We are glad you stopped by to check in on Fort Collins Pagan Pride 2022

We will be Gathering in Fort Collins City Park on August 21, 2022 9am-5pm!

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Find us on Facebook for up-to-date announcements

Our event is growing and we are so excited to be apart of this community!

Some new things this year

- We will have a readers tent! This will be a dedicated space for divination where you can get insight into all your questions.
- There will be food vendors! We are reaching out, far and wide, inviting food vendors to ensure that there is something to eat!
- We are in a new space! Our event has outgrown the smaller parks near downtown and will be at Fort Collins City Park on the south side. There will be lots of parking, trees, and a beautiful park for our event.

Please bring a donation for the Larimar County Food Bank

We will have several barrels and hope to overfill them! We are accepting non-perishable foods to donate to the Food Bank. We are also participating in the Food Programs Nappie program and you can bring diapers and hygiene products as donations.

For your donation you will be entered into our annual food drive thank you drawing for a chance to win amazing items donated from several vendors. Check out the facebook event for updates on what these items will be.

Please bring your donation to the info booth!

These donations are greatly appreciated and help us give back to the community we live in.

Coats and Backpack Donations

If you have old coats or backpacks you can bring them to the Hallowed Stones Realm booth. They will be collecting them and taking them to the homeless.

The Days Schedule

9:00 – Welcome!

9:10 – Yoga in the Park

9:30 – Morning Ritual – “Embodied Invocation” with Andrea

10:00 – 10:40 Morning Drum Circle – “Calling Our Guides”

10:45 – 11:30 – 1st Workshop Session

Workshop Area 1: Aromatherapy 101 – Basics of Using Essential Oils

Workshop Area 2: Presenting the Church of Witchcraft

Workshop Area 3: Trans Bodies Make Pagan Magik

11:40 – 12:25 pm – 2nd Workshop Session

Workshop Area 1: Painting with Nature

Workshop Area 2: Learn to Live in a Paranormal World

Workshop Area 3: Types of Paganism

12:30 – Afternoon Announcements

12:40 pm – Live Music at the Stage

2:15 – Guest Speaker – Pagan & Trans: A World Bigger than the Intersections with Bethany Beeler

2:45 – 3:30 – 3rd Workshop session

Workshop Area 1: The Divine Breath

Workshop Area 2: World Groove Movement Class

Workshop 3: Tarot 101

3:30 – Food Drive Thank you Drawing

3:40 – 4:20 Afternoon Drum Circle – “Setting Intentions for the Months Ahead”

4:30 – Closing Announcements

4:45 – Closing Ritual

5:00 – Thank you for joining us!

The Kids Schedule

“All activities are free and all supplies are provided. These are best enjoyed with children up to 14. If you are under 6 please bring an adult with you. I can’t wait to meet you in the Kids area and teach you some things about Paganism!”

~Tutu, FoCo Pagan Pride Kids Coordinator

10:45am Painting Rock Buddies

Come paint a rock with us, and discuss how inclusivity is an important pillar of the pagan community. An easy craft and discussion, even for the youngest kiddos!

11:45am High Holiday Parachute

Come learn about the most widely celebrated Pagan high holidays through a parachute game we’ve adapted to help understand these eight celebrations.

2:45pm Scavenger Hunt

This activity will include a scavenger hunt all over the Pagan Pride Day grounds. Collect items from vendors and community booths. We will get together to discuss how these items can be incorporated into a Pagan practice.

3:45pm Wands

Come make a wand with us and we will talk about the ways that they are used in Paganism today. Hot glue guns and scissors make this craft a great one to bring an adult with you to help out.

Guest Speaker

Pagan & Trans: A World Bigger than the Intersections with Bethany Beeler

The Trans & Pagan experiences have numerous touchpoints and synchronicities. Why might that be? Both burst conventional, status-quo, binary/dualistic ideologies with a both/and embrace that befits a world on the cusp of major change. Journey with author, artist, & educator Bethany Beeler on this exploration of how Trans experience reflects, draws from, and supplies the Pagan wellspring, to the deepening of both.

