BlessFest East
- Dates
- Expected September
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Middle Way Farm
- Price
- $349 to $449
- Camping
- Available
- Last checked
- Sep 5, 2026
BlessFest East's next dates haven't been announced yet. The last festival was 10 to 13 September 2026 in Lee, MA. Froligo tracks current ticket prices, camping, attendee feedback and travel details.
What it stands for
The festival describes itself as 'Creating a Revolution of Heart' and frames the weekend as a return to something ordinary and old: making music, dancing under open sky, singing around fires and practising rites passed hand to hand across generations. It says the gathering has the intimacy of a retreat and the grandeur of a festival, and it opens with an optional day long community grief ritual, which the organizer presents as clearing inner space so that the rest of the weekend can land more deeply
The experience
What's special
A four day, three night gathering on a 20 acre mountain top farm in the Berkshires, built around sacred song rather than a class timetable. The published grid gives each day the same shape: a 6:00 AM meditation, sound ceremony or early yoga slot, slow flow yoga with live music at 7:30, then singing circles, ceremony and kirtan through to songs around the stone fire circle at 10:00 PM. Krishna Das and Nina Rao both play on the Friday, Brenda McMorrow and Dave Stringer on the Saturday. It is alcohol free, there are no day passes, and the food is a single vegetarian kitchen cooking for everyone at once
The practice
gentle. No fitness scale is published. The only asana on the published grid is a daily 7:30 AM slow flow class with live music and a Friday early morning yogindirdra session; the rest of the programme is seated, sung, ceremonial or social. The organizer explicitly invites people with back care needs or recovering from injury to bring a folding chair
Vinyasa at half speed, with more time in each pose.
Beyond the mat
- kirtan and chanting
- meditation
- sound ceremony
- forest bathing
- Dances of Universal Peace
- sacred storytelling
- morning singing circles
- evening fire gatherings
- Indigenous wisdom and ceremony
- community grief ritual
Styles named as the festival itself describes them.
Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
Read the East page, venue page, schedule page, artists page and grief ritual page. No accessibility statement exists. The only adjacent content is the invitation to bring a folding chair for back care or injury recovery, and the service dog policy
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Schedule
Programme is the published 2026 grid, read from the four schedule graphics on the festival's own schedule page on September 5, 2026. The page states the schedule is subject to change
Thursday 2026-09-102
Friday 2026-09-1113
Saturday 2026-09-1212
Sunday 2026-09-138
What it costs
Stay packages
Tent or car camping at the same price, first come first served across 50 sites, no individual nights sold. Marked SOLD OUT at capture. Car camping must be flagged by email in advance..
Add-ons
What to bring
A full weekend of practice is easier with your own kit. What earns its place in the bag:
A blanketWarmth for savasana and meditation, and a folded lift for the hips in seated poses.
Shop options
Your own matRentals sell out and shared mats are thin. Bring a grippy, cushioned mat you trust for a full weekend of practice.
Shop options
Water and electrolytes
Warm layersShop links may earn Froligo a commission; they never change the price you pay.
Photos: “Grey knitted blanket” by Hannah Clover, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; “Flannels 5” by Louis Beche, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Teachers & presenters
Names are the 2026 east coast programme, taken from the four day schedule graphics the festival publishes on its own schedule page and corroborated against the artists page and the grief ritual page. CAUTION for a later pass: the artists page splits into a 2026 presenters block and a 'Past Artists & Presenters' block, and that split is not reliable. Shawn Stevens sits under 'Past' yet leads both the 2026 opening and closing ceremonies on the schedule
Plus the rest of the 14+ teachers, practitioners and speakers across the weekend.
Marketplace and vendors
The organizer invites vendors to apply through the Get Involved page and says demand for space is high and not everyone can be accepted. At capture BlessFest was specifically looking for someone to sell healthy elixirs, coffee, teas, beverages and healthy treats. No 2026 vendor roster is published
Getting there
Nearest airport Albany International (ALB) is the nearest commercial airport to the southern Berkshires; Bradley International (BDL) near Hartford is the other option.
How do I get to BlessFest East?
By car
Most people drive to BlessFest East. The nearest major airport is Albany International (ALB) is the nearest commercial airport to the southern Berkshires; Bradley International (BDL) near Hartford is the other option, and from there it is a straightforward drive to the venue. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
No parking arrangement or price is published. Car camping exists on the property at the camping ticket price and must be arranged by email
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire at Albany International (ALB) is the nearest commercial airport to the southern Berkshires; Bradley International (BDL) near Hartford is the other option
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Where
Venue
Middle Way Farm
Pricing
Price history and tiers
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