Pagan Spring Equinox Events In London & Elsewhere

Here are some of the events over the Spring Equinox that could be of interest to pagans. Most of the ones I list are in London, because that's where I live, but there are a few things taking place in other parts of England. The Spring Equinox is the time when day and night are equal. It is a pagan festival that is sometimes called Ostara. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now to 25 March. Exhibition: Safeguards Against Witchcraft. Venue: The Museum of Cambridge, 2/3 Castle Street , Cambridge, Cambs CB3 0AQ. Museum entry £4/£2. http://www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/

Now - 8 April; Exhibition: Living with Gods: peoples, places and worlds beyond. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Tickets: £15 standard, members free but booking essential. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/

Wednesday 14 March; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday 14 March; Matthew Sweet: Operation Chaos: The Vietnam Deserters Who Fought the CIA, the Brainwashers, and Each Other. Talk at The London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.15pm. Tickets: £6. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.co.uk/

Thursday 15 March; First session in four-week mediumship workshop on Wednesdays. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time noon-2pm. Cost for entire course: £90. For further details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk or call 0208 850 7803. https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/  or http://www.wiccamoon.co.uk/events.html

Thursday 15 March; Shamanic Witchcraft. Talk by Barbara Meiklejohn-Free and Flavia Kate Peters. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6.30pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Thursday 15 March. Aleister Crowley: Life and Legacy. Talk at Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries. Venue: Kensington Central Library, Lecture theatre (back of library); 12 Phillimore Walk, London W8 7RX. Time: 6.30pm. Free event, booking essential. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aleister-crowley-life-and-legacy-tickets-41113995066

Thursday 15 March; Seraphim Blueprint introduction talk and free personal energy tune-up with by Sharon. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm. You must reserve a place in advance. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/seraphim-blueprint-introduction-talk-and-free-personal-energy-tune-up-tickets-41678060200

Friday 16 March; Gods and Goddesses of Nature in Ancient Mexico - gallery talk. Room 27, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 16 March; Ninja Skills. Talk by Antony Cummins. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 16 March; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 5-6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, London SE19 1TN. Time: 7pm. Entry £15/£13. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Friday 16 March; Spring Equinox Goddess Circle. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £30. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Friday 16 March; Day of the Waning Crescent Moon- A Gong Bath with Diana Vernon (MCSH). Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm-8.30pm. Tickets: £20 members/£22 non-members. www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk

Friday 16 March; Wiccan Moot (Egg Moon) with the London Pagan Community Meetup Group. Venue tbc. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Saturday 17 March, Soul Stones workshop 1: More than Stones, with Lexi Penn-Carver. Courses held in relaxed home/studio at 145 Valley Way,  Stevenage,  Herts,  SG2 9DD. Time: 10am-5pm. Adult tickets £48/£58. 07722 997719. Tel: 07722 997719. http://www.soulstones.co.uk/workshops.htm

Saturday 17 March; Study Day: An Introduction to the Classical World. BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 10am-4.30pm. Tickets £23, booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturdays 17 and 24 March; The Fruits of Consciousness: shamanism and the initiatory journey. Two-day course with Ken Rees. Venue: Mary Ward Centre, Queen Square London, WC1N. Time: 10.15am-5.30pm. Fee: £54/£19. http://www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/

Saturday 17 March; OneSpirit Interfaith Intro Day. Venue: Kensington Unitarians, Essex Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, London W8 4RT. Time: 12.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/141067093254469/

Saturday 17 March; Poppets and Magical Dolls in Folk Magic: A Practical Workshop Afternoon mini-workshop with me, Lucya Starza. This workshop is based on my forthcoming book Pagan Portals - Poppets and Magical Dolls. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 17 March; Artists, goddesses and revolutionaries: women and ceramic design - gallery talk. Room 46, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Saturday 17 March; Free and Open Gorsedd of Caer Abiri Spring Equinox Celebraton. Druidic ceremony to celebrate the equinox at Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. Meet at the Red Lion pub from noon for ceremony about 1.30pm. The ritual should end at 3pm, then back to the pub. Offerings of bread, mead and song or poetry welcome. Overnight camping is allowed in the overflow car park.