Get to know Bethany Beeler

Artist, activist, practicing Art Witch, and author of North Street Book Prize Finalist memoir, How to NOT Know You’re Trans, and the witch-centric novel, Above the Stars, Bethany A. Beeler (she/her/hers) has penned thriller, fantasy, horror, and comic novels, short stories, and poetry. Her writing and art are published in The Twinbill, Instant Noodles, Sinister Wisdom, The Beautiful Stuff, and the anthology, Wilderness of Soul. She lives in Colorado with Pam, and three cats of disaster.

For more about her writing, art, and activism, visit Linktree (https://linktr.ee/bethany_b_author_artist) or her website (https://www.bethanybeeler.com/).

For interviews, events, and speaking engagements, contact bethanyabeeler@gmail.com.

Rituals

We are excited to welcome Andrea to present the morning ritual!

You are invited to drop your inhibitions and allow yourself to feel and to move. Our collective movement is the invocation. This is not at all about how it looks, but how it feels. Please do surrender to this short musical journey, allowing yourselves to move and to be moved, to be fully embodied by the gift of this life and this moment together.

Hello! My name is Andrea. I am a mother of three young humans, a community health nurse, a gardener, and plant lover. My spiritual path involves placing my bare feet upon the earth, face towards the sun, and hands in the soil- in awe and reverence of the sanctity of all of life and elemental beings. I also have a HUGE crush on Pan.

Thank you to the Church of Witchcraft for presenting our closing ritual!

The closing ceremony at Pagan Pride is an important reminder of what we experienced together and how we can shape our next year of magical working. Bringing everyone together celebrating the amazing gathering. All are welcome to participate and set manifestation goals together. A new approach to sacred spaces will be observed that is a great opportunity to experience something new together.

My name is Aindreas. I am part of the clergy at the Church of Witchcraft and a director in the Coven of Insight. I am in my last year as a dual major in psychology and philosophy at UCCS. I have included these studies with my Celestial witchcraft practice. This system is predicated on the galactic objects seen in horoscopes. A relationship with this form of divinity provides introspection and guidance for myself, the Coven of Insight, and the congregation in the church. I am always receptive to collaborative discussions about any of these topics and seek to bolster the community of practicing witches and fellow Pagans.

Food

Fat Tomato Inc.

We our a food truck servicing Fort Collins and the surrounding areas. We specialize in gourmet tacos, loaded nachos, cubanos, burritos, and pepitos.

Jersey Cowboy, LLC

We sell cook to order sandwiches, our menu can be found on our website www.jerseycowboycart.com. Our two main items are bacon, egg, and cheese, and porkroll egg and cheese sandwiches. We also usually have a weekly special sandwich and have vegetarian and gluten free options! We always have water and orange juice as well.

The Cupcake Gypsies

We have a vintage 1956 canned ham trailer we frost and serve cupcakes on the trailer. We sell 4 flavors of regular standard size cupcakes and 1 vegan/ GF flavor for $4.00 each plus tax. We usually sell bottled water also.

Tap Truck Fort Collins

Tap Truck Fort Collins values craft beverages, quality service, gorgeous aesthetic, and community. Dolly is a classic 1960 Ford F100 Tap Truck who can take your next Northern Colorado wedding or event to the next level. Her custom tap system features 4 separate taps that can hold delicious coffee, kombucha, specialty lemonades and more!

VIP Vendors!

Dragonfest of Colorado

Dragonfest is a large, regional, neopagan spiritual retreat held in the mountains of Colorado each August. People of all religions and spiritual traditions are welcome at Dragonfest, but workshops and rituals focus on various Neopagan, Wiccan, and other Earth-based spiritual practices. Dragonfest of Colorado, Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit corporation registered in the state of Colorado whose mission includes bringing the retreat to fruition. We will have postcards and information about our retreat, as well as t-shirts from past retreats and other swag available.

