Dates leading up to the 2024 season are provided here; please see below for more information about the events.
Summer Camps
Sherwood hosts two camps: Grown Up Camp and Youth Camp. We have a separate website devoted to camp and you can find all sorts of information there. Learn more
June, July, and December Gatherings
Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
Gatherings throughout the year are a Sherwood tradition dating back to 2008, when the land was first purchased. These community-building events are open to the public, they're free of charge, and they are a great way to get to know the faire even better. While Gatherings have always followed a similar schedule, we've recently made one big change; we'll explain below.
Saturday mornings, volunteers help around the faire site with tasks such as touching up paint, trimming trees, tending gardens, etc., with a pizza lunch served that afternoon to those who helped.
On Saturday evenings we will have a Fire Show performed right across the road from Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub, and then a fantastic band will take to the Trip Stage for a night of music you will not want to miss. The bar will be open and the suds will be flowin'.
Wait, what about Friday, you ask? Please read on.
Sherwood's Gatherings have always been about our community coming together, and we here in Sherwood Forest have decided to embrace the fact that some of the dynamics about camping and reveling at Gatherings have evolved. Traditionally our fire Show was held on Friday night, but now we are opening Friday nights to camping Faire-goers who would like to host their own Friday events.
There are a lot of folks who have put a lot of time and efforts into their reserved camping areas (Sherwood Camping Clans) - and those areas have become a thriving village of celebration and camp-hopping. These inviting and well-kept spaces have been the venue for countless good times during the faire. But at Gatherings, we've always asked the Camping Clans not to hold events during ours. Well, now that has changed. Friday night Camps can hold their own events, without competing events inside the faire, and Saturday night the Party will be on us - with an open bar, and two great live performances!
We're able to offer a bigger show Saturday nights that way, and Friday nights can be a whole new vibe at the Gatherings. We really just want to hold events that will bring people together, and we feel that this is a way to incorporate more of Sherwood's amazing campground vibe into our Gatherings.
Although these events are free and there is nothing available to purchase, we encourage you to bring a small amount of cash to tip the performers and bartenders. Please note that Sundays the Faire site closes by 12pm.
Celtic Gathering (September)
This event is a three-day celebration of Celtic music and culture. This event includes a cover charge and camping fees. It has its own section on our website. Learn more
Work Weekend & Job Fair (January)
The Work-Weekend & Job Fair event has a dual purpose:
FOF Move-In Weekend (February)
FOF Move-In Weekend, which happens in February, is open only to Friends of Faire who have purchased their membership a week in advance of the event. In the case of 2023, the deadline is Feb 3, 2023.