There are several regional and international permaculture gatherings (typically called "convergences ").
Worldwide
International Permaculture Convergence
- 12th: 2015 September 10-16, London, England, UK - [1]
- 11th: 2013 November 29 - December 3, Havana, Cuba
- 10th: 2011 September, Jordan
- 9th: 2009 October, Malawi
- 8th: 2007, Pirenopoli and São Paulo, Brazil
- 7th: 2005, Slovenia and Motovun, Croatia
- 6th: 1996, Bridgetown and Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- 5th: 1993, Gerlesborg, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark
- 4th: 1991, Biratnagar and Kathmandu, Nepal.
- 3rd: 1989, South Island and North Island, New Zealand
- 2nd: 1986, Breitenbush, Oregon and Olympia, Washington, USA
- 1st: 1984, Pappinbarra and Rowlands, New South Wales, Australia
Asia
- Bali Permaculture Convergence: 2013 January 13, Bali, Indonesia
Southeast Asian Permaculture Convergence
- 2nd: 2015 November 21-23, Ilagan Capitol, Isabela, Philippines
- 1st: 2012 November 19-22, Hong Kong, China
Thailand Permaculture Convergence
- 3rd: 2015 June 26-28, Sanam Chai Khet, Chachoengsao Province, Thailand
- 2nd: 2014 May 3-4
- 1st: 2013 May 4-5
Europe
- Festival de Permaculture 2009 August 21-23, Sambourg, France
- Permacultuur Festival 2016 July 1-3, St. Truiden, Belgium (Dutch/Flemish)
- Permaculture Scotland Convergence: 2013 June 14-16, Comrie Croft, Perthshire, Scotland
- South West Permaculture Convergence: 2013 May 25, Compton Dundon, Somerset, UK
All Ireland Permaculture Gathering
- 2015 August 7-9, Legacurry, County Down, Northern Ireland
- 1st: 2011, County Wicklow, Ireland
European Permaculture Convergence
- 2014 July 25-29, Bulgaria
- 11th: 2012 August 1-5, Escherode, Lower Saxony and Kassel, Hesse, Germany
- 19th: 2012 July 19, London, UK
- 6th: 2001 July 7-12, Vrable, Slovakia
- 4th: 1996 May 16-19, Tourrets sur Loup, France
- 3rd: 1994 August 30 - September 10, Germany
London Permaculture Festival
Nordic Permaculture Festival
- 2015 August 6-9
Permaculture Association National Convergence
- 2014 September 12-14
Latin America
Latin American Permaculture Congress
- 1st: 2000 March 27 - April 4, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Latin American Permaculture Convergence
(Convergencia Latinoamericana de Permacultura)
- 4th: 2015 June 15-20, Granada, Cundinamarca, Colombia
Middle East
- Regional Permaculture Convergence: 2012 July 17-21, Marmariç, İzmir Province, Turkey
USA and Canada
- Colorado Permaculture Convergence: 2015 May 24-25, Cortez, Colorado
- Eastern Permaculture Convergence: 1996 September 4-9, Almonte, Ontario
- Eastern Permaculture Teacher’s Association Gathering: 1998 March 14-15, Freeland, Maryland
- Eastern Permaculture Teacher’s Association Gathering: 1998 October 10-11, Freeland, Maryland
- Hawaiian Islands Permaculture Convergence: 2009 January 24-25, Big Island, Hawaii
- Lost Valley Permaculture Reunion: 1997 October 10-13, Dexter, Oregon
- North American Permaculture Convergence: 2014 August 29-31, Clarks Grove, Minnesota, USA
- Northwest Permaculture and Bioregional Gathering: 2009 August 25-27, Eugene, Oregon
- Northwest Permaculture Gathering: 1999 September 24-26, Dexter, Oregon
- Northwest Permaculture Teachers Reunion: 1992 March 14-16, Gearhart, Oregon
- Oahu Permaculture Convergence: 2013 August 24-25, Haleiwa, Hawaii