Saturday 17 March; Ostara Ceremony at the Rollright Stones. Public ceremony with Watchers of the Old Ways to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Venue: Rollright Stones, Little Rollright, Warwickshire, OX7 5. Time: 2pm-3.15pm. Entry fee £1. Bring a picnic. https://www.facebook.com/events/756673324526563/

Sunday 18 March; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford, London E18 2JR. Time 11am-4pm. Cost: £10, bring your own lunch. http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 18 March [NOTE - THIS EVENT HAS NOW MOVED TO 25 MARCH DUE TO BAD WEATHER] ; Woodland Spring Equinox Gathering and Open Ritual 2018 with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Meet in the heated patio area of The Woodman's Pub, Archway Road, Highgate, London N6 at 1pm to walk to Queen's Woods. Fee: £3/£5. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes and bring something to sit on and food and drink. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 18 March; Spring Equinox on Primrose Hill with the Loose Association of Druids. Open ritual hosted by Jeremy Morgan, the Druid of Wormwood Scrubbs. Venue: The Hawthorne Grove, Primrose Hill, Regents Park, London NW1. Gather at 12.45pm for 1pm start, ends 3pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/1664846983594005/

Sunday 18 March; Ageless Wisdom for Everyone. Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 2pm. Donations welcome. https://www.meetup.com/Theosophical-Society-in-London/  and http://www.theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Sunday 18 March; Dawn of the Oak. Pagan moot (normally on the third Sunday of each month). Venue: The Sir John Oldcastle, Farringdon Road/Greville Street, London EC1M 3JF. Time: 3pm-6pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/151544558851609/

Monday 19 - Friday 23 March; Free Online Plant Medicine Summit. Registration essential: http://plantmedicinesummit.com/

Monday 19 March; Just Breathe: an evening of modern mindfulness and meditation. Venue: The Great Court, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 7pm. Tickets £12, members/Concessions £8. Visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Monday 19 March; Tamuka: A Journey Toward Africa. Multi-sensory experience that includes a talk;
live music; mocktails and input from people from different parts of the world. Organised by Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL, Starts: 7pm. Tickets £10/£15 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Monday 19 March; Tarot Reading Practise with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Central London venue to be confirmed. Time: 7pm. Entry: £5, but you must be a member of the meetup group and reserve a place in advance. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Monday 19 March; Aleister Crowley's Mysteries of Filth. Lecture by Georgia van Raalte. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Monday 19 March; Pagan Pathfinders: Eostre, Hares and Chocolate. Meeting suitable for all pagans in Finchley, London N3. Time: 7.30pm. (Meeting is usually on the 3rd Monday each month.) Free, but bring food and drink to share. Contact Pagan Pathfinders for more details: https://www.facebook.com/PaganPathfinders/

Tuesday 20 March; Humanistic group therapy, mental health and anomalous/paranormal experiences. Talk by Professor Alejandro Parra. Part of the Anomalistic Psychology Research Unit Invited Speaker Series at Goldsmiths. Venue: Room LG01, Prof Stuart Hall Bulding, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross, London SE14 6NW. Time: 6.10pm. Free entry, no need to book. Details: https://www.gold.ac.uk/apru/speakers/

Tuesday 20 March; Wheel of the Year Festival - Spring Equinox at Chalice Well World Peace Garden, in Glastonbury. Gather at the well head for midday meditation until 12.30pm, followed by conversation on the lower lawn. Free admission to the gardens from 10am to noon. For more details, visit the website http://www.chalicewell.org.uk/

Tuesday 20 March; Discovering the Lost Gods of England. Evening storytelling workshop with Andreas Kornevall. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 20 March; Book launch: Your Zodiac Soul by John Wadsworth. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm, you must reserve a place in advance. Call 020 7405 2120 or email atlantis@thatlantisbookshop.com http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Tuesday 20 March; Witches Gathering. Venue: front bar of the Cittie of Yorke, 22 High Holborn, London WC1V 6BS. Starting for 7.30pm. onwards. Meets on the third Tuesday of each month. For any questions email coacentral@witchcraft.org or visit http://www.witchfest.net/

Wednesday 21 March; Time to Meditate - group meditation. Venue: Buddha on a Bicycle, Covent Garden, London. Arrive 6pm for 6.10pm start. Donations of £3 recommended. Details: http://www.meetup.com/meditation-trust-london/

Wednesday, 21 March; More Mead Moot promoted by Pagan FutureFests. Venue: Hope Pub, 48 West Street, Carshalton SM5 2PR. Time: from 7.30pm. Meets on the third Wednesday of each month. https://www.facebook.com/Pagan-FutureFests-352385661439366/ http://www.meetup.com/Londonpagancommunity/

