Yaga Gathering

Yaga Gathering
Festival attendees stand silhouetted against a multicoloured laser-light show
Yaga Gathering 2013
Genretechno, electronic music, Experimental music, Psychedelic music, Psychedelic trance, chill-out music, ambient, dub techno
DatesJuly/August
Location(s)Spengla Lake, Varėna, Lithuania
Coordinates54°20′14.80″N 24°46′31.60″E / 54.3374444°N 24.7754444°E / 54.3374444; 24.7754444[1]
Years active2003–present
Websiteyaga.lt

Yaga Gathering is a transformational festival hosted in a clearing in Ežeraitis Forest, at the edge of Spengla Lake in the Varėna District of southern Lithuania.[2][3] The festival has no corporate sponsors,[4][5] and is financed by ticket sales. The site of the festival is about 60 kilometres (37 mi) south of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.[5]

DJs and live bands from various countries perform on four music stages: the Valley stage, the Pinegrove stage, The Duskwood stage and the Outmost stage. Classes and activities are among the festival's other attractions, including open-air cinema, the Discovery stage featuring lectures, Healing area with yoga and meditation sessions, handicraft workshops area, and a children's area. The design of the event space incorporates art installations and exhibits. Most of the festival infrastructure is built using biodegradable materials.[6] Attendees are permitted to camp on-site.

  1. ^ "Location: How to Get There § Maps". Yaga.lt. Retrieved 2017-07-06.
  2. ^ "Yaga Gathering 2018: Shapeshifting". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2018-05-17.
  3. ^ "Yaga Gathering 2017". Last.fm. Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  4. ^ Lenktyte, Deimante (5 July 2016). "10 reasons why you have to experience Yaga Gathering 2016". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  5. ^ a b Harold, Mark Adam (21 September 2015). "'Send helicopters': Yaga Festival 2015 review". Retrieved 2017-07-05.
  6. ^ Trefor, Cai. "Yaga Gathering 2020, Lithuania, 6-10 August". Under the Radar.