The Hoodoo Brunch is an intimate cultural and spiritual gathering centered in Hoodoo, Black Southern tradition, food, storytelling, creativity, and community. Taking place Saturday, October 17, 2026 in Hillsborough, North Carolina, the Brunch invites us to come together, break bread, learn, create, witness traditional practices, and spend intentional time immersed in the living culture of Hoodoo. Designed as a space for connection, education, and spiritual experience, the day will bring together history, oral tradition, music, hands-on participation, and the kind of fellowship that has always been part of how our people gather.
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Guests will be welcomed into the space with intentional spiritual grounding and an opening experience designed to help everyone settle in, connect, and enter the day with purpose.
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A communal meal centered in Black Southern food traditions, created for us to sit together, break bread, and enjoy the kind of fellowship that has always been part of how our people gather.
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Throughout the day, we’ll share stories, readings, oral history, and conversation that connect the practices we know today to the people, places, and traditions that carried them forward.
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Guests will have the opportunity to witness traditional Hoodoo practices demonstrated in real time, giving context to the work beyond simply reading about it or seeing it online.
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There will be an opportunity to create something rooted in Hoodoo tradition and the relationship between land, natural materials, intention, and the work itself.
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Music, drumming, song, and moments of collective participation will be woven into the experience, creating space for connection, celebration, and the living culture surrounding the tradition.
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Intentional moments throughout the gathering will invite guests to reflect, connect with Spirit and ancestry, and experience Hoodoo as something lived, practiced, and carried, not just studied.
The VIP Hoodoo Brunch Experience is designed for guests who want a more intimate and spiritually immersive way to experience the gathering. In addition to everything included with General Admission, VIP guests will receive a personal chicken cleansing, professional portrait, preferred seating near the elders and demonstrations, and an exclusive keepsake to carry the experience home with them. This tier adds deeper access and personal participation while still keeping you fully connected to the communal spirit of the Brunch.
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Enjoy the complete Hoodoo Brunch experience, including the Black Southern inspired meal, cultural programming, storytelling, demonstrations, hands-on creativity, music, and community.
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Receive a personal chicken cleansing as an additional spiritual offering during the gathering.
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Have a professional portrait taken during the Brunch, giving you a beautiful keepsake from the experience.
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VIP guests will receive preferred seating positioned closer to the elders, storytellers, and demonstrations for a more intimate connection to the conversations and teachings being shared.
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Take home a special Hoodoo Brunch keepsake created specifically for VIP guests as a remembrance of the gathering.
Children are an intentional part of The Hoodoo Brunch. Hoodoo Baby Brunch gives our youngest guests their own age-appropriate way to experience the culture, creativity, storytelling, and community of the gathering.
Throughout the day, children will participate in hands-on activities, cultural learning, music, storytelling, creative experiences, and opportunities to engage with Black Southern traditions in ways that feel welcoming and accessible to them.
They will still be part of the larger Brunch experience, sharing food, fellowship, music, community, and the Hoodoo Heritage Festival 2027 reveal alongside their families.
The goal is for our Hoodoo Babies to leave having learned something, made something, experienced something, and felt that these traditions belong to them too.
A separate Hoodoo Baby Brunch ticket is required for each child attending. This is not a family or group ticket. Children must attend with a ticketed parent or guardian.
