Roots Women's Embodiment Festival 2027
Description
Six years of remembering.
Six years of reclaiming.
Six years of walking barefoot through the thresholds of womanhood… together.
What began as a seed is now a thriving forest: an ecosystem of women journeying through Self, sisterhood, and sacred service. Matured by time and deepened by devotion, Roots returns, more than retreat, and so, so much more than a festival:
Roots is a rite of passage. A collective of women, rewriting the story, healing those places where women's wisdom, power and intuition have often been silenced, to shape our lives, leadership, and collective mission.
🔥 Our 6th Annual Gathering Theme: Initiated In Power... 🔥
We bow to the thresholds that shape us, the ones we choose and the ones that choose us. We honour initiation as a lost part of our culture - a woman's birthright - not as a single moment but a lifelong unfolding.
We carry the fire of those who claimed their power before us, and we light the way for those still finding theirs.
We reclaim power from the places it has been distorted and placed in the wrong hands. We root ourselves in service beyond self, wield our power with responsibility, meet our blind spots and strengthen our trust in our own internal rightness. Together, we become the women through whom a different world can be born.
This year you'll find…
New workshops.
New voices.
A stronger circle of sisterhood.
As we gather and step through the fire of initiation, we place our stake in the ground of what we carry forward and what we leave behind.
What is Roots?
Roots is a 3-day, retreat-style women's festival and a space to reclaim your rhythm, expression, and embodied truth. Through a rich tapestry of workshops, movement, sound, ritual, and rest, you're invited to explore the language of your feminine spirit in its raw, unfiltered form. This is a space for expression, embodied truth, and village-based sisterhood, where nothing needs to be fixed, performed, or hidden.
We explore ancestral and embodied practices that tender the matrescence and matricentric experiences, providing an abundant web of offerings across 7 immersive workshop temples, plus wellness, art, performance, and creative spaces...
We grow. And we have fun!
Expect ritual, sweat, silence, song, and wild celebration.
Expect to meet parts of yourself you've forgotten or longed to reclaim.
Who is Roots for?
Roots is for the woman who:
Is ready to reclaim her wild, sacred truth - unfiltered and embodied - alongside fierce sisters, in a space where rage, grief, joy, and tenderness are all welcome.
Longs to heal the fractures between women - comparison, competition, disconnection - and return to a celebrated, villaged-based sisterhood rooted in reciprocity, reverence, and real connection.
Feels the call to gather on sacred land… to remember her body as Earth, to honour the rites of passage she’s crossed (or never received), and to reconnect with the rhythms of life, menstruation, and the seasons as gateways to feminine wisdom.
Our gathering is space for the woman becoming - The mother unraveling, The maiden growing, The crone awakening… The community rooting.
Your Ticket Includes:
🌱 3 days camping on the spacious lands of Dharug Country, beside the Dyarubbin (Hawkesbury) River
🌱 80+ retreat-style embodiment workshops, rituals, talks, transmissions, and performances
🌱 Access to 7 Activated Spaces for growth and empowerment, including: Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether Realms + Womb Temple, Mamas Nest & The Village
🌱 Powerhouse line-up of all-female DJs + Jaw dropping live performances + music artists
🌱 Fire Flow Arts Circle and Open Mic Stage for unfiltered, raw creative expression
🌱 Access to The Bodhi Healing Tree: Massage, Energy healing, Handpoked Tattuu, Tarot Reading, Womb Hara, Yoni Steaming + more! (Pay on site)
🌱 Photo shoots, river swimming, and nature walks, clothes swap, artisan marketplace, and surprises still to be revealed!
🌱 Camping is included. Glamping or Hut accommodation available as Add On.
🌱 Ample hot showers & bathrooms.
At Roots, you create-your-own-adventure.
No workshop is compulsory, you explore those which nurture your soul.
Solo attendees are welcomed into the sisterhood. There are plenty of connection based workshops for you to meet like-minded women and form long-lasting friends on your frequency.
