Starkweather Summer Solstice Festival

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A past solstice bonfire hosted by Friends of Starkweather Creek.

Thank goodness the days of the virtual solstice celebration are over. East-siders can picnic, drum and build a fire at Olbrich and not on Zoom. Celebrate the longest day of the year with music from Onadare. But the bonfire is the star of the show, beginning at 8:15 p.m. with the blessing; lighting by state Rep. Francesca Hong is at 8:30 p.m. More at the Friends of Starkweather Creek Facebook page or below.

press release: SUMMER SOLSTICE 20th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION 2022

Sunday, June 19, 6:30 -10:00pm, Olbrich Park on Lake Monona (Baseball Diamond #5 at the bottom of the sledding hill on the western end of the park.) BYO picnic, dances, music, good vibes.

The annual Summer and Winter Solstice gatherings are celebrations of community, nature, humanity, and life on earth on the northern hemisphere's longest (and shortest) days of the year. Come early so as not to miss the blaze of the bonfire. Free event. See schedule below.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

6:30: Bring your own picnic dinner and enjoy music

8:15: Bonfire blessing begins

8:30: Bonfire is lit by honored fire lighter: Francesca Hong with the International Flame of Hope. Drumming, dancing and celebration. Wishes are added to the fire after it is burning lower.

9:45: Fire is extinguished

10:00pm - park closes

Come early so as not to miss the blazing bonfire 8:30 - 9:00pm

[ WE WILL ALSO TRY TO OFFER CANOEING 5:30 to 7:30, if we can get a few more volunteers to help with the canoes between about 5pm and 8pm. Please contact Doug Johnson, Friends of Starkweather Creek -- dnjohnson@yahoo.com .]  

Annual Gathering sponsored by the SASY Neighborhood Association and Friends of Starkweather Creek.

Many thanks to contributors including Gemini Landscape Services, Design Coalition, Glass Nickel, WORT, Isthmus, Bachmann Construction, Colin Bugg Tree Care, International Flame of Hope

Festival Contact person: Betty Chewning 608-263-4878