Events

Here is a listing of upcoming open-to-public events for Oakdale Grove and other Groves & Protogroves of the RDNA & NRDNA.

Contents

Oakdale Grove's Events

RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings

Events Put On By Other Groves/Protogroves

Relevant Non-Druidry Events

Oakdale Grove's Events (Twin Cities, Minnesota)

  • November casual meetup: Feast of Gratitude, Saturday, November 16, 2024, 1 PM to 3 PM, Perkins at 696 County Road D West, New Brighton, MN
    • RSVP please, but only between November 14-16 by noon, day of, so we can get the right sized tables.
    • That's just easier to see email RSVPs all clustered close together. Facebook Event RSVPS can be anytime.
    • Attendees responsible for their own tabs
  • December casual meetup: Saturday, December 7, 2024, 1 to 3 PM, Caribou Coffee at 3100 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood, MN (the one with the meeting rooms!)
  • Midwinter Solstice Ritual: Saturday, December 21, 2024, Noon to 1 PM, Roseville Central Park (2540 Lexington Avenue), Roseville, MN, fire pit by Jaycees picnic pavilion
  • January casual meetup: Saturday, January 11, 1 PM to 3 PM, White Bear Meadery, 1320 County Road D Circle, Maplewood, MN
    • Maybe bring a designated driver!
    • Sugary non-alcoholic drinks are available at the bar. The sugar-free non-alcoholic drink selection is almost nonexistent.
    • The meadery also has food

RDNA Reunions and Anniversary Gatherings

  • Carleton Grove Druid Alumni Ritual: June 2025, 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 fields
    • The nearest restrooms available to visitors might be the academic and administrative buildings on campus
    • There's one outhouse across Hwy 19 next to the small parking lot for the Lower Arboretum
    • Watch out for ticks, nettles, and poison ivy in the arboretum when "going" off-trail

Events Put On By Other Groves/Protogroves

Other Grove and Protogrove events of the RDNA and NRDNA to be listed here upon request of those fellowships.

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