⛺️BYO CAMPING ⛺️
🛖ADD ONS FOR GLAMPING & POWERED HUTS AVAILABLE 🛖
❓ Click here for FAQs
⏰ ARRIVE: Friday - Gates open at 3.30pm
⏰ DEPART: Sunday or optional add on to stay an extra night of integration & leave Monday by 11am
Roots is what happens when women return to body and Earth.
So sister... will you join our evolving sisterhood?
Roots respectfully acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land we gather on, the Dharug and Darkinjung land.
We deeply respect the knowledge, culture and identity of the First Nations and Indigenous People of this country, which has been bound up with the land and sea for generations.
꩜ Please note Roots is a PRIVATE COMMUNITY NON-PROFIT EVENT raising funds for our non-profit organisation Roots Collective.
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FAQs
- Accomodation
This is mostly a BYO camping event - Bring your tent/van, sleeping bag and cooking set up to sleep under the stars, held by the trees and surrounded by sisters for 3 nights.
Our site has bathroom amenities on with hot showers, mirrors and emergency sanitary products.
Camping not your thing? We got you!
We have a limited number of basic huts + glamping style accomodation on-site available in our ticket add on section of the booking page!
Click here for Accomodation Add Ons - Food
This year we're providing two organic communal dinners will be provided on Friday & Saturday evening around the Performance Stage so we can eat as a sisterhood!
ALL other food to be brought with you, or purchased from some of our food vans & providers on-site.
- Arrival & Departure Times
⏰ Friday - Gates open between 3.30pm - 8pm
⏰ Sunday - Standard departure as the sun sets.
Want a bit more spaciousness?
Sunday Night Add On Ticket Needed - Purchase here)
⏰ Monday - Depart by 11am
- Campsite Info
🚐 Vans are welcomed, if you are brining a caravan/motorhome/trailer or something bigger than usual, please see our car + caravan add on on ticket page.
🚗 Can you camp next to your car? Yes! Just don’t park inside the orange road flags.
⛔ Can you drive in/out? No car movements during the event unless pre-approved.
🚿 Hot Showers + Bathrooms: Yes! We've got you covered.
💧 Water: Running water is available, but BYO at least 20L drinking water
🔌 Power: No power for camping.
💸 ATM: None on site - bring cash for cacao, coffee, food stalls, massages, etc.
❄️ Ice: $8 per bag (cash only), available Sat/Sun 8–10am
🚫 No rubbish bins provided - this is a LEAVE NO TRACE event. Please take everything with you.
- Why does a Roots ticket cost what it does?
Roots is more than just a festival... it's a 7-month community-led project powered by a circle of fierce, purpose-driven women who work tirelessly to bring this sacred space to life.
Your ticket price reflects the real-world cost of co-creating a safe, beautiful, and professionally run village for 600+ women on Dharug Country.
Here's where your money goes:– Supporting the admin and operations of our Core Team, who hold the vision and logistics across many, many months
– Hiring a highly skilled crew of production, design, and technical professionals
– Securing essential infrastructure to transform an empty field into a thriving, safe, and sacred village
– Paying our volunteer network and crew - women offering their time and energy to co-create this experience with integrity and care
– Contributing to our Pay It Forward – Sisterhood Support Program, which offers subsidised tickets to those in financial need
– Sponsoring our chosen charity QENDO, who support and advocate for those living with endometriosis, adenomyosis, PCOS, and pelvic pain - causes that deeply align with our womb-centred mission
- And so, so much more that happens behind the scenes of a large scale community funded eventWe know the cost of a ticket may feel like a stretch for some - and we’ve done everything we can to keep prices as low as possible, while honouring the value of women’s labour and the true cost of quality production.
This is a labour of deep love. Your ticket doesn’t just ensure the event goes ahead, it contributes to a wider movement of sisterhood, sacred leadership, and collective healing.Thank you for being part of the exchange.
