Martinmas bazaar & lantern walk
November 16, 2025
A festive Family Friendly event
Craft Activities ♥ Student & Family Photos ♥ Local Handcraft Shopping ♥ Lantern Walk ♥ Coat & Hat Drive
Who: Everyone is invited! See the schedule below for activities for people of all ages.
What: Card-making station, local handcraft shopping for the holidays, and lantern-lit walk through the woods!
When: 3-7pm on Sunday, November 16, 2024
Where: St. Francis of the Woods' Community Center and trails in Coyle, OK (between Guthrie and Stillwater)
Cost: FREE admission with donation of new or like-new hat, coat, or mittens, or brand-new warm socks
***Click here to sign up to volunteer!***
Schedule
Holiday Handcraft Shopping Bazaar
3-5pm in the Community Center
Support local artists, makers, bakers, and producers by shopping our holiday bazaar!
Eco-artist Lori Santos, Dragonfly's Art and Jewels, Happy Daisy Herbal Blends, Lotus Pond Farms, Mary Richelle Lau, Moon and Rune's Magical Workshop, and Prairiebourne Botanicals, and Tara Brady Photo
Pick up a 2026 Wildcraft calendar, or browse our art prints and other handcrafts, at the St. Francis of the Woods table!
gift-making Activities
3-4:30pm Lantern-Making Station
Make a lantern that can be used for our walk or as a decoration piece in your home for the holiday season. Supplies including colorful tissue papers, a glass jar, and a tea light will be provided. Drop in any time between 3-4:30, allowing about 30 minutes to complete your lantern.
· · · $10/participant includes all supplies and a tea light for the lantern · · ·
3-5pm Holiday Art Card Making Station
Drop by to collage a holiday art card to send your friends! All supplies provided. No cost, but donations are accepted.
· · · no registration required (in the Community Center; drop by while you're shopping!) · · ·
3-5pm Of Skye and Earth: Indigenous star stories for the season of the fire circle
Join eco-artist Dr. Lori Santos as we explore a star story and honor the changing seasons through reflecting on balance, belonging, and walking in harmony. Create a star storybook, storytelling cube, or a four seasons paper locket.
· · · no registration required (in the Community Center; drop by while you're shopping!) · · ·
3-5pm Outdoor Photo Mini Sessions
This year at Martinmas, we have space for 8 families to sign up for an outdoor photo mini session with Tara Brady Photo!
· · · Sign up today, at https://book.usesession.com/s/6G7op1Qo_o · · ·
Lantern Walk Event
All the following are free:
5:20-5:40pm Talk on St. Martin the Merciful with Fr Aidan @ Arboretum
5:40-6pm Lantern StorY, songs, Lighting, & Walk with Lori Ann @ Labyrinth & Trail
~ please bring a lantern to light your path on this evening trail walk ~
6-7pm FIREPIT Sing-a-long @ Basketball Court