- Permaculture Convergence: 2008 August 2-3, Boulder, Colorado
- Permaculture Designer’s Convergence for Eastern North America: 1994 September 26 - October 1, Amesville, Ohio
- Permaculture Gathering: 1998 August 21-23, Quebec
- Simply Living Fair and Midwest Permaculture Convergence: 2010 September 23, Bloomington, Indiana
- Southwest Drylands & Southern California Permaculture Convergence: 2008 August 29-September 1, New Cuyama, California
- Skill Sharing and Permaculture Convergence: 2001 August 16-18, Williams, Oregon
- Ten-Year Reunion of the Central Rocky Mountain Permaculture Institute: 1996 August 30-September 1, Basalt, Colorado
- Wisconsin Permaculture Convergence: 2015 August 28-30, Rio, Wisconsin
Bay Area Regional Permaculture Convergence
- 7th: 2011 July 11-12, Bolinas, California
- 5th: 2008 July 25-27 West Sonoma County, California
- 3rd: 2006 March 10-11 Occidental, California
“Build Here Now” Natural Building Convergence
- 8th: 2006 June 11-18, Taos, New Mexico
- 7th: 2007 June 13-20, Taos, New Mexico
- 6th: 2004 June 13-20, Taos, New Mexico
- 5th: 2003 July 6-13, Taos, New Mexico
- 3rd: 2001 June 10-17, Taos, New Mexico
- 2nd: 2000 June 25-July 2, Taos, New Mexico
- 1st: 1999 June 6-12, Taos, New Mexico
Continental Bioregional Congress
- 9th: 2005 July 9-17, Black Mountain, North Carolina
Eastern Permaculture Conference
- 8th: 1993 October 8-10, 1993, Butler, Pennsylvania
- 7th: 1992 October 9-12, Central New England
- 6th: 1991 October 11-13, Standing Stone State Park, Tennessee
Eastern Ontario Permaculture Convergence
- 3rd: 2013 March 23-24, Ottawa, Ontario
Finger Lakes Permaculture Tours and Regional Convergence
- 2nd: 2015 August 21-23, New York
- 1st: 2014 September 6, New York (as "Finger Lakes Permaculture Site Tour")
Florida Permaculture Convergence
- 3rd: 2015 March 27-29, Lake Wales, Florida
- 2nd: 2014 May, Lake Wales, Florida
- 1st: 2013 January, Davenport, Florida
Forest Gardening Convergence
- 2nd: 2015 June 6, London, Ontario
- 1st: 2014
Gathering of the Guilds
- 3rd: 2015, September 4-7, Clarks Grove, Minnesota
- 2nd: 2013, September 20-22, Clarks Grove, Minnesota
- 1st: 2012, September 14-16, Clarks Grove, Minnesota
Inland Northwest Permaculture Conference
- 5th: 2015, September 10-13, Tumtum, Washington
- 4th: 2014, September 11-14, Tumtum, Washington
- 3rd: 2013, September 13-15, Hayden Lake, Idaho
- 2nd: 2012, Missoula, Montana
- 1st: 2011 November 4-6, Spokane, Washington
Northeast Permaculture Convergence
- 10th: 2014 July 4-6, Unity, Maine
- 9th: 2013 July 5-7, Frelighsburg, Quebec
- 8th: 2012 July 13-15, Middleborough, Massachusetts
- 6th: 2010 July 2-4, Unity, Maine
- 5th: 2009 July 3-5, East Montpelier, Vermont
- 4th: 2008 July 4-6, Holyoke, Massachusetts
- 3rd: 2007 July 6-8, Ithaca, New York
- 2nd: 2006 July 7-9, Dorchester, New Hampshire
Northwest Permaculture Convergence
- 8th: 2015 August 28-30, Eugene, Oregon
- 7th: Bellingham, Washington
- 2012 October 5-7,
- 2nd: 2011 October 19-21, St. Helens, Oregon
- 1st: 2010 September 17-19, Seattle, Washington
Oregon Permaculture Gathering
Pacific Northwest Permaculture Rendezvous and Orcas Island Bog Toss
- 2000 July 14-16, Orcas Island, Washington
- 5th: 1997 July 18-20, Orcas Island, Washington
- 4th: 1996 August 16-18, Orcas Island, Washington
