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Hal Taussig and Natalie Perkins will be at Wild Goose Festival 2023! We're happy to announce that Hal Taussig and Natalie Perkins will be joining us at Wild Goose! Hal…
Spencer LaJoye and Ashes & Arrows will be at Wild Goose Festival 2023! We're so excited to announce that Spencer LaJoye and Ashes & Arrows will be at Wild Goose…
Doug Pagitt will be at Wild Goose Festival 2023! Prepare for an enriching experience with Doug Pagitt, as he brings his inspiring presence to the festival this year. Doug is…
Ken Medema will be back again at Wild Goose Festival 2023! We're so excited that the incredibly talented Ken Medema will be joining us again at Wild Goose Festival this…
J.Kwest will be back again at Wild Goose Festival 2023! We're thrilled to announce that the electrifying musical genius, J.Kwest will be returning to Wild Goose, ready to ignite your…
David Gushee will be at Wild Goose Festival 2023! We're honored to announce that renowned theologian, author, and social ethicist David Gushee will be joining us at this year's Wild…
Paula Stone Williams is coming to Wild Goose 2023! Paula Stone Williams, an acclaimed author, speaker, and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community, will be speaking at this year's Wild Goose…
Dr. Reggie Williams is coming to Wild Goose 2023! We are excited to announce that Dr. Reggie Williams will be joining us this year at Wild Goose Festival. Dr. Williams…
The Grove at Wild Goose Festival 2023! Mindfulness. Connection. An intentional space for mind, body, soul, and spirit. A space for rejuvenation, conversation, and compassion. The Grove. The Grove is…
Brian McLaren will be back for Wild Goose Festival 2023! Brian McLaren - prominent author, speaker, activist, a leading voice in progressive Christianity, and Wild Goose founder - will be…
Renowned author, speaker, and independent scholar Diana Butler Bass will be gracing us with her presence again this year! As an influential voice in progressive Christianity, Diana's return is an…
We're thrilled to announce that John Pavlovitz will be joining us once again as a featured co-creator at Wild Goose Festival this summer! As you may know, John is a…
Melva Sampson is Returning to Wild Goose Festival! We're delighted to share the news that Melva Sampson will be returning to join us at Wild Goose Festival 2023! As a…
A Peace of My Mind is returning for Wild Goose 2023! We're delighted to announce the highly anticipated return of John Noltner's acclaimed project, "A Peace of My Mind," to…
Traci Blackmon is coming to Wild Goose 2023! She’s a prominent pastor, activist, and public theologian who has been at the forefront of the struggle for social justice and equality…
We're honored to welcome Grace Ji-Sun Kim back to Wild Goose Festival this year! Grace is a widely acclaimed theologian, professor, and author who has been a vital voice in…
Bill McKibben, renowned environmentalist, author, and climate activist is coming to Wild Goose 2023! Called a “moral visionary,” he’s the winner of the Right Livelihood Award, sometimes called the alternate Nobel. This…
Unveiling Yoga in The Grove for 2022! We've expanded the yoga offerings this year and have a dedicated yoga tent in The Grove, Wild Goose's new wellness & embodiment area.…
The Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues! Doug Pagitt is not just on the electoral front-line, he’s defining the electoral front-line of faith voters. Perhaps no one is impacting elections like Vote Common…
The Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues! SkyBlew says “I don’t rap, I paint the sky . . . blew” - and experiencing him on stage says it’s true. From a background that…
Liz Theoharis, Co-Chair (with Rev. Dr. William Barber) of the Poor People’s Campaign, Director of the Kairos Center for Religions, Rights, and Social Justice is a Freedom Award recipient and…
Grace Ji-Sun Kim is Waking the Goose! Very few people move and mingle among leaders like Grace. She’s the host of Madang, a popular podcast hosted by Christian Century, a professor, and…
Wild Goose Pre-festival Events! Pre-festival events occur from 9AM to 5PM on Thursday Justice Camp – Acclaimed author and Sojourners founder and Ambassador, Jim Wallis along with Steven Harris, both from the Center for Faith and Justice…
The Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues! Lyric – It has been said that NOBODY rocks Wild Goose like Lyric rocks Wild Goose. It’s a party – don’t miss it! John Pavlovitz – Merriam-Webster says…
The Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues! Brian McLaren Wakes the Goose on Wild Goose Friday this year. Some say if the world has a pastor, it’s Brian McLaren; others say if the world has…
The Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues Jim Wallis, bestselling author, public theologian, founder and ambassador of Sojourners, Chair and leader of the Center on Faith and Justice at Georgetown University…
The Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues! Diana Butler Bass, ValLimar Jansen, and Brandan Robertson! Diana Butler Bass asks incredible questions, offers engaging suggestions, artistically blends information and inspiration – these things…
The 2022 Wild Goose Festival Lineup Begins!! Rev. Dr. William J. Barber – need we say more - opening night Wild Goose, July 14 at VanHoy Farms right on I-77.…
Authentic Family Values On November 7th, Wild Goose Festival Community hosted an online conversation with Frank Schaeffer and Jacqui Lewis on Authentic Family Values and the correlation of both of…
