Winter Solstice Bonfire Celebration

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Adam MondaySmith

A pillar of fire.

The Starkweather solstice bonfire, summer 2022.

media release: THE 24th ANNUAL WINTER SOLSTICE BONFIRE CELEBRATION 2025

Come gather around the Bonfire on Sunday, December 21, 4:00-6:30pm, at Olbrich Park on Lake Monona, near the intersection of Atwood Avenue and Oakridge Avenue.

This is a Free Event

Come early so as not to miss the lighting ceremony and the short-lived BIG BLAZE of the Bonfire from 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 an 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 written on pieces of paper are added to the fire after it is burning lower (5:00 ish) (no containers, bags, or cardboard)

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!