SAVE THE DATE! Earthdance 2026 will be held on September 19, 2026 4PM PST.
Our Mission: Earthdance International sets the standard for conscious transformational gatherings, bridging the worlds of peace-making and music culture, and pioneering the concepts of multi-location events and synchronized meditation-prayer practice.
For 29 years, Earthdance International has brought people together across cultures and continents in a shared intention for peace. Through music, dance, and community gatherings, Earthdance creates spaces where human connection can flourish.
At the center of this movement is our Global Synchronized Prayer for Peace. When thousands of people gather simultaneously around the world, the experience becomes symbolic. It’s a reminder that beneath our differences, we share the same pulse; the same desire for belonging, healing, and a more compassionate world.
Our 2026 theme, “The Heart & Beat of Humanity “reflects this shared rhythm. It honors the simple truth that peace begins within individuals, grows through connection, and is amplified when we move together. In listening to one another, and to the planet, we remember that humanity is strongest when we act in unison. We invite you to join us.
The 28th Annual Earthdance Global Festival for Peace held on Saturday, September 20 2025 was celebrated in 18 global locations.
EARTHDANCE 2026 EVENT PRODUCER GUIDE
PRODUCER OVERVIEW
Each local event producer develops their own event after accepting our agreement and receiving approval. We are here to help.
Use this section to learn more about all aspects of producing an Earthdance event. Includes contact information.
REGISTER YOUR EVENT
Event registration is open to our traditional producers, plus we are encouraging participation from any and all livestreaming artists and community creators from all over the world.
Please read our Event Producer Agreement and Register your event with Earthdance. We will share your event globally through the Earthdance Facebook and YouTube pages, and on our website, helping give visibility to your local efforts.
PRAYER FOR PEACE
The crowning moment of the festivals is the synchronized “Prayer for Peace,” a profound moment of reflection and unity where participants join together in a powerful affirmation of peace. Again this year, the “Prayer for Peace” will be broadcast live from Florida via RadioCave on their YouTube channel, with all proceeds benefiting OtterSpace (formerly The Ark).
MEDIA/PRESS
Use this section to grab official event graphics and text as they become available. You’ll also find official Earthdance logo files, social media links and more.
EARTHDANCE 2026 COUNTDOWN
OFFICIAL GLOBAL SYNCHRONIZATION TIME
The official time for the 2026 global meditation will be Saturday, September 19, 2026 at 4 pm (16:00) PST in California, US, which is the same moment as midnight Sunday, September 20 (0:00) BST in London, UK.
Countries have many different ways of determining local time – in general, the meditation will take place on Saturday, September 19 in the west, and on Sunday, September 20 in the east.
More precisely: to see what time that is in your country, please click below.
ABOUT EARTHDANCE
Earthdance International is a California 501c3 non-profit tax-exempt organization that is financially supported by the people who produce and participate in the Earthdance global event.
The Earthdance Global Festival for Peace is the world’s largest music and dance event for peace.
Earthdance sets the standard for conscious transformational gatherings, bridging the worlds of peace-making and music culture, and pioneering the concepts of multi-location events and synchronized mediation-prayer practice.
Earthdance is aligned with International Peace Day, a global holiday sanctioned by the United Nations and observed annually on September 21. Every year on the same weekend, Earthdance features hundreds of musicians, DJs, speakers, and dancers at local celebrations and fetes around the world. Since the first Earthdance festival in 1997, more than one thousand events have been held in over eighty countries.
The pinnacle of each Earthdance festival is the global synchronized “Prayer for Peace,” a profound rite that unites our international, cross-generational tribe in a powerful affirmation of peace. Our Global Link-Up of the Prayer for Peace music track, experienced simultaneously worldwide, is a deeply moving shared intention for peace.
EARTHDANCE GLOBAL RECOMMENDS
Rainforest Action Network preserves forests, protects the climate and upholds human rights by challenging corporate power and systemic injustice through frontline partnerships and strategic campaigns.
Global Coherence Pulse helps communities around the world, synchronized in heart-centered coherence, to catalyze an evolutionary leap for humanity and vibrant health and wholeness with all beings, in which the love of power is eclipsed by the Power of Love.
Earthday.org fights climate change, protects biodiversity, and helps preserve our ecosystems. Join us and the Earth Day Network of supporters as we fight for a sustainable and thriving future.
Avaaz—meaning “voice” in several European, Middle Eastern and Asian languages—launched in 2007 with a simple democratic mission: organize citizens of all nations to close the gap between the world we have and the world most people everywhere want.
Check out THE RISING — a newsletter created to help share information, to inspire involvement, and to encourage joy! This is an extraordinary time in our history and the best of humanity is called upon to rise. Click to subscribe.
Brave New Films champions social justice issues by using a model of media, education, and grassroots volunteer involvement that inspires, empowers, motivates and teaches civic participation and makes a difference.
RadioCave—We promote healing through music and the arts by supporting special needs and those facing adversity. Through education, awareness, and charitable events, we create a supportive and uplifting environment where people can interact and receive the love, validation and support they need to develop a positive outlook and zest for life.
Community is the glue that holds humanity together and with your support we can continue to create art & music, which are languages that soar far beyond our differences; connecting us at the heart & soul where it matters most.
Last Prisoner Project—
Imagine sitting in a cell for years, decades, or even for life, convicted of an activity that is no longer a crime, while thousands of other people build intergenerational wealth doing exactly the same thing. That is the situation that tens of thousands of drug war prisoners face today in the United States alone, while countless others languish in jails and prisons worldwide.
We work to repair these harms through legal intervention, constituent support, direct advocacy, and policy change.
Courtesy Earthdance Nelson Mandela Bay