Preacher, Prophet, Poet Dr. James Forbes Senior Minister Emeritus, Riverside Church, New York City One of “12 Most Effective Preachers” in the English speaking world (Newsweek) Let me just say…
Creating a Wild Goose world – TOGETHER! The 2021 Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues (#6) The World In Lights, Your Favorite Aunts, Erin, Robyn, and Josh! Emmanuel Jal returns and we’ll…
The 2021 Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues (#4) Lyric, Alexia, Jim, Sara, and Trey Lyric, a Wild Goose party band favorite, will bring the party BIG-TIME for our Wild Goose 10th anniversary…
The 2021 Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues (#3) Jo, Racquel, Paula, Semler, and Red Dirt Boys Columbian born Jo Luehmann is bringing her liberation driven, decolonization challenge to the Wild Goose.…
Looking FORWARD! The 2021 Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues (#5) The World In Lights, Your Favorite Aunts, Erin, Robyn, and Josh! A pair of two great pairs – Dani Rocca and Joel Herbert as The…
The 2021 Wild Goose Festival Lineup Continues (#2) Jennifer Knapp, Lenny Duncan, Brian McLaren, and ValLimar Jansen! Jennifer Knapp, our 2021 Wild Goose Artist-in-Residence, will introduce us to some new…
The 2021 Wild Goose Festival Lineup Begins! William Barber, Diana Butler Bass, and Frank Schaeffer Nobody so personally meets our spirit, so clearly points our direction, and so dramatically lights…
Do you want to get the full benefit of Wild Goose Festival, but don’t want to camp? How about being able to take a quick afternoon nap without driving…
Christianity After Trump - Part 1 and 2 A Wild Goose Community event January 17, 2021 and follow up event on January 24 with Brian McLaren on how white American…
ENGAGE! Sprint to the Finish On Wednesday, October 28th we had a conversation with Sara Cunningham, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Shawna Bowman. What kind of world do you want? Vote…
ENGAGE! Every Vote Counts On October 14, 2020, Wild Goose Festival Community hosted an online conversation with Jacqui Lewis, Julian DeShazier (JKwest), and Doug Pagitt on “Goosing Out the Vote” and ways…
On June 23, 2020, Wild Goose Festival Community hosted an online conversation with Valarie Kaur and Otis Moss III on TIPPING POINT: Are We There yet? View the event below…
On June 2, 2020, Wild Goose Festival Community hosted an online conversation between Brian McLaren and Jacqui Lewis on The Racial Reality of America. View the event below and…
Tuesday, May 5, 2021 There’s no easy way to say this, so here it is. With great sadness, we must announce that Wild Goose Festival is postponed until summer of…
Festival Postponement - What We Know and What We Don’t Know We’re not ready to say “It’s Over.” But we know we can’t have a festival in July. So for…
Scroll down to make a comment For many of us, the thing we love most about Wild Goose Festival is the conversations in which we find ourselves spontaneously and unexpectedly…
When Carrie Craig first attended Wild Goose Festival in 2013, she didn’t know what to expect. Would there be accessibility? Would there be help if needed? Carrie has been disabled…
3 DJs playing simultaneously - AND Pop Punk Innovators EleventySeven will be LIVE in Silent Disco Get the party started! Silent Disco happens Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights right after Mainstage…
Wild Goose #10 is more of what you’ve come to expect - and a lot of what you don’t expect – that’s because it’s the Wild Goose! It’s a mix…
Valerie Kaur’s challenging ask “What if this is not the darkness of the tomb but the darkness of the womb? What if the future is not dead but still waiting to…
A New Year! It’s a time to reflect and reset, to close the mental door (as much as possible) on struggles from the year before; to refresh, planning for better…
Guest Post by Layton E. Williams A couple of weeks ago, I visited Washington, D.C., for the first time since leaving the job that had kept me in D.C. for…
Grounded – and yet gaining ground – all at once. Anchored, and yet in full exploration mode – that’s Barbara Brown Taylor, Brian McLaren, Jacqui Lewis, Diana Butler Bass, Shane Claiborne, and Ruby Sales – and…
Rev. Dr. William Barber, II – Saturday morning – WILD, Wild Goose! Rev. Barber and testifiers from the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival will “Wake the Goose” on…
Bring your curiosity! Bring your creativity! Bring your courage! And, by all means bring your dancing shoes ok, dancing feet – shoes optional – It’s the WILD, Wild Goose! TICKETS The…
Hey, Wild Goose what do we do between the time Otis Moss III gathers the 2019 Goose on Thursday evening and Bishop Yvette Flunder sends the Goose out on Sunday morning? We add Nadia Bolz-Weber, Tony Campolo, and Pete…
It’s time again to let us know what YOU would like to do at Wild Goose! The contributions of our “self-submits” each year are at the heart of what make…
#WildGoose2018 had some incredible moments! We've loved seeing everyone's perspective and photos on the hashtag #WildGoose2018, and we wanted to share some of our favorites. (In no particular order!) …
Guest post by breathesinglove 7/14/18, Hot Springs Campground I am literally covered in dirt. Sweat is dripping down my…well, everywhere. Noises surround me in a beautiful symphony of love and peace.…
What an amazing year at #WildGoose2018, right? So many amazing moments, performances, talks, and relationships made. So many memories that we are all carrying with us back to our communities.…
Hospitality and kindness are at the heart of the Wild Goose community. So much so that someone who was once simply providing a service to our community actually became a…
