interconnected World” (Jacob Pewitt Yancey)
2:50–4:00 p.m. Free time
4:00–4:50 p.m. “The Cauldrons of Poesy” (J. Michael Rollins)
5:00–6:00 p.m. Dinner
6:00–6:30 p.m. Free time
6:30–7:00 p.m. Ovate Initiates meet with Art
Initiated ovate and druid participants meet with Kathleen
7:00–8:00 p.m. Ovate Initiations (open to all initiated OBOD ovates and druids)
7:17 p.m. Sunset
8:00 p.m. Eisteddfod Around the Campfire (midnight curfew)
Saturday (March 23)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Breakfast
7:04 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. “Heddwch! Peace in an Unpeaceful World” (Kristoffer Hughes)
11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Ritual prep/free time
12:00–1:00 p.m. Lunch
1:00–2:00 p.m. Ritual prep/free time
2:00–2:50 p.m. “Water Is Life—We Are Water” (Janina Fuller)
2:30–3:00 p.m. Finish ritual prep
3:00–4:30 p.m. Alban Eilir Ritual
4:30–5:00 p.m. Free time
5:00–6:30 p.m. Dinner (with results of raffle and silent auction)
7:00 p.m. Eisteddfod around the campfire (midnight curfew)
7:18 p.m. Sunset
Sunday (March 24)
7:00–8:00 a.m. Grab-n-Go Breakfast
7:02 a.m. Sunrise
8:00–9:00 a.m. Begin site clean–up!
9:00 a.m. Closing Ritual
1:00 p.m. Final check–out for all guests (firm!)