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Getting Weird With Enchanted Forest Gathering

June 7, 2017 - By Brando Rich

A foam party, a sauna, a comedy club, and Tipper, what do all of these have in common? They are all things you can partake in at Enchanted Forest Gathering! EFG is a small festival of about 4,000 attendees that takes place in Laytonville, California. If you've heard of it before, it was probably by word of mouth, which is how EFG tends to spread its word. Even here at CashorTrade, we had heard the name before, but had little knowledge about the festival itself. Luckily, Steve Emmerich, marketing director for Enchanted Gathering, was able to give us the sweet deets.

"Celebrated as NorCal's premiere music, art movement and concious living gathering, Enchanted Forest Gathering creates close-knit community experiences within a fairytale setting of majestic oak trees at Black Oak Ranch."

The idea for EFG began for the founder, Tulku, at a Bicycle Day party in San Francisco, to bring the same vibes to the forest to be experienced under trees and stars. Once the idea was put into action, they choose a venue that would create a feeling of being lost in a magical forest. Black Oak Ranch is concrete free, covered in trees and comes with a river for swimming.

"It was where Earthdance used to be...Wavy Gravy's place, actually."

Speaking of swimming, it seems that the past few years at Enchanted Forest were very hot and dry, due to the festival taking place in mid July when California was in the middle of a drought. This year it has been moved up to June 9th to avoid the heat, and the river is flowing free once again!

If rivers aren't your thing, there is a ton of other activities to take part in. There's the Saucy Spa which includes showers, a sauna, music and a squishy dance floor, and a foam party! Passes can be bought to enjoy the spa all weekend, or single shower passes are available. There are also numerous workshops that focus on subjects like clean eating, herbal first aid, self discovery, yoga, and arts and crafts.

There is also a brand spanking new canabis-friendly zone called The Emerald Fores sponsored by CannaCraft, "the leading seed-to-shelf NorCal cannabis manufacturer and distributor."

"Dubbed The Emerald Forest, the trailblazing venture will be one of the many immersive environments found within the enchanting wooded grounds and the only festival location to boast a canabis-friendly zone, designed specifically with the gathering's core audience in mind."

Within the 420 zone is the LOLounge. The lounge offers 3 interactive late-night games, The Great Bingo Revival (rock and roll bingo with a dj and gogo dancers), The Festiville Squares (based off "Hollywood Squares"), and The Money Pyramid (based off "The 10,000 Pyramid. Additionally there will be 2 storytelling shows "Transformed?" and "This One Time At Trim Camp..."

Of course, what really matters is the incredible lineup the Enchanted Forest Gathering has this year. With huge acts like Tipper, The Floozies, and Noisia, it is not one to be missed!

"This is already poised to be our biggest and best year ever. We have Tipper's only appearance in 2017 in California, Nevada, and Oregon, plus 100+ other live and electronic music acts. The weather is going to be absolute perfection as well."

Enchanted Forest Gathering takes place the weekend and tickets are still available here. If you love small scale and unique festivals with endless amounts of activity, you'll love this!