Once more the flame of the phoenix seek a new vessel to carry them forward. Who will step up for the mantle of the Phoenix Sovereign?
Gate Fee: TBD
Contact: Ursyn Shieldbreaker
As summer fades and autumn settles upon the land, the days grow shorter, the evenings cooler, and the season of the hearth begins. The Gilded Caravan invites you to gather around the table for an evening of warm soups, hearty sides, good friends, and even better stories.
Bring along a small pot of soup, a favorite side, fresh bread, a sweet treat, or another dish to share as we celebrate the changing season and the bounty that comes with it. An assortment of drinks will be provided, and all are welcome to pull up a chair, fill a bowl, and enjoy the company of the Caravan.
Come hungry, come cozy, and bring something for the potluck. For when the cold winds begin to blow, there is no better place to be than among friends gathered around a caravan’s hearth.
Gate Fee: Free Admission
Event Facebook Page: TBA
Contact: Hróðmar
Focus on maintaining reciprocal relationships with past generations though offerings and feasting, We will remember our ancestors and how they struggled. All will have the opportunity, if thy so choose, to speak of an ancestor that influenced them during open Court.
Open Court 12pm
Archery, Fighting, Arts and Science,
Closing Court 5pm
Camping bond fire, Flash Tattoos, Trading Post
Your welcome to come Friday and set up tents and enjoy the company of others. we will have bonfire and pot luck cooking. Bring your unused armor or anything to trade or barter you want for the trading post. We will have a Tattoo artist there on Sat to do Real Flash Tattoos. $30ea
Gate Fee: $5
Contact: Ronald Visne
Warriors will be able to experience medieval siege warfare using rattan weapons and EMP combat rules.
Pre-Registration:
$25 Full Weekend
$10 Saturday Only
On-Site Admission:
$30 Full Weekend
$15 Saturday Only
Third annual Yule Celebration at Dagni and Dusty's home in Burien.
Gate Fee: Donation of pet food or $5 to go to the Burien CARES animal shelter
Contact: Dagni
We are getting ready for year 2 of Beltane! Hurling, cattle raiding, and so much more to be had for a weekend of fun. Site opens on thursday the 29th, but thr festivities will not start until the 30th.
I will have more information as we get closer, but same event as last year!
Gate Fee: TBD
Event Facebook Page: TBA
Contact: Kaylee and Cristine
Join us for this year's Faire Du Well Bigger and better, this event keeps growing and EMP has been requested to join in again on the fun. Showcase your skills to the people and enjoy the Faire in your down time!
Gate Fee: No fee for EMP members
Contact: Moira Corwinn Dragonheart
Tales from the Silk Road invites travelers, warriors, merchants, and wanderers alike to gather beneath the banners of The Gilded Caravan for a weekend of revelry and adventure. Share in a grand feast, dance beneath the evening sky, test your skill in archery challenges, and take the field in thrilling war scenarios. When the battles are done and the fires are lit, settle in around camp with good friends, good stories, and plenty of laughter.
Come make camp, raise a cup, and add your own tale to the legendary roads that bind us together. The road is long, the fire is warm, and all are welcome beneath the banners of the Caravan.
Gate Fee: TBD
Event Facebook Page: TBD
Contact: Hróðmar
Duchy of Stormhold will be participating in the Midgard Viking Fest in Arlington. If you are interested in joining us to show off the Empire to the general public, let us know so we can get you entry as part of the group.
If you have crafts you’d like to sell, you will have an opportunity to do so at the fest.
We will be fighting, showing off our work, hanging out and interacting with the public so come join us and lets have some fun.
Gate Fee: Waived for participants.
Contact: Baron Ursyn
Let's Vike It is an immersive Norse history faire where the past greets the present.
Gate Fee: Free
Contact: Lord Hrafn Songr
The Savages pick a new champion for the year, discuss previous wars, and plot for the future. Many offerings of pain and suffering will be given to The Great Maw so its hunger may be swayed away from the Savage Lands.
The Event is held in a field and may be uneven in some areas. Wheelchair users may experience difficulty moving in said areas.
Bring swim suits for the creek access.
