Octoberfeast

Hosted in-person by
The Barony of Wealdsmere (Spokane, Spokane County, WA)

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Siegfried Widerolt
Event Date(s): October 11 , 2025
Site opens at: 8:00 AM on October 11th 2025
Site closes at: 8:00 PM

Event site:
St. Mary’s Catholic School
14601 E 4th Ave Spokane Valley, WA 99216

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

8:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Wealdsmere’s annual feast event returns with a Mongolian-themed feast, competitions for Heavy, Rapier, A&S, Games, and Cut & Thrust, and a relaxed environment for socializing, working on projects, or teaching classes.

As is tradition, our competitors for the various tournaments are asked to bring a toy for the Toys for Tots program as their “entry fee” for the competitions. Attendees who wish to bring a toy to donate are welcome to do so, but it is not required for entry into the event. We request that only new, unwrapped toys in their original packaging are donated.

This event is hosted at a private property, and our site hosts do not allow smoking, vaping, or the use of marijuana products on the premises. Please exit site if you need to use tobacco or marijuana products. We apologize for any inconvenience.

As a reminder: if you will be competing in the adult or youth competitions, please attend morning Court at 09:00am for invocations. Thank you!

All admission and feast costs can be paid by cash or check at the gate. We cannot accept credit card, debit card, or electronic payments for this event.

This event includes the following activities and/or services:
Has Classes
Offers Youth & Family activities
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

Feast Pre-Registration is available here: https://forms.gle/rgYQ1ZiHrt2Mvcbt6

$10/adult, children under 18 years of age are free

Accessibility Information

The gym has an ADA-accessible main entrance, and there are paved outdoor areas which provide access to view the fighting fields or gather in the courtyards.

Please contact Siegfried Widerolt via Facebook or email at wealdsmere.chronicler@antir.org if you have any additional questions or concerns regarding accessibility.

Site Fees

Fee Type	Cost
Day Admission	$25* (Youth Under 18 – Free)
Feast	$10 (Youth Under 18 – Free)

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

Event Schedule

Time	Activity	Location
08:00am	Gate Opens	Gym
09:00am	Baronial Opening Court	Gym
09:30am (or after court)	Open Games Begin Rapier Tournament Begins	Gym and Fields
11:00am	Youth Rapier Championship Break/Kit Change for Rapier to C&T	Fields
11:30am	Bellydancing Class Cut and Thrust Tournament Begins	Gym
12:00pm	Youth A&S Championship Entry Submission	Gym
12:30pm	YAC Championship	Fields
1:00pm	Heavy Tournament Begins Dancing Class	Gym/Fields
2:00pm	Gate Closes Youth A&S Championship Entry Judging (Submissions Closed)	Gym
3:00pm	Martial Tournaments Conclude Make a Mini Mongolian Hat Class Toys for Tots Games Tournament Ends	Gym/Fields
4:00pm	Baronial Court	Gym
5:00pm	Feast Begins	Gym
8:00pm	Closing Remarks from Their Excellencies Feast Concludes All Participants Offsite	Gym
9:00pm	Event Staff Offsite	Gym/Fields

Meal Information

Octoberfeast this year is a Mongolian feast. There will be alternatives available for people who are vegan, dairy free, and Celiac disease. Please indicate any dietary restrictions on the feast pre-registration form so we can accommodate your needs.

We will start with a Bantan Soup. Then we will serve Ròubǐngr, Tsuvian, and sauteed Asian greens. After dinner, there will be a dessert bar with Boortsog and a rice pudding with Goji Berry jam and Seabuckthorn Berry jelly. There will be a special Seabuckthorn Drink available for those interested in trying it.

We look forward to showcasing a culinary adventure into the nomadic steppes in the era of Khans!

Tournament Information

All competitors are asked to bring a new, unwrapped toy in its original packaging for the Marine Corps Toys for Tots program.

