Join Dragon’s Laire June 19th – 21st, 2026 at the Kitsap County Fairgrounds.

See this event on the An Tir website at https://antir.org/events/june-faire-16/

Their Excellencies of Dragon’s Laire, Baron Conrad Cedricson and Baroness Furia Dommitia , invite you to enjoy a weekend of activities and the region’s largest public demonstration!

Enjoy demonstrations and historical reconstructions of the arts, bardic, martial, and science skills, including Target Siege, Youth Armored Combat, and Youth Rapier; as well as SCA Merchants and food vendors.

Please join us on Saturday and Sunday for the Baronial Marshal Championships: Armored, Archery, Rapier, and Thrown!

On Saturday, enjoy demonstrations and historical reconstructions of the arts, bardic, martial, and science skills, including Target Siege, Youth Armored Combat, and Youth Rapier; as well as SCA Merchants and food vendors.

Our 2026 June Faire Event Stewards, Pernell Camber & Cedric WlfRaven (DragonsLaire.EventSteward@antir.org), are leading a team of dedicated volunteers to organize our biggest event of the year.

When and Where?

Public Event: June 20, 2026 from 10am — 5pm
SCA Event Starts: June 19 afternoon
SCA Event Ends: June 21 afternoon

Location: Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center
1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW Bremerton, WA 98311 (locate on Google maps)

Site Handout

Our June Faire Site-handout with FAQs and the schedule is available for download!

Arontius of Bygelswade Service Tradition
June Faire 2026

We invite the Kingdom of An Tir to join us as we continue the tradition of volunteerism at June Faire, as we commit to service through the event that mattered so greatly to him. Volunteer commemorative coins will be available through the Volunteer desk in the President's Hall.

Early Preparations

Wednesday at 6:00 PM– Volunteers will meet at Randall Way Storage in Silverdale (3442 NW Randall Way)
Thursday at 9:00 AM – Volunteers will begin laying out camp and field spaces.
Thursday at 10:00 AM – Decorations go up in the Van Zee and President’s Hall with Sigridr. President’s Hall layout will start once the forklift is done.
Thursday at 12:00 PM – Eric poles and boundary stakes and ropes are set up, straw bales are distributed
A&S demo may arrive for early setup by prior arrangement.
Thursday at 3:00 PMish – Infrastructure goes up, pavilions and day shades, sign boards staged, pop-ups staged
Friday at 10:00 AM – Gate goes up, signs go out, etc. Final areas laid out.
Friday at 12:00 PM – Event starts

Schedule

To read the schedule: the time blocks on the right start at the line on the top of the block. For example, Gate opens at 12:00 PM on Friday and 8:00 AM on Saturday.

Site Map

What can we expect? – Friday

The site opens to the SCA populace in the afternoon. This is the time to set up your demo spaces, pavilions, day shades, and encampments. Merchants may open early for shopping. Informal evening gatherings around camp.

Follow the Fire Rules

There are currently no county fire bans, so here are the standard rules for fire at the Fairgrounds. (If the county changes our fire status, we will update this page!)

• Fires must be at least 18″ off the ground, no more than 3′ wide.
• Fuel: propane or charcoal – the Fairgrounds does not allow wood.
• Have 5 gallons of water, a fire extinguisher, or both nearby.
• Have an ash can – do not dump ashes in the grass.
• And NO TORCHES (this includes tiki or propane).

Dragon’s Laire Baronial Court

At 6 PM, Opening Court will be held in the Van Zee. This will include Invocation for the Archery, Armored, Rapier, Thrown, and Youth Armored Championships. Also… other Baronial Awards and Recognitions!

Vigils & Parties

Friday, after Court/starting at 7 PM, there will be vigils for THREE people who will be elevated at June Faire, or shortly afterward. Join us to celebrate the accomplishments of: Rycheza z Polska, Mateusz z Plocka, and Patricia Neyn Andrew.