Kaedrich Olsen

We live in a paranormal world. Our abilities to connect to and communicate with subtle beings is a natural part of being human. But something got distorted & disconnected as we grew up. You may have encountered such beings and connections, but how can you connect in a way that is safe and effective? The online trainings and one-to-one interactions with Kaedrich Olsen will help you learn how to connect and communicate with spiritual neighbors of every kind.

Vendors

Amy Powell Art

Fine arts and crafts that are all handmade. My art themes include nature and feminine energy. You’ll find a lot of bones and flowers and found nature items. Bringing Natural wreaths/dream catcher style hoops, mini altars, original art and prints, stickers, earrings, ornaments, bookmarks. Wide variety of items and price ranges.

Mountain Hedgewitch

A one-woman owned shop with products foraged, grown or shopped locally and then hand created. Old World pagan reconstructionalism with a modern flair. Offering hand made goods from natural or natural oriented products, including ritual supplies, health and beauty products, decorations, magical items and more.

Hallowed Stones Realm

Providing the Pagan Community with sacred space, knowledge, spells and more both online and IRL! Offering many magickal products and magickal and spiritual guidance.

Kore’s Plant Cafe

A Fort Collins local business that is queer and pagan owned, believing that plants improve peoples mental health. Providing hand roasted coffee beans and plant themed gifts. Gifts are but not limited to, candles, wax melts, candles and keychains. We also have stickers!

Bethany Beeler, Author & Artist

Artist and author of North Street Book Prize Finalist memoir, How to NOT Know You’re Trans, and its follow-up, TransQuality: How Trans Experience Affirms the World, Bethany A. Beeler (she/her/hers) has penned thriller, fantasy, horror, and comic novels, short stories, and poetry. Her art and writing are published in The Twinbill, Instant Noodles, Sinister Wisdom, The Beautiful Stuff, and the anthology, Wilderness of Soul. She lives in Colorado with Pam, and three cats of disaster. They will bring books, paintings, and Steampunk jewelry!

Witchcrafted~ Universal Connections Mind~Body~Spirit

Your space to empower your dreams, learn and grow, and just have a fun time! We carry t-shirts, crystals, magick items for all your ritual needs, hand crafted items and one of a kind finds. Come See the Magick, Come BE the Magick! We carry metaphysical items that are to inspire and empower those that purchase from us! As well as to inform and educate about metaphysical spirituality and practices and to bring communities together for us all to live as one!

Fox & Owl Tie-dye

Fox & Owl Tie-dye creates hand-dyed goods from new and upcycled materials. Offering a variety of items including t-shirts, dresses, upcycles, tapestries and much more!

In Cahoots Creations

A married couple who decided to put our heads together and come up with our own creations. We are In Cahoots to create either one-of-a-kind necklaces and earrings or recycled novelties. Ellen has wire-wrapped pendants and earrings, crocheted items, and a few polymer clay boxes. Lyn has inexpensive, handmade products with Pagan and pop-culture themes. These items include tuna can clocks, magnets, key chains, zipper pulls, pin-back buttons, and necklaces.

Zenith Moon Co. LLC

Zenith Moon Co. Is a black woman owned and magically operated. We pride ourselves on quality natural and organic products, made in small batches, tested daily, and provide products of herbal and metaphysical healing. We are recycle friendly and believe in minimal waste. All product comes in glass reusable bottles and biodegradable paper packaging. We offer herbal body care such as soap, body sprays, and oils! We offer alcohol free tinctures and tonics, along with herbal tea & lemonade, herbal smoke blends, and tea accessories.

Mystic Lotus

Handmade 100% Natural Soy Wax Intention Candles as well as Zodiac candles, Sabbat candles & Figure candles as well!

Isgar Creations

Upcycled reusable tote bags, custom wallet, bags and more. Brining products made by hand, by a local mom of three boys.

Khat, Metaphysical Consultant

Providing 16 card tarot readings, for $20. Will also be happy to discuss anything metaphysical and also be bringing worked stones for sale.

