Winter Solstice
& Full Moon Festival
CELEBRATE THE LONGEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR AND THE RETURN OF THE SUN.
3 Music Acts • Dance Performances • Artist & Maker Market • Solstice Reflection & Intention Ritual
December 20th, 2026 • Firecreek Coffee Co, Flagstaff, AZ • Doors open at 5pm
Over the past five years, Wild Wayfarer has married the art of ritual and the art of song each Equinox and Solstice by gathering community around the hearth to celebrate the changing of the seasons with intention, creativity and clarity.
Join us for a cozy night of live music, performance, art, and community right in Downtown Flagstaff.
Dec. 20th
Lineup of Activities & Performances
Doors Open • Makers Market and Bar
Music by Dos Argentes
The Medicine of Winter with Darcy Blue
Music by Flagstaff African Dance
Belly Dancing by Niyah Blue
Poetry by Kaela
Music by Sleep Stampede
Solstice & Full Moon Ritual
9:00 – 9:30am
6:00 pm
6:30 pm
7:00 pm
7:30 pm
7:45 pm
8:00 pm
8:30 pm
The Creative Beings Behind the Festival
Jacqueline Thompson
Jacqueline is the founder of Wild Wayfarer and the vocal artist and songwriter behind Sleep Stampede. She began hosting her signature Solstice & Equinox events back in 2022, where she curated journey for attendees that weaved musical performance with intention setting and reflection. What began as a sweet forest gathering has grown to the festival it is today, bringing together a diversity of community members, artists and performers to celebrate the changing of the seasons together.
She is the event organizer & MC, performer as Sleep Stampede, and facilitator for the Winter Solstice & Full Moon Ritual.
Festival Organizer • Solstice Ritual Facilitator • Performer
Dos Argentes
Dos Argentés is the indie-acoustic and singer-songwriter moniker of Brian Gottshall, raised in Tucson, Arizona. His music blends classic rock and alternative roots with indie-folk styles, featuring notable releases like the Canary Days EP (2022) and singles such as "Free Parking on Forest Ave." and "Gardnerville, NV.”
Music Performer
SpeakerDarcy Blue
Darcey Blue French is an herbalist & nutritionist, wildcrafter, gardener, food lover, Earth lover and wild woman. She has been using and learning from the plants, both wild and cultivated since childhood, and it is her deep love of the wild Earth and its creatures that fuels her passion for healing and teaching about plants, wilderness, spirit, nourishment and healing. She spends her time leading Edible and Medicinal Wild Plant walks, Plant Spirit Medicine groups, teaching herbal and nutritional classes and intensives both in person and online, creating nourishing and delicious meals, wildcrafting and making medicines from the plants, seeing clients and enjoying the wild places on the earth.
Kaela Loftus
Poet
Niyah Blue
Belly Dance Performer
Music Performance Group