Celebrate our own Hrafn Steinn þrumaský (also know as Crystal or JJ) who is graduating from College!

What can we expect? – Saturday

The biggest public demo! Opening court and procession will be followed by tourneys, war scenarios, and demos. There’ll be some of everything! SCAdians come from all around to compete, perform, and share their art. We’ll hold some of the annual martial championship tournaments for the Barony of Dragon’s Laire. Merchants will also be open.

At the end of the day, the demo will end, the public will go home, and SCAdians will have evening court. Everyone will break for dinner in their own encampments. Then the evening activities will kick off!

A Notice about Saturday Parking

Parking Space will be available in the Kitsap Pavilion, the Eagle’s Nest Parking Lot, and Gordon Lot. Please be careful crossing Fairgrounds Road as it is not closed this year.

SCA Court (Royal & Baronial Courts)

• 9 AM: In the Van Zee: Invocation Court for those wishing to participate in Championships. The wedding of Stephen the Sinister and Helena the Small
• 1:00 PM: Queen’s Tea & Children’s Court on the Main Green under shade.
• 4:00 PM: Court on the Main Green Armored Field
• 5:30 PM: Royal & Baronial Court in the Van Zee building

Welcome (Chatelaine) Booth

What’s a public demo without a public-facing welcome booth? Volunteers are needed! “Join us in exploring the best of pre-17th-century life through arts, combat, and community. Whether you’re a fighter, artisan, or historian, there’s a place for you here. Discover new skills, make lasting friendships, and embrace the adventure of the past—today.”

Living History Encampments – new location on the Concert Green

The Fellowship of the Black Swan, a 14th-century medieval free company that consists of military archers, artisans, and camp followers. The group focuses on historical accuracy, specifically celebrating the English great warbow and sharing traditional medieval crafts.

Glamfolk, a prominent Puget Sound-based historical reenactment society dedicated to the recreation and study of life during the Viking Age (circa 700–1066 AD. They bring Norse history to life through interactive encampments and skill demonstrations.

• Key aspects of their living history:
  • Daily Village Life: Recreating authentic domestic life, including cooking over open campfires in period-accurate clothing.
  • Traditional Norse Crafts: Demonstrating historical trades like blacksmithing, bead-making, woodwork, and fiber arts.

Arts & Sciences Demonstrations – President’s Hall and Field

Outdoor demonstrations

• Coin striking at the An Tir Moneyers’ Guild
• Historical Cooking with the Dragon’s Laire Culinary Arts Guild
• Floor-loom weaving by Elisabeth de Besancon
• Medieval Games with Chrysalis of Dragon’s Laire and Bear – all are welcome!
• Viking metal-work demo
• Metal work by Red Troll Forge
• Woodworking demos with Mateusz z Plocka and friends

Period Tudor Encampment

Indoor demonstrations

• Fiber Arts with Elisabeth de Rossignol, Sigridr Vilhjalmsdottier, Elisabeth Fitzwilliams, Grace, other weavers
• Finnish display with Angharat verch Reynulf
• Pottery with Gwen and Morgaine
• Print making by Laurellen
• Scribal works display, illuminators, and caligraphers with the Dragon’s Laire Scribal Guild & Friends

