Seasonal Events
Nurture your curiosity and connect with nature with seasonal and nature themed events at HARE
Seasonal Celebrations
Join us for seasonal celebrations throughout the year at our woodland site near Mitcheldean. Everyone welcome.
Our seasonal celebrations, structured around the wheel of the year, are the foundation of everything we do at HARE, enabling us to meaningfully connect with nature through each season and create a sense of enchantment. A heartbeat holding rhythm for the other workshops that run throughout the year.
Our 2026 seasonal celebrations are donation based to ensure they are accessible to all. Our next celebration is Summer Solstice on 20th June. All 2026 dates below.
We also run monthly Land Stewardship volunteer days and Workshops.
Summer Solstice
Join us on the 20th June for our Summer Solstice gathering. Everyone welcome.
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Bring & Share meal - community cook out around the fire, bring something to share
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Green woodwork
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Snacks cooked on the fire
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Seasonal crafts
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Herbal tea making
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Make herbal bath salts
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Chat around the fire
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Bring your musical instruments to play around the fire
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Write your thanks and tie on our gratitude tree
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Bring an offering for the fae
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Mud kitchen for your little ones
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Quiet area with hammocks
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Optional fancy dress
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Refreshments
Hazel Woods, Mitcheldean
2:00-8:30pm
Litha - the Summer Solstice or Midsummer is the longest day, the peak of the solar calendar, the point when the sun appears to stand still in the sky. The word solstice is derived from the Latin words meaning "sun" and "stand still", as the sun appears to stand still in the sky at this time.
Previous Gatherings
We had a wonderful time at our Ostara Garden Party in March in May we celebrated Beltane or May Day, the midway point between the Spring Equinox and the Summer Solstice, a celebration of all living things on earth.
We made flower wreath crowns, herbal tea blends to take home, we made mischievous may day fairies, planted seeds and made seed bombs, tried using a pole lathe, and carving spoons. We drank Beltane lemonade and hawthorn flower essence. We wrote our thanks and hung them on our gratitude tree. there was also playdough, mud kitchen, a scavenger hunt and play for our younger guests.
Seasonal Celebration Dates 2026
Our Seasonal Celebrations will run throughout the year with the following events:
Lughnasadh (“Loo-na-sah”) - The cross-quarter day between the Summer Solstice and the Autumn Equinox, traditionally celebrating the first harvest.
8th August
Mabon - The Autumn Equinox, traditionally celebrating the second harvest, is about balance, gratitude and generosity, the beginning of the darker half of the year. As the leaves begin to turn, it's a time to be cosy, but still remember to go outside
19th September
Samhain (“Sah-wen”) - The halfway point between the Autumn Equinox and the Winter Solstice. Samhain is an Irish word meaning "Summer's end", and was the new year to ancient Celts. The final harvest before we enter the darkness of the Winter
Sunday 1st November
Yule - 12 nights traditionally celebrated around the Winter Solstice, the point when the earth is angled furthest from the sun, causing the longest night. Including Mother's night, Winter Solstice and Gift Giving Day.
19th December
Imbolc - A cross quarter fire festival, the midway point between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox. The days are getting longer, the earth is warming, preparing for new life.
February 2027
Donation based booking opening soon.
Workshops 2026
In addition to our seasonal celebrations, our members offer a variety of crafts and well-being workshops & events.
Find out more on our Workshops page.
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