Annual Winter Solstice Celebration
Sunday December 21, 2025.
Doors at 4pm
The Winter Solstice, now as in ancient times, marks the longest night of the year, when the sun is at its lowest elevation in the sky. It is a season of acknowledging the dark time of the year, a time to mark the turning point with the reassurance that the days will lengthen once more. The return of the sun from its most southern position in the horizon as always been of great ceremonial significance, while also serving as a celestial clock.
Monuments such as Newgrange can be found across Ireland aligned with significant seasonal between times like Solstice. It is a time for gathering together to celebrate as a community, to remember our friends and family who are no longer with us, and to mark the continuing passage of time. We share light as one community to give hope to each other in times of darkness, in respect and gratitude of our similarities and our differences.
The McClelland Library will be open from 4-5 PM to walk through before it closes for the rest of the year.
Bar with alcohol and hot drinks will be available for purchase.
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ICLF Members – $25
General/Non-Member – $30
Children 4-12 – $5
Kids under 3 – Free
No refunds under any circumstances.
Headliner – “Traveler”
Traveler is bringing their unique Celtic/World Music holiday show to the Winter Solstice Celebration at the Irish Cultural Center on December 21st at 7:00 pm. This special concert performance will feature both traditional tunes, like you’ve never heard them before, and original compositions, all performed on ethnic instruments collected from their global travels.
Fan favorites “Carol of the Bells” and “Little Drummer Boy” will be performed alongside the silliness of “The Grinch”, bringing a fun holiday show that is full of the magic of Christmas.