Celebrate Samhain is New Hampshire's premier Samhain festival dedicated to the ancient Celtic celebration of the final harvest and "day of the dead".
Filled with magic, music, crafts, and merriment, Celebrate Samhain offers something for everyone... Be entranced by the bewitching music of a gypsy troupe; browse the wares of mystical vendors; learn something new in a variety of free talks and workshops; make and take home your own magical crafts; enlist a reading by a gifted intuitive; drum, dance, or sit and be enchanted by Druid storytelling; and observe the ancient Celtic holiday of Samhain in a traditional, earth-centered ceremony that honors our ancestors and those who have gone on before.
The Event: Saturday, October 25th, 2008 10AM-6PM
Unitarian Universalist Church Main St./Summer St. Peterborough, NH
Celebrate Samhain a festival commemorating the origins of Halloween seeks to provide a fun and 
enlightening experience for the whole community. This year's event helps support New Hampshire chapters of SpiralScouts International, an open and inclusive scouting organization for families of minority faiths and backgrounds. For more information on the program, visit the SpiralScouts website.
Admission: In the spirit of community, a donation of a non-perishable food item or a new winter clothing item (mittens, gloves, scarves, sweaters, etc.) will be collected at the door. In lieu of a donation, a $2 admission fee will apply. Donations will be distributed to the Peterborough Town Hall Food Bank and the Peterborough UU Church 'Mitten Tree' winter clothing drive.
Confirmed Special Guests for 2008 include:
- Popular recording artists and Pagan festival favs, Scott Helland and Samantha Stephenson The Gypsy Nomads (featured in the Winter '08 issue of NewWitch magazine) will be joining Celebrate Samhain as guest musical artists. Don't miss the Gypsy Nomads as they cast their musical spell featuring drumming favorites from their new CD, At the Carnival Eclectique.
- Renowned intuitive, spiritual counselor, and author, Dr. Kevin Ross Emery, returns by popular demand as special guest speaker. In keeping with the spirit of Samhain, Dr. Kevin will 'pierce the veil', with an engaging exploration of the phenomenon of ghosts in a presentation on earth-bound spirits and apparitions. Dr. Kevin will be available for readings, and signings of his books and DVDs.
- Perennial favorite, esteemed author and Druid Priestess, Ellen Evert Hopman, will be returning as a guest speaker and participant in our popular (and often lively) Pagan Panel Discussion. Ellen has two, much-anticipated releases out this year (including a highly-praised, first novel), and will be available to sign copies of her books and videos.
