Samhain Gathering 01/11/26

Service Description

Booking to join us for our next seasonal celebration: Samhain Gathering. Celebrate Samhain, the start of start of Winter, at Hazel Woods, Mitcheldean between 2:00pm and 6:30pm. Date: 1st November 2026. Join us for a relaxed, family-friendly gathering to celebrate the changing season. Everyone welcome. - Bring & Share meal - We'll cook a root veg soup on the fire. Please bring bread or a sweet snack such as a toffee apple or cake. - Optional halloween fancy dress - don your witchy hats, stripey tights and all things whimsical. - Bring your pumpkin lanterns, fairy lights or whatever you'd like to adorn yourself or the woodland with. - Green woodwork - Seasonal crafts - Children's activities, including sensory activities for little ones, and mud kitchen. - Chill out in a hammock or by the fire - Connect with others - Seasonal herbal tea - Write your thanks or remember a loved one, and hang your note in the gratitude tree - Bring and offering for the fae - Bring your musical instruments to play around the fire - Refreshments Join activities that interest you, or just relax in the woodland. Saturday 1st November, 2:00pm until 6:30pm Samhain is an Irish word meaning "Summer's end". It is the start of Winter and was the new year to ancient Celts. The final harvest before we enter the darkness of Winter, and the origin of halloween. The gathering is donation-based, so everyone is welcome to come along regardless of what they’re able to contribute. Come along, bring friends and family and celebrate the changing season with us. Our next gathering is Yule on 19th December.