Edit as of 5/24 - added site fee info and weekend schedule
Edit as of 7/27 - Updated site fee info
Feast of Mars is coming - full of Friday battle-games, the signature Saturday Gladiatorial games, and so much more! We will add updates, including a full schedule shortly, but for now, here are the basics:
Feast of Mars will be held from Thursday, September 28th through Sunday, October 1st, at San Lorenzo Park in King City, CA.
Site fee is $35 for the full weekend, $20 for day-trippers. For kids under 12 years old, full weekend is $15, or $10 for day-trip, however they MUST be attended by a responsible adult. (If you are bringing kids who are not your own, please contact me so that I can provide appropriate release forms in case of emergency.) Full-weekend pre-pay gets a discount, and is $30, see post below for details.
Your crat staff for this event is as follows:
Autocrat - Faye McKenzie
War/FOM-o-crat - Bacchus
Feast-o-crat - Fiona Fairweather
Gate-o-crat - Scorch
Security - Kalevra Fallstar
Schedule of Events
Thursday - 3 pm - site opens
- 7:00 pm - Early Bird Warlord Sports Tourney
Friday - 8 am breakfast - Sponsored Breakfast OR
-Honeyed biscuits
-Oranges dressed in cinnamon and rosewater
-Seasoned scrambled eggs
-Loose chopped salt pork
- 9:00 am battle game - The Battle of Blackwater (3 team militia)
- 10:30 am battle game - Battle at the Fist of the First Men (2 team militia)
- 12 pm lunch
-Flat bread
-Moretum Roman Pesto
-Diced or shredded chicken with honey lemon sauce
- 1:00 pm battle game - Battle of the Iron Isles (2 team full class)
- 2:30 pm battle game - TBD full class battle
- 4:00 pm battle game - TBD full class battle
- 6:00 pm dinner/Land court/announcements
-Pork shoulder simmered with wine and leeks, fried with spices
-Carrot, parsnip, and lentil mash
-Green beans with leeks and herbs
-Flat bread
- 7:30 pm bar fight tournament - The Red Wedding
- 7:30 pm Odin Madir Poker tournament to benefit Food Fight, at feast area
Saturday - 8 am breakfast - Sponsored Breakfast OR
-Honeyed biscuits
-Seasonal fruit
-Seasoned scrambled eggs
-Sausage with cumin
- 9:30 am slave ditch/trainer briefing/FOM team selection
- 11:00 am FOM Bronze Division
- 1:00 pm lunch
-Sliced turkey breast
-Sliced ham or roast beef
-Cheese cubes
-Olives, grapes, oranges, dried figs, dried dates, and/or dried apricots
-Flat bread
- 2:00 pm FOM Silver/Gold Divisions
- 5:00 pm Post-FoM battle game (optional)
- 7:00 pm dinner/FOM awards/Westmarch court
-Honey roasted beef
-Honey roasted lamb
-Rice with sweet aromatic spices and dried fruit
-Salad Oxogarita
-Flat bread (Vegetarian, contains milk, soy, wheat)
Sunday - leave site by noon
I will be putting out the call for trainers within the next few weeks.
As a reminder, the prize table for Saturday night is run on donations, so start thinking now about what sort of prize you can make or donate.