Many LessWrong communities are holding Winter Solstice holiday events. What exactly that entails varies from community-to-community, but often includes:
A ceremony commemorating humanity’s progress over the millenia (often involving speeches and singalong songs)
Meetups and parties coinciding with said ceremony, providing a natural time for many people to travel for a larger-than-usual rationalist gathering.
If you’re hosting such an event, this is a good post to comment on linking to whatever event-pages you have set up to collect RSVPs or tickets/donations.
It’s helpful reserving a spot ASAP (as well as donating to help pay for the cost of the venue), so that the organizers can plan better. Many events have a pay-what-you-can scheme, with newcomers or people without much spare cash encouraged to donate around $15, and more well-to-do community members can help subsidize the event for others.
Events So Far
US East Coast Megameetup
December 15th – New York City is hosting their annual Solstice + Megameetup. Travelers are welcome all weekend long to stay at a large house being rented for the occasion. The ceremony itself is will be Saturday evening.
RSVP for the Megameetup (either for visiting during-the-day-activities, or reserving space to sleep overnight)
December 9th – The San Francisco Bay Area is holding their solstice event at a planetarium in Oakland. There should be a sufficient number of seats, but seating is finite, so please get an official ticket on Eventbrite to confirm there is still space.
Winter Solstice 2018 Roundup
Many LessWrong communities are holding Winter Solstice holiday events. What exactly that entails varies from community-to-community, but often includes:
A ceremony commemorating humanity’s progress over the millenia (often involving speeches and singalong songs)
Meetups and parties coinciding with said ceremony, providing a natural time for many people to travel for a larger-than-usual rationalist gathering.
If you’re hosting such an event, this is a good post to comment on linking to whatever event-pages you have set up to collect RSVPs or tickets/donations.
It’s helpful reserving a spot ASAP (as well as donating to help pay for the cost of the venue), so that the organizers can plan better. Many events have a pay-what-you-can scheme, with newcomers or people without much spare cash encouraged to donate around $15, and more well-to-do community members can help subsidize the event for others.
Events So Far
US East Coast Megameetup
December 15th – New York City is hosting their annual Solstice + Megameetup. Travelers are welcome all weekend long to stay at a large house being rented for the occasion. The ceremony itself is will be Saturday evening.
RSVP for the Megameetup (either for visiting during-the-day-activities, or reserving space to sleep overnight)
RSVP for the ceremony on Facebook
Pay-What-You-Can on Eventbrite to help support the ceremony
Bay Area
December 9th – The San Francisco Bay Area is holding their solstice event at a planetarium in Oakland. There should be a sufficient number of seats, but seating is finite, so please get an official ticket on Eventbrite to confirm there is still space.
RSVP on Facebook
Pay-what-you-can on Eventbrite
Boston
December 21st – A smaller, more intimate event, Boston wins the “actually celebrating Solstice on Solstice” award.
RSVP on Facebook
Seattle
December 22nd – Honorable mention for “almost on actual Solstice.”
RSVP on Facebook
Pay-what-you-can on Eventbrite
I believe there are Solstices in the works in the UK and Germany but do not know many details about them. If you’re running one, please comment!