Gate Fee: $35
Contact: Alex Maynard
Join The Gilded Caravan for an evening of reflection, fellowship, and celestial wonder beneath the Mountain Shadows Moon, and the accompanying partial lunar eclipse. While traditionally known as the Sturgeon Moon—named by the Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes for the season when the ancient lake sturgeon was most abundant—this moon has also been called the Ricing Moon, Green Corn Moon, Corn Moon, and Lightning Moon, with each name celebrating the harvests, changing seasons, and rhythms of the natural world. We embrace the name Mountain Shadows Moon to honor our own landscape and indigenous peoples of the PNW, where the lengthening shadows cast across the mountains quietly announce summer's end and autumn's approach.
As the Moon gradually slips into Earth's shadow during the eclipse, we are invited to pause, reflect, and welcome the season of change. Through guided divination, fellowship, and quiet observation of the night sky, we gather to celebrate both ancient traditions and our own, finding meaning in the shifting light, the turning of the seasons, and the community that comes together beneath the same Moon.
Gate Fee: Free
Contact: Robert Moser (Hróðmar)
Join us for the annual Almadeena Hafla. This year we have made the decision to have a weekend long party, full of fighting, dancing, food, and entertainment.
Gate Fee: 40$ weekend 25$ day trip (13+), (under 13 free as always)
Event Facebook Page: TBD
Contact: Brandi
Exhibition with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture where we will demonstrate live armored combat in front of museum attendees.
This is technically a private event from that the museum has invited us to come to and partake with only 3 people attending as combatants.
Contact: Aoife the Shrew
It's time once again for the Village of Marshfield's quarterly court as per our Charter. The main item of business will be to finalize the Militia rolls and appoint the Militia Captain for this year. Any Villein wishing to be included on the Militia rolls must have their PFT completed PRIOR to Court.
But let's face it, the real reason to come is for the potluck feast and to play medieval dress-up with all your nerdy friends. So just come out and do that!
Please note the 10:00am start time is a place holder; an actual schedule will be posted closer to the date of court.
Gate Fee: Free
Contact: Christian deXavier
As the full Buck Moon rises, gather with The Gilded Caravan for an evening of reflection, intuition, and quiet mystery. Led by the Gilded Caravan's Moonbinder, this gathering invites all who seek insight to step into the moonlight and embrace the wisdom carried by the turning of the seasons.
Our Moonbinder will perform a small ritual celebrating the Buck Moon. Following the ceremony, Countess Dame Tayissa Azra will hold a small workshop on the making of a headdress.
Gate Fee: No fee
Contact: Robert Moser (Hróðmar)
With the mysterious departure of Duke Vego the Tyrant and the subsequent elevation of Duke Ursyn and Duchess Kelandrae, the Duchy of Stormhold has fallen into chaos. Following Duke Ursyn’s proclamation of total victory over his nemesis, the Hill people, their Queen has sworn vengeance. Will the Duke be able to raise an army, prove his worth, and defend the Stormland?
Gate Fee: $25
Contact: Duke Ursyn Shieldbreaker
Join us for this year’s Hazard Tournament, where competitors are invited to prove their strength in both body and mind. In service to the Kingdom and Queen of Ardesca, the Hands of the Phoenix welcome all challengers to test their skill and prowess.
Schedule to follow shortly.
Gate Fee: TBD
Contact: Dame Brandi
Exhibition with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture where we will demonstrate live armored combat in front of museum attendees.
This is technically a private event from that the museum has invited us to come to and partake with only 3 people attending as combatants.
Contact: Aoife the Shrew
As the Strawberry Moon rises above the horizon, join The Gilded Caravan for an evening of merriment, fellowship, and reflection beneath the summer sky. Gather with fellow travelers to share the simple joy of community as we mark the season's abundance.
As part of the celebration, we will hold a brief ritual, followed by the sharing of strawberry shortcake. Guests are encouraged to come prepared with a gratitude to offer—either spoken aloud or written—to honor the blessings, friendships, and fortunes that have filled their journey this season.
