Calendar of Rainbow Gatherings

Rainbow Gatherings are not festivals.

They’re intentional gatherings of all kinds of people who come together for a month somewhere in nature to cook together, sing around the fires, make workshops, share experiences and generally come together as ‘a family’.

directions to the rainbow gathering

Some people see the Rainbow Gatherings as a manifestation of a new consciousness as a tribe of many colours gathers to bring in a New Age upon the earth, fulfilling ancient Hopi Indian prophecies.

Others see it as an opportunity to hang out in nature for a month and have a great time.

Either way the Rainbow Gatherings are unique events in that there’s no commerce of any kind, no alcohol, and there’s nobody in charge. As is often heard in the Rainbow: ‘if you see a job – it’s yours!’

Rainbow Gatherings usually last for a month (a cycle of the moon) and are held all over the world and are particularly strong in Europe. There are regional Rainbows in many countries and also a European Rainbow Gathering which moves country each year.

Here is a book about the Rainbow Gatherings in Europe with some chapters online.

Rainbow Gatherings in 2023

We’ve summarised here some rumours about gatherings but make no promises for where, when, what or how they will be! You may need to register at the forums to see the info…more gatherings coming soon – check for updates!

April

Balkan Rainbow Gathering in Turkey 20 April – 19 May

And here is a Telegram group for more info on this Rainbow: https://t.me/rainbow2023balkangathering

June

Central European World Peace Rainbow Gathering 18 June – 17 July

The names are getting longer and longer. Not many marketing executives in the Rainbow Family it would seem 🙂

This one will either be in Hungary, Slovakia or Poland 🙂

July

European Rainbow Gathering in North Macedonia 17 July  – 16 August

Last year it was in Bulgaria and well, the pots and teepees are so heavy that it made sense to just have the next Gathering across the border in North Macedonia…

September

Albania Rainbow Gathering 15 September – 14 October

Not the first location you’d imagine for a Rainbow but has in fact been hosting Gatherings for some years now.

And though it’s not a Rainbow Gathering we, the team behind this site, also run the Road Junky Festival of Creativity (21-30 July, 2023 in the Czech Republic) which also has loads of music around the fire, creative workshops etc

Likewise for the Sahara retreats in Morocco each winter..

Oh and here is an incomplete list of Rainbow Gatherings around the world, too.