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Among the anticipated attractions at WitchsFest USA 2026, legendary Hollywood psychic and bestselling author Kenneth Drake will make a rare live appearance on Saturday, July 11, at Astor Place in New York City, as part of the East Coast leg of his celebrated 30th Anniversary Tour. Open to the public with free admission, the celebrated annual festival brings together an impressive collection of respected authors, educators, practitioners, performers, artisans, and spiritual teachers for one of the nation’s premier and most preeminent celebrations of Pagan spirituality and the metaphysical arts. Presented by the Wiccan Family Temple, WitchsFest has become a landmark summer event that welcomes seasoned practitioners and curious newcomers alike while fostering education, fellowship, and community.
For more than three decades, Kenneth Drake has remained one of the most recognizable personalities in the psychic industry. Described as “iconic” by New York Today and “legendary” by the Los Angeles Tribune, Drake is widely regarded as one of the pioneering figures who helped usher the psychic industry into mainstream popular culture at the turn of the millennium. Emerging during the era of campy late-night psychic television and infomercials, he became part of a new generation of public psychics whose work increasingly intersected with entertainment, celebrity culture, publishing, and national media. His unmistakable velvet voice, magnetic stage presence, and high-profile celebrity clientele earned him the reputation as the psychic industry’s “bad boy” during the height of that cultural shift. Yet beneath the mystique, Drake has long championed an inclusive philosophy, welcoming people of every faith, background, identity, and lifestyle to explore spirituality without judgment—an approach that has become one of the defining hallmarks of his enduring legacy.
That legacy continues to attract devoted audiences. Since the acclaimed 2022 presentation of An Evening of Mediumship: Greater Boston, every advertised live appearance has earned a reputation for selling out quickly, making each public engagement feel increasingly exclusive. His summer and fall tour will also see the release of the expanded Black Velvet Edition of his bestselling memoir, Branded by Spirits: A Life Between Worlds, a substantially revised volume featuring hundreds of pages of new material, personal reflections, and stories spanning his remarkable career. As Drake has deliberately reduced the number of live appearances in recent years, each event has become a destination for admirers hoping to meet one of modern mediumship’s most enduring performers in person.
Beyond its acclaimed presenters, WitchsFest has distinguished itself through its commitment to service. Through its Witches Giving Back initiative, the festival has supported charitable organizations including City Harvest, Feed America, and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, demonstrating that modern Paganism’s emphasis on compassion extends well beyond the festival grounds. By combining philanthropy with free public admission, WitchsFest continues to embody an open-door spirit that reflects the values embraced by many of its featured presenters. When reached for comment, Drake said, “The presenters and artists at Witchsfest are people I have admired for decades, and to even be included as a presenter alongside them is a very humbling experience and one of the great, great honors of my life. I love this community.” Following his New York appearance, Kenneth Drake’s 30th Anniversary Tour will continue with select fall engagements in Vermont, Connecticut, and Salem, Massachusetts, offering audiences only a handful of opportunities to experience one of the psychic world’s most celebrated and enduring voices live in 2026.
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