Fort Flagler was our home for Spring Mysteries Festival for over 30 years, and boy do we miss it. However, during the pandemic, the buildings were not kept up and have fallen into disrepair. On the park's website, it lists Fort Flagler as being closed indefinitely because of this. We do not know if they will repair the buildings and open it again. Hekate's Sickle Festival was historically hosted at various other state parks around Western Washington, it was only in the last few years of in-person festivals that we began hosting it at Flagler.
Until we can raise enough money to create New Eleusis, we had to find somewhere to host the festival in the interim. There are so many reasons why a hotel works, but here are just a few: no weather mishaps, completely ADA Accessible, separate rooms/bathrooms to minimize the spread of viruses, way more accessible to those flying in from other areas, and many more.
Doesn't matter which one you do! We do suggest booking your room very soon though! If you're worried about having enough money, you don't have to pay for it until you arrive at the festival! *ROOM RESERVATION LINK COMING SOON*
Registration will close the Monday before Festival! We will not be registering people mid-festival due to the nature of the rituals and the limited time our volunteer staff will have. For general festival questions, please contact use our contact form or call 360.793.1945. A staff member will respond to you via email or phone call (if requested with a phone number provided), OR we will forward your question to the appropriate festival Staff Liaison. Please do not rely on email for time sensitive issues. If you do not receive a response within 24 hours, please call the Church office directly for assistance.
You absolutely do not have to stay at the Hilton Convention Center in Seatac. However, there are a certain amount of rooms we need to have booked in order to receive a huge discount on renting the other parts of the hotel. It's also more fun staying at th hotel -you get access to all the amenities!
Opening Circle will happen on Thursday at 5 pm, so we recommend getting there and being ready for opening circle then! We will have Closing Circle on Sunday around 11 am.
We are accepting payments online. If this option doesn’t work for you, please send an email to use our contact form or call the church at (360)793-1945 to make other arrangements.
Your registration fees are used to support the Aquarian Tabernacle Church’s many ministries. If you want to pay more, you are always welcome to give additional donations, and we are always grateful for them. Thank you for helping us continue the work of the Goddess.
If you need more payment options other than paying full price upfront, please check out our pledge programs here.
In order to attend, registration is required and must be accompanied by full payment in U.S. dollars to secure any time-based discounts without exception.
Registration fees include all festival activities. Please use the registration form. Attach additional separate form for each and every festival attendee you are registering filled out completely.
Some limited Staff Intern and Work Exchange jobs are available for those who can not afford the full fees (not available to Merchants or those with small children). If you need consideration, call us at (877) 677-4725 right away, as these are limited and fill up early as well.
To be accepted, each registration must be accompanied by payment. Registrations without proper full payment CANNOT be accepted, and will be returned or destroyed. The fees are used to support the many year-long activities and outreaches of the ATC, and are on a sliding scale so you can choose what you can honestly afford to give in good conscience. Early registrations cost less. We ask you to be realistic and be as generous as you are able to help us keep up our efforts and expand our public work for Paganism. Much has been accomplished already by ATC in the years to educate the world about Wicca and Paganism, but there is lots yet to be done.
Cancellations must be received at the ATC IN WRITING (email is okay) BEFORE THE FESTIVAL.
If you can no longer attend, please consider donating your registration so someone who cannot afford it, to our Steve Milward Fund! If you are facing a hardship and need to speak with someone regarding this, please call us at (360) 793-1945.
Refunds will be mailed after the festival dust settles. Only those cancellations received in writing before the festival will be eligible for a refund. The $5.00 manual processing fee is not refundable.