Madrone Yule
Hosted in-person by
The Barony of Madrone (King County, WA )
Madrone Yule
Event Summary
Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Rowena Jade of the Lion Isles
Event Date(s): December 13 , 2025
Site opens at: 10:00 AM on December 13th 2025
Site closes at: 9:00 PM
Event site:
Fauntleroy United Church of Christ
9140 California Avenue SW
Seattle, WA 98136
Madrone Yule – A Day of Dance, Arts & Sciences & Music
The Barony of Madrone welcome our friends to enjoy a day of merriment in celebration of the Yuletide season. During the day, there will be Arts & Sciences classes and Tiny Talks, and a Day of Dance instruction.
A hospitality table (potluck) with coffee and hot water for tea will be available for all to partake of during the day, and in the early evening, we will have a Potluck feast and a Ball with live music.
Our Baroness Rauokinn encourages “Ugly Holiday Tunics” (think of period versions of ugly holiday sweaters). There will likely be accolades for creativity and visual stunning-ness, but no one is going to judge your sewing ability.
We will have a Cookie Baking Competition – two categories, medieval and modern. (See below in Tourneys). Yes, there will be prizes!
A Silent Auction to benefit Food Lifeline will be run by Dame Rotrude Halfblind. If you wish to donate an item for auction, please email thebunniez(at)gmail(dot)com with the following: Your name, Your Item, A Minimum Bid, Approximate Worth (if desired) Any other notes. Then, Bring the item to Madrone Yule!
We shall be filming and making short videos for our Baronial Social Media. Should you wish not to have your images on them, please let the videographer know. They will be asking before they start filming (with their phones). Should you prefer to have a model release on file, you can fill one out at gate or download, pre-fill them and bring them to the event.
Site Rules:
- No open flames. Please bring battery-powered candles for ambiance.
- There will be no dishwashing of your feast gear, especially not in the restrooms. Please bring plastic bags to take dirty dishes home.
- No weapons are permitted, including belt knives and rattan swords.
- Service animals only, no pets.
- We will have a banquet permit but site rules are beer & wine only, so consider the site discreetly wet.
This event includes the following activities and/or services:
Has Classes
Has Bardic activities
Has Arts & Sciences activities
Offers a feast or meal
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Map UnavailableRegistration Information
Pre-registration is available for your convenience: https://forms.gle/fqb79PzPpT4aDAX76 and will close December 8th (the Monday before the event).
Cash, Checks and Credit Cards will be accepted at Gate.
Accessibility Information
The site is fully ADA compliant with elevators from the parking lot, and compliant bathrooms.
Public Transport: C-Line – California Ave SW & Barton St SW stop.
For friends on the islands, the Fauntleroy Ferry Terminal is 2 stops away on the C-Line.
Site Fees
| Fee Type | Cost* |
| Adult | $30.00 |
| Youth 17 and under | $0.00 |
| *SCA Members will receive a $10 member discount off the cost listed above. | |
Event Schedule
| Time | Activity |
| 10:00am | Gate Opens |
| 10:30am | Crafts Table opens |
| 11:00am | Heraldic Consultation Table opens |
| See below | Specific Classes / Tiny Talks |
| See below | Dance Instruction |
| Noon-ish | Potluck Lunch Break (Hospitality Table) |
| Up until about 3:30pm | Class / Tiny Talks / Dance Instruction |
| 4pm | Baronial Court |
| 5pm-ish | Potluck Dinner |
| 6pm-ish | Ball Begins |
| 9:00pm | Event Ends |
Meal Information
We will have a hospitality table available all day where hot water, tea, coffee and other nibbles will be available for all to enjoy. We ask for small donations of bread, cheese and fruit for lunch.
Dinner will be potluck – and the challenge is to make/bring food that would have been made/eaten in the season, pre-1900s. Please bring a card or brief fact sheet saying where your dish is from, time period the dish is from and what winter seasonal items are in it (and list of allergens like nuts, garlic, gluten, etc.).