- 3rd: 1995 July 28-30, Orcas Island, Washington
Permaculture Voices
- 3rd: 2016 March 2-6, San Diego, California
- 2nd: 2015 March 4-8, San Diego, California
- 1st: 2014 March 13-16, Temecula, California
Southeast Portland Permaculture Convergence
Southeastern Permaculture Gathering
- 2014 August 1-3, Celo, North Carolina
- 11th: 2004 August 5-8, Black Mountain, North Carolina
- 8th: 2001 August 2-5, Black Mountain, North Carolina
- 7th: 2000 August 3-6, Celo, North Carolina
- 6th: 1999 July 30-August 1, Celo, North Carolina
- 5th: 1998 August 7-9, Celo, North Carolina
- 4th: 1997 August 7-10, Celo, North Carolina
- 3rd: 1996 August 8-11, Celo, North Carolina
- 2nd: 1995 August 11-13, Celo, North Carolina
- 1st: 1994 July 29-31, Celo, North Carolina
Southern California Permaculture Convergence
- 2011 April 29-May 1, Malibu, California
- 2008 August 29-31, Santa Barbara, California
Permaculture Living Convergence
- 2015 April 25-26, Toronto, Ontario (as "Toronto Spring Convergence")
- 2014 February 21-22, Toronto, Ontario
- 2013 November 30-December 1, Toronto, Ontario
Village Building Convergence
The VBC is an annual 10-day event held every May in Portland, Oregon The event consists of a series of workshops incorporating natural building and permaculture design at multiple sites around the city.
- 15th: 2015 May 29th - June 7th
Washington State Permaculture Convergence
- 2nd: 2009 September 18-20, Belfair, Washington
- 1st: 2008 September 12-14, Belfair, Washington
West Coast Permaculture Convergence
- 3rd: 1996 June 20-23, Orleans, California
- 2nd: 1995 June 24-26, Orleans, California
- 1st: 1994 June 24-26, Orleans, California
West Coast Women's Permaculture Gathering
- 4th: 2014 September 18-21, Monroe, Washington
- 2012 September 20-23, Ashland, Oregon
- 2009 May 1-3, Quail Springs, California
Western Canada Permaculture Convergence
- 4th: 2013 August 23-25, Rocky Mountain House, Alberta
- 3rd: 2012 August 24-26, Millarville, Alberta
- 2nd: 2011 August 26-28, central Alberta (as "Alberta Permaculture Convergence")
- 1st: 2010 May 1, Edmonton, Alberta (as "Alberta Permaculture Convergence")
Youth and Community Convergence
- 2016 April 23-24, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
- 2015 April 25-26, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
- 2014 September 26-27, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia (as "Youth Convergence")
- 6th: 2012 September 29-30, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
- 2010 October 2-3, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia (as "Youth Convergence")
- 1st: 2006, Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia
Oceania
Australasian Permaculture Convergence
- 12th: 2015 March 9-12, Penguin, Tasmania, Australia - [2]
- 11th: 2012 April 11-15, Turangi, New Zealand
Australian Permaculture Convergence
- 10th: Cairns, Queensland
- 9th: 2008 March 20-25, Sydney, New South Wales
External links
- A History of Permaculture Gatherings Held in the United States and Canada - Source of the majority of information in this article
- A History of Permaculture Gatherings Held in the United States and Canada - earlier version of the above with more context/overview
- Other permaculture convergences around the world
- Articles about conferences on permaculture and related topics - permaculturenews.org
