This is a time when people are planning time-off requests for 2012. Here are some dates to keep in mind when making those requests. They are not all Pagan events, but they are events for which many people in our community have expressed extreme fanatical interest:
January 27-29; Ceremonial Magic for Pagans with John Michael Greer: http://shop.eyeofhorus.biz/Ceremonial-Magic-for-Pagans-p/cls-jmg1.htm
February 3-4; Star of the North Tarot Conference: http://www.tctarotcollective.com/
February 16-20; Winter Witch Camp: http://winterwitchcamp.com/wwc2012/Joomla_1.5.18/
February 17-19; Con of the North: http://www.conofthenorth.com/
March 9-12; MarsCon: http://www.marscon.org/
March 16-18; Paganicon: http://tcpaganpride.org/paganicon/
March 30-April 1; Anime Detour: http://www.animedetour.com/
April 5-8; Spring Earth Conclave: http://www.earthconclave.org/
April 6-8; Minicon: http://www.mnstf.org/minicon/
May 6; In the Heart of the Beast MayDay: http://www.hobt.org/
May 19; MN Scottish Fair and Highland Games: http://www.mnscottishfair.org/
June 1; Climb Witch’s Hat Tower: http://www.pperr.org/events/icecream-social.html
June 14-17; Northern Folk Gathering: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179255092128922
June 17-24; Earth House Midsummer Gather: http://www.earthhousemn.org/
June 22-24; 4th St. Fantasy Convention: http://www.4thstreetfantasy.com/
June 23-24; Twin Cities GLBT Pride: http://www.tcpride.org/
June 29-July 1; AniMinneapolis: http://animinneapolis.com/
July 1-6; Faerie Spirit Gathering: http://www.kawashaway.org/
July 5-8; Convergence: http://www.convergence-con.org/
July 12-15; Sacred Fire Circle In Paradise: http://sacredfirecircle.hawkdancing.com/
August 3-5; Diversicon: http://www.diversicon.org/
August 6-12; Sacred Harvest Festival: http://harmonytribe.org/
August 14; Primary elections
August 18- September 30; Minnesota Renaissance Festival: http://www.renaissancefest.com/MRF/
August 23 – September 3; Minnesota State Fair: http://www.mnstatefair.org/
September 8; Twin Cities Pagan Pride: http://tcpaganpride.org/paganpride/
October 5-7; Gaylaxicon: http://www.gaylaxicon2012.org/
October 12-14; Autumn Earth Conclave: http://www.earthconclave.org/
November 6; General election
December 21; End of the Mayan calendar. Also, I’ll be throwing an End-of-the-World party, and you’re invited. I’ve already booked the Sacred Paths Center.
December 25; Meals on Broomsticks: http://umpaganalliance.com/
Pagan Newswire Collective - Minnesota Bureau 
I would like to add 3 other events to the Community Notes for those considering vacation time and/or learning opportunities.
The first two are by the same organization- Cherry Hill Seminary
Cherry Hill Seminary 2012 Leadership Institute: Transforming Our World –
March 22-24, Austin, Texas and July 12-14 Pre-Summerland Festival, Wisconsin. More info-http://www.cherryhillseminary.org/Transforming_Our_World.html
The other July 14-22, 2012, Summerland Spirit Festival, Wisconsin
http://www.summerlandfest.com/
I highly recommend exploring the Cherry Hill opportunities. The course descriptions they are offering sound amazing and rich.