ROOT TO RISE WELLNESS FESTIVAL + 5K IN HICO, TX
April 4-6, 2025
Join us April 4-6, 2025, for the inaugural Root to Rise Wellness Festival in historic Hico, Texas. Kick off your Saturday with an invigorating 5K run through the beautiful Texas landscape, then dive into a weekend filled with transformative yoga classes, invigorating fitness sessions, or soothing sound baths. Whether you’re a free-spirited hippie or a rugged cowboy, we’ve created the perfect experience to support your healthy lifestyle. Recharge your mind, body, and spirit—this is a weekend you won’t want to miss!
Tickets start at $30 for the 5K only, $75 for a Saturday pass to all events, and $150 for the entire weekend, which includes Friday night belly dancing, Sunday yoga and breakfast and an exclusive festival gift! Single classes will be available for registration on a very limited basis.
*Note - 5K is optional but is included in both day and weekend passes!
Sponsored by
10-1 Puppy Station
Fat Girl Tallow
Gypsy Greens
KB Breads
Equine Paradigm
Lifewave Patches
Kerr Horsemanship
Gravel Locos
Rosemary by
Your Garden Gate
Gentle Journey Services
HicoFit
Uplift Fitness
Hico Wellness Center
Omnitherapy by Tyler
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TEN REASONS TO ATTEND!
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Energize your mind and body with our 5K race through scenic Hico, Texas!
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Discover New Wellness Practices including Partner Yoga, Animal Flow and Pilates Fusion
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Meet Like-Minded People – Connect with others who share your passion for health, wellness, and self-care
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Expert Talks & Workshops – Learn from top wellness experts on nutrition, hormonal health and meditation
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Support Your Local Community – Discover local wellness brands, artisans, and healers at our FREE Wellness Market and Health Fair
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Recharge Your Spirit – Find balance through meditation and sound healing
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Get Inspired – Be motivated by success stories and transformative experiences that show just how powerful a wellness journey can be.
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Try New Healthy Foods – Get 10% off with your wristband at select healthy eateries around town!
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Get Hands-On with Wellness Products – Sample natural beauty products, holistic remedies, and sustainable lifestyle items to improve your well-being.
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Support a Cause – Whether you're toasting to Tirah or petting adoptable puppies, we wil be supporting amazing causes throughout the festival
Here's a sneak peak of our schedule...
Friday, April 4
Check-in and Belly Dancing
After your scenic Texas drive to Hico, join us for an Intention Setting Opening Ceremony to set the tone for your energizing weekend and claim your wristband. Sip and shop with mocktails at The Rooted Soul Wellness Co. or venture out to grab a bite at one of the notable eateries, including Hico's Business of the Year, Oma Leen's. Make your way back to the studio to shake your hips and shimmy your shoulders with Dahlia, our skilled guest instructor for Belly Dance Fusion. Rest your head at one of the historic hotels or quaint Airbnb's in town to get ready for a full day of fitness and fun!
Find lodging at visithicotexas.com
Saturday, April 5
5K and Wellness Festival
Choose your own wellness adventure with a fully packed schedule of fitness, mindfulness and holistic health options on this spring Saturday.
Kick off your day with the optional 5K Race sponsored by Uplift Fitness or lounge after Sunrise Yoga in the park. The Rooted Soul Yoga + Wellness will also be hosting our regular Beginner and Power Hour Yoga at 9 and 10 AM, free to festival attendees with day or weekend passes.
After fueling up for lunch at one of Hico's many distinct eateries...
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Shop the outdoor market and Hico Health Fair
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Walk to the City Park Pavilion for Animal Flow or Acro Yoga
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Chill at Peppermint Park and enjoy Slow Flow class
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Close your day with a Candlelight Meditation and Sound Bath at The Rooted Soul studio
5K registration is $30 and can be purchased separately. Your $150 weekend pass or $75 Saturday pass gain you access to the 5K (optional), all fitness and yoga classes and 10% discounts at select restaurants in town. The market and health fair are free to the public.
Sunday, April 6
Closing Sessions with Christy
Feel free to luxuriate in your cozy bed at one of Hico's many lodgings. If you purchase the full weekend pass, then you can partake of one last dose of mindful magic before you hit the road home, joining us for Sunrise Yoga at Peppermint Park and then a final Morning Meditation at The Rooted Soul studio. Two Clay Birds will be providing a continental breakfast with our morning studio session. We promise to lift your spirits and carry you through your week ahead.
We have multiple locations within Hico where you can find exciting classes, all included with your day or weekend pass:
FRIDAY:
4 PM Intention Setting Meditation
5 PM Mocktail Sip & Shop
6:30-8 PM Belly Dance Fusion
SATURDAY:
7 AM Sunrise Yoga*
8 AM 5K Race by Uplift Fitness
9 AM Post-Race Yoga w/Ashley
10 AM-1 PM Puppy Adoption Event-free care package
5 PM Slow Flow Yoga w/Beckie
ALL DAY: Cold Plunge + Chair Massage (additional charge)
@PEPPERMINT PARK
9 AM Beginner Yoga w/Christy
10 AM Power Yoga w/Allison
1-3 FREE Hico Health Fair
4 PM Pilates Fusion w/Olivia
6:30 PM Candlelight Meditation + Sound Bath
@THE ROOTED SOUL YOGA STUDIO
12-5 FREE Wellness Market in Alleyway
11-5 Foot Baths by Crop Hop Wellness and
Card Readings by JeanAnn (additional charge)
@THE ROOTED SOUL WELLNESS CO.
1 PM Acro Yoga w/Amanda + Eric
2:30 PM Animal Flow w/Allison
4 PM Group class by Uplift Fitness
@CITY PARK PAVILION
SUNDAY:
8 AM Morning Yoga w/Christy
Breakfast sponsored by Two Clay Birds
9:30 AM Closing Meditation
@THE ROOTED SOUL YOGA STUDIO
*This is not everything on the schedule and some classes/times are subject to change. Full schedule will be available through the event app!