All are welcome beneath the Caravan's banners as we celebrate gratitude, abundance, and the light of the Strawberry Moon
Gate Fee: No Fee
Contact: Aria
Celebration of the victory of the Stormhold forces over the Shadow Council and their servants. Many games shall be had and feast to fill the bellies of all! Stay tuned as more information is made available. Keep your eyes peeled and your ears listening to the heralds!
Gate Fee: $25
Contact: Thorrikk Faoladh An Teallach
Exhibition with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture where we will demonstrate live armored combat in front of museum attendees.
This is technically a private event from that the museum has invited us to come to and partake with only 3 people attending as combatants.
Contact: Aoife the Shrew
Come join us at the Skagit Valley Renaissance Festival! Located in Mount Vernon WA. Showcase your fighting or arts! Event host will provide simple grab and go meals for volunteers & performers.
Gate Fee: N/A! Free entry for performers.
Contact: Sir Turalyon Devereux
An axe age, a sword age... shields are riven a wind age, a wolf age... before the world goes headlong. Join us for the final fate of the gods at Ragnaroc.
Gate Fee: TBD
The Siege III: Ravens of Fate
At Dragon’s Reach, destiny no longer whispers—it watches.
Dragon’s Reach has never fallen. Its walls have held against kings, rebels, and time itself. But stone cannot stand against destiny forever.
The ravens have gathered.
The Shadow Council moves unseen through whispered bargains, broken oaths, and carefully planted betrayals. They do not march beneath banners—they work in silence, shaping the siege long before the first blow is struck.
Above them all circles the Morrígan, Queen of Ravens, Weaver of Fate. She does not come as savior or destroyer. She comes to witness what will be sacrificed, what will be broken, and who will rise when the ravens settle.
When the ravens gather, fate is decided.
Gate Fee: $20 for Ages 13+
Contact: Queen Dagni
Newport Renaissance Faire is a free community event held a the Newport Rodeo Grounds
Gate Fee: Free Admission
Contact: Jarl Hrafn Songr
EMP demo event. We can setup the Friday before the event or day of. Festival is open to the public starting 3pm.
Ulfblood the Berserk has opened his property on Friday to those coming to support this event. Let Jingles or Ulf know you are planning on arriving Friday before May 7th. Overnight camping at the festival location is available for $50 per night.
Gate Fee: First 10 fighters are free, then we must purchase extra guest passes or they can volunteer for 2 hrs on the paint wall.
Contact: Jingles
the City of Decatur is holding a Celtic Festival with Scottish highland games and venders. they have also invited Dragon Falls for a two day demonstration.
This is a 2 day Demo to educate the mundane folks and let folks know the EMP is here and Growing
Gate Fee: $15-$55 for spectators, reach out to Baron Flanagan to participate
Contact: Baron Flanagan
This event will be themed around the Irish Festival Beltane and the beginning of the Cattle Raiding season! All events, both fighting and non-fighting, will be centered around Irish culture and festivities during this season. Friday will be full of events surrounding the meanings of Beltane and various classes, a few fighting events, and an archery tournament. The main Saturday will be a cattle raiding scenario with real goats, but there will be several other scenarios that I am currently working out the details on.
Gate Fee: TBA
Facebook Event Page: TBA
Contact: Kaylee Hasner
Come join us for the Village of Marshfield’s spring court. As per our Charter, we will have as part of this Court: Militia PFTs, any Men of Iron challenges, and Vote of No-Confidence. Rumors are that the Royals of Ardesca will also be in attendance.
The park is DRY, so leave the alcohol at home. Also, there are portojohns, but no running water on site--there is a lower portion of the park a quick drive down the road if you need a flushie.
Gate Fee: Free
Contact: Christian deXavier
On ravens wings we will caravan through the sands of time, calling upon all brave warriors, cunning traders, mystical healers and lovers of all things medieval and Viking to come and bring your heartiest appetite and cheer for an afternoon of exotic tea and tastings along the silk road.
Join the Gilded Caravan as we head off to places yet unknown. The Village of Raven’s Mist will open their hearth to entice the palate with tea and delicacies from the Silk Road.
