Events
Here is a listing of upcoming open-to-public events for Oakdale Grove and other Groves & Protogroves of the RDNA & NRDNA.
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RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings
Oakdale Grove's Events (Twin Cities, Minnesota)
- August casual meetup: Saturday, August 16, 2025, 1 PM to 3 PM: Ice cream social, Mississippi Gateway Regional Park, under the 320 year old oak tree (10360 West River Road, Brooklyn Park, MN)
- Hopefully I'll remember to bring an ice cream scoop this time!
- Reminder for self-nominations for Grove Officer ahead of annual Autumnal Equinox elections
- September casual meetup: Saturday, September 6, 2025, 1 PM to 4 PM: Rock painting for Anoka Kindness Rock Garden: Hidden Falls Park (1415 Mississippi River Blvd S, Saint Paul, MN 55116), all ages welcome, wear clothing that can get acrylic paint on them. Find us at the picnic tables under the cottonwood trees in the lowland!
- Tentative "launch party" of Black Book of Liturgy, 4th edition
- Final call for self-nominations for Grove Officer ahead of annual Autumnal Equinox elections
- Autumnal Equinox ritual and elections: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 1 PM to 2 PM, Oakdale Nature Preserve (4444 Hadley Ave N, Oakdale, MN)
- Ritual will be preceded by the annual Grove officer elections (Arch-Druid, Preceptor, Server, Bard)
- October casual meetup: Saturday, October 18, 2025, 1 PM to 2 PM: Reservoir Woods Park (1901 Alta Vista Dr, Roseville, MN), Tree Pilgrimage: Let's go hike in the woods! Let us embark on an autumnal pilgrimage to the largest butternut tree in Minnesota!
- The hike will be about half a mile in total. The trail is paved for the first two minutes as it slopes gently uphill. We will be walking a gravel fork in the trail. The last portion is a short dirt footpath. There are stinging nettles, brambles, and burrs along the dirt footpath, so wear pants and closed-toed shoes.
- Samhain Ritual: Saturday, November 1, 2025, 1 PM to 2 PM, Roseville Central Park (2540 Lexington Ave N, Roseville, MN). Find us at the fire pit to the right of the Jaycees picnic shelter.
- November casual meetup: Saturday, November 15 2025, 1 PM to 3 PM: Harvest Feast of Gratitude! All attendees will be responsible for their own tab. Location TBA
- December casual meetup: Saturday, December 6 2025, 1 PM to 3 PM: Details TBA
- Midwinter Solstice Ritual: Saturday, December 20, 2025, 12 PM to 1 PM, Roseville Central Park (2540 Lexington Ave N, Roseville, MN) Find us at the fire pit to the right of the Jaycees picnic shelter.
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- July casual meetup: Saturday, July 18, 2026, 1 PM to 3 PM: 40th anniversary of 1986 F2 tornado, Springbrook Nature Center (100 85th Ave NW, Fridley, MN)
RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings
- Carleton Grove Druid Alumni Ritual: Saturday, June 21, 2025, 1 PM? (TBA)
- 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