Merchants – President’s Hall and on the Field

• AMR Woodcraft: Wood crafts including bowls, cups, and bentwood boxes
• Ancient Echoes – Honey, soaps, feast gear
• Bear Mountain Forge – Hand-forged swords and knives
• Chocolate Lantern & Apothecary – Lanterns, dragon tooth ‘daggers’, handmade jewelry​
• Dark Age Games – Period (Medieval / Renaissance) Games
• Dragonskiln Studio – Sculpture – update: had to backout of JuneFaire
• Fancy Accent Tea Co – Packaged teas
• Fantastical Threads – Historical Costume: Medieval, Ottoman, and Renaissance clothing and accessories
• Gaean Allusions Pottery – Wheel thrown/decorated stoneware with Celtic & Mythic designs
• Horse ‘n’ Round Studio – Handspun yarn, spinning supplies (including some raw wool from my own sheep)
• Inky Quills LLC – Handcrafted, cold process soaps, shaving soap kits, lotion bars, shampoo bars, and soap dishes
• Keltic Kraze – Wood items decorated with Pyrography, Feastware, hair accessories, brushes and combs
• Medieval Masterworks – Leather art
• Nordic Trader – Nordic Wares, Viking Age museum reproductions
• Persistent Tiger Design – Jewelry and semi-precious stones
• Red Wolf, LTD – Broaches, pins, torcs, and other nice SCA jewelry
• Serendipity Jewelry: Natural stones set in silver, unique design and affordable prices.
• Sidhefire Arts – Ceramic wares, pottery and primitive beads, buttons, and baubles.
• Sigourney’s Custom Cloaks – Cloaks
• TursiArt – Primarily Jewelry and Scribal supplies, almost all handmade
• Vidar Leatherworks – SCA appropriate leather goods
• Walton Enterprises​ – Hairpins, broaches, and other hair accessories
• WinterNight Bazaar – Furs

New this year!

Forge and Thistle – Handmade products; leather mugs, drinking horns, and variety of custom leather goods.
Gia’s Traditions – Incense
Guild of St. Rapunzel – hair braiding

Arts & Sciences Demonstrations that will also have items available

• Culinary Guild – Cookbooks
• Dragonfire Pottery – Period and medieval pottery reproductions
• Morgaineaware – Period and medieval pottery reproductions
• Medieval Printing Arts – Period Print Making, display and demonstration.
• Glamfolk – Silverwolf Farm & Fabrications – Weaving
• Red Troll Forge – metal works

FOOOOD Merchants

The return of great friends with tasty eats!

Funnel of Love – Funnel cakes, elephant ears, deep-fried treats.

His Ohana Shave Ice – Coffee.

Hot Dogs Etc – Hot dogs, Polish sausages, chips, and drinks

Kona Ice – Snow cones and shaved ice

Smokin’ Robinson’s – St. Louis-style BBQ

Sauced Food Truck – Filipino, Mexican, and American.

Viking Feast Ice Cream – Ice cream.

War Scenarios & Tournaments

Saturday is packed full of archery, armored (heavy) combat, rapier, siege weapon, thrown weapons, and youth armored activities. More information coming!

Armored Combat

• 8:30 AM Lists and Armor Inspection opens
• 9:00 Invocation Court in the Van Zee for those vying for Champion
• 10:00: 1st Prize Tournament:  Bracket style, double elimination tournament. All fighters are welcome to bring their best fight to see who will win!
• 1PM–3PM: A challenge tournament, with the winner being chosen by the vote of the populace. The public will select their favorite fighter, choose their weapons, and challenge other fighters, in best of three passes. Wins and losses will not be counted, but style is a must when winning the heart of the populace. Members of the audience will be able to buy favors for fighters, with all proceeds going to local food banks.
• 3PM–4:30PM: Baronial Armored Championship Tournament  This tournament will be a “Round Robin” style tournament with wins being decided in the best of three passes. The top two fighters will go to the finals, with best of 5 passes determining the next Champion!

Rapier

The rapier field will be open all day!

This year We’re also asking for Docents as well — people who know about what we are doing and are willing to stand in the buffer zone and talk to the public about what is going in and what is happening. Explain some rules, our armor and weapons, who is who out there, etc. Sell it!

Schedule of events (it is going to be a VERY busy day, please be patient and understand we’re trying to put 10 pounds of Rapier into a 5 pound gear bag.)

