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On Gathering

Gathering round the fire, Uncivilisatio Festival 2012 (photo: Andy Letcher)

Over the past ten years the Dark Mountain Project has run festivals, book launches, workshops, retreats, immersive experiences and performative happenings.

In this section, you can find invitations to upcoming events and reflections on past gatherings. If you would like to add an event that you think would be of interest to Dark Mountain readers, please get in touch.

Dancing the Cailleach

Charlotte Du Cann
2nd December, 2015
I am holding a copy of the Eastern Daily Press where the story has just...
On GatheringUncivilised ArtsWild Words

Fàd a’ Chaorain

Dougie Strang
29th July, 2015
I became disorientated, clinging to my seat while at the same time floundering out on...
On GatheringWild Words

Earth Funeral

Henrik Dahle
4th October, 2014
You are cordially invited to the Earth Funeral Memorial Service Spectacular  We desperately want to cancel...
On Gathering

The Animal Envoys

Em Strang
28th May, 2014
But it’s by day that birds come to me. As a poet, the animal other...
Dark VerseOn Gathering

Carrying the Fire

Dougie Strang
31st January, 2014
Later that day, or rather, in the early hours of the next morning, I’m lying...
On Gathering
The Snake and the Turtle by author

The Snake in the Box

Charlotte Du Cann
3rd September, 2013
This was the fourth and last Uncivilisation Festival, held on a warm, rainy and windy...
Book ReviewsOn GatheringUncivilised Arts

My Pick of the Festival

Paul Kingsnorth
29th August, 2013
I don’t have many regrets about the festivals we’ve run for the past four years....
On Gathering

If You Go Down to the Woods Today

Paul Kingsnorth
4th July, 2013
Of course, this complaint is generally offered in a nicely supportive, tongue-in-cheek tone, but still...
On Gathering

The Right Kind of Ignorance

Em Strang
19th December, 2012
  I leave the room to wake my children and take them to school, and...
On GatheringOther Kingdoms

To Tell of the Telling

Warren Draper
19th November, 2012
I’d love to take credit for the first event (and you can read about exactly...
On GatheringUncivilised Arts

Drumming in the Stories

Paul Kingsnorth
24th August, 2012
But there was a clear high point of the festival too, for me, and it...
On Gathering

Art, Protest and Walking the Boundaries

Dougie Strang
19th June, 2012
‘For one long moment in my life, I heard the earthsongs of England. For one...
On Gathering

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