Events
Here is a listing of upcoming open-to-public events for Oakdale Grove and other Groves & Protogroves of the RDNA & NRDNA.
Contents
RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings
Oakdale Grove's Events (Twin Cities, Minnesota)
- April casual hangout, Saturday, April 11, 2026, 1 to 3 PM, Tree Pilgrimage to Rockwood Oak in Theo Wirth Park, 3300 Glenwood Ave N, Golden Valley, MN
- Hike is about 666 yards, or just over 1/3 mile to the tree
- Rally at benches in front of beach house until 1:15 PM (if there is thunder or wind is inverting umbrellas, we'll hang out at Caribou instead at 5330 Cedar Lake Rd, St. Louis Park)
- Beltane Ritual: Saturday, May 2, 2026, 1 PM to 2 PM, Como Park Fire Pits (1340 Como Ave, St Paul, MN - Address location is wonky. Use parallel parking on Como Ave EAST of Hamline Ave.)
- First Order initiations available!
- Coffee hangout starts at 11 AM so you can get a better parking spot compared to 1 PM!
- May casual hangout: Saturday May 16, 2026, 2 HOUR ROAD TRIP to Rushford for tree pilgrimage: Memorial picnic to Magelssen Bluff Park, Rushford, MN (24 miles SW of Winona)
- Magelssen Bluff Park has incredibly scenic views of the Earth-Mother
- 1 PM potluck picnic (please bring something to share if it is within your means)
- 2 PM memorial service at location of 353 year old oak tree (it was the 5th largest tree in Minnesota, and was an acorn in the 1670s)
- John the Verbose has 2 carpool seats for anyone already known
- June casual meetup: Saturday June 6, 2026, 1 PM to 3 PM, location TBA
- Midsummer Solstice ritual at Carleton College: Saturday June 20, 2026 1 PM to 2 PM
- See details under RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings below
- July casual meetup: Saturday, July 18, 2026, 1 PM to 2 PM: 40th anniversary of 1986 F2 tornado, Springbrook Nature Center (100 85th Ave NW, Fridley, MN)
- Lughnasadh ritual: Saturday August 1, 2026, 1 PM to 2 PM, location TBA
- August casual meetup: Saturday August 15, 2026, 1 PM to 3 PM, location TBA
- September casual meetup: Saturday September 5, 2026, 1 PM to 3 PM, location TBA
- Autumnal Equinox ritual: Saturday September 19, 2026, 1 PM to 2 PM, Oakdale Nature Preserve (4444 Hadley Ave N, Oakdale, MN)
- Jax's ordination to the Order of the Morrigan: Saturday October 10, 2026, time & location TBA
- This is a very rare rite of passage to the higher orders of the RDNA priesthood; come and stand as witness to this momentous occasion!
- Samhain ritual: Saturday August 31, 2026, 1 PM to 2 PM, Roseville Central Park
- Find us at the fire pit to the right of the Jaycees picnic shelter.
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RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings
- Carleton Grove Druid Alumni Ritual: Saturday, June 20, 2026
- Location is Carleton College Arboretum
- Coincides with Carleton College Alumni Reunion so that alumni can attend for old-times-sake
- Meet & greet at the 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 cup if you wish to participate
- Note on restrooms at Carleton:
- The Recreation Center restrooms are usually not open to visitors on campus
- There might be outhouses by the soccer or baseball fields
- There is usually 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:
- Notebook
- Pen
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)
Relevant Non-Druidry Events
Events that aren't specifically druidry or RDNA related such as festivals and other group meetups.
- Coffee Cauldron, by Earth-House Project of Minnesota: Caribou Coffee on Larpenteur & Lexington, Roseville, MN, every 1st & 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6 PM to close.
- Meetups are always casual discussion, sometimes even pagan related.
- Anoka Pagan Alliance Meetup: Avant Garden Cafe, Main Street, Anoka, MN, every Sunday, 3 to 5 PM.
- This cafe has really good drinks! Meetups are always casual discussion, sometimes even pagan related.
- Twin Cities Pagan Pride Fall Festival: Minnehaha Falls Park, Minneapolis, MN, Saturday September 7, 2024
- Outdoor event with vendors, music, info booths, galore. Always free. Parking, not so free.
- Paganicon by Twin Cities Pagan Pride: Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West in Plymouth, MN, weekend of March 21, 22, 23, 2025.
- A full weekend-long indoor pagan convention with special guest speakers, panel discussions, dozens of learning and experiential opportunities, concerts, themed party rooms, vendors, and new friendships!
- Early registration is cheaper than at the door