SOUTHWEST FLOW FESTIVAL
THE EXPERIENCE
Join us at Gateway Ranch for the Southwest’s premier family-friendly flow arts and movement festival.
The Southwest Flow Festival is a multi-day celebration of movement, creativity, and connection. In collaboration with leaders in the flow arts community, this gathering features live music, fire spinning, aerial performances, and two full days of workshops designed for everyone—from first-time beginners to advanced performers.
Our mission is to expand the flow arts community by welcoming new participants and sharing the magic of movement, mindfulness, and play. Each workshop and performance is an invitation to explore, learn, and grow in a safe, inclusive environment that celebrates authenticity and creativity.
At SWFF, wellness and presence guide everything we do. We cultivate a peaceful space where participants can connect deeply with themselves and others. When you leave Gateway Ranch, you’ll feel lighter, inspired, and more connected to your own flow and the community around you.
Rhea, Flow Artist
THE EXPERIENCE
Here's what to expect at Southwest Flow Festival!
Daily Workshops
Explore poi, juggling, hoop, contact staff, double staff, aerial arts, dance, acrobatics, yoga, and more. Whether you’re picking up a prop for the first time or refining advanced skills, every workshop invites curiosity, growth, and play.
Flow anywhere,
any time
Experience nonstop opportunities for flow jams and spontaneous skill sharing throughout the weekend. Wherever you turn, you’ll find inspiring artists practicing, teaching, and playing together. The entire festival is one big Flowasis under the open sky.
Camping
at Gateway Ranch
Spend the weekend camping at Gateway Ranch, a beautiful off-grid property surrounded by open skies and high desert scenery. Come prepared to camp self-sufficiently with your own food, water, and gear for warm days, cool nights, unforgettable sunsets, and more stars than you've ever seen at once.
Nightly Galas
Our nightly galas showcase some of the world’s most talented flow artists, many of whom also lead our daytime workshops. Watch as instructors and performers share their artistry on stage, blending music, movement, and light into unforgettable displays of skill and creative expression.
Healing Sanctuary
at the Temple of Life
Step inside the Temple of Life for a moment of calm. This peaceful sanctuary offers space for meditation, focus, or simply taking a quiet break from the flow of the festival. It’s one of Gateway Ranch’s most unique features. A serene place to recharge, reflect, and return to presence.
All Ages Activities
Flow arts are for everyone! Families can explore, learn, and play together with workshops and activities designed for both kids and adults. Discover the joy of movement, creativity, and connection across generations. We pride ourselves in being a festival you can we comfortably include our kids and parents.
Open Fire Circles
Share the flame, connect with other spinners, and experience the magic of movement by firelight. If you plan to spin, please bring two cans of white gas to contribute and help keep the circle burning bright for everyone.
Community &
Personal Development
The entire festival is designed to nurture connection and growth. Every space at Gateway Ranch encourages meaningful interaction, shared learning, and self-discovery, meant to encourage each of us grow as individuals while strengthening the community as a whole.
(re)Discover
the Flow Community
Reconnect with old friends, meet new ones, and celebrate the shared passion that brings the flow arts community together. At SWFF, we build relationships rooted in wellness, encouragement, and mutual support. Whether you’re returning to your flow or just discovering it, this is your space to grow, connect, and achieve new levels of creativity and confidence together.
World-Class
Musical Support
Our carefully curated musical artists craft soundscapes that move with the rhythm of the fire circle, supporting dance, flow, and connection. Each beat amplifies the energy of the moment, creating a shared atmosphere of movement, expression, and pure presence.
CREATIVE PLAY Zone
Now the heart of SWFF, the Creative Play Zone is our main stage and open-air playground for movement, art, and expression. Designed and produced by Dean Bloom and the CPZ crew, this collaborative space brings together painters, performers, and flow artists to share creativity, connect, and keep the energy alive all weekend long.
Makers & Vendors
SWFF is a hub for creativity and connection. Explore handcrafted props, apparel, art, and wellness goods, and meet the makers who infuse passion into every creation. Support local artists, find inspiration, and take home something that keeps your flow alive long after the festival
SCHEDULE & PERFORMANCE LINEUP
Each production of Southwest Flow Festival brings a rich lineup of workshops, performances, and community experiences designed to inspire growth, creativity, and connection. Whether you’re returning to your flow or discovering it for the first time, you’ll find opportunities to learn, move, and share in the spirit of play.
The schedule and artist lineup are being crafted right up until the week before gates open. We ask you to just trust that it will be awesome. After four years of making this thing better, and better, and better, we’ve proven that staying in flow while crafting the final schedule always leads to a richer experience than locking it in six months early and never budging. It’s part of being in flow, and what kind of flow festival would we be if we weren’t in flow?
MEET SOME OF OUR PAST PERFORMERS & INSTRUCTORS
