Regen Fest 2026 — Saturday Schedule
Regen Fest 2026 · Day Two
Regen Fest Day
Saturday, October 3 · 84 Ranch, Pagosa Springs
The ultimate Regen Fest day — regenerative living, wellness, and whole-animal craft on working ground. Three sessions with the Meatsmith anchor it; roping, blacksmithing, livestock, a tethered balloon and the vendor market run all around them, pausing only when the whole crowd gathers.
The day, hour by hour
8:30 AM
Gates Open
Vendors, livestock stations, the wellness garden and the tethered balloon all come to life at once.
8:30 – 10:00 AM
Butchery
We will portion the pig without trimming or throwing anything into the waste bin. There is nothing superfluous on the carcass; the pig gave it all. Fat, skin and bone are part of the yield, which means that 100% of hanging weight will be turned into food. The traditions of the home kitchen will guide us so we can unite thrift and extravagance in equal measure.
Brandon Sheard · Farmstead Meatsmith
The same pig harvested the night before.
10:00 – 10:45 AM
Opening Presentation
The 84 Ranch story — leaving a corporate career to farm and ranch regeneratively, and why soil health and honest food are the point of the whole weekend.
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Choose Your Experience
Three hands-on classes running at once across the ranch. Commit to one, or move between them and take a little of each.
ASausage Making“Sausage making is effortless when starting with home-raised pork from a happy pig. Only when the provenance of the pork is dubious does sausage become a complicated science. We focus on salt and salubrious fat to guarantee a delicious sausage that requires no synthetic binders or unnatural ingredients beyond what the pig supplies and a few spices and herbs.” — Brandon Sheard
BRendering & Skin CareA live tallow rendering, and how the ranch's bath and body line is made from the same animal.
CSoil DemonstrationWhat living soil actually does, and how regenerative grazing brings it back.
1:00 – 1:30 PM
Whole Hog Roast Reveal
A hog roasted through the night comes open in front of the crowd. Gloves on — pull the pork yourself as we walk the cuts.
1:45 – 2:45 PM
Pig Races & Greased Pig Catching
Live races in the arena, then greased pig catching for anyone bold enough to try. The loudest, best hour of the day.
3:00 – 4:30 PM
Curing
Cured meat is preserved, not merely flavored. We will cure the abundant yield of the backyard pig so that the flesh keeps, never spoiling even in the ambient temperatures of the home kitchen. This is the peasant art of preserving meat without a freezer, resulting in what is unarguably more delicious and subtle than any pork it is possible to purchase. With only three ingredients — salt, pork and time — we will cure prosciutto, bacon, guanciale and coppa.
Brandon Sheard · Farmstead Meatsmith
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Roping Competition
Side-by-side team roping, horses and the ranch donkey on hand. Pick a side and holler.
5:00 – 6:00 PM
Bonfires Lit
The day's stations close and the evening begins to gather.
6:00 – 7:00 PM
Opening Act
Live music as the fires take and the food comes out.
7:00 – 9:00 PM
Ghost Gumbo
Two full hours around the bonfires, food and drink to the last song.
9:00 PM
The Day Closes
Camping guests stay on the property overnight.
Running all day Saturday
Wander in and out of these all day long. They pause while a featured session is on, and reopen the moment it lets out.
Roping StationAll dayOngoing demos plus a station where you can throw a rope yourself.
Blacksmith ShopAll dayKnife-making and ironwork at the forge, with a hands-on activity for kids.
Tethered Balloon Rides8:30 AM – 5:30 PMStraight up over the ranch. The best view of the whole valley.
Livestock Stations9:00 AM – 6:00 PMMeet the miniature Highlands, the mini donkey and the goats up close.
Wellness Area9:00 AM – 5:00 PMYoga, meditation and bodywork in a quiet corner of the property.
Vendor Market9:00 AM – 3:00 PMRegenerative farm, ranch and wellness makers.
Little WranglersAll dayThe kids' corner — hands-on activities, animals to meet, and room to run while the grown-ups wander.
Food TrucksAll dayRolling kitchens parked through the day, open from gates to last song.
Day One
Friday night is the benefit.
A harvest done the old way, supper around one long table, and a night of giving that puts young farmers and ranchers on ground of their own.
