A gathering of facilitated and emergent singing in song circles. Camping, eating, and singing together. Join us in celebrating togetherness!
*UNDER 16 WITH PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN
Forest of Voices - A Song Circle Gathering
Date & Time: Fri, Aug 15, 2025 4:00 PM – Sun, Aug 17, 2025 4:00 PM PDT.
Location: Salt Spring Island, BC 255 musgrave rd saltspring island, BC V8K
Refund Policy: Refunds up to 30 days before event
Forest of Voices was born from a love for Song Circle Culture and a desire to continue cultivating Community Singing on the West Coast of British Columbia. Join us for a magical weekend of camping filled with singing together in the heart of the forest. Let your voice blend with the sounds of birds and rustling leaves as we come together to celebrate music in an all ages welcome community. This in-person event promises to be a soulful experience that combines both facilitated song circle containers and opportunities to share your own songs with the intention of singing together. This is a co-created space to share and learn heart-based songs. Forest of Voices isn’t a festival or a conference. It is not performative and there are no stages or amplification. This is Song Sharing born from the oral tradition passed through generations.
Whether you’re a seasoned singer or just love to hum along, everyone is welcome to be part of this harmonious substance-free gathering. At this gathering, voices are at the center, and your voice is wanted and celebrated regardless of what it sounds like!! Come and let your voice be heard in the Forest of Voices!
We are delighted to be gathering at Paradise Within Farm. Paradise Within Farm recognizes and welcomes the growth and sustainable benefits that this gathering will bring to it’s plants and animals.
Singing is our BirthRight!
What to Expect:
Opening/Closing Circle
Community Ritual
14 Song circles offerings and workshops to choose from
4 Catered Healthy Meals (2 brunches and 2 dinners)
Tent or Car Camping
Evening Open Song Sharing Circle
A beautiful community of heart-centered humans
100% Substance Free Event – To support our collective safety & presence
Ticket Tiers: How to choose the right ticket for you!
Step 1: Let’s upgrade our collective understanding of the Sliding Scale model. Check out this infographic (an expansion on the Green Bottle model you may have encountered from Worts & Cunning Apothecary) for an in-depth/more nuanced model from Ride Free Fearless Money. If you’re interested in more, click here for a deep-dive read on Sliding Scale/Tiered pricing models.
Step2: Once you see where you land on the scale, allow that to inform your choice of ticket below (Roots, Seedling, Sapling, Canopy, Pollinator) and step into your own unique belonging in our Forest of Voices!
Roots: Village Trade
~ The anchors of our ecsystem who offer their time, labour and relational care to ground our gathering. You are part of what makes everything possible. ~ If interested, please reach out to us at forestofvoicesgathering@gmail.com for more information!
Seedlings: $150
~ Held by the field, sprouting in supported soil ~ For Children ages 6-12: This ticket covers food and camping at a discounted rate, as well as supports our childcare coordinators to provide some special events/programming throughout the weekend for your kiddos!
Saplings: $200
~ Supported by the Canopy & Pollinators, an essential part of our ecosystem’s ongoing growth ~ For those (12 and up) who are in need of some financial support to attend, and would fall somewhere in the lower end of the Sliding Scale model provided above. ~ SOLD OUT — if financial support is a concern, please consider the Roots Village trade listed above. If interested, please reach out to us at forestofvoicesgathering@gmail.com for more information!
Canopy: $350
~ Steady presence, receiving and offering shade ~ For those (12 and up) who are able to cover their admission at-cost, and would fall somewhere in the middle of the Sliding Scale model provided above.
Pollinators: $450
~ Moves resources, enables blooms, nourishes the forest ~ For those (12 and up)who are able to support our village in coming together for this event, and would fall somewhere in the middle-to-top of the Sliding Scale model provided above.
Camping:
Camping is included in the cost of every ticket to support our venue access. When you are buying your tickets, please add-on the type of camping of your choice for no extra charge.
Car Camping – Only open field spots available
Tent-Camping – Edge of field and forested spots available
Land Back:
We gather on Salt Spring Island, part of the homelands of the Hul’qumi’num and SENĆOŦEN-speaking peoples—including but not limited to the Penelakut, Quw’utsun, Lyackson, Stz’uminus, Tsawout, Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tseycum, Malahat, and Halalt Nations.
In recognition of these lands and their original stewards, we are committed to practicing material reciprocity. 5% of all event profits will be donated directly to theStqeeye’ Learning Society—an Indigenous-led non-profit restoring lands and waters at Xwaaqw’um (Burgoyne Bay), a traditional village site of the Quw’utsun Peoples.
In addition, you are warmly invited to make an optional donation when registering. This contribution goes directly to Stqeeye’ and supports Indigenous-led land care, cultural revitalization, and intergenerational knowledge-sharing.
Reciprocity is not a checkbox—it’s a rhythm. We thank you for joining in.
You’re welcome to contact us if you have further questions.
Cari Burdett is a vocalist, community song leader, and nature-based ceremonialist with over 40 years of vocal training, including degrees from McGill and the Royal Academy of Music in London. She is Artistic Director of Lila Music and Nature Centre and leads choirs, rites of passage, and elder collaborations in the Quw’utsun Valley. At Forest of Voices, Cari will offer Wild Soul Song, an improvised nature-connection vocal ceremony in service and gratitude. A mother of three and steward of a vibrant farm, she lives in devotion to song, ceremony, and deep nature connection. “Where Is Love” releases November 2025.