- Financial Support/ Pay it Forward
Requesting Financial Support
If you’re feeling the call to be at Roots but are currently unable to purchase a ticket, we warmly invite you to apply for a supported place.
Please email hello@roots-festival.orgwith your responses to the following:
A few words about your current situation and why you’re seeking support to attend.
Anything else you feel we should know as we consider your application Applications will be reviewed with privacy, care and compassion.
Please note that Support Tickets are limited in supply so we encourage you to apply early.
Your ticket will be funded by the generous donations in our Pay It Forward Initiative, which will be matched by Roots for every purchase.
We trust that those who need to be there will find their way. And we’re so grateful to be part of a village that makes that possible… - Payment Plans
We got you girl!
Choose from our 4 week, 6 week, 3 month or 5 month 3-month payment plan at ticket checkout, supported and managed by Humanitix.
This option is listed on our main ticket page. Once you have purchased your first instalment, you will be instructed to set up your recurring payment plan, on your. selected start date.Payment Plan Terms & Conditions
Final balance must be received by January 30th, 2027. Your ticket will only be issued &/or transferrable once all payments have been successfully completed.
Payments will be reattempted if unsuccessful. Multiple missed or failed payments may result in cancellation of your plan without refund. All purchases are final and non-refundable.
Ticket transfers are only available after the full payment has been made. By opting into this plan, you honour a mutual commitment to attend Roots Festival 2027 and understand the terms above. - Mums, Bubs & Children
Babes in Arms & Under 3’s
Roots is an 18+ event and not a children’s event. We warmly welcome women attending with babes in arms, breastfeeding, or children under 3. We understand early motherhood is a tender season, and many mamas may need to bring their little ones in order to attend.
Please note that music will play on the main stages until 12:30am Saturday night—baby earmuffs are recommended. Female nudity may be present and workshop content may not be suitable for children. Workshop content is tailored for adults only.
The site is pram-friendly, and we encourage you to prepare for hot weather. You’ll need to bring your own camping setup unless you opt for one of our accommodation or food add-ons to make things easier.
👉 Click here for Add-OnsWe’ll have The Cocoon onsite with shade, toys, and gentle entertainment for our little ones. Our wider sisterhood is also encouraged to support mamas throughout the weekend, so you can immerse in the experience and attend workshops as you wish.
Children Over 3
Roots is a deeply immersive space, and many workshops, as well as occasional nudity, are not suitable for older children. While we gently discourage bringing children over 3, we trust each mother to make the decision that feels right for her family and to remain sovereign in that decision.
Please note this is an 18+ event, and we kindly ask that toddlers, children and teenagers do not attend.
Questions? We’re here for you, just reach out at hello@roots-festival.org
- Getting There
Roots is set on 60 acres of Dharug & Darkinjung Country just 1.5 hours drive from Sydney.
For your planning input Wisemans Ferry into Google Maps.
Address will remain a secret until the week of the event.
- What to Bring
Camping set-up (tent, bedding, etc.)
Yoga mat
Food (unless you’ve purchased the food add-on)
20L water container (essential!)
Lingerie :P
Sunscreen + Shade
Towel
Mosquito repellent
Journal
Instruments for your open mic debut
Good vibes & an open heart
A full packing list will be sent out 10 days before we gather - we’ve got you!
- Can I come alone?
At Roots, you create-your-own-adventure…
Solo attendees are welcomed into the sisterhood. There are plenty of connection based workshops for you to meet like-minded women and form long-lasting friends on your frequency.
We welcome you brave spirit!
- Get Involved
Want to share your magic?
Click here to apply for workshops, support sisters, performances, DJs and more! - Phone reception
Turn off &tune in honey
There is barely any phone reception on site.
Telstra seems to get 1 or 2 bars.
We have wifi in the info tent if you have an emergency or need to contact family!
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