Frosty Monster & Cotton Tail

We are a family fun business located in Ridgway, CO. We are a Pagan, lgbtq family enjoying life in the rocky mountains. We offer gourmet flavors of hand spun cotton candy and professional face painting.

The Tenth House LLC

The Tenth House is a small, woman-owned business located in Loveland, CO. It is a place of spiritual guidance and education for those who are seeking answers on their chosen spiritual path. Whether it be through workshops or divination, Elizabeth Barrette is a high priestess committed to helping others find their own pathway on their sacred journey through life. For 22+ years, Elizabeth Barrette has been an intuitive tarot reader. She also creates and sells many different magickal offerings such as herbal and essential oil blends, ritual boxes and self-published journals. Most of her items are currently sold at the Willow Shaper shop in downtown Loveland.

Painted Fancy & Gaia’s Hearth

Painted Fancy performs temporary transformations for magical beings Gaia’s Hearth is an art collective creating inspirational abstract art. Painted Fancy will be providing face painting and body art for legs, arms, & necklaces. Our design selections will offer an assortment of pagan themes for adults as well as fantasy, fairy and unicorn themes for children. Gaia’s Hearth will be vending a selection of inspirational visionary abstract art along with decorative flower pots for altars and magical purposes

Mindful Holistics

Mindful Holistics is an organic herbal apothecary. I make all of my products by hand in small batches. Www.mindfulholistichealer.com is my website of you want to see what I have to offer. bulk herbs, natural remedies, all natural beauty products, self care items, gift boxes, tea, and I offer Chakra readings.

Herbal Mocktails

Herbal mocktails are non-alcoholic drinks that are just as elegant as they are refreshing. Being sober, it is hard to find good drinks while you are out. I was tired of only having water and soda to choose from, so I created what I was looking for. Bringing Watermelon Refresher, Cucumber Cooler, Hibiscus Lemonade, Grapefruit Guzzler, Mint ‘No’jito, and Moon Mama.

Hearthwarming Candles, LLC

At Hearthwarming Candles, LLC we pride ourselves with an array of soy wax products from seasonal to metaphysical! We offer custom candles for loved ones who have passed and deities. We also offer unique, random and magical crystal confetti that is changed out once supply is low or bought out! We hope you give us a look! Blessed be! We provide soy wax products: Candles & Wax Melts, Intention Candles & Wax melts, Customizable Deity vigil candles, and unique crystal confetti! All items are hand made, and hand poured by myself.

Lavender and Lapis

Lavender and Lapis sells copper wire wrapped crystals and enchanted metaphysical energy candles. We sell candles that have herbs, crystal, and scent aligned for a desired outcome/spell. For example Protect ME is mullein, obsidian combined with frankincense and rosemary essential oils to create a protective spell. Just add intention. In addition I sell copper wire wrapped crystals. Each piece has the metaphysical properties of the crystals listed.

A Touch of Healing Lotions LLC

A small company that makes CBD bath and body products. We aren’t a retail outlet, we make all the products in-house. While I don’t usually mention this next bit I think it is worth noting that I am practicing witch and that I infuse a touch of healing magic in all my products.

VIXENFringe

VIXENFringe is the creation of Black Forest artisan, Lydia Smith. She has been upcycling and curating fabulous fashion for 17 years, selling online and at festivals.. Her goal is to provide a reasonably priced alternative to fast fashion and keep things out of the landfill, while providing one-of-a kind funky fantastic creations for all sized folk. Bringing upcycled fantasy fashion and specially curated vintage and festival wear for all sizes and genders. Plus handmade hats, unusual accessories. Hand polished and rare rocks and minerals. (if you have too many rock venders, I can just bring clothing)

Quenivere’s Design

Metalwork artist specializing in garden art, basket hangers and hooks, plants and garden witch items.

Crafty Manna

A crafty person who enjoys vending pagan events. Making all sorts of things. From cloaks to etched glass. Mostly my things are made of fabric.

