Springfest

 

Hosted in-person by Device of Wastekeep

The Barony of Wastekeep (Tri-Cities, WA)

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Melike bint Mihail
Date: June 6 , 2025 until June, 8 2025
Site opens at: 2:00 PM on June 6th 2025
Site closes at: 12:00 PM on June 8th 2025

Event site:
Basin City Memorial Park and Arena
303 Bailie Blvd Mesa, WA 99343



This is a Level 2: Branch Event where no Kingdom or Principality business is expected to be conducted event.

 

You are hereby invited to Springfest, where a grand Day of Tournaments will be held to vie for the title “Champion of Wastekeep”!

On the seventh day of June, combatants and archers from across the realm shall gather at Basin City Memorial Park and Arena to prove their mettle in a series of prize tournaments, ultimately vying for glory and the title of Champion!

At opening court, members of the populous will be given ribbons for Chivalry, Prowess, and Entertainment to award to the contestants of their choice, so watch the contests closely and tie the ribbon to their banner once you see a deserving action! Throughout the day combatants will have the opportunity to participate in a handful of tournaments ranging from quick single elimination, weapons style specific tournaments, to a longer, open to all weapons tourney, to grand melees! At midday, the fighting will pause so that the populous can view the skill of the barony’s archers in a heralded archery tournament!  Spectators are encouraged to come and lounge in the shade of the pavilions around the eric while cheering for your favored contestants. Come share food and drink with friends, old and new, while you watch the tourneys, play a game, or just relax in the shade. Spectators are welcome in and around any of the pavilions along the eric. There will be snacks! A prize will be awarded for best hospitality!

Additional prizes will be awarded for inspiration, chivalry, and maybe more…

That evening, court will be held to award prizes and a ball held to celebrate the victors! Come and bring a dessert or snack to share, and come ready to dance and be merry!

 

Important notes:

Adult contestants must have a banner (Recognizable from 50 ft away). If they bring their own, they will receive bonus points. If they do not bring one, they will be directed to a child, who will draw one based on the description the contestant provides.

It will be a busy day of fighting and shooting. Contestants may enter whichever tourneys they like (schedule permitting), you don’t have to fight in all the tourneys for a given discipline. You can win a prize for just fighting in one!

Prizes will be awarded for each tournament. Which means lots of prizes! If you are willing to donate or contribute to prizes please reach out to Seamus de Mantel (Evan Painter seamus.demantel@gmail.com).

For all tourney related questions reach out to the day’s Master of Tournaments, Seamus de Mantel (Evan Painter seamus.demantel@gmail.com).

For other event questions you can contact Melike Bint Mihail (sca.moira@gmail.com), the Event Steward.

Event Highlights Include: tournament for Armoured Champion, Rapier Champion, Archery Champion, as well as Youth Armored and Youth Archery Champion.  Classes and other activities to be announced at a later date.


This event includes the following activities and/or services:
Offers Youth & Family activities
Has Heavy Fighting activities
Has Rapier and/or Cut & Thrust activities
Has Archery activities
Allows pets (check for details)


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Site Fees

Fee Type Cost*
Adults 18+ $25.00
no price differential between day and weekend rate
*SCA Members will receive a $10 member discount off the cost listed above.

Event Schedule

Friday, June 6:
2:00 pm – Site and Gate Opens

Saturday, June 7:

8:00 am – Gate Opens

Yellow Eric Blue Eric Archery Range Classes
8:00 Morning Cry Morning Cry Morning Cry
8:30
9:00 Lists Open Lists Open Archer’s Tea/Puta Shoot / Lists Open
9:30 Archer’s Tea/Puta Shoot
10:00 Official Champion Lists Close Opening Court/Processional Official Champion Lists Close Opening Court/Processional Official Champion Lists Close Opening Court/Processional
10:30 Inspections Inspections Inspections
11:00 YAC Tourney C&T Grand Melee 12 Arrows Your Way
11:30 YAC Grand Melee C&T Swiss Round 12 Arrows Your Way
12:00 C&T Swiss Round
12:30 Heralded Archery Tourney Heralded Archery Tourney Heralded Archery Tourney
1:00 Inspections C&T Single Sword Heralded Archery Tourney
1:30 Armored Grand Melee C&T Longsword/Rapier Inspections
2:00 Armored Swiss Round Rapier Swiss Round Youth Champion’s Choice – Tibetan Triangle
2:30 Armored Swiss Round Rapier Swiss Round Youth Champion’s Choice – Tibetan Triangle
3:00 Pole Arm Case of Rapiers Tourney
3:30 Sword and Buckler Rapier Single Sword Royal Round
4:00 One-Handed Mass-Weapon Rapier Grand Melee Royal Round
4:30 Tourney Court Tourney Court Tourney Court
5:00 Free for Dinner
5:30 Free for Dinner
6:00 Free for Dinner
6:30 Processional Dance Practice Processional Dance Practice
7:00 Court Processional
7:30 Ball/Party
8:00 Ball/Party

Sunday, June 8:

12:00 pm – Site Closes

Tournament Information

In addition to the Heavy, Rapier, Archery, and Cut & Thrust tournaments listed on the schedule:
Join our largesse contest! Only takes two items to enter. Bonus points for hospitality related items. I would like our newest members to assist with choosing the winner, so if you bring someone new or know someone who has recently started, who will be at this magnificent event, please introduce them to me!
It only takes two to enter and you can enter more than once.
Thank you
Ciosa Fioravanti

Youth and Family Activities

We are still needing a YAC MIC!

Volunteer Information

VOLUNTEERS!
My team and I are very excited to be stewarding Springfest this June! As we get more involved in the planning and fine details, we would like to start gathering volunteers to help us make this event a huge success! I’ll be updating this post as things develop, please feel free to comment your interest in being a lead or part of a volunteer team in this thread. Most of these leads will need additional support.
     Gate Lead: Heather Parchen
     RV and special camping requests: Heather Parchen
     Eric space reservations: Evan Painter
     Tournaments Lead: Evan Painter
     Lists/Tournament Scoring Lead: Carrie Monk
     Class Lead/Organizer: Cindy Kuykendall
     YAFA (youth activities) Lead: Juliana Felicity
     Merchants Coordinator: Melike Bint Mihail
     Herald Lead: Martin Surridge
     Heavy MIC: Evan Painter
     Rapier MIC – Jason Parchen
     C&T MIC – Trent Le Clair
     Archery MIC – Rashida bint Yusuf
     YAC MIC – NEEDED
Ball Team:
    Food Coordinator:
    Dance Coordinator: Dagrun Stjarna
Also, still looking for prize volunteers! Please reach out to Evan Painter for specifics.

Classes Offered

Greetings. I am coordinating classes for this year’s Springfest in the Barony of Wastekeep. We are looking for a variety of topics. If you would like to pass on your knowledge and enthusiasm to others, this is a wonderful opportunity to do so. Please message me or email wastekeep.artsnsci@antir.org
Thank you
Ciosa Fioravanti


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