Published on November 4, 2025 6:37 PM GMT
Winter is coming, heralded by Bold Orion as he rises in the clear cold sky. And while it turns out he is not older than than continents, he's still been the harbinger of the Winter Solstice for as long as humanity can remember.
This year, Lighthaven is opening it's doors for Solstice Season. This has several features:
The Berkeley Winter Solstice* celebration will be held on Dec 6th. We'll be singing songs together about the story of humanity, and facing dark, difficult truths.
The West Coast Megameetup will take place December 5th and 6th.
And, rooms and day-passes are available at Lighthaven, all of December.
Logistic & Ticketing Details
The Solstice Ceremony
The Solstice ceremony itself is at Freight and Salvage theater, December 6th. Doors open at 7pm. If our logistical dreams come true*, the event itself starts at 7:30pm.
You can buy tickets on Eventbrite, sliding scale but suggested price $35.[1]
Rooms and Day Passes at Lighthaven
You're welcome to book rooms (or day passes) throughout December. Day passes are $30, week passes are $150.
The Solstice Weekend Unconference
During Solstice weekend, there'll be an unconference where people can suggest whatever games, discussions, workshops etc that the might want to do with people in town for the weekend. You can pay $50 to get access to the unconference, as well as access to the unconference-ish schedule for all of Lighthaven December.
(You don't need a day pass for the Weekend Unconference, that's covered in the $50)
no this is not actually the Solstice, scheduling is hard
** they have not come true yet but maybe they will this time!
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