# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm – Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 🌙 Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft

A free, monthly gathering of magic, learning & community

Witches Night Out is back—and evolving.

This year, Witches Night Out will flow with the Wheel of the Year, aligning with sabbats, astrology, seasonal shifts, and real-world magic. These nights are designed for all walks of life—curious beginners, seasoned practitioners, solitary witches, and those seeking community.

✨ Come as you are. Stay as long as you like.
Witches Night Out is FREE to attend and open to the public.

🕯️ What Is Witches Night Out?

🔮 Monthly Highlighted Topics
From sabbats and astrology to herbalism, spellwork, and energetic practices—each month follows the natural progression of the year.

🛍️ Shop Open + Spell Bar Available
The shop will be open during the event, including the Spell Bar for all your spell-making and supply needs.

🖐️ Optional Workshops & Crafts
Some nights will feature guided crafts or workshops.
👉 You only pay for what you choose to make or take home.

🌿 Community & Collaboration
A space to learn, share, connect, and grow—no pressure, no hierarchy, just magic.

✨ You never know what we’ll have in store on these nights—exclusive materials, pop-up workshops, seasonal crafts, or surprise lessons that won’t happen anywhere else.

✨ Special Guests & Pop-Up Magic

Some Witches Night Out gatherings will feature special guest practitioners, live demonstrations, or unique pop-up vendors you won’t see on regular shop days.

These may include:
🕯️ Live demos (herbal prep, ritual tools, divination methods, etc.)
🧿 Guest teachers sharing their specialty
🛍️ Curated guest vendors with rare or handmade items
🔮 One-night-only offerings or experiences

✨ Not every month will look the same—and that’s the point.
Each gathering is designed to feel fresh, intentional, and worth showing up for.

🌑 Want to Go Deeper? Coven Meetings with Neato

For those looking for a more immersive experience, monthly coven meetings with Neato take place during Witches Night Out.

🕕 Coven Meeting: Starts at 6 PM in a private section of the shop

💰 $20 Monthly Due (only required if joining the meeting)

🧙‍♀️ Includes:

Guided lessons

Deeper discussion & ritual work

Whatever craft, materials, or workshop is featured that month—yours to keep

✨ Witches Night Out remains free and open even while the coven meeting is happening.

🗓️ 2026 Dates & Themes

(Details will be added as we get closer—plan ahead & follow along for exclusives 👀)

🌿 February 7 – Medicinal Basics

Foundational herbal medicine: tinctures, preparations, safety, and practical everyday magic

🌸 March 7 – Ostara & Blessings
Balance, renewal, growth magic, and spring blessings

🐣 April 4 – Easter Energy
Rebirth, transformation, fertility symbolism & spiritual renewal

🔥 May 2 – Festival of Flames (Beltane)
Fire magic, passion, creativity, and sacred union

☀️ June 6 – Litha
Solar magic, abundance, protection & peak energy

🌾 July
No gathering — rest, recharge, live your wild summer life 🌞

🍞 August 1 – Lughnasadh
First harvest magic, gratitude, grain & bread symbolism

🌬️ September 5 – Harvest Field Day
🕐 1 PM – Girard, IL
Hands-on harvesting of fresh mullein & goldenrod
→ Broom making & harvest magic
(Location details coming soon)

🕯️ November 1 – Samhain Séance Experience
(October & November combined)
🔮 Group séance experience
⚠️ RSVP & pre-payment required
Deep ancestral work as the veil thins

❄️ December 19 – Yule Gathering
Just in time for Yule—light, warmth, reflection & rebirth

✨ Why Follow Along?

Each month builds on the last, and some experiences will be exclusive to these nights. Workshops, tools, lessons, and seasonal magic you won’t find anywhere else.

🖤 Come to browse
🖤 come to learn
🖤 come to make
🖤 or come to find your people

Witches Night Out is your doorway—step through when you’re ready.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/virden/witches-night-out-a-year-in-the-craft/200029944813535
- **Event Categories**: Workshops, Meetups, Festivals
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Virden
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 216 East Jackson , Virden, IL, United States, Illinois 62690
- **lat**: 39.50135
- **long**: -89.76591
- **full address**: 216 East Jackson , Virden, IL, United States, Illinois 62690

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft being held?
  - **A:** Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft takes place on Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm to Sat, 02 May, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 216 East Jackson , Virden, IL, United States, Illinois 62690.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft?
  - **A:** Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft is organized by Neatos Elements.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft is ideal for curious learners, students, and skill-builders looking to gain hands-on knowledge and practical expertise in a focused, interactive setting. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Virden, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If Witches Night Out: A Year in the Craft sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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