Winter Arts (Calafia)

About this event

Calling all artisans and bards.

The Barony of Calafia invites all to Winter Arts festival and feast to celebrate the arts. Calafia is looking for the next baronial arts and bardic champions. What has inspired your creativity this year? Come and show your works of art that you have been working on and have completed this year. Bards bring your best performance. There will be arts classes, guild displays and an evening feast as well.

SCHEDULE:

10:00am—Site opens for set up

12:00pm—Opening court (at Their Excellencies’ pleasure)

5:30pm—Closing court (at Their Excellencies’ pleasure)

6:00pm—Feast 10:00pm—Site closes (everyone must be packed up and off site by 10 pm)

E VENT REGISTRATION:

Adult Event Registration, $25.00.

Adult Member Discount Event Registration, $15.00.

Children under 18 are guests of the Barony.

Cash, electronic payment and checks accepted at gate, make checks payable to “SCA Inc./Barony of Calafia”.

A&S/BARDIC COMPETITIONS:

The day will feature contests to determine the Arts and Sciences Champion and Bardic Champion of Calafia for Their Excellencies Asa and Þorsteinn. All art should be completed in 2026. No prior years’ work for the competition. The champions will be determined by Their Excellencies with discussion with the Laurels. There will also be a people’s choice prize awarded.

Their Excellencies request to see the progression of your art entry. What is your artistic process? Write about it or show us with photos the start and finish of your art work. You can make an art board showing your historical inspiration piece and how your art evolved. Bards, all performances are welcome.

FEAST: This will be a soup-and-salad bar-style feast. Donation: $10.00 paid at gate.

SITE RESTRICTIONS: As the site is at a church. Therefore, absolutely no alcohol, pets, or weapons of any kind are allowed.

EVENT STEWARD: Mistress Danyel de Licatia

DIRECTIONS:

From the south: Take the I-5 North to CA-78 East. Take exit 6B onto Vista Village Drive and turn left. The church driveway is on the left, immediately after Sprouts Farmer's Market

From the north: Take the I-5 South to CA-78 East. Take exit 6B onto Vista Village Drive and turn left. The church driveway is on the left, immediately after Sprouts Farmer's Market

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