Arts and Sciences: Largesse-Focused Competition

Hosted by ‘Izza al-Dimashquiyya

Entrants must submit something which could be donated to largesse, and provide documentation on how to make the item. (1) point for the item itself, (1) point for the documentation, (1) point for Populace Choice, (1) point for Baron’s Choice, (1) point for Baroness’ Choice. In the event of a tie, the Baron and Baroness will jointly choose the victor.
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Games Competition

Hosted by Gaius Sokolov

The games tourney will span two hours as self-reporting competitors may choose between chess, manqalah/mancala, and knave-and-fool/war. The person with the most wins becomes champion; if needed, a tie-breaker game will be chosen by the current champion.

A wide variety of games will be available for all to play throughout the day.

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Rapier Tournament

Hosted by Michael of Lancaster

The rapier competition will be a London Masters style tournament. There will be four rounds: Single sword, sword and buckler/shield, sword and cape, and sword and dagger. Each round will be a round robin. If enough people show up, it will be single kill; if only a few, then best of 3. Scores will be tallied, and then if there is an obvious front runner, there will not be a final round. If the final scores are close, there will be a final round.

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Cut and Thrust Tournament

Hosted by Morganus Eternus

The cut and Thrust tournament will be round robin, with three passes per pairing.

Each win is worth a point—doubles count as a loss for both fighters and will not be refought.

After all fights in the round robin, the top two scoring fencers will fight a finals match.

The finals match will be best of three, doubles are still destructive and will not be refought.

If the finalists double out, the third and fourth place fighters will fight for the finals, and so on.

We will not be playing with An Tir’s standard greater blow convention. Instead, the following rules will be used:

A blow to the head, torso, armpit, or inner thigh is a kill.

A cut or thrust to the sword arm, or a cut to the leg is incapacitating.

A cut or thrust to the off arm disables the arm, as in rapier.

A thrust to the leg disables the leg, the fighter may post (but may not go to their knees!)

Fighters fighting case or two-hander must designate an off arm.

Killing blows beat incapacitating blows, which beat disabling blows. The fighter with the greater blow (based on this definition) wins

If both fighters land a killing blow, or if both fighters land an incapacitating blow, the fight is a double.

The fight does not end for disabling blows.

Swords are limited to 38” maximum blade length for one handed swords, and 40” for two handed swords.

Some loaner gear, including swords will be available, and we ask that folks with loaner gear bring it if able.

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Heavy Tournament

Hosted by Zornhut Rosenhau

The Heavy Tournament will be an Atlantian Speed Tournament format, double elimination.

Instead of a single exchange, all bouts will continue until a fighter has scored two consecutive, unanswered points against their opponent.

Youth and Family Activities

11:30am – Baronial Youth Rapier Championship
Round-Robin Style Tournament

12:00 – Baronial Youth A&S Championship
Entries displayed by 12 noon, judging at 2:00pm, entries can be retrieved at 3:00pm

12:30pm – Baronial Youth Armored Combat Championship
Tournament Format TBA

3:00pm – Class: Make a Mini Mongolian Hat
Suitable for your stuffed animals or just to be cute on its own; supplies provided

Volunteer Information

Volunteers are needed for the following positions:

-Preparing and serving feast
-Gate
-Gold key garb management
-Set up crew
-Clean up crew

Please post in the Facebook Event or message Siegfried Widerolt on Facebook if you would like to volunteer for any of these positions.

Emergency Preparedness Information

For medical emergencies, dial 911.

The nearest Emergency Room is MultiCare Valley Hospital Emergency Department:
12606 E. Mission Avenue
Spokane Valley, WA 99216
509-473-5177

From St. Mary’s School, take S. Adams Rd. north, it will become N. Adams Rd. as it crosses Sprague Ave.
Continue on this road for 1.1 miles until it intersects with E. Mission Ave.
Take a left onto E. Mission Ave, and continue for 1.3 miles.
MultiCare Valley Hospital Emergency Department will be on the left.
If you reach the intersection of E. Mission Ave. and N. Pines Rd., you have gone too far.

In the event of a fire, the primary exterior gathering point will be the parking lot on the north side of the Church, near the Adult’s Center. If this is inaccessible due to the extent of the fire, the secondary gathering point will be the parking lot further north across E 2nd Avenue, south of the Numerica Credit Union Administrative Building.

Fire extinguisher and AED locations will be briefed as part of event opening remarks.

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