Events
Here is a listing of upcoming open-to-public events for Oakdale Grove and other Groves & Protogroves of the RDNA & NRDNA. This means YOU are invited to these events!
Contents
Oakdale Grove's Events
RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings
What to bring to events
Oakdale Grove's Events (Twin Cities, Minnesota)
- Samhain ritual: Saturday October 31, 2026, 1 PM to 2 PM, Roseville Central Park, 2540 Lexington Avenue North
- Find us at the fire pit to the right of the Jaycees picnic shelter.
- Volunteering meetup: Saturday November 7, 2026, 1 PM to 3 PM, "Weeding the Grove"
- Pull weeds (yay? lol) in the nemeton at Oakdale Nature Preserve (4444 Hadley Avenue North, Oakdale, MN)
- Rally at fire pit from 1 PM to 1:15 PM, then process to nemeton
- Bring gardening or work gloves (hand tools should not be necessary; the soil is loose enough to uproot the weeds)
- November casual meetup: Saturday November 21, 2026, 1 PM to 3 PM: "Feast of Gratitude"at Perkins on 696 W County Rd D, New Brighton, MN
- Attendees are responsible for their own tab
- Please RSVP by Sat 11/21 at NOON so we can wrangle the tables & chairs
- December casual meetup: Saturday December 5, 2026, 12 PM to 1 PM, Details TBA
December casual meetup part II: Sunday, December 13, 2026, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM: "Make-a-Luminary Workshop" at Eastman Nature Center (13351 Elm Creek Rd, Maple Grove, MN)
- Eastman Nature Center has annual Solstice Luminary Hikes, and they need thousands of paper luminary lunch bags to be decorated with Druid Sigils and RDNA recruiting propaganda!
- Midwinter Solstice Ritual: Saturday December 19, 2026, 12 PM to 1 PM, Roseville Central Park, 2540 Lexington Avenue North
- Find us at the fire pit to the right of the Jaycees picnic shelter
- December casual meetup part III: Solstice Luminary Hike at Eastman Nature Center (13351 Elm Creek Rd, Maple Grove, MN)
- Eastman Nature Center has to release details first
- January casual meetup: Saturday January 365th, 1 PM to 3 PM, details TBA
- Oimelc Ritual: TBA: Could be in tandem with Carleton College Grove
- Vernal Equinox Ritual: TBA (Paganicon is same intended weekend)
Find us at the fire pit to the right of the Jaycees picnic shelter Could be the weekend following the equinox
RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings
- Carleton Grove Druid Alumni Ritual: Saturday, June 19, 2027
- Location is Carleton College Arboretum
- Coincides with Carleton College Alumni Reunion so that alumni can attend for old-times-sake
- Meet & greet at the concrete bridge over the weir between the two Lyman Lakes on campus, 12:30 to 1 PM
- Procession to one of the [TBA] fire pits at 1 PM
- Bring a ceremonial cup if you wish to participate
- Note on restrooms at Carleton:
- The Recreation Center restrooms are not open to visitors
- There are usually outhouses by the soccer fields
- There is one outhouse next to the Lower Arboretum trailhead (near the West Gym parking lot)
- The nearest restrooms available to visitors might be the academic and administrative buildings on campus
- Watch out for ticks, nettles, and poison ivy in the arboretum when "going" off-trail
What to bring to events
If an event is listed as a casual meetup or hangout, you never need to bring anything. Though it may always be beneficial to bring a small notebook and writing implement if we're discussing resources or druidic practices, etc. It's always optional, but these are the suggestions:
If an event is listed as a ritual, all attendees are invited to either observe or participate to the extent they feel comfortable. If you'd like to participate, then at least consider bringing a ceremonial cup of some sort. Regardless of the style, we usually refer to ceremonial cups simply as "chalices." They can be a travel mug, a ceramic or metal goblet, cast resin, wood, or glass. Since we're outside and often have uneven surfaces, ceramic and glass can be fragile of course, but you might see a number of us with glass cups. In fact, there's an unofficial tradition in Reformed Druidism that we tend to use short "Georgian pattern" glass tumblers. Mosser Glass still makes them new, but you can find them relatively easily in any big antique store. Attendees will also bring a plant-based offering for the fire or sometimes some poetry to offer. If you have a ritual robe you like to wear, or other ceremonial garments that you use in your personal practice, that is also welcome. Many attendees just wear everyday clothing to rituals. Again it's all optional, but here are the suggestions:
- Chalice
- Plant-based offering for the fire
- Maybe poetry or a meditation
- Ceremonial attire (but please wear something)