Imbolc Pagan Events In and Near London

Imbolc - the festival of the first stirrings of spring - is later this week and there's lots going on to celebrate in London. I've also listed general pagan events and a few things taking place in other parts of southern England. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now to February 1; Exhibition: St Brigid’s Day. Women's art relating to folk customs and traditions. Venue: Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU. Time: 10am-6pm. Free admission. https://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom/events/exhibition-st-brigid%E2%80%99s-day_en

Now to Sun 17 Mar; Cats on the Page - free exhibition that includes a section on witches' cats. Venue: The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DB. https://www.bl.uk/events/cats-on-the-page

Now – Tuesday 19 February 2019; Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War. Exhibition at the British Library. Venue: PACCAR Gallery, The British Library, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB. Full price tickets £16. https://www.bl.uk/events/anglo-saxon-kingdoms

Now - 24 February. I am Ashurbanipal, King of the World, King of Assyria. Exhibition at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Wednesday 30 January; Time to Meditate - group meditation (every Wednesday). 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 30 January; Resurgence Talks: Earth as Teacher, Earth as Client with James Thornton. Venue: 42 Acres, 66 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LW. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £12. For more details visit: https://www.42acresshoreditch.com/events/

Wednesday 30 January; Imbolc Goddess Circle with Lucy North. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £32. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 30 January; Aleister Crowley and the Cinema of Magick. Venue: Helgi's, 177 Mare Street, London E8 3RH. Time: 7pm.Tickets £6. https://www.wegottickets.com/event/460228?

Thursday 31 January; Path of Bride: An Imbolc Ceremony Outside St. Brides Church with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Venue: Outside St Brides Church, Fleet Street, · London EC4Y 8AU. Meet by the main gate at 6pm. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Thursday 31 January; Imbolc Goddess Circle with Lucy North, Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: Sessions at 7pm. Tickets: £32. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Thursday 31 January; Carl Jung and the Red Book: An Occult Journey. Lecture by Dr Vivianne Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 31 January; Methods from Madness: Magic, Ghosts and Experimental Psychology. Storytelling and demonstrations by Dr Matt Tompkins at London Fortean Society. Venue: The Bell, 50 Middlesex Street, London E1 7EX.. Time: 7.45pm. Tickets: £4/£2. http://forteanlondon.blogspot.com/

Thursday 31 January; PFL Imbolc Open Ritual facilitated by Circle of The Four Winds. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Entry: £6/£5 (PF members and concessions). https://pflondon.info/

Thursday 31 January; Brighid and the Cailleach - an online workshop with Danu Forest. Cost £15 pre-booking essential. email danu@danuforest.co.uk or visit http://www.danuforest.co.uk/

Thursday 31 January; Hertford and Ware Moot Moot. (Usually last Wednesday of each month - but do check before going.) Venue: The Brewery Tap, 83 High St, Ware SG12 9AD. Time: 8pm. Entry: £3. https://www.facebook.com/groups/104788436218047/

Friday 1, Saturday 2 and Sunday 3 February; Morning tour: an introduction to ancient Egypt. Venue: Room 4, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 8.50am. Tickets £30. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 1 February; First Stirrings Festival: Wheel of the Year Meditation and Singing. Venue: 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/

Friday 1 February; The Library of Ashurbanipal. Gallery talk. Venue: Room 55, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.15pm. Free event For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Friday 1 February; The Key to Camelot. Talk at the Wiccan Moot - Lenten Moon. Venue: Souk Medina, 1a Shorts Gardens, London WC2H. Time: 6.15pm. Advance booking recommended. https://www.meetup.com/London-Wicca/

Friday 1 February; History of Witchcraft at the British Museum. Talk organised by the Wicca Meetup Group. Meet by the Lion of Knidos at the British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 7pm. https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Friday 1 February; Celtic Drum Circle to celebrate Imbolc. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £10. www.aho.community

Friday 1 February; Intuitive Tarot Readings Night with the Tarot and Esoteric Discovery Group. Beginners welcome. Venue: The Light Zone, Apt B, 61 Compayne Gardens, London NW6 3DB. Time: 7pm. Cost: £12/£15. https://www.meetup.com/Tarot-and-Esoteric-Discovery-Group/

Saturday 2 February; AnderidaFest 2019 hosted by Damh the Bard. Venue: Southwick Community Centre, 24 Southwick St, Southwick, West Sussex, BN42 4TE. Time: 10.30am–10pm. Tickets · £20. https://www.facebook.com/events/299171927582880/

Saturday 2 February; Woodland Imbolc Celebration with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Location: Queen's Woods, Near Highgate Station. Meet at the Woodman pub at 2.30pm to walk to the woods. Tickets: £5/£3. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Saturday 2 February; Celtic Traditions of Creativity. Bardic workshop with Jonathan Woolley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 1pm-5.30pm. Tickets £40. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 2 February; Imbolc: Celtic Spring Festival. Venue: Butser Ancient Farm, Chalton Lane, PO8 0BG Petersfield. Time: 1pm. Tickets: £15. http://www.butserancientfarm.co.uk/2088-2/?

