Use the above button to Print out the PDF form; fill in and send with a minimum deposit $175 to hold your place and fee level. If you prefer, you can make your payment online.
Elderflower Womenspirit Festival
San Francisco CA, 94141-0236
P.O. Box 410236
Use the above button to Register for Elderflower Online. (you must be signed in.)
After you have completed and submitted the form, visit the Payments Page to make your payment online.
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Registration Fees & Policies
COVID Policy
Getting together in person is important, but not at the risk of our long-term wellbeing. Last year we did not have any reported cases of Covid after the festival so we will keep our primary safety measure in place.
Attendees will not need to provide proof of vaccinations this year. We believe taking a test on site with negative results will be enough precaution.
Each attendee will take a COVID test (provided by EWF) at the Gatehouse before entering the grounds and before greeting or hugging any other Elderflower attendee. If you test positive, sadly you will not be admitted to the festival. Your registration money will be refunded after the festival.
In addition, we suggest that if possible, you take a test at home before you drive for hours to Mendocino. You will still have to take a test at the festival, but it might save you a trip. If you are positive, or feeling sick, please stay home. You can contact us after the festival, and we will refund your registration money.
As was true for the last two years, this year you will be asked acknowledge this policy to proceed with online registration for the festival. For those who send in a printed form, there is a second page with the policy and a place for your signature.
Goddess Policy
Elderflower Womenspirit Festival is a non-denominational gathering, so women of any spiritual path are welcome to participate.
The very purpose of the festival at it’s origin was to honor the Divine Feminine, however She chooses to manifest in our lives. Our rituals and workshops celebrate the Goddess and the sacredness of nature.
It has been our tradition since 1989 that we do not invoke male deities at Elderflower and we ask the same of all attendees. If your spiritual practice includes male deities, we ask that you do not bring them to the festival.
Registration Fees and cut-off dates
Elderflower has always strived to remain an affordable festival. Due to basic cost increases – especially food – we have raised the minimum fee this year. Doing this allows the festival to clear seed money for next year and continue into the future.
For details about meals and other Camp Policies, see the Elderflower Policies Page.
To assist women of all economic backgrounds, we have a graduated fee structure based on the date you register and make your first payment. This way attendees can pay the cost of the festival over time. For those who register later, the base fee rises. If you register last minute and pay at the door, the fee is full price and you must bring cash.
A number of discounts (see below) are available to help those who need to reduce the cost. Workshop form submission is required to receive discount.
You will not be billed, if you make a down payment. It is your sole responsibility to ensure that FULL payment is received by August 1. The festival accepts checks or payment using PayPal.
Children under 8 are free.
Adults – a deposit of $175 is required to hold your space at the fee levels listed below.
- $400 – by May 30
- $425 – May 31- July – 15
- $450 – July 15 – Aug. 1
- $450 – At the gate CASH ONLY
- $140 – Ages 8-12
Merchant & Bodyworker Fee
- $35
Discounts
- $100 – Ages 13-18 and Students
- Workshop Leader ($30 per workshop | Maximum $60) Workshop form must accompany registration to receive discount.
- Some scholarships are available. See Scholarships below for details.
After Registration
What to expect after you register.
If you register on the website, you will receive an automated email. This means we received your registration information. If you registered by mail, we don’t usually send out an email to acknowledge it. You will know your registration is received when we deposit the check.
If you made a mistake or wish to change something on your online submitted form, please use the Contact Us for to notify us as soon as possible.
We will send out a Pre-Festival Packet at the mailing address you registered in mid-July. Usually it is at the beginning of the 3rd week. If you register after the packets have been sent out, or if you did not get a packet, we have a solution! We will have the information posted as a printable document on the website. Or we can email it to you.
Be sure to Subscribe to our Newsletter to get information about the upcoming festival. Newsletters are issued less no more than once per month.
Cancellation & Refund Policy
There is a $175 non-refundable deposit that is required with registration. If you can not attend the festival for any reason, we will refund any other monies you have paid. Use the Contact Us form to let the Treasurer and Registration team know about your situation.
If your cancellation is last minute – just before the festival – the refund will be processed after the festival within 4 weeks of your request. Credit Card and PayPal payment refunds take much less time to process.
Scholarship applicants are also expected to pay an initial $175 deposit. If an applicant is not approved for Scholarship and then can’t attend the festival you will be reimbursed the entire $175 deposit.
Scholarships
About Elderflower Scholarships
Elderflower Womenspirit is dedicated to making the festival accessible to low-income women, as well as to those experiencing a temporary hardship.
There are a limited number of partial fee scholarships available.
Prior to granting a request for scholarship, a representative of the Core Committee will contact you to discuss possible options for making the festival affordable for you. Scholarships are usually rewarded in early to mid-July.
A completed festival registration form and minimum deposit of $175 is required for the application to be considered.
See the Scholarships page for more details and to access the application forms.