Pagan Events for Twelfth Night in & Near London

Here is a listing of pagan events in and near London over Twelfth Night and the week ahead that could be of interest to pagans. If you know of an event that you want listed, please email the details to me at badwitch1234@gmail.com.

Now – 26 January 2020; The front of the Tate Britain has been transformed into a winter temple in an immersive art exhibition by Anne Hardy, combining light and sound to explore the natural rhythms of the earth, the tides of the Thames and the winter solstice. Venue: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG. Entry: free. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/anne-hardy?

Now - 2 February 2020; William Blake exhibition. Venue: Tate Britain, Millbank, London SW1P 4RG. Entry: £18/£17/Free for members. https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/william-blake-artist?

Now - March 2020; Ithell Colquhoun exhibition. Venue: The Last Tuesday Society and the Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, 11 Mare Street, London E8 4RS. http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/

Now - 8 March 2020; Troy: Myth and Reality exhibition. Venue: The Sainsbury Exhibitions Gallery, British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. You need to prebook tickets unless you are a British Museum member. Standard tickets: £20. https://www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/troy-myth-and-reality

Now - 23 May 2020; Gods and goddesses of Roman Britain eye-opener tour - daily gallery talk. Venue: British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG. Time: 11.15am-11.55am. Free, just turn up. For more details visit: https://www.britishmuseum.org/events/gods-and-goddesses-roman-britain-eye-opener-tour

Now - 6 January; The 12 Days of Christmas, Meditation Special. Guided meditation in your own space from 6pm-6.30pm via Zoom link. Free event. https://www.meetup.com/Independent-Transcendental-Vedic-Meditation-London/events/266975640/

Friday 3 January; Meditation and Om Healing. (Weekly, usually on Friday). Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm. Entry free. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Friday 3 January; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, SE19 1TN. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Saturday 4 January; Rose Shamanism with Sorcha Rose. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £33. www.aho.community

Sunday 5 January (tbc); Meditation class with Lisabetta (almost) every Sunday. Drop-in class suitable for beginners and more experienced meditators. Venue: The Little Escape Therapy Centre, 4 Paxton Mews, off Westow St, London SE19 3RW. Time: 10am-11am. Cost: £12 per class, £30 for 3 classes. https://harmonious-healing.com/

Sunday 5 January; Twelfth Night Celebration. Mummers' Play, the Bankside Wassail, The Holly Man and more seasonal entertainment with The Lion's Part. Venue: Outside the Shakespeare's Globe, Bankside and Borough Market, Southwark, London, SE1 9DT. Starts at 2pm. This is a free event. For details visit http://www.thelionspart.co.uk/twelfthnight/index.html

Sunday 5 January; New Year Forest Bathing in Queen's Wood, Highgate. Meet in the cabin behind Queen's Wood Cafe, Highgate. Time: 2pm. Price: £25. https://www.meetup.com/London-Forest-Bathing-Nature-Connection-Meetup/

Sunday 5 January; Earthkin Winter Gathering. Family Moot. Venue: Private house in north London. Time: 2pm. https://www.facebook.com/events/815224285574432/

Sunday 5 January; Vampires in Hackney storytelling with London Dreamtime. Venue: Folklore, 186 Hackney Rd, London E2 7QL. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £5 cash on the door, but advance booking by email essential cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com. More details, visit https://londondreamtime.com/calendar/

Monday 6 January; Young Urban Witches. Workshop evenings for under-30s with Rebecca Beattie. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. You can book by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Tuesday 7 January; The Witches' Inn New Year Gathering on the theme of Introspection. Venue: The Hatch Public House, 44, Hatchlands Road, Redhill, RH1 6AT. Time: 8pm. Free pagan moot, just turn up. https://www.facebook.com/The-Witches-Inn-1568424150049437/

Thursday 9 January; Full Moon Event with Peace Fires. Light a candle or fire for peace wherever you are in the world, for just for 10 minutes or an hour or longer and state the intention: “Let there be peace on earth and love for one another.” Time: from 6pm UK time. Details: http://peacefires.org/

Thursday 9 January; MenSpeak Mens Group with Kenny Mammarella D'Cruz. Run by Alternatives. Venue: Unitarian Church, 112 Palace Gardens Terrace, Notting Hill, London W8 4RT. Time: 7pm. Tickets £25 online. http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Thursday 9 January; Meeting Aleister Crowley with Marco Visconti. Venue: Treadwell's Bookshop, 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1E 7BS. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £20. You can book by visiting the shop or online: https://www.treadwells-london.com/

