Sunday, October 16, 12pm
OBOD Samhain Ritual
Event Details: Loosely following the OBOD group ritual for Samhain. Discussion and eisteffod afterwards.
Sunday, October 16, 1pm
Where: Sacred Circle Book, Alexandria VA
Halloween: Myth and Magic (class)
Event Details: This class will dig deep into the mystery and lore surrounding the oldest holiday in American and European history.
Saturday, October 22, 1pm-5:45pm
Picnic for the Ancestors with Chesapeake Pagan Community and friends
Where: Columbia, Maryland
Event Details: Please join us for a family-friendly gathering in celebration of Samhain. We'll be meeting at the Owen Brown Interfaith Center in Columbia, MD for an afternoon of seasonal fun with activities for children of all ages, a ritual, and potluck feast to follow. Please bring food or drink to share for the potluck!
Wednesday, October 26, 5:30-7:30pmSamhain Magick! With Grannymoon
Where: Sticks and Stones, Fairfax VA
Event Details: A night of power, when the veil that separates our world from the Otherworld is at its thinnest. A "spirit night", as they say in Wales . Learn Samhain lore and make a little magick with GrannyMoon!
Friday, October 28, 9pm – Sat, October 29, 12am
Samhain Drumming at the Jefferson Memorial
Where: On the steps of the Jefferson Memorial (map)
Event Details: In October, the OHF teams up with Ecumenicon Fellowship to produce Samhain Drumming at the Jefferson Memorial. This interpath ritual and professionally-
Friday, October 28, 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Samhain Rite with Turning Circle
Where: 7246 Cradlerock Way in Columbia, MD
We celebrate the dark time of the year, and honor our dead.
Event Details: Join us as we gather to celebrate the turning of the year to the dark times. We will explore the ancient Mesopotamian myth of Inanna's descent into the underworld, as we seek to understand the mysteries of light and dark, death and life. We will also honor those who have passed on beyond the veil either recently, or those we remember every year at this time.
Saturday, October 29, 7pm - Midnight
DC Witches' Ball
Where: Silver Spring Hilton, Silver Spring MD
Event Details: "Dancing the light out from the dark." Experience the veil between the worlds thinning in the Nation's Capital. The details will bring you back from the dead. Located at the Silver Spring Hilton.
Costume contest, tarot readers, dancing, munchies, cash bar, and more.
Saturday, October 29, 8pm-11pm
Día De los Muertos: Costume & Dance Party
Where: Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
Event Details: The Torpedo Factory Art Center is partnering with Hungry for Music to host our 3rd Annual Day of the Dead extravaganza, featuring an exhibition of artist-made Altars, in-studio Matchbox Altars, and a festive Costume & Dance party featuring live music, costume contests, and more!
Where: Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA
Event Details: The Torpedo Factory Art Center is partnering with Hungry for Music to host our 3rd Annual Day of the Dead extravaganza, featuring an exhibition of artist-made Altars, in-studio Matchbox Altars, and a festive Costume & Dance party featuring live music, costume contests, and more!
Saturday, October 29, MidnightWhere: ShadowGrove
Event Details: This event is for members, candidates and their guests.
Event Details: This event is for members, candidates and their guests.
Sunday, October 30, 5pm
Samhain Open Circle
Where: Sacred Circle Books, Alexandria VA
Event Details: Join us as we honor the turning of the wheel, divine for the future and visit with The Dark Goddess, the Norns and the Leader of the Wild Hunt. Bring your own drinking vessel / chalice / horn as we will toast to the Mighty Dead. Ritual will be at Sacred Circle. All are welcome but be sure to arrive on time, as once the ritual begins, no one else will be admitted. FREE
Sunday, October 30, 6:30pm
Temple of Sacred Arts /Oakley Circle Samhain Rite and Dumb Supper
Where: Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists 16913 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20875 in the Yurt
Event Details: We honor the dead at a Dumb Supper by eating in silence and mentally "talk" to those who have gone before. Although we are not silent the entire time we are in the yurt, the silent portion will be denoted by the ringing of a bell at the beginning and end.
Please note: Please do not wear or bring anything scented to the rite. Bring an unscented white candle in a glass holder for the rite. We have members with chemical sensitivities. Thanks.
Please note: Please do not wear or bring anything scented to the rite. Bring an unscented white candle in a glass holder for the rite. We have members with chemical sensitivities. Thanks.
Please RSVP so that we know how many to expect, and send any questions to velvetc@gmail.com.
Saturday, November 5, 6:30pm - 11:00pm
Samhain - Journey to the Otherworld with Becoming
Where: Wild Wood Hill, Baltimore, Maryland. Specific directions sent upon
Event Details: Life. Death. Rebirth. This Samhain we walk through the veils between the worlds to face our fear of change, transition, death. Through our journey we are blessed, strengthened and reborn into community.
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