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Ecstatic Dance at Blue Lotus Temple — Woodstock

Friday, September 4, 2026 · 7–9 PM at Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple, 221 Dean St. Arterrafest is sponsoring a free-form, unchoreographed ecstatic dance in the temple's main hall with DJ Big Heart — Chicago. Sober and substance-free, shoes off, no talking on the floor. Free to attend, suggested donation $10 — space is limited, so register ahead.

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Ecstatic Dance at Blue Lotus Temple — September 4, 2026

Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple and Meditation Center · 221 Dean St, Woodstock, IL 60098 — Woodstock, IL — McHenry County · Friday, September 4, 2026 · 7–9 PM

Arterrafest is sponsoring an Ecstatic Dance at the Blue Lotus Temple on Friday, September 4th from 7–9pm featuring DJ Big Heart — Chicago. All are welcome: bring your friends, bring your family, bring your curiosity. Advance registration is highly encouraged, as space is limited. Free to attend, suggested donation $10.

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The main hall at Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple — wood floor, stained glass windows and a large white Buddha
The main hall at Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple, 221 Dean St, Woodstock — where the dance happens.

Is there an ecstatic dance in Woodstock?

Yes — on Friday, September 4, 2026, Blue Lotus Buddhist Temple hosts an Arterrafest-sponsored ecstatic dance with DJ Big Heart, right in downtown Woodstock. It's an easy drive from Crystal Lake, McHenry, Harvard, and Huntley.

Ecstatic dance is a sober, barefoot, free-form movement practice. A DJ holds a wave — warm-up, rise, peak, descent, stillness — and you move however your body wants to. No steps, no partner, no talking on the floor.

Hand-curated journey

90 minutes of hand-picked music, shaped into a real arc — soft opening, rise, peak, descent, stillness.

Sober & barefoot

No alcohol, no shoes, no phones on the floor. A clean container for whatever's alive.

Sunday morning

Home before noon. A better way to start the week than scrolling.

Short drive from Woodstock

about 45 minutes southeast of Woodstock via Route 14. Free parking on site.

More dances nearby

Don't want to wait until September 4?

We hold regular Sunday morning dances less than an hour from Woodstock — every other Sunday at Mainwood Dance Club in Arlington Heights, plus a new Sunday series at Life Bar Arcade in Schaumburg.

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