At the last Gathering I promised that I would guarantee that there would be a Dark Gathering in 2023. Well, to be honest, there were times in the last couple of months when that seemed less and less likely. We as a team did our utmost to organise the event using the only feasible site left to us in Boscastle, which was the part of the car park opposite the Cobweb Inn. However hard we tried it just wasn’t happening as we met obstructions and delays to the extent that we had to sit down and consider a Plan B. We had to face the hard reality that the Dark Gathering had outgrown the infrastructure of Boscastle and that it was time to move on.
So I’m here to announce that the Dark Gathering 2023 will be held in Tintagel. It will remain a ticketed event for now as this is the only sure fire method of raising sufficient funds to stage the Gathering, as well as the fact that we can control numbers. Our present licence only allows us up to 500 attendees which includes all performers and marshals. We will make sure that tickets will be available well in advance, and will issue adequate warning of their imminent release – so please be patient and do not ask us in the meantime, as taking time to answer these type of queries only distracts us from organising the event.
We will update you with further details about the venue as soon as they are confirmed. I appreciate that maybe not everyone will be happy about this decision to change locations, but we had no other viable options available to us. I agree with many that it’s not the same since we left the venue outside the Museum in Boscastle – but there’s nothing we could have done about that – it was a irreversible decision taken by others which we had no say over.
Tintagel has it’s own magic and is steeped in ancient history, it is only 4 miles away from Boscastle and I urge all of you who attend the Dark Gathering to continue to visit Boscastle during your stay in October. You will find that because Tintagel is a town rather than a village, it has more space and facilities which is good news. All the people I have spoken with thus far in my enquiries into Gathering possibilities are very welcoming and supportive of the event arriving in Tintagel.
I am sure I am not alone in thanking the local inhabitants and businesses of Boscastle for their unstinting support for the Dark Gathering over the years, with a special mention for all their invaluable input is, of course, the Museum of Witchcraft & Magic.
That’s all for now and keep watching for further updates via this website or our Facebook page: Dark Gathering FB Page
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Tintagel sounds like a wonderful move. These events grow and evolve but some of us will always remember those early times as special. This is another step in the journey and, as you say, it has better infrastructure. It’s going to be fantastic!
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That is absolutely the right decision. The Dark Gathering must go on, you have all put your hearts and soul into its creation, and I’m sure it will continue to grow in Tintagel. Unfortunately I will not be able to attend now as I can’t stand for long periods, and I now have a shop so will be working. I wish you all the very best and I will be with you in spirit.
Blessings Jeannie 😢
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If you ever get the chance to attend again, you can always bring a fold up chair with you, a few people did that at our last event in Boscastle. Thank you for your supportive comment. 🙂
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I adore Tintagel and am delighted the Dark Gathering will be held there, it has potent ancestor energies to connect with during our event. I also think our ‘Osses and Maris will feel a strong connection with this. The brooding presence of King Arthur’s castle, Rocky Valley, St Nectan’s Glen and its waterfall. I am so looking forward to this year! ❤ x
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Thank you xxx
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