Thursday  22 March; Paranormal Events in a Hospital Setting. Lecture by Alejandro Parra. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London W14 0RL. Time: 7pm. Entry: Free for members. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 22 March; The White Darkness: Spirit Possession in Haitian Vodou. Lecture by Gabriel Toso  Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.15pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 22 March; Earthstars Group Meeting - Spring Equinox. Film screening and discussion. Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Road, London NW1 4SH. Time: Doors open 7pm. Entry by donation. https://www.facebook.com/Earthstars-Sacred-Space-104790729559515/

Friday 23 March; Launch of the Seraphim Blueprint angelic spiritual system by Ruth Rendely. Venue: Watkins Books, 19-21 Cecil Court, London WC2N 4EZ. Time: 6pm. Free event. For more details Tel 020 7836 2182 or visit the website http://www.watkinsbooks.com/

Friday 23 March; Crossbones Vigil to honour The Goose and the outcast dead of Cross Bones Graveyard and the dead and wounded of the London Bridge attacks. Bring a flower, a ribbon, a totem or memento to tie to the shrine. Gather from 6.45pm for a 7pm start in Redcross Way outside the Memorial Gates, London SE1 1TA. For more details, visit  http://crossbones.org.uk/

Friday 23 March; Folk Customs around the Spring Equinox. Seminar evening with Will Hunter and Ellie Hughes. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm start. Tickets £20. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Friday 23 March; The Wholeworld-View of the Cosmic Hologram. Lecture by Dr Jude Currivan. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, London SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£14. Advance booking recommended. For details call: 020 7589 3292 or visit https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 23 March; The Origins of Life - A New Understanding from an Ancient Knowledge. Talk by David Ash at Rilko (Research Into Lost Knowledge). Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London, NW1 6XT. Doors open: 6.45pm, lecture starts 7.15pm. Entrance: £8/£10. Details: http://www.rilko.org/lectures-2018-spring/ or https://www.facebook.com/rilkotrust/

Friday 23 March; Goddess Inspired Spring Equinox Ceremony. Venue in SW London. Time: 7.15pm, Tickets £15. www.crystalhealingbysarahjane.co.uk

Friday 23 March; Crouch End Spriggan. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location in Crouch End. Time: 8pm. Price: £5 per person.  Email vanessa@londondreamtime.com to book your space. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 24 March; Leaping Hare Pagan Convention 2018. Venue: St Johns and Highwoods Community Centre, Highwoods Square, Colchester, Essex, CO4 9SR. Time: 10am-6pm. Tickets:  £6.50 in advance, £8 on the door. https://www.facebook.com/events/510985315915067/

Saturday 24 March; HBO's Game of Thrones Tarot Launch with creator Liz Dean. The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A 1LY. Time: noon. Free event but you must reserve a place, contact Bali on 020 7405 2120 or atlantis@thatlantisbookshop.com

Saturday 24 March; Magic at Dusk. Storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: A secret location in Crystal Palace. Time: 5pm. Price: £5 per person.  Email vanessa@londondreamtime.com to book your space. https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Saturday 24 March; Power Up London with Maestro Shaman Richard Down. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Free event but you must reserve a place in advance. www.aho.community

Saturday 24 March, Earth Hour. Venue: Wherever you are. Time: 8.30pm. https://www.wwf.org.uk/earthhour

Sunday 25 March; Spellcraft workshop: Candles, Cords and Runes Magic. This is an outdoor course with London Woodland Witches Magicians and Outdoor Pagans. Venue: Wimbledon Woods (meet outside Windmill Tea Room), Windmill Road, London, SW19 5NQ. Time: 11.30am. Cost: £13. You must reserve a place in advance. Wear outdoor clothes, bring a blanket to sit on and bring a hot drink and food. Details and bookings: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Outdoor-Pagans/

Sunday 25 March; Kith of The Tree and The Well Moot. Heathen moot with talk and Blot. Venue: The Horseshoe Inn, 26 Melior Street, London SE1 3QP. Time: 2pm. Entry £2. https://www.facebook.com/groups/151618854867807/

Thursday 29 March; PFL Spring Equinox Open Ritual. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £6/£5 (PF members and concessions). https://pflondon.info/

Please note: I do not organise any of these events except my poppet workshop at Treadwell's on March 17. I try to make sure that the details on my listings are accurate, but I do not always know about changes, cancellations or ticket availability. If you spot anything that needs correcting, do email me at badwitch1234@gmail.com