The 2009 Annual Rainbow Gathering of Living Light

The 2009 Annual Rainbow Gathering of Living Light will be celebrated July 1st through July 7th. Consensus at the 2008 Annual Vision Counsel was that the 2009 Annual Rainbow Gathering of Living Light will be celebrated in the beautiful lands of New Mexico. This is a wonderful opportunity to come and be with us strong in Spirit and long on love. What we have is community open to your energy, freedom to be and a desire for peace. Make time in your busy life to rejoice and come be with us on the land. "We Love You!" WELCOME HOME

Stevie describes it as:
I'm going to a hippie festival called the Rainbow Gathering,(july 1-7) everyone camps out, and their drums circles and a big bonfire... it's free, no money involved to go..and they serve all vegan food, it's all free.There are many free kitchens preparing vegn food everyday, not to mention Har'e kristna's and christian groups come to feed people.. The festival is being held this year in Taos, New Mexico, in a national forest.

Here's a link to their website:
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Gatherings tend to be located many miles from the nearest Interstate and paved road. When planning your drive, realize that the last 50 to 100 miles may be traveled at 20 MPH and plan accordingly. Always plan to arrive early in the morning. The roads into the gathering are generally in poor shape and it's easy to get lost at 1 AM in the dark when you've been driving for 12 hours. Kick it at a camp site for the night, get up at dawn and come on home. It can take 4 to 8 hours from the time you park your car until you've gotten to your campsite and pitched your tent. If this is your first gathering, I'd plan on 8 so you can figure out what's happening and where you want to camp.

For people with kids, if you've never been to a gathering plug in with Kiddie Village - a kid friendly space with lots of parents willing to share how to sanely and safely parent at a gathering. If you've never camped with kids before, read up an that to make sure you're prepared. Read the rap on kids at Gatherings http://rainbowguide.i...