Hestia’s Events
Based in Chester County Pennsylvania
You are invited to unfurl your natural magic.
Imbolc Festival: Hekate’s Feast
The Threshold Season
Imbolc sits at the midpoint between the winter solstice and the spring equinox, when the nights are still long but the light has begun to linger. Seeds stir in the dark soil and the earth takes a slow breath in. It is neither winter nor spring, and that in-between space is where this gathering lives.
Two goddesses are honored during this time.
Brigid, the Celtic goddess of hearth and flame, poetry, and healing, is the keeper of Imbolc, and her fire is the first spark of the returning year.
Hekate, the ancient goddess of crossroads, doorways, and keys, stands at every threshold with her torch raised, guiding us between seasons and between who we have been and who we are becoming. One holds the flame and the other lights the way through the door.
Hekate’s Feast: Communal Potluck
Hekate’s Feast is a tradition of sharing a meal in her honor, setting a place at the table for the unseen, and giving thanks for the turning points in our lives. Join us for a potluck feast and bring a dish of your choice, whether it’s something warm and hearty, a family favorite, or a simple offering for the table.
We’ll be pouring hot mulled cider and hot mulled wine, spiced and steaming, to warm your hands and your heart, and live music will carry us through the gathering. Everyone is welcome at the table.
The Maiden and the Stag: Interactive Play
At the center of the festival is an interactive play about the hunt and the maiden of spring, a story of awakening, new beginnings, and the tender green courage it takes to emerge from winter. You won’t just watch from the sidelines (unless you want to). You’ll be invited to step into the tale, carry the light, and help bring spring back to life.
Tickets are optional and donation-based. Give what feels right, and know that everyone is welcome at the table.
May Festival: Beltane
After a long, cold winter, the snow is finally melting, the flowers are pushing through, and the earth is waking up again. It’s time to celebrate! Join us for a Beltane gathering at the beautiful Folly & Friends Mustang Sanctuary — a day rooted in good company, new growth, and the simple joy of being outside together after months of hiding indoors.
We’ll welcome the warm half of the year with music and dancing, and as the sun goes down, we’ll gather around the fire to close out the evening in true Beltane fashion — feel free to bring intentions that you’d like to welcome into the year ahead.
What to Expect:
• Maypole dancing
• Flower crown making
• Live music
• Photo-ops
• Snacks provided
• BYOB
• Bonfire at sunset
• The sanctuary’s mustangs frolicking in the background
Tickets are $10 per person, payable in advance or at the entrance. You’ll also have the opportunity to make an additional donation to the sanctuary and the mustangs who call it home — a meaningful way to give a little something back to the land and its creatures.
Come with bare feet if you like. Bring your people. The season is finally calling.
Michaelmas Festival **CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER**
The days are growing shorter, the air is beginning to crisp, and the harvest is coming in. It’s time to gather before the dark fully settles — to share stories, stock up on nourishment, and remember that light and community are what hold us together when the nights are long.
Join us for a Michaelmas celebration at Folly & Friends Mustang Sanctuary where we’ll build a feast together out of what everyone brings in, listen to and participate in stories around the fire, and take a moment to name the dragons in our own lives, remembering that we have what it takes to face them.
What to Expect:
Stone Soup potluck
Interactive storytelling by Paul Deichmann, telling stories of Archangel Michael slaying the dragon, and the story of Stone Soup. Willing participants encouraged.
Apple bobbing, tasting, and cider
Live music
Bonfire
A meet and greet with the beautiful rescued mustangs at the sanctuary
What to Bring:
An ingredient to add to our communal Stone Soup which will be simmering over the fire
BYOB
Optional: A dish for the potluck table
Optional: a poem, a story, or song you’re proud of, or something you’re ready to release or welcome in as the season turns
Tickets are $15 per person, children under 5 are free. Payable in advance or at the entrance. You’ll also have the opportunity to make an additional donation to the sanctuary and the mustangs who call it home, making it possible for more mustangs to have a chance at a happy healthy life..
We can’t wait to feast with you!
Fairy Festival at St. Peter’s Village
Come frolic with the fairies in St. Peter’s Village this midsummer. Follow the sound of music across the village green, then venture deeper into the woods, where fairies hide, art hangs between the branches, and a little fairy dust awaits you behind every tree.
Check in for the event at Poprox Mini Mercantile and receive a Fairy Passport with your ticket purchase. This is an afternoon catered to adults and children alike, and anyone who wants a good excuse to believe in fairies. Costumes encouraged!
On The Green
Enjoy live music, face painting, fairy crowns, and a photo booth with fairy accessories. The Snug will have a special fairy cider to keep the magic flowing and there will be other little stops to visit throughout the village as well.
In the Woods
A woodland art exhibit with several talented artists, a sticker hunt, roving bards, fairy sightings marked by Greta’s stunning tie-dye dresses, and a timed Fairy Hunt at 3pm — one chance to find them all and claim your reward. And you won’t want to miss Kelsey’s fairy photoshoot area at the beginning of the trail, complete with extra costumes and magical atmosphere.
Your Fairy Passport
Every ticket comes with a passport to stamp throughout the day, which you can pick up at Poprox Mini Mercantile. Collect yours and you’ll be entered into our midsummer raffle. First 50 guests also receive a fairy crown, a photo booth print, and their first stamp to start the journey.
And as you walk the woods — please leave them a little more magical than you found them.
Tickets can be purchased online or at Poprox Mini Mercantile on the day-of. We can’t wait to see you there!
May Day (Beltane) Festival
After a long, cold winter, the snow is finally melting, the flowers are pushing through, and the earth is waking up again. It’s time to celebrate! Join us for a Beltane gathering at the beautiful Folly & Friends Mustang Sanctuary — a day rooted in good company, new growth, and the simple joy of being outside together after months of hiding indoors.
We’ll welcome the warm half of the year with music and dancing, and as the sun goes down, we’ll gather around the fire to close out the evening in true Beltane fashion — feel free to bring intentions that you’d like to welcome into the year ahead.
What to Expect:
• Maypole dancing
• Flower crown making
• Live music
• Photo-ops
• Snacks provided
• BYOB
• Bonfire at sunset
• The sanctuary’s mustangs frolicking in the background
Tickets are $10 per person, payable in advance or at the entrance. You’ll also have the opportunity to make an additional donation to the sanctuary and the mustangs who call it home — a meaningful way to give a little something back to the land and its creatures.
Come with bare feet if you like. Bring your people. The season is finally calling.