SACRED THREAD™ Summer Solstice Festival & Fire Ceremony
An All Ages Summer Solstice Celebration of Community, Playful Connection, Live Music, Potluck, Fire Ceremony & More
Free to attend. This community fundraiser supports the continued growth of SACRED THREAD™ through donations and silent auction proceeds.
Festival Schedule
Weather permitting, most of the festival will be outdoors. Sound bath will be indoors.
12:00pm–12:15pm: Opening Ceremony, with Jessica Riphenburg
12:15pm–3:00pm: Face Painting, with Get Painted, Lydia & Rose
12:15pm–1:45pm: Embodied and Playful Games, with Lauren Cahillane
12:15pm–3:00pm: All Ages Creation Station Create Upcycled Art, with Eden Riphenburg & Alan Watson
1:45pm–3:00pm: Live Music, with Kelly Hepper
3:15pm–4:15pm: Sound Healing, Toning & Chanting Journey, with Kelly Hepper, Araceli Wehr & Alan Watson
4:30pm–5:00pm: “Opening to Sacred Masculine Energy”: A Healing and Empowering Talk for all Genders, with Alan Watson
5:00pm–5:45pm Journeying to the Sacred Masculine Within, with Shamanic Practitioner Silvia Lopez
6:30pm–8:00pm: Fire Ceremony Celebration with Shamanic Practitioner & Ceremonialist Jessica Riphenburg
Throughout the Day
Potluck picnic & community hangout
Yard games
Silent auction featuring offerings and services from our Facilitators and community healers
Connection, conversation, and spacious time to simply be together
Optional Things to Bring
Picnic blanket or camping chair
A water bottle
A dish to share (labeled common allergens are greatly appreciated! For example: nuts, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegetarian, vegan, etc.
If you plan to join the Fire Ceremony, bring a rattle or drum if you have one
Thank you to our sponsors!
Bronze Sponsor ($250-$499)
Envision IT, LLC, Madison, Wisconsin
REIcovery Reiki & Spiritual Coaching, Madison, Wisconsin
REMS / Secure Storage, Madison & surrounding areas, Wisconsin
Spartan Pizza, McFarland, Wisconsin
McFarland Lioness Club, McFarland, WI
Anonymous Sponsor, Madison, Wisconsin
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Sponsor Levels:
Platinum Sponsor ($1,000+)
Gold Sponsor ($750-$999)
Silver Sponsor ($500-$749)
Bronze Sponsor ($250-$499)
On the Summer Solstice, SACRED THREAD turns 6 months old!
What began as a vision around the Fire has already grown into a thriving community rooted in connection, healing, creativity, reverence for life, and the remembrance that we were never meant to walk this path alone.
Join us as we celebrate our “half birthday” with a day of live music, ceremony, art, games, community connection, spiritual exploration, laughter, delicious food, and summer magic beneath the long golden light of the Solstice sun.