Saturday 2 February; Free and Open Gorsedd For Imbolc - Druidic ceremony at Avebury Stone Circle, Marlborough, Wiltshire. Time: 1.30pm. Free event. https://www.facebook.com/events/479431542463307/

Saturday 2 February; Watchers of the Old Ways Imbolc Ceremony at the Rollright Stones, Chipping Norton, Off A3400, OX7 5QB. Time: 2pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/396203097817885/

Saturday 2 February; Heart Beat - an evening of drumming and song with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 6pm - 7.30pm. Tickets: £21/£23. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Sunday 3 February; Imbolc 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. Starts at 1pm, ends at around 3pm. Nearest tube: Chalk Farm. https://www.facebook.com/events/312053652749091/

Sunday 3 February; Imbolc: Celebrating Bride Goddess of Spring with the Wicca Meetup Group. Meet at The Queens pub, 49 Regents Park Road,· Camden, from pm to walk to the outdoor ritual site on Primrose Hill at 3pm. https://www.meetup.com/The-London-Wicca-Meetup-Group/

Sunday 3 February; Imbolc Celebration with Cassi Grove to celebrate the beginning of Spring and the new life that Bridget brings. Venue: North London in and ancient Druid Grove. Time: Meet at 1.45pm for 2pm start. Event is free and all are invited to refreshments afterwards. For more info email: crystalawen@icloud.com

Sunday 3 February; Diverse Multi-Dimensional Beings Gathering hosted by Spiritual Connections Workshops. Venue: Kingston Quaker Centre, Fairfield East,   Kingston upon Thames KT1 2PT. Time: 2pm. https://www.zoeowl.com/

Sunday 3 February; Women's Ritual Circle: Celebrating Imbolc, the First Light of Spring. New women's circle hosted by Traditional Witchcraft Collective. Venue: London Scottish Golf Club, Windmill Rd, · London SW19 5NQ. Time: 4pm-7pm. Tickets: Price: £25. https://www.meetup.com/TraditionalWisdomCollective/

Sunday 3 February; New Moon Tea Ceremony and Women's Circle. Venue: Crucifix Lane, London, SE1 3JW  (Exact address will be provided after booking). Time: 6pm. Tickets: £25. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/new-moon-tea-ceremony-and-women-s-circle-7446

Sunday 3 February; Imbolc/Candlemas Wheel of the Year ritual drawing from Celtic earth/pagan traditions at Rosslyn Hill Unitarian Chapel, 3 Pilgrim's Place, London NW3 1NG. Time: 7pm. http://rosslynhillchapel.org.uk/

Sunday 3- Saturday 9 February; Patient 4620. Immersive theatre production premiering as part of London Lovecraft Festival. Venue: Royal Museum Of Contemporary Art London, Hoxton, East London. Various times each day, performances last 45 mins. Tickets £20. Details and tickets: https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/London/Royal-Museum-Of-Contemporary-Art/

Monday 4 February; Spirit Worlds of Northern Europe: Gods, Runes and Magical Plants. Lecture at the Psychedelic Society. Venue: The Psychedelic Society, 8 Mackintosh Lane, London, E9 6AB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £11.25-£16.25. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/spirit-worlds-of-northern-europe-gods-runes-magical-plants-tickets-54351872915?

Monday 4 February; Study Group: The Temple Legend - looking at the picture language of myth. (Group meets every fortnight) Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 35 Park Rd, Marylebone, London NW1 6XT. Doors open 7pm. Entry £3. https://www.meetup.com/rudolf-steiner-spiritual-science/

Monday 4 February; Healing Through Dreaming. Talk by Charlie Morley at Alternatives. Venue: St James's Church, 197 Piccadilly, W1J 9LL. Doors open 6.30pm. Event starts: 7pm. Tickets £15/£20. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Tuesday 5 February; Death, DMT and Discarnate Entities. Lecture by Dr David Luke. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm - 8.30pm. Tickets: £13/£15. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Tuesday 5 February; The Psychology of Spiritual Awakening. Talk hosted by Funzing. Venue: Beach Blanket Babylon, 19-23 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £12. https://uk.funzing.com/funz/the-psychology-of-spiritual-awakening-20686/

Tuesday 5 February; Romford Moot hosted by Mamma Moon Magick . Venue: The Golden Lion, 2 High Street, Romford, RM1 1HR. Time: 7.30pm. Free. https://www.facebook.com/mammamoonmagick/

