Circle Sanctuary Community Yule Festival 2018

Saturday December 22, 2018

Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
near Barneveld, Wisconsin

Coordinated by Jenn Butterfield

Celebrate the Winter Solstice & Full Moon

The Circle Sanctuary Community invites you to join us as we celebrate the Yuletide season. Learn the tales and crafts of old with us as we gather in the spirit of the season.

Conclude your day with the Winter Solstice Full Moon Circle, as we honor the start of a new Solar Year.

SCHEDULE of EVENTS

10 am	Open for arrivals & Circle Resources Shop open
10:30 am	Solstice Welcome Circle with Selena Fox
11 am	Yuletime Crafts with Jenn Butterfield Create "ginger bread" houses with graham crackers and ornaments for your tree with salt dough to take home or perfect for gift giving! Self-Guided Winter Wonderland Nature Walks
1 pm	Potluck Lunch and Baked Potato Bar
2:30 pm	Performance of Old Befana by Ken Lonquist & Troupe Join us for a musical about the Yuletide/Christmas Crone Witch. A recipe for enchantment, its warmth and magic stirs audiences of all ages, and puts an illuminating spin on a familiar night of Kings, caravans, a bright shining star, angels... and a very special child.
4 pm	Happy Holidays: Yuletide Ugly Sweater Contest Come wearing your finest hard-to-look-at sweater, and try to win the honor of the ugliest! Categories will be: * Animal inspired * Red neck * Homemade * This belongs on a tree * Fairy tales
5 pm	Winter Solstice Full Moon Ritual with Selena Fox
6:30 pm	Closing and Final Departures We wish you and your family blessings of joy, happiness, and peace. Thank you for sharing your day with us.

Items to Bring:

3 or more cans of food to donate to Circle’s annual charity food drive
Potluck Lunch contribution (see our Potluck Guidelines)
Drum, rattle, or other musical instrument if you have one.
Dress in holiday colors of red, white, and green if you'd like to!
Ugly holiday sweater for the contest - the tackier, the better!

REGISTRATION

Adults (each):	Through 12/21	AT THE DOOR
Circle Sanctuary Members	$20	$25
Non-Members	$25	$30

Children 5+ (each)	Through 12/21	AT THE DOOR
	$5	$10

Children under 5 are free.

To register, please use the link provided below or email Circle@CircleSanctuary.org with registrants names, ages (if under 18), and all contact info. Registration is also available at your time of arrival.

Past Community Yule Celebrations

2005 2006 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

More about Winter Solstice

QUESTIONS?

If you have questions, please contact the Circle Office.