Twin Cities Pagan Pride will be hosting the annual Paganicon Midwest Conference, March 21-23, 2025, at the Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West, 3131 Campus Dr, Plymouth, MN
MINNEAPOLIS (March 11, 2025) – Paganicon is a Pagan conference with workshops, panels, discussions, social space, live music, a ball, vendors and more. In its fourteenth year, Paganicon is organized by Twin Cities Pagan Pride and a host of volunteers to provide an educational and social venue for Pagans, Wiccans, Heathens, Druids, and other folk, craft, indigenous or magickal traditions.
Paganicon welcomes Guests:
Ivo Dominguez, Jr. has been a witch since 1978 and is one of the founders and Elders of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel. He is the anchor author for the new twelve book Witch’s Sun Sign Series. Ivo is the author of The Four Elements of the Wise, Keys to Perception, Casting Sacred Space, Practical Astrology for Witches & Pagans, and Spirit Speak. His techniques are rooted in a synthesis of traditional metaphysical teachings, modern science, and memories from past lives. In his mundane life, he has been a computer programmer, the executive director of an AIDS/HIV service organization, a metaphysical bookstore owner, and more. He is queer, poly, and lives in the woods of Southern Delaware with his family of choice. Find out more about Ivo at ivodominguezjr.com
Sen Elias For over 20 years of experience, Sen Elias has pursued the study of magic through dedicated practice and study. At a young age, his grandmother recognized his ability to speak to spirits and because of his gifts, she passed the practice of hoodoo to him. He has become a leader in his community by helping others through his service of rootwork and conjure. Sen Elias is the proud owner of Crescent City Conjure in New Orleans Louisiana.
Mhara Starling was born in North Wales. Having grown up upon the Isle of Anglesey, an Island rich in history and lore pertaining to Druids, Witches, Fairies, Giants, and Magic, she developed an interest in Witchcraft from a very young age. Mhara’s native language is Welsh, a Celtic language, and she loves nothing more than to explore the magic and lore of her landscape and culture. She is a Swynwraig, a modern-day Welsh Witch, and an Awenydd of the Anglesey Druid Order. Mhara runs her own coven on the borders of Wales, and has taught at various festivals, conferences, and events across the United Kingdom. She is a published author with Llewellyn Worldwide and shares her love for the traditions and magic of Wales online to people across the world.
Christine Ashworth comes from a family of writers; her father, Chet Cunningham, had over 350 novels published in his lifetime. Christine has been published since 2011 in contemporary and paranormal romance as well as non-fiction. She has had a regular column in The Cartomancer Magazine since summer of 2018. She can be found on Facebook at ChristineAshworthAuthor. Her biography about her brother, titled Scott Cunningham – The Path Taken – Honoring the Life and Legacy of a Wiccan Trailblazer, was published in September 2023 by Red Wheel/Weiser Books.
Crossroads Convergence, an original folk-rock band for a new generation, will be the Friday Night Concert entertainment. They are an acoustic band in the lineage of Fleetwood Mac. Entertainment for the Equinox Masquerade Costume Ball is The Nathaniel Johnstone Band who sing about humanity, myth and whimsy. His unique Mythpunk sound is inspired by metal, jazz, punk, folk, rock, and blues from all over the world, resulting in music that transcends boundaries of genre or theme.
2025 Art Show – The Third Offering: A Sacred Gallery Space. Artists from all over the U.S. will be displaying all types of visual media.
Twin Cities Pagan Pride is a 501(c)3 independent organization. Its mission is to educate the general public about earth-reverent faiths, promote religious tolerance for all faiths, and to provide a forum for the exploration, comparison, contrast, growth and expansion of diverse spiritual and religious ideas, theories, practices, traditions and views.
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