Tuesday 5 February; Wicca New Moon Ritual and Training Circle  with London Woodland Witches and Pagans. Location: Queen's Woods, Near Highgate Station. Meet at the Woodman pub at 7.15pm to walk to the woods. Entry by donation (suggested £3). Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Tuesday 5 February; Imbolc Candle Magick at the Witches' Inn Gathering. Venue: The Hatch Public House, 44 Hatchlands Road, Redhill, RH1 6AT. Starts at 8pm. Moots are usually the first Tuesday of each month. For more details visit: https://www.facebook.com/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Wednesday 6 February; Time to Meditate - group meditation (every Wednesday). 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/

Thursday 7 February; The Secrets of Invoking the Devi. Talk by Ipsita Roy Chakraverti. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop,  49a Museum Street, London, Eng WC1A 1LY. Time: 7pm, Tickets: £10. Call 020 7405 2120. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/ 

Wednesday 6 February; Aquarius New Moon Gong Bath. Venue: She's Lost Control, 42 Valentine Road, London E9 7AD. Time: Sessions at 7-8pm and 8.30-9.30pm. Tickets: £20. www.sheslostcontrol.co.uk

Wednesday 6 February; The Victorian Séance: From the Occult to the Gin Parlour. Talk by Romany Reagan at Greenwich Skeptics in the Pub. Venue: The Star and Garter, 60 Old Woolwich Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NY. Time: 7.30pm. Details: http://greenwich.skepticsinthepub.org

Thursday 7 February; Curator's introduction to I am Ashurbanipal: king of the world, king of Assyria. Venue: BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 1.30pm. Free event but booking essential. For more details visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats_on/events_calendar.aspx

Thursday 7 February, Strange Beings - A New Look at Entity Experiences. Lecture by Matthew Colburn. Venue: Society for Psychical Research HQ, 1 Vernon Mews, London, W14 0RL. Time 7pm. Tickets: £5/£2. https://www.spr.ac.uk/

Thursday 7 February, The Lukumi Religion and LGBT People - An Afro-Caribbean Religious Tradition. Lecture by Morgan Page  Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets £9. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 7 February, Mermaids: Fish, Flesh or Fowl? Talk at London Fortean Society. Venue: Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £5. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mermaids-fish-flesh-or-fowl-registration-53728207515?

Saturday 9 to Sunday 10 February, Opposites Within – Spiritual Psychology Weekend. Workshop II in the ‘Know Thyself’  Series with Vivianne and Chris Crowley. Venue: Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 10.30am-5pm. Tickets £160. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com/

Saturday 9 February; Sacred Ceremony for the Goddess of the New Moon. Explore her mysteries using the power of the Luna drum. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Road, London SE9 6SH. Time: 10.30am. Tickets: £45 early bird/ £55 from 1st Feb: www.wiccamoon.co.uk/ourshop/cat_1460861-Event-Workshops.html For more details contact Shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk, call 0208 850 7803 or visit https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Saturday 9 February; Soul Retrieval - Heal Trauma and transform your life with the Shamanism and Evolving Consciousness group. Venue: Neal's Yard Meeting Rooms, 14 Neal's Yard, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9DP. Time: 9.45am-4.30pm. Tickets: £75. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanism-and-Evolving-Consciousness/

Saturday 9 February; An Introduction to Shamanic Journeying hosted by Leandro and Anna Lukis
of Shamanic Walks of Consciousness. Venue: Shamanic Space, 11 Hilly Fields Crescent, Brockley, · south London. Time: 10am to 5pm. Tickets £95 including food. https://www.meetup.com/Shamanic-Walks-of-Consciousness/

Sunday 10 February; London's Chinese New Year Festival to celebrate the start of the Year of the Pig (the actual date of Chinese New Year is February 5 in 2019). The event starts in the morning with a Dragon and Lion Dance and parade in Charing Cross Road, followed by free performances in Trafalgar Square and China Town from noon. Free, public event. http://www.chinatownlondon.org/ or https://www.visitlondon.com/things-to-do/event/4733685-chinese-new-year-in-london

Sunday 10 February; Shamanic workshop. Venue: Woodford Church at 9 Grove Crescent, South Woodford London, E18 2JR. Time: 11am-4pm. Cost: £10 pay at door.   http://woodfordchurch.com/

Sunday 10 February; The British Museum and the Awakening of English Magic. Walking Tour with Caroline Wise organised by Treadwells, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 7BS. Time: 11am. Ticket price £18. Tel: 0207 419 8507 or email: info@treadwells-london.com http://www.treadwells-london.com

Please note: I do not organise any of these events. I try to make sure my listings are accurate, but do contact the organiser before turning up to anything.