Starkweather Winter Solstice Celebration
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Olbrich Park 3527 Atwood Ave., Madison, Wisconsin 53714
Adam MondaySmith
A pillar of fire.
The Starkweather solstice bonfire, summer 2022.
media release: 23rd ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE BONFIRE CELEBRATION 2024
Come gather around the Bonfire Saturday, December 21, 4:00-6:30pm, Olbrich Park on Lake Monona 2300 Atwood Ave.
Free Event
Come early so as not to miss the lighting ceremony and the short-lived BIG BLAZE of the Bonfire 4:30 - 4:45 pm .
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
4:00 pm Celebration begins with hot beverages, singers and musicians
4:15 pm Bonfire Blessing Begins
4:30 pm (Sunset): Bonfire is lit by honored fire lighter with the International Flame of Hope
The annual Winter and Summer Solstice gatherings to celebrate community, nature, humanity, and life on earth on the northern hemisphere's shortest (and longest) days of the year
Wishes are added to the fire after it is burning lower (5:00 ish)
Bring worries and thoughts to let go of in the fire ash, wishes to ascend with the smoke, and hope for more light in all of our lives, as we celebrate the beginning of the longest night.
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