• 8:30 am : Armor drop off. List opens and Armor Inspections begins.
• 9am : Invocation Court in the Van Zee for those vying for Champion!
• 10am : Dragon Claw Prize Tourney : for those fighters who have never won a tourney before.(**The rest of the times are dependent on when the previous activity ends)
• 11:00 ish : Dragon Fang Prize Tourney: Open to all Cut & Thrust fighters who have never won a C&T tourney before.  Format to be determined by number of participants.
• Open Field Tourney: 30 min fighting, 15 minutes rest, 30 minutes fighting. All the steel you can eat, no weapon restrictions other than Spears and Case of Longsword.
• Depending on time and interest: Rapier will continue until we run out of things to do, or 4:30 – whichever comes first.
  • Rapier Bear-Pit Tourney : 30-45 min: Bring anything you are authorized in! (Except Spear and Longsword)
  • Melee Scenarios (depending on interest/time)
  • Spear Demo (depending on interest/time).

The annual Dragon’s Laire Rapier Championship tournament will be held Sunday morning at 9:00 AM.

Siege Demo

The Baronial Engineering Corps presents the Workshop and Artillery testing fields at the perimeter of the Gordan 1 field (next to Archery). A variety of siege weapons and tools will be displayed, and firing tests will occur Saturday 11-4 on the hour, weather permitting.

Thrown Weapons

• Open Range starting at 10:00 AM
• 11:30 – 12:00 Stephen the Sinister
• 12:00 Novelty Prize Tournament
• 2:00 – 3:00 Thrown Weapons Championship Tourney, Shhhh it’s a secret!
• 4:00 Final throws

Archery Shoots

Saturday at 8:30 AM a York Shoot! If there are not enough archers for a York it will transition to Royal Rounds.

Youth Armored Combat

• 10:30 AM Youth Armor workshop and fighter authorization
• 12:00 Baronial Youth Armored Championship and tournament, all 3 divisions
  • Competitors must be authorized YAC fighters and to have participated in one YAC practice prior to June Faire
  • All fighters that arrive with appropriate gear are welcome to participate but may not be eligible for prizes (some loaner gear is available, you must bring your own personal groin protection.)
  • Bring authorization, proof of SCA membership, and your site token or wristband

Bardic Stage

We also invite performers to demonstrate their art on the open stage! This year, we will have a full schedule, featuring storytellers, musicians, a sing-along, and a dance performance. The venue will be in the Van Zee, with an elevated stage and seating.

All period or near-period Bardic Arts are welcome at June Faire: juggling, stage magic, singing, dancing, instrumentals, short plays, storytelling, poetry recitation, puppetry, etc.

Performance Schedule

Youth Activities

The youth activities pavilion has a full schedule! Please remember that youth need an adult present, at all times. All activities will include a sensory-friendly activity.

• All Day: There will be a “quest” going all day that includes a reward for being completed.
• Catapult activity. Come and try your hand at designing a catapult. Or build a tried and true design!
• Painting! Shields or paper fans
• Lunch break & coloring pages
• Queen’s Tea and Children’s Court (with snacks) on the Main Field Green
• Nine Man Morris. Join us for a riveting game time. Also, dragon ring toss for all ages.

Vigils & Parties

7PM: Saturday we are celebrating the marriage of Stephen the Sinister and Helena the Small! This is a potluck, please consider bringing something to share.

After Court: Volunteer Spaghetti feed

Secrets! Secrets precious that we literally don’t know about but secrets!

What can we expect? – Sunday

The day starts with the remaining martial championship tournaments for the Barony of Dragon’s Laire. Merchants may still be open, and perhaps siege weapon demos. Everything winds up around noon, with a final court to crown our new Champions. There’s a lot to pack up, and then everyone goes home.

Baronial Rapier Championship Tournament

• 8:30-9:00 Lists open/close. It is suggested you get there early if you wish to compete for Champion. Non-competing entrants will be at Their Excellencies discretion and not guaranteed.
• 9 AM Championship : Format dependent on participants, but HE Conrad will be fighting destructive bouts
• 11:30 Closing Court : The new Champion will be invested at this time.

