HexFest has gathered Witches, rootworkers, and other magical teachers from within New Orleans and around the world to offer their time-honored wisdom. Featured presenters and vendors for 2018 hail from across the spectrum of Witchcraft and magic. Our vending area is open from 9 am to 7 pm on Saturday and 9 am to 4:30 pm on Sunday. Browse our schedule below and click on the name of the workshop for complete details. Each workshop holds between 50 and 75 people and is first come, first serve; hurry to ensure your spot! The Riverboat has room for every attendee at the festival.
| Creole Queen Riverboat Ritual 1 Poydras Street Behind the Hilton [  map+directions]Join us dockside at the Creole Queen for our Riverboat Ritual. Meet at the HexFest table for your boarding pass. Boarding begins promptly at 6 pm! When on board, meet us in our private Creole Room for dinner at 6:15 pm where you can mingle with presenters and other guests as we cruise down the Mississippi river. Dinner is followed by ritual and drumming until 9 pm! |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Dr. Maria Cabot — Witchcraft As A Science |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Sharon Day — Breath of Life Ritual |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Edain McCoy — Accessing the Magick of Faery |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Fiona Horne — Hurricane Magick |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Elie Barnes — Growing An Authentic Witch's Garden |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Krystal Madison — Introduction to Brujeria |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Carie Ewers — Celestial Sorcery |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Priestess Miriam — Anatomy of Voodoo |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Judika Illes — Defense Against the Dark Arts |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Leanne Marrama — Developing Your Mediumship Skills |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Val Hughes and Brian Cain — A Conversation with a Welsh Witch! |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Jason Mankey — Magick in America: 1820 to 1952 |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Christopher Penczak — The Magickal Mandrake |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Rosemary Ellen Guiley — Dream Visits from the Dead |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Lilith Dorsey — For the Love of Tarot |
| Bourbon Orleans Hotel Lobby [map] New Orleans Spirits and Spells Day Tour (limit 28) |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Hoodoo Sen Moise — Unleashing the Power of the Spirit |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Lady Rhea — Tarot Magick |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Christian Day — Witchcraft as a Career |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Jason Miller — 21 Keys of Spellcrafting |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Austin Shippey — Magic in the Movies |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Levi Rowland — Crafting Ritual: Magic as Transformative Drama |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Leanne Marrama and Sandra Mariah Wright — Dream Interpretation |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Witchdoctor Utu — Bone Cross Juju |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Starr Casas — Conjure Dolls for All Your Needs |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Rozi Adam — Accessing Inner Power: Effecting Positive Change Using Archetypes |
| Corner of Bourbon and Saint Ann Streets [map] Brian Cain and Christian Day — French Quarter Shop and Pub Crawl |
| Potions Lounge 733 Bourbon St. Upstairs at Fritzel's across from the Bourbon Orleans Hotel! Hoodoo Sen Moise — Book Release Party and Book-Signing for “Working Conjure: A Guide to Hoodoo Folk Magic” |
| Saint Ann Courtyard [map] Dragon Ritual Drummers — New Orleans Voodoo Ritual: A Cleansing By Fire, Water And Drum |
| Bourbon Orleans Hotel Lobby [map] New Orleans Spirits and Spells Night Tour (limit 28) |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Fiona Horne — The Healthy Witch |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Lilith Dorsey — Art and Altars of Africa and Beyond |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Lady Rhea — Magickal Bathing |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Jason Mankey — The Horned God in the British Isles |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Krystal Madison — Controlling and Commanding Magic |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Christine Stephens — Encountering the Dark Gods |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Priestess Claudia Williams — New Orleans Gris Gris |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Jason Miller — Read Like A Fortune Teller, Not A Vague Esoteric Twaddle Pusher |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Sandra Mariah Wright — Amulets and Talismans |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Sen Elias — Dressings and Blessings |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Starr Casas — Walking with the Ancestors |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Sharon Day — A Witch Both Ways: The Blessings and Curses of the Witch |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Judika Illes —The Blood Countess |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Sandra Mariah Wright and Leanne Marrama — Salem Witches Spill the Tea |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Dr. Maria Cabot — Working with the Banes: The Devil's Plants |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Rosemary Ellen Guiley — Shadow People |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Austin Shippey — The Cunning Man's Cottage |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Edain McCoy —Scottish Magick with a Southern Drawl |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Christopher Penczak — Witches and Faeries |
| Saint Ann Cottage 2 [map] Rozi Adam — Journeys into the Subconscious: Writing Pathworkings that Work! |
| Saint Mary Salon 1 [map] Panel Topics Announced Soon! |
| Saint Mary Salon 2 [map] Panel Topics Announced Soon! |
| Saint Joseph Salon [map] Panel Topics Announced Soon! |
| Saint Ann Cottage 1 [map] Panel Topics Announced Soon! |
| Moonwalk on the Mississippi River Closing Ritual [ map+directions]Join us in the haunted Orleans Ballroom of the Bourbon Orleans Hotel featuring the Dragon Ritual Drummers for a closing rite to thank the spirits for their blessings and to honor the magic and friendships created during this powerful time. |
| Hex: Old World Witchery [Map+Directions] Open House at Hex New Orleans |
The map below highlights in red the rooms associated with HexFest. Our vending area is located in Saint Ann Cottage, which has its own entrance on St. Ann Street right outside the hotel.
