General Faire Activities

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Ball

There is usually an evening ball and supper during the course of the Faire, incorporating a range of dances from the simplest to the most challenging.

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For Children

Canterbury Faire usually has activities for the younger members of the populace. This can range from making suitable resources available (eg books, medieval toys etc) through to a fully organised Page School. The latter has involved things such as assisting fighters at the tourneys, acting as runners for the gatehouse, serving at the feast, learning to make medieval rings, fighting in a boffer tourney.

Please check out the Camping Advice
requirements regarding supervision of children on site.

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Combat

Canterbury Faire usually involves an extensive range of combat activities, including mixed heavy/light/siege scenarios, a variety of heavy tournaments, rapier tournaments, target archery (longbow and crossbow) and even wrestling.

All SCA Kingdom of Lochac safety regulations, combat rules, rapier and archery rules are to be observed.

Please endeavour to be armoured and ready at least 15 minutes hour before combat is due to begin to allow time for any notices and armour checks.

If unarmoured, please keep out of the active designated combat areas unless permitted by the Marshals. Spectators must keep well back from the missile area, and any children in the vicinity must be accompanied by an adult at all times. Please be considerate of the spectators.

If you're involved in combat events, we recommend that you drink plenty of non-alcoholic and non-caffeinated fluids even before you feel thirsty. Water is best. Fruit juices and diluted sports drinks will help. Please try to keep modern drink containers out of general sight where possible.

Do not move or remove any marker ropes or equipment used in the Combat Events (including Archery) unless instructed to by the Steward or appropriate Marshals.

As we are sure you know, SCA combat is based on honesty and chivalry/sportsmanship. There is no place for abuse, cheating, vendettas, or "blood sport" type jeering. Always try and keep an even temperament. If you do feel frustrated, take time out to calm down and, if necessary, raise your concerns with a Marshal. The Marshals have the authority to disqualify any fighter breaking the SCA Codes of Conduct.

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Market Day

The Canterbury Faire Market, typically in operation for one afternoon during the weekend in the Marquee or Hall, offers everyone the chance to buy, sell or trade in whatever currency they can manage, items likely to be of interest to the assembled populace. It is particularly popular with day visitors.

There is no charge for setting up a stall. Table space can be limited so please be prepared to share with others. Vendors are welcome to sell their wares at other times, but may be required to move their goods if space becomes an issue.

Stalls have included pottery, knives, swords, metalware, woodwork, leather work, herbs and spices, costumes, armour, tableware, candles, henna tattoos, foot rubs, soap, medieval style souvenirs, relics, chests, maps and calligraphy, hides, furs, buckles, buttons...

So bring anything you think might be of interest, or failing that, bring your gold!

For merchants from afar who plan to make Canterbury Faire a regular stopping point, inexpensive storage on site is available for you to store items between Faires. More information on this can be seen here.

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Other Activities

Canterbury Faire keeps getting better and better with a divers range of things to do.

Typical activities can include any or all of the following:

• Half-Circle Theatre or other dramatical productions
• Equestrian displays
• a quest
• a ladies' solar
• Night of Champions or similar team challenges
• a ball or dance demonstration with associated classes
• auctions: of fighters, pages and/or bards
• lots of singing at the Mangy Mongol
• wrestling
• arts displays
• period parties
• before or after the event: shopping for fabric (600KB Word document) at local stores

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Faire Steward: THL Terese and Lord Gavin

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