Spirit Guide Personified

Through a bit of Spirit Realm Exploration, we can give you a more in depth look at the realm surrounding you, give you a better idea of who is there to guide you, and relay any messages or information your guides are eager to give. Our main goal is to help ease your way forward or help you understand the many paths in your life better, get you answers to questions you may have, or validate for you that you are always seen, understood, and loved. Spirit gave us a lot of purpose and peace and we hope that we can help people gain that as well.

Mother Jai’s LLC

Mother Jai’s provides Senior Fitness and Integrative Aromatherapy. I focus on natural wellness and physical health through herbal remedies, aromatherapy and physical fitness. Bringing different hand blended aromatherapy sprays and personal care products from organic ingredients. Selling skin care and mouth care products that are free of petroleum and preservatives.

Tressa Brown Massage

Licensed massage therapist & yoga teacher.

The Church of Witchcraft

We are an inclusive organization for specifically witches of any modality to provide support and accountability for new witches (solitary or otherwise), covens (or groups of witches), and revitalization of witchcraft under a flexible common practice. We won’t be selling anything but we do accept donations (we’re state registered as a Colorado charity). We will likely be providing free divination services and providing two 10 minute talks.

Drakenforge Studios

Creating and selling Pagan themed and custom jewelry pieces.

Mystic Mountain Hags

Hi! We are the Mystic Mountain Hags, two witches from Parker making magical tools with a specialty in wands. We forage fell wood from our local area and use a variety of techniques and materials to make the wands. They are all crafted with magic and good intentions. Come say hi and play with the wands! We encourage touching, of the wands that is! Our shop offers handcrafted, unique magical wands made from a variety of materials including polymer, branches, resin, crystals and adhesive. Hand wrapped jewelry, teacup candles, horns, crowns, protection bottles and shadow work kits. Everything is handmade.

WitchCrafts

Small, women owned business selling handmade crafts and jewelry. Selling handmade crafts such as dreamcatchers, jewelry, handmade cleansing bundles, etc.

High Altitude Honey LLC

High Altitude Honey is a small family business run completely off-grid from a remote location within Roosevelt National Forest. Because of the isolated location, the honey is as organic as honey can possibly get! No herbicides, pesticides or agricultural or chemical adulterants, just pure raw alpine wildflower honey! Providing raw unfiltered honey, honeycomb, beeswax candles and beeswax blocks for crafting.

Lady Banshees

Creating Pagan themed décor, jewelry and ritual items. Also brining unique metaphysical items and crystals.

Readers

Oceanic Sea Witch

A deaf psychic medium offering psychic readings. Mainly mediumship is involved, as well as providing inner peace with a situation where you find yourself between a hard place and a rock.

Any Witch Way

I am a tarot reader accessing both traditional decks and interpretations as well as intuitive readings.

Aries Moon Shoppe

Aries Moon Shoppe is your place to shine the light on answers you are seeking. I am an intuitive tarot reader with a deep understanding of tarot and astrology. The cards tell your story and together we work with the insights and guidance to bring you healing, joy, laughter and relief. Aries Moon Shoppe provides tarot and astrology readings. The readings are intuitive, insightful, honest and helpful. After a reading with Aries Moon Shoppe, the person leaves feeling fulfilled and satisfied.

Juniper Oracle

Hello! I am Juniper Oracle, I have been studying metaphysics, witchcraft, and spirituality for most of my life, and I am passionate about sharing the art of divination. I am a Certified Transformation Oracle Reader, and my mission is to empower individuals and help spark the natural intuition that every person has. My readings are donation based, and alongside oracle readings I will be offering custom Birth Card Tarot readings, matching you with a set of tarot cards that correspond to your birthday similar to Zodiac. Come chat with me about anything metaphysical!

