Glastonbury Dragons Wild Hunt on Saturday 24 October 2026

The Glastonbury Dragons 10th anniversary year continues with the Wild Hunt event (known by some as the Samhain Procession).

Special guests for the first time at the Glastonbury Dragons Wild Hunt are The Pentacle Drummers, while they have been guests at all the Glastonbury Dragons May Fayre events this is the very first time they will be drumming at the Wild Hunt event.

This October the Glastonbury Dragons in their 10^th anniversary year, will once more emerge to process down Glastonbury High Street where they will 'battle for the season' by the Market Cross before processing down Benedict Street and over to Tor Leisure Centre where an outdoor Ancestors Fire Ceremony will take place lit by King Arthur.

There seems to be some confusion regarding the 'battle for the season,' the 'battle' isn't a battle but a symbolic dance, it's the visual representation for the changing of the season on the wheel of the year, summer to winter and winter to summer. The Red Dragon representing summer and the White Dragon winter. The same with the Battle of the Winter and Summer Kings during the ancestor ceremony.

Joining the Glastonbury Dragons will be special guests The Pentacle Drummers with Glastonbury Border Morris, Savage Sisters Morris, Glastonbury Dragon Drummers, The Drummers of Avalon, Gwyn Ap Nudd his attendants, the Glastonbury Dragons Ceremonial team and King Arthur with Excalibur.

On the day the Glastonbury Dragons need their Dragon Legs, they can fly but they can't walk without you! Just turn up at Butts Close Car Park on the day and become a Dragon leg. There are height restrictions for Dragon legs, more details are on our Facebook and Instagram pages nearer the time.

Organised by the Glastonbury Dragons CIC, the event relies on volunteers to create the magic. Help is welcome with: Being a dragon leg during the procession, setting up signs and equipment, helping on the day, joining planning meetings, maintaining the dragons.

Here you can find the timings for the day

12 noon Wild Hunt Magic Market opens inside Tor Leisure Centre, with seasonal locally crafted arts and crafts, dragon merchandise and dragon raffle. Refreshments provided by Heaphy's café and Tor Leisure Centre.

3pm at the Market Cross Glastonbury Border Morris and Savage Sisters Morris plus Pentacle Drummers.

4pm Procession starts. The Glastonbury Red and White Dragons joined by Gwyn Ap Nudd and attendants with Glastonbury Dragon Drummers and the Pentacle Drummers will process down Glastonbury High Street to the Market cross where the Glastonbury Dragons will 'battle for the season' the winning Glastonbury Dragon crowned by the Mayor of Glastonbury.

4.40pm all will process down Benedict Street and across Tor Leisure Field to outside Tor Leisure Centre for a ceremony of the season.

5.15pm The Drummers of Avalon will drum the circle; the ceremonialists will perform the ceremony including the battle of the Summer and Winter Kings. The ceremonial fire will be lit by King Arthur and Excalibur and your thoughts to the ancestors will be sent through the fire.

6.30pm event closes

The Glastonbury Dragon twice yearly events are free and open to all; no tickets or fees are involved.