As a Free & Accepted Masons chapter in Carlsbad, Novus Veteris Lodge No. 864 holds its charter through the Grand Lodge of California and carries recognition from the United Grand Lodge of England. Monthly stated meetings and education-focused ritual work take place inside the colonial-replica hall at Green Dragon Tavern & Museum on Paseo Del Norte, near the Carlsbad Premium Outlets. The lodge supplements formal degree ceremonies with social gatherings, traditional feasts, and solstice observances that rotate between the Carlsbad venue and the Oceanside Masonic Center at 511 Eucalyptus Street. Service and fundraising projects scheduled throughout the year fulfill the fraternity's relief tenets, contributing to the same community-support infrastructure maintained by Harding Community Center. The lodge holds a position within the 911th and 941st Masonic Districts of Division IX, Masons of California, and its small-by-design membership model caps attendance to maintain the formal, high-engagement ritual standards of European Concept lodges.