Thursday 9 January (tbc); Sacred Singing. Open your heart and voice through chanting. Venue in London N16. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.facebook.com/Sacred-Singing-107030010683454/

Thursday 9 January; Talk on the Folklore of Animals at South East London Folklore Society (SELFS). Venue: The Old King's Head, Kings Head Yard, 45-49 Borough High St, London SE1 1NA. Entry: £5/£1.50. Time: 8pm. (usually the second Thursday of each month.) https://www.facebook.com/groups/2438110887/ To guarantee a seat, email cunningfolkmusic@gmail.com

Friday 10 January; London Mari Lwyd Llundain 2020, hosted by The Spring Heeled Jacks and London Welsh Centre. Time: 6.30pm: Rehearse the song lyrics before Mari arrives at the Boot pub, London WC1H 8BS, at 7pm; 7.45pm The Harrison, WC1H 8JF; 8.30pm Calthorpe Arms, WC1X 8JR; 9pm London Welsh Centre, WC1X 8UE. Parts of the evening will take place in Welsh but the event is suitable for everyone regardless or fluency in Welsh. The event is free of charge. https://www.facebook.com/events/2316653998461900/

Friday 10 January; Full Moon Eclipse - Forgive, Release and Move On! Workshop with Ysmin Boland. Run by: Alternatives. Venue: The Columbia Hotel, 95-99 Lancaster Gate, London W2 3NS. Time: 7pm. Tickets £50 online. For more details and to book tickets: http://www.alternatives.org.uk/

Friday 10 January; Meditation and Om Healing. (Weekly, usually on Friday). Venue: The Theosophical Society, 50 Gloucester Place, London, W1U 8EA. Time: 7pm. Entry free. http://theosophicalsociety.org.uk/

Friday 10 January; Sacred Sounds Monthly Gong Bath with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 7pm. Tickets: £22/£25.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Friday 10 January; Holistic Sound Bath Meditation - Summoning The Sacred (weekly ceremonial gathering). Venue: Training Points Fitness and Therapy, 6 Coopers Yard, Crystal Palace, SE19 1TN. Time: 7.30pm. Tickets: £20. https://www.facebook.com/summoningthesacredsound/

Friday 10 January; Full Moon Ceremony and Magical Work by the Thames with London Woodland Witches. Meet under the Millennium Bridge, South Bank near Tate Community Gardens, SE1 9JE at 7.30pm. Fee: £5/£3. Details: https://www.meetup.com/London-Woodland-Witches-Pagans-Magicians/

Saturday 11 January; Kambo Ceremony with Iwan Bran y Dderwen. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 9.30am. Tickets: £75. www.aho.community

Saturday 11 January; Crystal Skull Workshop with Senor Angelo. Venue: Wicca Moon, 50 Well Hall Rd, Eltham, London SE9 6SH. Time: noon-4pm. Tickets: £19.99. To book call 020 8850 7803
or email shirlee@wiccamoon.org.uk. More details: https://www.facebook.com/WiccaMoonEltham/

Saturday 11 January; Heart Beat - Monthly Drumming Collective with Gong Master Olaf Nixon. Venue: The College of Psychic Studies, 16 Queensberry Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2EB. Time: 6pm. Tickets: £21/£23.  https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Saturday 11 January;  Holistic Sound Works: Dreamtime Orchestra and Holistic Sound Bath Meditation. Venue: October Gallery, 24 Old Gloucester Street, London, WC1N 3AL. Time: 7pm. Tickets · £25. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/holistic-sound-works-dreamtime-orchestra-tickets-80241758259?

Sunday 12 January; 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 12 January; Embodied Archetype Workshop: Huntress and Priestess. Venue: Aho Studio, 13 Prince Edward Rd, London, E9 5LX. Time: 11am-6pm. Tickets: £60. www.aho.community

Please Note: I do not organise any of these events. Although I try to make sure the details on my blog are correct, I do not always know about late changes or ticket availability. Please contact the organisers before attending any event. If you notice something on my blog that needs correcting, please let me know by emailing badwitch1234@gmail.com