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2025 Dancing Bear Bead Retreat - In person
Details about our Bead Retreat
This will be our 8th year of hosting a bead retreat. The Dancing Bear Bead retreat is a very unique event. We will have 6 projects to do included in the class fee.
The class projects will be announced closer to the event.
All of the projects will be fun, and will also be smaller projects so that the
attendees can complete them by the end of the retreat.
Trust that the selected projects will be a lot of fun and challenging.
We found a great hotel to have our event at! We are very excited about this, as rain or shine we will be able to have our event.
We will have 6 small projects to do included in the price of the event.
Bring your unfinished projects to open beading.
We will also have beads and supplies available for purchase at the event.
On Friday we will have our Meet and Greet in the lobby. Last year attendees wanted to have more fun on Friday. So we will be doing some fun games with the group, as well as a Crafty White Elephant Gift Exchange. The gift exchange is optional. Attendees who want to participate should bring and item that is $20 in value and is handmade by the attendee participating.
What does my registration fee include?
6 projects supplies, special goodie bag of assorted beads & craft supplies. The cost of hotel conference room and an assortment of snacks throughout the weekend.
Hot breakfast at the hotel on Saturday and Sunday.
Bead Retreat Schedule
Friday, October 17, 2025
Meet & Greet Open Beading
Ice Breaker Games and Crafty White Elephant Exchange
Location: Hotel Lobby Lounge
7pm-9pm
Saturday, October 18, 2025
Location: Hotel Conference Room
Bead Retreat Projects 9am-12pm
Lunch 12pm-1pm
Bead Retreat Projects 1pm-6pm
Open beading from 6pm-12am
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Bead Retreat Projects 9am-12pm
Lunch 12pm-1pm
Bead Retreat Projects 1pm-6pm
Location: Hotel Conference Room
Please call or email us any questions you have.
760-747-2323 or info@dancingbearindiantrader.com
Location:
We will have our event at the Hampton Inn in Carlsbad. We have negotiated hotel room rates at the hotel we will have the classes in their meeting room.
Negotiated hotel room rates 10% off a night.
https://www.hilton.com/en/book/reservation/deeplink/?ctyhocn=SANCBHX&corporateCode=0003455487&flexibleDates=true
Hotel Photos
Classroom-Lots of lighting tables, chairs and climate control
| Skill Level: | Beginner |
| Skill Details: | Beginner to Advanced skills |
| Materials Included: | Retreat fee covers location and participation fees. All class supplies included. |
| Requirements: | We will bring additional beading supplies and have a pop-up shop if anyone needs to buy anything for their projects. |
| Instructor: | Store Staff |
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