Bealtaine, 'Bright Fire' Celebration
Sun, May 03
|Brubacher House
Join us to celebrate the shift from winter to summer, fertility, and the blooming of nature with this ancient Celtic tradition.
Time & Location
May 03, 2026, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Brubacher House, Frank Tompa Dr, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
Guests
About the event
Join us as we observe and celebrate the turning of the season to the joys of light and growth.
The ancient Celts celebrated the fullness of An Grianan: the sun, and relished this season of new beginnings. The trees in bloom, the flowers in the meadow and the crops on the land. This time of merriment and ritual includes music, fire-lighting and climbing to reach as possible
to the source of life.
Join us as we say: Great Fire, An Grianan, burn away all hardness of our hearts. Free the fire within us to let the fire of resistance flame for our world, yearning for transformation.
Parking is available at the Brubacher house parking lot or at nearby empty business lots, but not on the road. To get to the house from nearby lots, head down to Columbia Lake, past the Silo, and we'll gather in a circle around th…