Sommer Schola (and Champion's Challenge!)
Hosted by Barony of Bergental - Greenfield, MA
Event date: June 19th, 2026 - June 21st, 2026
Event Last Modified: April 24th, 2026
Event details
Summer approaches, and the Barony of Bergental welcomes you to a Schola of outdoor proportions! There will be classes in a variety of outdoor activities, and of course, archery, fencing, heavy fighting, and more! Join us for a weekend camping event, and share your messiest arts and sciences.
Their excellencies issue a challenge to the Champions of the East and beyond! If you are known as the champion in your household, in your barony, or in your kingdom, come forth to compete against other champions for prizes! More details to follow, across multiple disciplines.
Populace Potluck- bring your ingredient cards and enter to win a prize for tastiest Dish, decided by populace vote. Medieval recipes encouraged but not required!
Schedule:
Friday
5:00 pm gate opens
7:00 pm Torchlight Tournament
9:00 pm Open Bardic
11:00 pm Gate closes
Saturday
8:00 am Gate opens
10:00 am Inspections and authorizations begin
11:00 am Fighting and Fencing challenges begin
12:00 pm Populace Potluck opens (counting of beans will commence at 2 pm)
1:00 pm Archery and Thrown weapons challenges begin
3:00 pm Luminary Competition
4:30 pm Baronial Court
7:00 pm Bardic competition begins (BYOB bring your own bard!)
Sunday
Camp cleared by Noon.
Site is discreetly damp, carry in and carry out.
Site Opens: 5 pm Friday June 19th
Site Closes: noon Sunday June 21st
Event Location
Camp Lion Knoll
77 Oak Hill Rd
Greenfield, MA 01301
Google Map
The event site is accessible per the East Kingdom Accessibility Porter's Checklist.
Directions:
TBA
Registration Fees
Registration:
Single Day (Saturday or Sunday)
$25 Adult - Member
$35 Adult - Non-member
$20 Student with college ID
$10 Teen (13-17)
Free (Youth 0-12)
Full Weekend(Friday to Sunday)
$35 Adult - Member
$45 Adult - Non-member
$20 Student with college ID
$10 Teen (13-17)
Free (Youth 0-12)
Feast:
There is a Potluck Champion Challenge Saturday.
Populace! Pray Package your tastiest morsels, and pack it to our Potluck challenge. In Bergental, no populace member should ever perish for want of provisions!
Potluck dishes should be one of the following categories: Meats, Vegetarian, Gluten-free, and Dairy-free. All dishes must include an ingredients card, and aim to feed around 24 people. Site includes a small kitchen, and limited electrical outlets for crockpots. Please contact the autocrat if you need time and space for these dishes. There is also a large firepit for outdoor cooking, and many cast iron pans will be present for our outdoor cooking class. Please contact the autocrat if you need time and space for these dishes.
Winner will be determined by populace vote, beans in bowls! Beans will be counted at 2 pm, prize to be awarded during Barionial court.
Make Checks Payable to: SCA, Inc- Barony of Bergental
Contact Information
Event Steward:
Abbie Smith
Frau Cecilie Vogelgesangkin
607-279-8239
221282@members.eastkingdom.org
Send Reservations to:
Reservations should include your mundane name, SCA name, your check, and your membership ID number sent to:
Alexander Habermann
30 Church Street
Cheshire, MA 01225
Paypal link pending.
Other Contact Information:
Merchants TBD