August 2024

The 59th Annual Starving Artist’s Fair will be held at the DeKoven Center on Sunday, August 4th, 2024 from 9:00am to 4:00pm. The fair is southeastern Wisconsin’s largest juried art fair and will feature more than 130 artists along with live music, art demonstrations, food, drink, and fun family activities! More details can be found here.

The first Retro Racine Vintage Market will be held across the DeKoven Center grounds on Sunday, August 25th. 2024 from 11:00am to 3:00pm. This event invites visitors to pursue a carefully curated selection of vintage goods, antique treasures, and the best of what the Belle City has to offer! More details can be found here.

DeKoven Center Summer Retreat will take place Monday, August 26th-Thursday, August 29th, 2024. Chris Arnold and Tyler Richards, two Episcopal Church priests from northeastern Wisconsin, will offer meditations on the Holy Eucharist as a sacrament of union with Christ and the healing of the world. Opportunities include Morning and Evening Prayer, Compline, Eucharist, Centering Prayer, the Rosary, and one-on-one spiritual direction. Find rest for your souls in the summer. To register or find out more details, visit our webpage.

November 2024

The 3rd Coast Quilt Retreat will take place on Thursday, November 21st-Sunday, November 24th, 2024. Getting away by yourself or with a friend does not have to be a long drive, flight or filled with a stressful itinerary! Join us at the DeKoven Center and put your cares and chores behind you! Take a weekend away and just do what you love … finish a quilt or two! To register or find out more details, visit our webpage.

Other DeKoven events will be posted as details are known. If you have interest in attending a DeKoven event, contact us.

Past DeKoven Events

The Women Within Weekend was held April 5th-7th, 2024 at the Taylor Hall Retreat and Conference Center. Woman Within Central USA invites women to explore how their lives could be different and to reaffirm their wholeness as women over the weekend.

An Easter Saturday Vigil was held on Saturday, March 30th, 2024 in the historic St. John’s Chapel. Service began at 6:00pm. All were welcome to join this combined service of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Redeemer Lutheran Church, United Lutheran Church, Journey in Faith Lutheran Church, and Resurrection Lutheran Church.

DeKoven Day was celebrated on Friday, March 22, 2024 at The DeKoven Center. Observing this Feast Day of Blessed James DeKoven has been on of DeKoven Center’s longest traditions. More details on DeKoven Day can be found here.

The Word in the Wilderness Lenten Retreat was held February 15th-17th, 2024 . Participants were invited to begin their journey into the wilderness of Lent with Father Chris Arnold and Mother Pippa Lindwright. Participants made space for Lent as a time of refreshment, self-examination, and dedication to the love of God.

The Manross Lecture, co-sponsored by the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church and DeKoven Center, was held Saturday, June 17th, 2023 in Assembly Hall. There were two presentations made, one on James DeKoven and the other being the Manross Lecture. Watch presentations here.

The Feast of Blessed James DeKoven was celebrated on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 at The DeKoven Center. Observing this Feast Day has been on of DeKoven Center’s longest traditions. Details here.

The Summer Quiet Retreat was held July 11-14, 2022. This retreat was for those who deeply appreciate the Christian tradition of deep, private, silent prayer. The retreatants contemplated the presence of God within us, explored the interior spiritual journey that silent prayer nurtures, looked at how we might participate in the larger movement of meditative prayer, and searched for a personal spiritual path. Each day included guided meditations, guided prayer sessions, Eucharist, Evening Prayer, Compline and meals.