Shining Hearth 2025

[Arethinn aTinderel]

Announcing the fifth anniversary of Shining Hearth, a free online gathering of Elves, Fae, Sidhe, and adjacent folk! It will be held on March 21-23, 2025, the fourth weekend in March, on our Discord server. (If you are unfamiliar with Discord, we have a guide for newcomers here.) As always, we plan to have workshops and discussions, games and watch parties, music, and of course plenty of time just to hang out and chat. You can get all the details and sign up for our newsletter on our website.

 

This year we are hoping to expand our scheduled offerings to a few more timeslots that would better accomodate those who are not in the Americas. However, to do so we will need presenters willing to take those slots, and staff to keep things moving along and moderate chat on the other side of the clock. So although staff sign-ups do not officially begin until next year, we would love to hear from anyone in Europe, Australia, or other regions who is willing to make at least a tentative commitment. We're also looking for assistance with outreach in those areas.

 

Please note that the event and server are 18+ only. FAQ with more information about our policies here.

 

Important dates:

Presenter sign-ups: November 8, 2024 - January 10, 2025

General registration: January 1 - March 20, 2025

Staff sign-ups: January 31 - February 28, 2025

Schedule posted: mid-February 2025

The gathering: March 21-23, 2025

 

Feel free to ask any questions here or email staff (at) shininghearth.net. We hope to see ye elfae folk there!

[Arethinn aTinderel]

We're two weeks into the sign-up period to present at Shining Hearth, and have received two sign-ups already. There's still plenty of timeslots available through the weekend for all three regions outlined in the schedule - Americas, Europe, and Australia/Asia.

Presentations can be on any topic that would be of interest to elfae folk and can be in any format: lecture, panel, group discussion, demonstration, ritual, meditation, performance, etc. Timeslots are 1 hour long; you don't have to fill the whole time, but should use at least 30 minutes. Solo and group presentations are both accepted. (If you want to sign up as a group, choose one person to be the contact and only fill out the form once. All members of the group must be over 18.)

Interested in presenting, but need inspiration for a topic? Check out the schedules from past events, or see this compilation of workshop descriptions from various otherkin gathers.

Ready to sign up? Fill out the form here!

[Arethinn aTinderel]

Presenter sign-ups are now open for Shining Hearth!

"What's Shining Hearth?" It's a free online gathering of Elves, Fae, Sidhe, and adjacent folk, held on Discord on the fourth weekend in March (March 21-23, 2025). The server and event are 18+ only. There are workshops and discussions, games and watch parties, music, and plenty of time just to hang out and chat. For more information, see our website.

Presentations can be on any topic that would be of interest to elfae folk and can be in any format: lecture, panel, group discussion, demonstration, ritual, meditation, performance, etc. Timeslots are 1 hour long. You don't have to fill up the whole time, but should use at least 30 minutes. This year we are offering additional timeslots that should be more accessible for those living outside of the Americas. If you want to present as a group, choose one person to be the primary contact and only fill out the form once. (All members of the group must be 18 or older and must agree to the Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct.)

 

Presenter applications will be accepted through January 10, 2025 or while space is available. The signup form is here.

 

Interested in presenting, but need inspiration for a topic? Check out the schedules from previous years, or see this compilation of workshop descriptions from otherkin gathers of yore.