23rd Annual Pacific Northwest Flute Gathering a.k.a. “Vashon Island Flute Gathering” Thursday, October 3 – Sunday, October 6, 2019 Camp Burton Vashon Island, Washington Now in its 23rd year, the gathering on Vashon Island is one of the longest-running residential retreats featuring the Native American style flute, indigenous to the North American continent. The intimate location is a wooded setting directly on the beach of Puget Sound. All classes, concerts, meals and housing are on-site and are included in the retreat tuition. A range of housing accommodations is available either in cabins or the retreat center.