Baronial Archery Championship Tournament

• 9:30 AM equipment inspection, lists
• 10:00 AM Championship Tournament

3 rounds

Round 1: Archers choice: 6 arrow 30 yards standard scoring, either one minute or 30 seconds. If you choose the 30, you get 1 additional point for every 2 seconds under 30, minus 2 point for every arrow that does not score.

Round 2: Combat KUBE. 6 arrows, 6 targets, 5 points per each one knocked over. Using combat arrows and bow, fire at the target that range in size from 9”-24” at various ranges from the same stop on the shooting line.

Round 3: Tiebreaker or shootout. The “Parting” shot.

Archers stand with their back to the target, knock an arrow pointed at the ground. At the marshals command, turn their body but not their feet, draw, and shoot the target within 5 seconds. Closest to the center wins.

I’ll have score sheets for easy calculation. And all who wish can shoot but only those who have declared can become champion.

The rest I will submit to the GAT.

Closing Baronial Court

11:30 PM: See our new Champions be sworn in, and say goodbye to June Faire friends — until next year!

Pack-Up and Load Out

1- 3 PM: Break down the pavilions and load the truck. Volunteers needed! Snacks and water!
3PM: Drive to the storage unit and help unload the truck.

Accessibility Information

Bathrooms

There are two sets of public bathrooms with accessible stalls. One on the main event level on the east side between the barns and youth combat activities, and the second in the President’s Hall.

Accessible port-a-potties and hand-washing stations are throughout the site.

Golf Carts

Golf carts with mapped stops and some sort of seating will be distributed without the site and those who need to be delivered to an on-site location rather than a stop will be able to do so.

Mobility access

The main event site paths are paved but there are four slopes around the site.

The first, is a relatively short hill between Archery and the main level of the site; this is not paved, although it is generally well-packed.

The second is a relatively steep hill leading to the Gate for moderns and the Pavilion parking. There is a paved path with a gentle slope from the food-truck square down to the parking.

The third and fourth slopes are on either end of the Boand Arena which is where the north camps are located. Golf carts will be doing passes through camping.

Quiet Space

The ‘Chillvillion’ will be available for a quiet space with fidgets and seating. Signage pointing to it will be throughout the event, and it will be located on the site map.

Parking

Designated parking will be available in both Gordon Field Parking and the Kitsap Pavilion Parking Lot.

Service Animals

Service animals are allowed in all public spaces, including the President’s and Van Zee Halls.

Pets

Pets are allowed on the grounds but NOT in the Halls. They must be appropriately leashed at all times, and you are responsible for picking up their poop. Poop bag and trash can stations are scattered throughout the grounds.

Contact Info

For additional questions, please reach out to our EDIB Officer, HL Jessy Gateman, at DragonsLaire.DEIB@antir.org or our Event Stewards at DragonsLaire.EventSteward@antir.org.

Acknowledgements

The Barony of Dragon’s Laire would like to acknowledge the ancestral lands of the various Coastal Salish Peoples that we reside and play on. They are the original owners and stewards of the lands that we enjoy today. We thank and honor them, and their ancestors, for their contributions and impact on our local culture and landscape.

Juneteenth has become a national holiday observed every June 19th. We would like to acknowledge and celebrate the emancipation of the enslaved people in Texas in 1865. We stand with the Black and African American communities in their fight for continued racial justice and equality.

Lastly, we acknowledge our LGBTQIA+ community and populace members who are celebrating PRIDE this month. The Barony of Dragon’s Laire, and the SCA at large, welcomes all regardless of race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability/neurotype. Each person enriches the vibrant tapestry of who we are and are valuable to the dream of what the middle ages should have been.

If you have any questions or issues regarding Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, either at the event or within our organization, please reach out to our EDIB Officer, Jessy “Jess” Gateman (she/her) at DragonsLaire.DEIB@antir.org

Sponsors

The Barony of Dragon’s Laire would like to thank our sponsors!