🌈 Meet the Heart Behind the Magic: Beth McGurr, Founder of Stargaze Festival

In a world that often feels loud, overwhelming, and disconnected, finding a space where you can truly exhale—where your whole being is not just accepted but celebrated—is rare. But if you’ve ever danced barefoot under the stars at Stargaze Festival, shared laughter around a fire, cried during a sunrise yoga session, or met someone who just got you without words, then you’ve felt it:

That something sacred.

That freedom.

That belonging.

That’s the energy Beth McGurr was born to create.

💖 The Visionary Behind It All

Beth McGurr is more than the founder of Stargaze. She’s the vision keeper, the connector, the one-woman powerhouse who dared to ask, “What if we created a space where queer women, non-binary, and trans people could come together—not just to party, but to feel whole?”

With a deep love for nightlife and queer joy, Beth first began creating inclusive spaces through her work with Lesbian Night Life, which has produced beloved events like Boston’s monthly Teadances, Pride parties, and Memday Ptown weekend. But she knew there was something deeper calling. A kind of freedom and magic that couldn’t be confined to four walls or city limits.

That dream?

It became Stargaze—a weekend-long festival held in the wild woods of Massachusetts where everything is possible.

🌲 From Spark to Stardust: How Stargaze Was Born

Stargaze didn’t emerge from a desire to throw just another LGBTQIA+ event. It was born from Beth’s lived experience—from years of navigating queer spaces that were beautiful but often incomplete. Too loud for connection. Too performative for presence. Too focused on being seen and not enough on being felt.

She wanted more for our community. More than just nightlife. More than just rainbow flags and bar crawls. She wanted a village. A sanctuary. A movement.

So she scouted land, built relationships, gathered a team of artists, healers, musicians, and builders—and carved out something that didn’t exist yet. A place that feels like coming home for those who’ve never quite fit in anywhere else.

🛶 A Festival Unlike Any Other

What Beth created is not just a festival. It’s a living, breathing, co-created experience. Think:

• Silent discos under moonlight

• Yoga on the lake with strangers who become family

• Drag brunches that leave your cheeks sore from laughing

• Late-night bonfires filled with honest conversation and sacred vulnerability

• Wellness workshops, nature hikes, creative art zones, and curated spaces to rest, play, and reconnect with yourself

But most importantly? Stargaze is a space where no part of you needs to be hidden.

There is no one way to Stargaze—because Beth designed it as a choose-your-own-adventure. You can come to dance, cry, rest, kiss, sing, journal, make art, or simply watch the sun rise with a newfound friend. All of you is welcome here.

✊ Queer Leadership with a Purpose

Beth’s leadership is grounded in more than logistics—it’s grounded in liberation. She holds space not just as an event producer, but as someone who deeply understands what it means to long for a safe place to land. She doesn’t just rent a venue and hire a DJ—she curates an ecosystem of care.

She listens. She adapts. She collaborates. She evolves.

Under Beth’s guidance, Stargaze has become a sanctuary for the queer soul—especially for those who have felt unsafe, unseen, or unworthy in other parts of their lives.

There’s a reason people call it life-changing.

There’s a reason love stories are born here.

There’s a reason people cry when they leave.

And that reason is Beth.

🌟 A Legacy of Light

Beth doesn’t like the spotlight much. She’s not one to shout her name or take the stage for applause. But her fingerprints are everywhere—on every lantern lit with intention, every art installation built with love, every volunteer welcomed with gratitude, and every human who leaves Stargaze with a fuller heart.

She has built something that’s bigger than all of us—and yet, somehow, made it feel deeply personal for each of us.

Because that’s what a true leader does.

They remind us of who we are—and what we’re capable of creating together.

💫 Ready to Stargaze?

If you’ve never been to Stargaze, let this be your sign. Come see what Beth has created. Come meet your people. Come find the parts of yourself that long to be expressed.

Whether you dance all night or meditate at sunrise, you’re part of this community the moment you arrive.

We can’t wait to welcome you. And when you see Beth, give her a hug or a high five. Thank her for making a dream big enough for all of us.

🎟️ Tickets + Info: StargazeFestival.com