# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Welcome Winter Celebration
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 12:00 pm – Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Welcome the winter with traditional indigenous music, dancers, and family-friendly arts/crafts, as well as story-telling by Gina Roxas, Executive Director for the Trickster Cultural Center, ethnobotanist, and citizen of the Prairie Band Potawatomi. Learn about indigenous peoples’ connections to the winter solstice in this multi-cultural celebration. We’ll end with a community dance which everyone can join! Hot chocolate and cookies will be provided, along with a campfire and warming stations on the patio! Activities will be moved indoors in case of inclement weather.

Schedule:
11:45 a.m. - Doors Open
Noon-1:30 p.m. - Welcome Ceremony & Cultural Exhibition
 (Seats first come, first serve - doors close when room capacity is reached)
Noon-3 p.m. - Self-Guided Activities
1:30-3 p.m. - Guided Arts/Crafts

Lost Valley Visitor Center is located within Glacial Park. Enter at Route 31 and Harts Road, and follow signs to Powers-Walker House.

This is a free, all-ages, drop-in program. Registration not required.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ringwood/welcome-winter-celebration/200029148465929
- **Event Categories**: music, exhibitions, entertainment, art, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Ringwood
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Glacial Park & Lost Valley Visitor Center
- **lat**: 42.4239344
- **long**: -88.3011349
- **full address**: Glacial Park & Lost Valley Visitor Center, 6705 State Rte 31,Ringwood, Illinois, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Welcome Winter Celebration being held?
  - **A:** Welcome Winter Celebration takes place on Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 12:00 pm to Sun, 21 Dec, 2025 at 03:00 pm at Glacial Park & Lost Valley Visitor Center, 6705 State Rte 31,Ringwood, Illinois, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Welcome Winter Celebration?
  - **A:** Welcome Winter Celebration is organized by McHenry County Conservation District.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Welcome Winter Celebration is ideal for music lovers, fans of all genres, and anyone who wants to celebrate the power of music - from intimate gigs and live sessions to festivals and cultural performances. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ringwood, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Welcome Winter Celebration sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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