Anna,

"THEM" is Mudcateer gatherings, there is bound to be more than one.

Re: Will this be an all out real actual festival? Do I need to notify the local guys and get permission?

It depends how big your house is versus how many people you expect. If you have make arrangements with a local hotel or campground then you shouldn't need much in the way of permission. But if you have to hire a hall or theatre then you might want to look into insurance to CYA.

You would need to get permission is if you intend to use public land or if you envision some crowd control or traffic or parking problems. For example, at a nearby house concert the hosts had to get parking permission, because it was permit parking on their street.

So decide When, then when you find out how many people you expect you can address the other issues.

I'll certainly be there if I'm free that weekend.

Bert