Friday November 4th
Garb optional - no stress about changing as soon as you arrive.
Dinner will be available whenever people arrive, even the wee small hours.
Informal revelry, music, and catching up.
Saturday
Dance classes, music classes, and rehearsals.
Tournaments: there will be three slots (Saturday morning, Saturday afternoon, Sunday morning) for three tournaments: fencing, archery and armoured combat. The lists will be available for pickups, and the range for casual shooting, at other times.
There may be arts and sciences classes on topics other than music and dance as well.
There will be a light, informal dinner before the evening's festivities.
Saturday evening
Great hall - Bal d'Argent - a splendid ball with a white-and-silver theme, with touches here and there of Lochac's red and blue.
Bonfire - under the oaks - revelry and merriment
Supper - a sumptuous supper, mid evening, for all revelers
Sunday
More classes and a tournament, lunch, then a quick pack-up.
Tentative schedule for St Catherine's Faire and the Bal d'Argent - last updated March 5th
| 4:30pm |
Site opens for setup-crew No early arrivals. Another group may be using the site until 4pm. |
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| 5:30pm | Site opens for everyone |
| 7:00pm |
Dinner Dinner will also be available throughout the evening for those who arrive on site late. |
| 8pm - late | Informal revelry - music, catching up, etc. |
| inside | outside | ||
| 8am | breakfast | ||
| 9am | classes and rehearsals - dance and music | Lists open | Range opens |
| 10am | First tournament | Archery | |
| 11:30am | chance for people who wish to join the Silver Rondel to demonstrate their skill | ||
| noon | lunch | ||
| 1pm |
classes and rehearsals - dance and music |
Lists open | |
| 2pm |
Second tournament |
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| 3pm | |||
| 4pm |
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| 5:30 pm | light dinner available before festivities | ||
| 7pm | bal d'Argent begins |
Bonfire setup Bonfire! |
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| 8:30pm |
Supper |
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| 9pm-late | more dancing! | Bonfire and revelry! |
| inside | outside | |
| 8am | breakfast | |
| 9am | Silver Rondel Guild meeting | lists open |
| 10am | classes and rehearsals - dance and music | Third tournament |
| 11am | ||
| noon | lunch, closing court | |
| 1pm | pack-up | |
| 2pm | ||
| 3pm | site closes - all off site by 3pm | |