Summer SOLSTICE 2025

Celebrate Summer SOLSTICE: A Day of Healing, Creativity &amp; Connection June 21 Replenish your mind, body, and soul at Summer SOLSTICE, a daylong celebration of healing, creativity, and community taking place on Saturday, June 21. From free and low-cost offerings like sound meditation and yoga, to hands-on experiences like flower crown making, herb-based healing rituals, horticulture tours, and a community nature mandala, Summer SOLSTICE invites people of all ages to reconnect with themselves and the natural world. The day also includes poetry readings and music in unexpected spaces adding magic to every moment.  Click here to explore the full schedule and register This event is made possible in part by the Watertown Community Foundation. Interested in supporting this vibrant day of wellness and art? View our sponsorship opportunities here to see how you or your business can be part of the experience. Plan your visit with the schedule for this year’s Summer Solstice: ·      10am-5pm Story Chapel o  Summer SOLSTICE Info/Check-In Table o  Gift &amp; Snack Shop  ·      10am-5pm Asa Gray Garden o  Community Nature Mandala ·      Watertown Public Library Bookmobile o  10am-11:30am  ·      Mindfulness Walk o  10:30am-12pm Story Chapel ·      Make Your Own Flower Crown Workshop o  10:30am-11:30am Hazel Dell* ·      Midsummer’s Spell: A Community Healing Ritual with Herbs o  11am-12:30pm ·      Healing Power of Trees Walk o  11:30am-12pm Asa Gray Garden ·      Music in a Found Space o  11:30am-12:30pm ·      Awe Walk o  12:30pm-1pm Asa Gray Garden ·      Music in a Found Space o  1pm-2pm Hazel Dell* ·      Nature &amp; Stillness: Yoga for Renewal o  1:30pm-3pm Story Chapel ·      Make Your Own Flower Crown Workshop o  1:30pm-2pm Asa Gray Garden ·      Music in a Found Space o  2pm-3pm ·      Awe Walk o  2:30pm-4pm ·      Healing Power of Trees Walk o  2:30pm-3pm Asa Gray Garden ·      Music in a Found Space o  3pm-4pm Hazel Dell* ·      Sound Meditation o  3:30pm-4:30pm ·      Mindfulness Walk o  3:30pm-4pm Asa Gray Garden ·      Music in a Found Space o  4pm-4:30pm Asa Gray Garden ·      Summer SOLSTICE Poetry Reading o  4:30pm-5pm Asa Gray Garden ·      Music in a Found Space o  5:30-7:30pm Asa Gray Garden &amp; Hazel Dell ·      Laurel Circle Concert Series: Stan Strickland

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