Magickal Events In and Near London Over Yuletide

Here's a list of pagan, witchy and esoteric events over Yuletide, with a mixture of online and in-person things to do. I generally list events in the UK, especially in or near London, but some are outside that time zone. If you know an online or London-based event you want included, please email badwitch1234@gmail.com 

Wednesday 22 December; Winter Solstice 2021 Stonehenge Sunrise Live . Facebook live event by English Heritage. Time: 7.24am. Free.  https://www.facebook.com/events/874860293180138/

Wednesday 22 December; Winter Solstice Sunrise livestreamed from within Newgrange.  gov.ie/opw and heritageireland.ie

Wednesday 22, 23, 30 and 31 December; Crossbones Graveyard will be open for quiet contemplation from noon - 2pm. Location: Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA: http://crossbones.org.uk/category/events/

Wednesday 22 December (every Wednesday); Wellbeing Wednesdays with Nadine and Caitriona. Online event. Time: 12.30pm. Tickets: £22 per monthly subscription. https://behappiest.co.uk/ 

Now to Friday 24 December; Lunchtime Yule stories. Online event by Jason Buck Storyteller. Time: 3pm. Tickets: £1.49-£6.99 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/225739832917

Wednesday 22 and 29 December; Free taster sessions in mindfullness with Caitriona. Online event. (A course on the ther subject starts on 5 January). Time: 7pm. https://behappiest.co.uk/

Now to 24 December; Supervision. An esoteric art exhibition by Cathy Ward. Venue: The Atlantis Bookshop, 49a Museum Street, London WC1A. http://theatlantisbookshop.com/

Thursday 23 December; Midweek Meditation with the College of Psychic Studies via Zoom. Time: 3pm. Tickets: free for members/£7.50 for non members. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 23 December;  Lilith Dorsey, author of Orishas, Goddesses and Voodoo Priestesses - Meet and Greet, Drinks and Book Signing. In-person event at Treadwell's, London, 33 Store St, London WC1E 7BS, UK  Time: 4pm. Free, just turn up. https://www.treadwells-london.com/events

Thursday 23 December; Yule Ceremony on Hampstead Heath by Mani and Freya W via London Woodland Witches, Wiccans and Pagans. Meet outside Bistro Laz Restaurant, 1 Highgate West Hill, London N6 6JS to walk to the spot. Time: 5pm. Tickets: £10. https://www.meetup.com/LondonWoodlandWitches/

Thursday 23 December (every 23rd day of the month); Crossbones Vigil to honour the outcast dead of Crossbones Graveyard, Southwark. Location: Redcross Way, London, SE1 1TA. Time: 7pm. Free. Details here: http://crossbones.org.uk/category/events/

Thursday 23 December; Randy Liebeck on the Warrens. Online ASSAP talk. Time: 7pm. Free event. Tickets available to ASSAP members. To join for £5 per year, visit 

http://www.assap.ac.uk/

Friday 24 December; Legends and Lore of Winter: with Chad Lewis with Sycamore Library. Time: Midnight to 1am. Free online event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/legends-and-lore-of-winter-with-chad-lewis-tickets-217177432547

Tuesday 28 December; A coach trip from London to Rendlesham Forest with audio commentary, pub lunch and guided tour of the 1980 UFO sightings, by Minimum Labyrinth. Starts 10am. Tickets: £45-£65. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rendlesham-tickets-133661401851?

Tuesday 28 December; Gawain and the Green Knight. Online event by Jason Buck Storyteller. Time: 7pm. Tickets · £2.50-£9.50.

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/199427993497

Thursday 30 December; Midweek Meditation with the College of Psychic Studies. Time: 3pm. Tickets: free for members/£7.50 for non members. https://www.collegeofpsychicstudies.co.uk/

Thursday 30 December; Online ASSAP talk by CJ Romer. Time: 7pm. Free event. Tickets available to ASSAP members. To join for £5 per year, visit 

http://www.assap.ac.uk/

Thursday 30 December; Conscious Light Film: Free online screening via Aho Studio. Time: 7.30pm. https://www.aho.community/

Friday 31 December; New Year's Eve 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.” Free. Details: http://peacefires.org/

Sunday 2 January; Woodspirits in January - Tin Casting (and a bit of a Wassail). Meet at Cheshunt station before walking to Lee Valley Park. Time: 2pm. Free in-person event for members of Woodspirits group. https://www.facebook.com/events/1191153314622387/

Sunday 2 January; New Moon Circle with Tree Carr. Digital event by She's Lost Control. Tickets: £15. Time: 8.30pm. https://sheslostcontrol.co.uk/collections/all-events

Now to 3 January 2022 Fantastic Beasts™: The Wonder of Nature. Exhibition at the Natural History Museum, Waterhouse Gallery, South Kensington, London. Tickets: Adult £22, Conc £17.50. https://www.nhm.ac.uk/visit/exhibitions/fantastic-beasts-the-wonder-of-nature.html?

Notes: I'm not responsible for the content of these events. I don't always know about changes or cancellations to events I don't run - tbc means to be confirmed. Contact event organisers directly if you have any questions, and please let me know if you are aware of something that needs correcting. I generally list things in the UK, especially in or near London, but some are outside that time zone. Where a practitioner is offering information about magical wellbeing and healing, this is *not* medical advice.