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12 September 2026

SYDNEY

The first stop of the Witch School Roadshow

lands in Sydney at Ostara: the witches' spring,

the original Easter.

VIPs join us for a private screening of

Practical Magic 2!

dates

12 September 2026

timing

Ostara

Venue

sydney masonic centre

CBD

edition

Sydney Debut

First time outside of Melbourne!

Witch School Roadshow: Sydney | Saturday 12 September 2026
What This Is For

The world is on fire.
So the witches gather.

You've felt it for a while. The kind of unease that isn't just yours. The sense that whatever is happening in the world right now asks for something better than doom-scrolling and waiting for someone else to fix it.

A lot of us already know we want something more. Something sane. Something in touch with the seasons and the moon. Something that doesn't ask anyone to be other than who they are. The kid who is trans. The woman who is angry. The person who has never quite fit.

Witchcraft is the practice of knowing the seasons, working with the moon, casting for what you need, and holding your own power. It's ancient. It's still here.

The Roadshow is where the witches gather for a day. Come as you are. Whatever you already know, whatever you don't. The circle is open.

Wheel of the Year
The Timing

The witches called it Ostara.

Then Christianity showed up, took the name, took the eggs, took the rabbits (the ancient pagan symbols of spring and fertility) and called it Easter.

Have you ever wondered what a rabbit laying eggs has to do with a Jewish carpenter being executed? It doesn't. Ostara does. The wheel of the year turns to spring, the earth wakes up, and the witches have been marking it since long before anyone thought to steal it.

The Roadshow lands in Sydney on the approach to Ostara: the season of new beginnings, of shaking off winter, of planting what you want to grow. The days are lengthening. The earth is stirring. This is our time of year.

Bring whatever you're planting this year. The room is the right place to name it out loud.

Sydney · 12 September 2026
Ready to be in the room?
Reserve Your Seat
Who Shows Up

The witches who walk through our door.

No. I

Women Over Fifty
Ready To Burn It Down

A lot of you. The angriest, funniest, most powerful demographic in any room we have ever held. Front row, please.

No. II

The Neurodivergent
And The LGBTQI+

Witchcraft has always been a refuge for the people other systems pushed out. We do not ask anyone to be other than who they are.

No. III

Gen Z Witches
Refusing The Old Rulebook

You found the craft on TikTok and you stayed for the substance. We have the older sisters and the lineage you have been looking for.

No. IV

The Curious
And The Recovering

Recovering from organised religion. Recovering from being told what you were allowed to know. We are not initiates-only. Walk in.

From The Rooms Before

What the witches who came before you said.

MichelleOn the room, the teachers, and coming back
The WitchesVoices from the rooms before
Two Ticket Tiers · From $150
The room won't stay this small forever.
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The Schedule

How the day actually works.

One room. Five sessions. Opening and closing ceremonies with the whole room together. Doors at 9am, home by 5.30.

9:00 AM
Registration
9:30 AM
Opening CeremonyJoin the room for a ritual honouring Ostara and opening the energy for the day.
10:00 AM
DedicantThe history of witchcraft, the European witch trials, what modern witches actually believe, and how we practice.
11:30 AM
The Wheel of the YearThe witches' sabbats and how we work with them in the Southern Hemisphere. The wheel turns differently down here.
12:30 PM
Lunch Break
1:30 PM
Energy 101A practical class in the fundamentals of energy work. Not a theory session. You'll be feeling energy in the room, working with auras, and starting to actually see the field around the people sitting next to you.
2:30 PM
Spellcrafting 101A hands-on session in the craft of casting. This isn't a talk about how spells work. You'll be making and casting a real spell of your own by the end of it. Come curious.
4:00 PM
Meeting the GoddessAn introduction to the many faces of the Goddess. Meet the pantheons the witches have worked with for thousands of years: Sumerian, Egyptian, Greek, Celtic. Learn how to begin your own relationship with the divine feminine on your own terms.
5:00 PM
Closing CeremonyThe whole room together. The wheel turns onward.
5:30 PM
End
Hosted By

Leela Cosgrove

High Priestess

Leela Cosgrove is the founder of High Priestess and of Witch School. Once described by a journalist as "a certified media darling", she's been featured on Insight, all over news.com.au, and in Take 5 Magazine (for some reason).

She's a third generation psychic, has practiced Witchcraft since 1995, and has spent 20 years running events.

Alongside Leela On Stage

Every teacher on the Roadshow also teaches a full course on the Witch School platform. This is where you meet them in person.

Yushah Klio
No. I
Yushah
Klio
Witch School Faculty
Lisa Hoffman
No. II
Lisa
Hoffman
Witch School Faculty
No. III
TBC
Faculty
To Come
Witch School Faculty
No. IV
TBC
Faculty
To Come
Witch School Faculty

Faculty announcements rolling out from mid-July

Practical Magic 2
The Night Before

Practical Magic 2. Private screening. The witches, together.

