Ancient Arts Academy

Hosted in-person by
The Barony of Seagirt (Victoria, BC )

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Fionngualla inghean ui Murchaidh
Event Date(s): October 11 , 2025
Site opens at: 9:00 AM on October 11th 2025
Site closes at: 6:00 PM

Ancient Arts Academy invites you to step back in time for a full day of immersive, hands-on workshops in the arts and sciences of the past. Learn the skill and discipline of medieval martial arts, explore the textures and techniques of historic fibre crafts, shape metal with traditional methods, and discover the refined rules of courtly etiquette. Whether you come to forge, weave, spar, or learn, each class offers both practical instruction and fascinating historical context. Join us for a day of making, doing, and experiencing the knowledge and craftsmanship that shaped the medieval world.

This event includes the following activities and/or services:
Has Classes
Has Heavy Fighting activities
Has Rapier and/or Cut & Thrust activities
Has Arts & Sciences activities
Offers a feast or meal

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Registration Information

Pre-registration is encouraged and available at: https://forms.office.com/r/gmiL20t1P2

Accessibility Information

This site is wheelchair accessible.

Site Fees

Fee Type	Cost*
adult	30


*SCA Members will receive a $10 member discount off the cost listed above.

Event Schedule

Time	Activity	Location
9:00 9:30	gate opens opening court	gate front foyer
10:00 11:00	SCA Camping 101 Norse Women’s Garment Construction Wet Felting Tiny Baskets Cut & Thrust Split Rattan Spear Making Basic SCA Clothing: What Can I Wear?	251 252 260 Art Studio 151 Makerspace McNeill’s 151 Workshop 251
12:00	Lunch	Front Foyer
12:30	Heraldric Display Tudor Costuming Basic Embroidery Honing Your Skills in Illumination Pewter Casting Basics	251 252 260 Art Studio 151 Makerspace 151 Workshop
1:30	T-Tunics from Camp to Court	251
2:30	Surviving and Thriving at SCA Events Junior Target Archery Marshal Girih Tiles: History and Hands-On Cut & Thrust Junior Marshal	251 252 260 Art Studio McNeill’s
3:00 3:30	Bayeux Tapestry Stitch SCA Traditions and Etiquette	151 Makerspace 251
5:00	Closing Court	Front Foyer
6:00	Potluck Feast	Front Foyer

Meal Information

Enhanced potluck dinner: several succulent mains will be provided and participants are asked to bring something to share. There are no kitchen facilities, but we do have the ability to keep food warm in crockpots. Please bring your own crockpot, if required (email event steward if this is an issue).

Please remember to bring your own feast gear.

Tournament Information

The Barony of Seagirt’s Arts and Sciences Championship will be as follows:

The format will be 1 finished object and 1 paper. The paper can be your documentation for the object or it can be something else entirely.

The theme is What Brings You Joy? In other words, why do you love underwater basket weaving so much that you grew the reeds and dye yourself in addition to learning to hold your breath for that long?

Competitors please submit your intent to compete, object type, and paper topic to Seagirt.Baron@tirrigh.org, Seagirt.Baroness@tirrigh.org, and bandersondowd@gmail.com no later than September 14th (aka end of Fall Fair).

Volunteer Information

If you are able to volunteer, we are looking for the following helpers:

Gate people
set-up crew
take-down crew

Classes Offered

Many. TBA

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