Sunday July 30, 12 – 5 PM:
Lammas Faire for All Ages
At: Hopkinton State Park
Split Rock Group Picnic Site
164 Cedar Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
(Click here for directions)
Split Rock Group Picnic Site
164 Cedar Street, Hopkinton, MA 01748
(Click here for directions)
Fee: NO SEF FEE!! Pay only park entrance fee – $8 (MA Vehicles); $10 (Out of State Vehicles)
- Doors open at noon
- Bake-off begins at 1pm
- Games begin at 2:30pm
- Ritual at approx. 4pm
- 10 X 10 vendor spaces are available for $20 each. Vendors will need to provide their own tables and pop-ups and each will need to donate a raffle item. (If you are interested in being a vendor for the Faire, please contact Kara at: karareneelmt@gmail.com).
Games! Vendors! Arts & Crafts! Bake-Off!
Bring your own picnic or grill-able lunch.
(No Alcohol at this venue.)
(No Alcohol at this venue.)
Our Site includes:
- Pavilion 24’x52’
- 25 picnic tables, 1 large charcoal grill (must provide own grill tools and charcoal)
- One acre recreation field
- Running water at site ; No electric service
- Restrooms on site
- Parking for up to 100 autos
The new site in Hopkinton, and the Norse theme of the SEF this year, gives us a wonderful opportunity to play fairly authentic pagan games. Saga literature is full of references to sporting games (leikar). The Games were important social events for the community, some lasting days, and took place whenever people came together for feasts, assemblies, or religious festivals. Sometimes, people were called together for leikmot (games meeting) for the sole purpose of play.
Sufficient references survive for us to recreate many traditional games (minus the bloodshed). These games range from word games to a variation of the tug of war, offering everyone the opportunity to compete. If we have sufficient participation, we will return to having teams this year. so bring your friends.
—> Rules for the 2017 Lammas Bake-Off:
1. This year’s Bake Off Theme: Vegetable Quick Breads! You decide which vegetable or vegetables will be the main ingredient(s) in you quick bread!
The item must be presented in the form of bread or muffins. They cannot contain yeast or chocolate.
2. All entries must be made from scratch.
3. Entrants must bring enough to have about 40 samples
(not full servings, just a taste – think sample tables).
4. All entries must be accompanied by a full list of ingredients.
5. The winner will be announced during the Closing Circle.
Let the baking begin! Judges for the contest will be those attending the Faire; it will cost $1 to sample and vote. If you are interested in baking, or have questions, please email us: SEF@ElderFaiths.org.