Friday 11 September. The night before the Roadshow.

Practical Magic 2 opens in Australian cinemas on 10 September 2026. On the 11th, the night before we gather, VIP ticket-holders get their own private screening in a Sydney CBD cinema, just the Roadshow crowd.

It's the witch movie of the year. A room of witches watching two witches on screen together, then all of us in a room together the next morning.

The VIP tier is capped. If you want the Friday night, come in on VIP.

Included with every VIP ticket
An Honest List

Is this for you?

If any of these land, you already know.

  • You're tired of being told you can't be a witch unless someone initiated you
  • You've spent enough hours on YouTube trying to learn the craft on your own
  • You suspect the patriarchy and the pulpit are basically the same business
  • You want to meet other witches who aren't trying to sell you a moon water subscription
  • You read fantasy novels and think: yes, but also, this
  • You want a religion older than Christianity and softer than capitalism
  • You're done with spaces where your queerness, your neurodivergence, or your anger isn't welcome
  • You want a day where nobody asks you to be other than who you are

Even one yes, or even one cautious "I think so?", means The Roadshow has a seat for you

Enrolment

Take your seat.

Two tiers. VIP includes Friday night.

Tier I · General
General
Admission
$150
AUD · One Day
  • Full-day access to the Witch School Roadshow
  • Opening ceremony and all five sessions
  • Closing ceremony with the whole room
  • Take-home welcome materials
Reserve General
Frequently Asked

Honest answers.

I've never done anything like this. Will I be alright?

You'll be more than alright. There's no initiation required, no prior practice expected, and no entry test. The Roadshow is built for a room that includes people who have been studying the craft for thirty years and people who picked up their first tarot deck last month. Both are welcome and both are catered for.

What's the Roadshow? Is this different to Witch School Live?

Witch School Live is our full annual event: two days of deep programming, held in Melbourne through 2026. The Roadshow is our one-day format, designed to travel. Sydney on 12 September is stop one. The annual isn't going anywhere; the Roadshow is how we bring Witch School to cities the annual can't reach.

Is it women-only? Can men and non-binary people come?

The focus of all Witch School content is the feminine and Goddess worship, and we work hard to make sure our paganism is intersectional in every way. The LGBTQI+ community is fully welcome. Men are welcome. Non-binary witches are welcome. We do not ask anyone to be other than who they are.

Where in Sydney is it?

The venue is confirming shortly. Sydney CBD. Once tickets are booked, we'll send full venue details, transit information, and accommodation suggestions in your welcome letter. If you're travelling from interstate, the CBD is easy to reach by train, and there are hotel options across every budget within walking distance of the venue we're looking at.

What's included in the Practical Magic 2 screening?

VIP ticket-holders get a private cinema screening in Sydney CBD on Friday 11 September. Just the Roadshow crowd. The film opens in Australian cinemas on 10 September 2026, so we're catching it the second night of its release with our own room. Screening venue and time confirming as tickets go on sale. We'll even shout you popcorn and a drink, because we're cool like that.

Why is VIP limited?

The Friday night screening happens in a real cinema, and the cinema has a real capacity. Once we've sold every seat in the cinema, we can't sell any more VIP tickets. It's a hard cap, not a manufactured one. If VIP matters to you, that's the tier to grab first.

What if I can't make Friday night?

You can still buy VIP. The Friday screening is an add-on, and the priority seating and other VIP benefits apply to the Saturday whether you come Friday or not. But if you're a General ticket-holder and later change your mind about Friday, VIP upgrades are available while tickets last.

What's your stance on cultural appropriation?

Cultural appropriation is a serious issue in the spiritual community and we take it seriously. We work with every speaker to ensure their material falls within our guidelines on decolonisation and respect for Indigenous cultures. We are also actively committed to platforming teachers from a range of cultural backgrounds rather than presenting witchcraft as a single homogenous tradition.

What's the refund and transfer policy?

21 or more days before the event: you can choose between a refund or transferring your ticket to another person. 20 days or less before the event: no refunds, but you can transfer your ticket to someone else. This applies to both General and VIP tiers. A no-show is a seat that could have gone to someone else. We keep the policy tight for that reason.

How is this connected to the Witch School online platform?

The Roadshow is the in-person expression of Witch School the platform. Every teacher on the Roadshow also teaches a full course on witch.school. If you have been taking courses online, this is your chance to meet your teachers in person. If you have not yet, the day is a complete experience in its own right, and a lot of attendees go home and continue with the teachers they connected with through the platform.

☽ ☉ ☾

The wheel is turning. The Roadshow is coming.

Sydney first. One day. Five teachers. Two hundred witches, or three hundred, or six. However many of you decide to be in the room. This is the school I wish I'd had when I was starting out, on the road for the first time. Meet me there.

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