Harvest Feast 2026

October 10, 2026

Their Excellencies, Baroness Furia Dommitia and Baron Conrad Cedricson , invite all to vie for Their Arts and Sciences, Youth Arts & Sciences, & Bardic Champions! Harvest Feast will also include Scholar’s Presentations, martial practices, and hand crafts. The all-day-long feast theme is El Pasado Presente!, the present past – Spanish Cuisine!

Our most excellent Event Steward is Lady Lyleth Ó hAllmhuráin ; email the steward.

Other planning team members:
Feast Coordinator: Lord Rowyn MacLost
Pre-registration and Accessibility: THL Jessy Gateman, DragonsLaire.PreReg@antir.org
Arts & Sciences and Bardic Championship Coordinator: THL Karl inn irski, THL Ciar ingen Fiachnae: DragonsLaire.ArtNSci@antir.org
Scholar’s Coordinator: THL Rycheza z Polska
Youth Activities: Lady Pak Sol Hwa
Webminister: Lady Kira Kirova, DragonsLaire.Webminister@antir.org
Social Media: THL Caterina da Savona, DragonsLaire.SocialMedia@antir.org
Decorations: THL Sigridr Vilhjalmsdottir

Other sites for event info:
Kingdom event calendar link: https://antir.org/events/harvest-feast-51/
Facebook event link: https://www.facebook.com/events/2117668175814901

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Where? When?

When: October 10, 2026. The hall opens at 9AM for setup — 10AM for everyone else. The hall closes at 8PM.

Where: Key Peninsula Civic Center at 17010 S Vaughn Rd NW, Vaughn, WA 98394 (link to Google map).

Parking: Please only park in the front Civic Center parking lot. Do not park on private property, or in the back of the Civic Center.
Service animals are welcomed.
Accessibility: There are ADA parking spaces and ramps for entry and exit. There is a lift that can take people down to the main level if they cannot navigate the 6 stairs. Flushing bathrooms with accessible stalls are on the entrance level. The site layout and decorations crew will do our best to lay out the hall for ease of navigation.

Emergency Preparedness Information:
– The building has fire alarms and exits clearly labeled. In case of emergency, please calmly exit and move to the lower field or the far parking lot – depending on cause.
– The event will be in October, so there may be adverse weather. Please bring cloaks, coats, and shoes as appropriate.
– The fire station is slightly less than 3 miles away.
– The closest emergency room is St. Michael’s in Silverdale, ~30 minutes.
– Emergency Veterinary Care is in Poulsbo at Poulsbo Animal Emergency and Specialty.

What does it cost?

Event Fee:  Adult Day fee: $30. Paid SCA members receive a $10 discount ($20/adult).
Youth 17 years and under: Free
– For more information about paid SCA membership: https://www.sca.org/join-us/

Feast Ticket: $15 per adult
Pre-registration will be REQUIRED for the feast, and we expect pre-reg will open September 1. Pre-registration for the feast will close on October 1, 2026, or when all the seats sell out (whichever comes first)! We can accommodate a limited number of people eating off-board — make prior arrangements with the Event or Feast Steward.

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Activities at Harvest Feast

Harvest Feast features our annual Baronial competitions for Arts & Sciences and for Bardic arts. Are you interested in representing the Barony for the year to come? Click here to read the info you need for this year’s competition.

Dates to remember:
Letters of intent due September 15, 2026
A&S Competitors’ documentation due October 2, 2026

Scholars’ Assembly Presentations

What are the Scholars of Dragon’s Laire? Learn more about this research-oriented pursuit of excellence! Prospective scholars will submit their papers in advance, on September 15. Those papers which meet the criteria will be presented at Harvest Feast; everyone is invited to attend the talks! Info about the deadlines and format is on our Scholars page.

Dessert Auction for Charity

The Dragon’s Laire Culinary Arts Guild will be sponsoring a Dessert Auction at Harvest Feast! Proceeds will go to the Bremerton Foodline (link to their website), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that serves Kitsap and North Mason counties. Please consider helping our community by donating a dessert to be auctioned off during the day. Remember to include an ingredients list with your donation!
Donations will be accepted on the day of the event. Further details will be forthcoming as the event draws nigh. If you have any questions, please contact THL Theodoric the Scholar.

Other Crafts & Activities

We anticipate Youth & Family crafts, a Scribetober activity, medieval games, and more! There may be room in the schedule for small group classes and/or hand crafts (indoor or outdoor space available). Please reach out to the event steward if you are interested in hosting or teaching an activity.

Opportunities for Fighting

Weather permitting, this site does have space for outdoor combat activities — for both adults and youth. Our event team is still working out the details; watch this space for future updates.

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New to the SCA? A little bit about what to expect…

You can check in and pay your daily fee at any time the entry Gate is open. Once you’ve checked in at Gate, you will get a site token to pin on your clothing, and you can come and go for the day. People will arrive at different times throughout the day, depending upon their interests and schedule.

For a feast event like this, you should try to come in “garb” (an attempt at pre-1650 clothing). Most of the time, you will be asked to bring all your own eating dishes (a “feast kit”) and a drinking mug! You can borrow garb from the Gold Key deputy of the Chatelaine’s office — click the link to email the Chatelaine, Aoife Aileanach .

Dinner is always provided if you pre-registered for a feast.

Coffee, tea, and water are available throughout the day. If you need specific creamers, water additives, or prefer other drinks, please bring them.

The site does allow the consumption of alcohol, please take your containers home and imbibe responsibly!

Court is the time when our SCA “nobility” give out awards to recognize the hard work and achievements of our populace members. Everyone is invited to come and enjoy the show! (And if you know someone that deserves recognition, anyone can make an award recommendation!) Just watch the people around you, stand up when they stand up, cheer when they cheer, and have fun.

Finally, some of our indoor events have outdoor fight practices, space and weather permitting. Everybody can watch, and bring your fighting equipment if you want to participate. There will also be a variety of Arts & Sciences and Bardic activities. Watch, or bring a craft and participate! Don’t be afraid to introduce yourself, let people know you’re new, and ask questions.

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