Come meet our Queen, the King Consort and other royals in an afternoon of fun and food as we feast and share the bounty our Viking ancestors experienced. Listen to music, watch belly dancers and feel the magic from the past come alive!
This is an invitation only event and must be RSVP'd as space is limited.
Gate Fee: $20 per person.
Contact: Jarl Hrafn Songr
Once in every hundred winters, when the veil between worlds grows thin, the Fae awaken to wage their ancient war. The radiant Ember Court rises with fire-sprites and hearth spirits to keep warmth alive, while the perilous Frost Court calls forth ice-beasts and moonlit phantoms to claim dominion over the cold. Yet this year, the Morrígan, Queen of Ravens and Fate, watches from the mists—neither Seelie nor Unseelie, her shadow guiding the turn of destiny itself.
The Winter War has come to Ardesca.
Choose your court—Frost or Ember—and stand where fate, flame, and frost collide.
Gate Fee: Adults - $45 for the weekend
Adults - $25 for Saturday day trip
13 to 17 - $35 for the weekend
13 to 17 - $15 for Saturday day trip
12 and under are free
Contact: Queen Dagni
Pre-Registration Form: https://forms.gle/3VCWSobZH5QnyTWS7
CABIN ACCOMMODATIONS
The site has a variety of dorm style cabins that we are able to use. You will still need to bring your own bedding (i.e sleeping bag, blankets, pillows, etc.). Families will be grouped together but there is no guarantee that you will get a private cabin for just your family. We will make all efforts to group branches together but there is no guarantee that this can be done until will have a finally headcount of who needs cabin space.
TENT CAMPING
It is possible to tent camp, please make sure to click on that option on the pre-registration form.
BATHROOMS & SHOWERS
The site has real bathroom and showers for us to use.
PRE-REGISTRATION
Please pre-register ASAP to help with cabin assignment. Pre-registration closes March 1st at 11:59pm. After that you will be placed in whatever cabin space is remaining.
https://forms.gle/3VCWSobZH5QnyTWS7
🏰✨ Hear Ye, Hear Ye! ✨🏰
By candle’s glow and mask concealed, thou art summoned to a night most wondrous—
Wanderers of The Flame Candlelight Masquerade Ball! 🎭🕯️
📜 When: Saturday, the 21st of February, 2026
🏰 Where: Auburn Community Center
👑 Attire: Formal Garb & Masques Befitting Nobility
💰gate: 25$
Come forth to revel in merriment, dance beneath the flicker of flame, and partake in an eve of mystery and grandeur. Let thy visage be veiled, thy spirit be merry, and thy heart be light!
Contact: Ava
Hear ye, hear ye! The holidays are upon us, and as we emerge from the bustle of the season, Dragon Falls invites all to gather for a day of winter revelry and fellowship!
Competitions & Challenges:
Combat Fighting Competition - Warriors, test your mettle in honorable combat!
Bake Off Competition - Bakers, showcase your finest medieval confections!
Iron Crafter Competition - Artisans, demonstrate your crafting prowess!
Children's Scavenger Hunt - Follow the Pied Piper on a magical adventure through the realm!
Feasting & Fellowship:
Knights Nibble Table - Savory delights throughout the day
Feast of Beast and Bird - A grand feast to satisfy all! Bring your favorite side dish to share
Hot Cocoa & Coffee - Warm libations to ward off the winter chill
Adventure and fellowship await in the realm! Follow the barony page and event page for full details, competition rules, and updates as the festival approaches.
Gate Fee: $10 per adult
Contact: William Flanagan
A mid winter festival with fencing, heavy combat, great potluck feast and warm fires.
We encourage folks to bring games, libations, combat archery gear. We are set up for limited target archery.
Gate Fee: Bring something for the feast. Not expected if you travel from afar.
Contact: Bayan the Hammer
New Year’s Day Brunch with the Gilded Caravan
Begin the year in good company! The Gilded Caravan invites you to gather for a cheerful New Year’s Day Brunch filled with warm conversation, hearty fare, and a touch of caravan hospitality. Stick around to watch bad movies and play board games.
Gate Fee: No fee
Contact: Elizabeth Seelye