There will be a participation gift for all who enter and maybe even an award for the most interesting dish.
We will have a wall of tables and extension cords for electric warmers, hot pots and slow cookers available. Please bring serving utensils. There is a kitchen for plating and limited space in the fridge for things that need to be chilled, and very limited space for things that need to be kept warm in the ovens, so please plan accordingly.
Dessert will be cookie competition cookies (there just might be a “crowd favorite” accolade) and any potluck as well.
Please bring your own feast gear and perhaps festive table cloths and table decorations. You are also reminded not to wash your dishes in the bathroom sinks.
Alcohol: We have a banquet permit, but site rules are beer and wine only. Please be discreet.
Tournament Information
COOKIE COMPETITION!
Madrone Yule draws nigh, and with it comes a competition for the honor–nay, the glory–of the Cookie Competition!
Please bring your entries to HL Tabytha Morgan when you arrive, so they may be kept safe and readied for presentation to our fine judges; their wise, discerning and un-bribable excellencies, Margaret Palmer of Wyewood and Rauokinn of Madrone!
Youth and Family Activities
There will be a paper craft table available for all. HL Rowena Jade will teach Chinese Paperfolding and Origami. They will also be scribal type things to color like Maestra Adrianna the Fierce’s scribal bookmarks, and her Excellency Raoukinn will be bringing Krampus coloring sheets!
Volunteer Information
There are always volunteer opportunities!
- Gate shifts
- Retinue for Court
- Musicians (ask for music! We have them in PDFs for download.)
Set-up & Take down: The site has custodians that will set up tables and chairs for us – but we might need to move some for dance/court/ball – and the site has a beautiful wooden floor – that we do NOT want to scratch up.
Clean up: As usual, we strive to leave everything cleaner (if that is possible) than we got it.
Classes Offered
- How to move your metal – Sinking vs Raising taught by Lord Galfryd Yrinmonger
- Into to Naalbinding taught by HL Nathanael Lekarev
- The Common Place Book taught by Companion Ynesen Ongge Xong Kerij-e
- Care & Feeding of paintbrushes taught by Mâitresse Alicia du Bois
- Needle-felting your heraldry taught by Good Noble Valerian the Furious
- Simple and effective Documentation for any project by Mâitresse Alicia du Bois
- Fabric Stamping Basics by her Excellency Raoukinn, Baroness of Madrone
- Thrum Caps (Fluffy hats!) by Lord Hobbe de Coyners
- Tea Towels and Turbans by Companion Keri-je and HL Ameline de Beaumont
- The Hurdy Gurdy by Sir Gaston de Clermont
- Temari Balls by Dame Katryne MacKim
- The Wearing of Feathers as Status Symbol by Barunin Gera Gangolffin
- SCA History by Mu’alimma Rowenna de Manning
- Hour 1 (11:00 to 12:00): Easy French dances from 1589
- Pavan (Belle qui)
- Galliard (Belle qui)
- Washerwomen (Lavandieres)
- Horses (Chevaulx)
- Lunch break (12:00 to 12:30)
- Hour 2 (12:30 to 1:30): Flirtatious dances from across Europe
- Danse de Cleues
- Ladye Laytons Measures (new to Day of Dance)
- Amoroso
- Petit Riense
- Hour 3 (1:30 to 2:30): Dances of Italy and England
- Ballo del Fiore
- Villanella
- Lebens Disinens
- Chestnut
- Hour 4 (2:30 to 3:30): English country dances
- Wherligig
- Hearts Ease
- If All the World Were Paper
- Gathering Peascods
Emergency Preparedness Information
Closest medical facilities:
- Franciscan Urgent Care – Open 8:001m to 4:30pm on Saturday
- 4755 Fauntleroy Way SW, Suite 110, Seattle, WA, 98116
- St. Anne Hospital, Burien
- 16251 Sylvester Road SW, Burien, WA 98166
- Seattle Fire Station 37
- 7700 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126
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