2005 Samhain Festival
October 28-30, 2005
at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
west of Mount Horeb & north of Barneveld, Wisconsin
25 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin

Join us in celebrating the Celtic new year and the timeless magic of Samhain. This year's theme, Death & Rebirth, is reflected in the festival activities.

Friday:
  • Cemetery Magic workshop with Selena Fox
  • Opening Ritual with PathWalker
  • Dinner
  • Witches Ball with music by Stone Ring
  • Crowning of the Lord or Lady of Misrule

    Saturday:
  • Turnip Carving with MoonFeather
  • Death and the Shaman workshop with Windwalker
  • Circle Annual Meeting
  • Death Passages workshop with Selena Fox
  • Raffle Drawing & Silent Auction results
  • Looking into the Face of Death workshop with Jerrie Hildebrand
  • Ghost Stories with Reid Miller
  • Samhain Ritual with Aspen & UrsaLuna
  • Divination for the New Year
  • Continental Breakfast, Potluck Lunch at midday, Dinner

    Sunday:
  • Samhain Renewal & Rebirth Circle
  • Continental Breakfast & Lunch
  • Community Sharing Circle & Closing Ritual with Selena Fox
  • Baby Blessing & Naming Ceremony

    Other Activities:
  • Raffle & Silent Auction - donations welcome
  • Youth Program activities throughout the weekend to include songs & stories by Reid Miller during the Saturday night ritual
  • Resources Shop sales throughout the weekend
  • Bonfires
  • Making Magic

    Click here for schedule of times and more details about activities.
    Click here for rates & to register.
    Click here for What to Bring.

    For more information, contact:
    Circle
    PO Box 9, Barneveld, WI 53507 USA
    Phone: (608) 924-2216
    Email: events@circlesanctuary.org

    For more information about Samhain:
    Samhain, popularly known as Halloween, occurs in late October and early November. For most Wiccan practitioners, this is the New Year, and a time for letting go of the old and looking ahead to the new. It marks the end of the harvest season. Since ancient times, Pagans have paid their respects to departed loved ones, ancestors, and guides in the Spirit World at Samhain. The Goddess manifests as the Crone and the God as the Horned Hunter and Lord of Death. Sacred colors are Black and Orange. It is the festival of endings and transformation.

  • Samhain Ritual by Selena Fox (PDF format)
  • Samhain Ancestors Ritual by Selena Fox (PDF format)
  • Samhain Article by Selena Fox on Beliefnet.com: 'As America celebrates Halloween, I celebrate Samhain'

  • More about Samhain
  • More about Celebrating the Seasons