Events

2026 registration and information coming soon!  

Mark your calendar, register now to save your spot, invite your friends because it is going to be spectacular. This year we will focus on the magical powers of music...

UUWomenspirit Spring 2026: Be Where Your Feet Are April 22 -- April 26 (registration opens February 11!) This spring, we return to Little Scaly Mountain — a place of ancient...

The Highlands Retreat is an annual weekend-long gathering of the LGBTQIA+ community and their friends celebrating recovery and those interested in finding out what recovery has to offer. The Retreat...

9th International Firewalk Gathering The 2026 Gathering: Americas Edition Celebrating Family & Kinship More Information and Registration

Check back in 2026 for more information! Gay Spirit Visions Website

Join Grammy-nominated folk musician and songwriter, John McCutcheon, for an intense, intimate songwriting Master Class at The Mountain Retreat & Learning Center in Highlands, NC. ​Join other songwriting lovers for...

Join us for our 46th Annual Gathering of Members and Friends. We will gather for three days of in the extraordinary natural environment of The Mountain, renewing old connections and...

Dates: Arrive by 5 pm on May 27, depart after breakfast on June 1, 2026 Location: The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center, located up in the beautiful Smokey Mountains near...

This retreat is a Private Event.