US EditionMusic festival set within a forest in northwest sees further enhancements
- ValhallaFest is a music festival held June 20-22, 2025, in a 150-acre old-growth forest near Terrace, British Columbia, gearing up for its seventh edition.
- The festival began when a Terrace couple bought the property, aiming to create an intimate, immersive music and nature experience lacking in the region while preserving the forest.
- Jordie Laidlaw and Erinn McPherson, longtime attendees of festivals including Burning Man, co-manage ValhallaFest, a homegrown celebration that combines live music, creative expression, outdoor camping, and a sense of unity beneath the towering old-growth trees near Terrace.
- The festival features Norse mythology themes, 24-hour harm reduction and de-escalation safety measures, art installations, fires, lasers, camping, and about 45 percent of attendees are first-time festival-goers.
- Volunteers transform the forest into a village using sustainably sourced lumber from the property with help from a local sawmill, and organizers emphasize protecting the natural environment over commercial development.
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