2026 VETFORDIA EVENT PROGRAM
Welcome to a day created for connection, reflection, joy, and community.
Take part in what lights you up. Rest when you need to. Meet beautiful people. Share stories. Enjoy the moments in between.
✨ AVAILABLE ALL DAY
Art, pottery, origami, jumping castle, popcorn, fairy floss, wandering moments, and beautiful community connection throughout the festival.
☀️ MORNING CONNECTIONS
7:00am → Breakfast Share
Sausage sizzle, morning coffee chats, and gentle community connection.
8:00am → Yoga with Jackie
A calming start to the day with movement, breath, and grounding.
9:00am → Somoko Drumming
Feel the rhythm, energy, and connection of community drumming.
10:00am → Choir with Gen
Lift your voice, join the energy, and sing together in community.
🥁 MIDDAY GATHERINGS
11:00am → Good Grief with Samantha Starshine
A heartfelt space for reflection, healing, and honest conversation.
11:30am → Resilience Is Elastic with Melissa Huestis
A thoughtful and inspiring conversation on resilience, wellbeing, and the human experience.
12:00pm → The Leafy Greens
Live music, community spirit, and feel good energy from Vet Steve, Denise, Gen, and the band.
1:00pm → Dr Sha and Meditation
Pause, breathe, reconnect, and settle into stillness together.
🌿 OUTDOORS
11:30am → Subtle Animal
A playful, grounding experience designed to reconnect people with their senses, the landscape, and each other.
Through gentle games, movement, and sensory invitations, we explore how to listen more closely to the natural world and to ourselves.
Perfect for: both Kids & Adults.
Bring: comfortable clothes you can move in, water bottle, willingness to play.
🌿 AFTERNOON FLOW
2:00pm → Mariko McConnell
An afternoon of music, presence, and shared experience.
3:00pm → Dr Kat, the Singing Vet
Music, heart, and veterinary stories celebrating the bond between animals and humans.
4:00pm → Renee James and The East Wests
Live music to carry the afternoon into evening with warmth and energy.
🎶 SUNSET & EVENING GATHERING
5:00pm → Kirtan Bhaktiful with Natalie Noble
An uplifting evening of music, mantra, and shared spirit.
6:00pm → Scott Snell and His Band
Live music, good energy, and community celebration.
🍽 Shared “Bring a Plate” Dinner
Gather together for food, conversation, and community.
7:30pm → Michael O Pet’s “Pets and People”
Stories, insight, and connection exploring the bond between animals and humans.
8:00pm → Scott Snell Second Set
An evening of live music to close out the day together.
9:00pm → Community Pack Down & Farewell
