Catalyst Collaborative Farm Presents LILAC FESTIVAL 2025 in collaboration with Rock Steady Farm and WILDSEED Community Farm & Healing Village
The lilacs are calling! Join us for a weekend celebration rooted in joy, land, resistance, and the leadership of Queer, Black, and Brown growers and community visionaries. Lilac Fest is our annual gathering where we celebrate our deep-rooted connection to the land and each other.
Together we will honor Spring’s abundance with ceremony, mushroom inoculation, workshops, foraging walks, plant swaps, healing offerings, and more—all in a landscape bursting with lilacs in bloom!
Tickets start at $30 (covering just 25% of true costs). We welcome partners and volunteers to help make this celebration possible. COVID safety protocols include pre-testing and outdoor activities.
WHAT TO EXPECT:
11:00 AM: Opening Circle in the Food Forest
11:30 AM: Flower Essence Making begins on Lilac Lane
1:00 PM: Seasonal Lunch from Seasoned Delicious Foods, coordinated by Cyn's Joint
Afternoon Activities:
Lilac Foot Soaks & Herbal Relaxation
Foraging Walks & Plant ID
Harvesting Lilacs & Seed/Plant Swaps
Planting Fruit & Nut Trees with Catalyst
3:30 PM: Closing Ceremony in the Lilacs
Music, swap tables, healing offerings, and sweet surprises all day long!
If Saturday is rained out, Lilac Fest will take place on Sunday May 18
Collective Care, COVID Safety & Access at Lilac Fest
At WILDSEED, we care for each other like we care for the land—with intention, love, and responsibility.
COVID Protocols: Please take a rapid test within 24 hours of arrival and bring proof of a negative result. Tests and masks will be available on-site. Stay home if you're unwell or recently exposed. Testing is one of many care practices—not a guarantee—so we ask everyone to act with awareness and mutual respect. For folks being with us for multiple days, we will test daily for Covid and have a different colored wristband each day.
Community Care: We honor rest, consent, and interdependence. Please ask before touch, check in with others, and visit our quiet zone if you need a break.
Access & Terrain: The event is mostly outdoors on grassy, uneven ground. Indoor spaces are open-air and ventilated. Restrooms include an accessible porta-potty and compost toilet. The land is not yet fully mobility-aid accessible, but we're committed to improving and welcome your input.
For questions, please email monti@catalystcollaborativefarm.com
