Oshun Festival 2026 ** In Person and online! Online begins at 12 pst every day

Sunday, March 15

Residential guests arrival & check-in

Monday, March 15th

9:00–12:00pm  Land Blessing Walk  — Chief Teish leads
12:00–1:00pm  Lunch at the Center 
1:00–5:00pm  Tour the Town → Center for Sacred Studies → Greet the River 
6:00–7:30pm  Dinner at the Center or on your own 
7:00–8:30pm  Priest Presentation/Media Discussions

Tuesday, March 16

9:00–12:00pm  Visit Armstrong Redwoods — Indigenous Land Protocol
12:00–1:00pm  Lunch at the Center
1:00–5:00pm  Workshop & Vending  — Didan Jones, Demitra McDonald, Iya Omiyemi Green, Sandra del Castillo
6:00–7:30pm  Dinner at the Center or on your own 
7:30–9:00pm Priest Presentation/Media Discussions

Wednesday, March 17

10:00–12:00pm  Quiet Time / Meditation / Exercise  — No programming — rest is sacred
12:00–1:00pm  Lunch at the Center 
1:00–5:00pm  ⭐ Festival Activities — Workshop & Vending  —  Iya Sobande Greer, Iya Nisi
6:00–7:30pm  Community Dinner at Saucy Mama
7:30–9:00pm Priest Presentation/Media Discussions

Thursday, March 18

10:00–12:00pm  Quiet Time  — No programming
12:00–1:00pm  Lunch at the Center
1:00–2:30pm  Sacred Songs with Iya Kawobemi & Elaina Monique
2:30–5:00pm  ⭐ Congo Ancestral Spiritual Activation  — Queen Nqwamary Iya Janiqwa Nganga
6:00–7:30pm  Dinner at the Center

Friday, March 19

10:00–12:00pm  Ancestor Meditation / Shrine Dressing 
1:00–2:30pm  Cemetery Sweep
5:00–6:30pm  Ancestral Dinner at the Center  — ceremonial meal
8:00–10:00pm  ⭐ Prep for Oshun Praise-Singing  — altar setup, song rehearsal + dance

Saturday, March 20

10:00–12:00pm  Morning Practice  — Open — meditation, altar time, personal ceremony
1:00–6:00pm  ⭐⭐ PRAISE-SING OSHUN  — Drums, Dance, Storytelling — Chief Teish officiates
6:00–7:30pm  ⭐ Community Oshun Festival Feast 

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