Candescent Moon

Candescent Moon offers a variety of intuitive readings through oracle cards, runes, ogham and tarot. Provides instruction and coaching for cleansing your energy, clearing spaces, and spiritual boundary setting. Candescent Moon is also a practitioner of core shamanism. My store will offer reading using the Voice of the Trees cards which are based on the Celtic Ogham, Brian Froud Oracles, Anglo-Saxon Runes, and Gaian Tarot

Workshops

Yoga in the Park With Tressa Brown

Join us for a simple Yoga session to welcome everyone and start the festival off with an amazing and grounding energy!

Aromatherapy 101 – Basics of Using Essential Oils with Jennifer Lawson

We will discuss what essential oils are, where they come from, and how they are used. Then we will blend our own Aroma spray to take home.

Tarot 101 with Khat Jackson

A way to be more intuitive with Tarot Readings. An hour to learn how to understand your deck better, and hear the information being told.

Trans Bodies Make Pagan Magik with Bethany Beeler

Which comes first? Do we make up the world around us? If so, how do we manage to share with others that made-up world? Maybe you just don’t see what I see. A single meme brings out dozens of “likes,” but does that mean we’re all seeing the same thing (“The dress is blue, I tell you!”)? Being Trans or Pagan grants unique answers to these questions and more. Join author, artist, & educator Bethany Beeler in a dialogic, interactive workshop to better glimpse how our bodies and self-awareness make our practice, and how our practice lives into a joy that’s anything but “practicing” but rather, is the source of our joy.

Painting with Nature with Taylar Stultz

In this workshop we will be using natural earth pigments to make our own watercolors. Then we will use the watercolors to make a painting.

World Groove Movement Class with Lydia Smith

The World GROOVE Movement is dedicated to spreading the joy of dance! Groove is a delicious and unique way that makes dance easy, accessible and fun for everyone. We come together to unite, celebrate, connect, play, heal, and get healthy through dance. If you can move, you can groove! Groove has been described as the most creative dance class in the world. We dance to all kinds of music and for each one, I lead you in 2 or 3 movement patterns or rhythms. It is simple and easy and fun and you can’t get it wrong. One student described it as “hippie zumba.” I would say that it is sort of like ecstatic dance, but with a bit of direction (and a healthy dose of self esteem building) And it’s massively fun.

Presenting the Church of Witchcraft with Aindreas Dounyng

This will be a workshop providing information on what the Church of Witchcraft is doing and how it connects to the community. Basic structure and membership drive will be requested. It is intended as a Q&A for the community and the church to know more about each other.

Learn to Live in a Paranormal World with Kaedrich Olsen

We live in a paranormal world! We are not just spiritual beings having a human experience, but physical and spiritual beings having a dynamic experience, and the world around us is just the same.

Join us to learn about the landscape of the spiritual realms and the types of beings that you can encounter. Plus, you will learn techniques to make safe and effective contact with spiritual beings of all kinds – including loved ones on the other side.

Kaedrich Olsen has led a paranormal life. From growing up in a haunted house to attending regular seances at a young age, Kaedrich has a lifetime of experience interacting with supernatural beings and teaching others how to safely coexist with their spiritual neighbors.

Types of Paganism with Wellyssa Spellsong

In this workshop we will discuss the various types of Paganism. Just as some Christians are Catholic, while others are Protestant; there are different denominations of Paganism such as Heathen, Dianic or Wiccan. What are the basic similarities? What are three significant differences? Join Wellyssa for an informative and interactive discussion of this often times confusing subject.

The Divine Breath with Tara Waddle

One of the most powerful tools we have is one that is also most often overlooked. The power of the breath can connect us through speech but also help us cleanse and connect with the universal energies through rhythm. You can also connect with the deepest parts of your heart and soul through breathing. In this workshop we will practice a few breathing techniques and discuss the importance of the breath.

Our communities are still healing if you are in need of something here are a few links to help you!

Food Bank of Larimer County Colorado

Weld Food Bank

Colorado Assistance Programs

Colorado Department of Health Covid Relief

United Way of Larimar county Relief fund

Abuse hotline

Suicide hotline

If you need direction to something more, please let us know and we will do what we can to connect you to what you need.