A Festival of Bones
(2025-10-31 - 2025-11-02 - Site opens at 4 PM & Closes at 12 PM)
Dun Carraig
Event Info
Name:
A Festival of Bones
Website:
Date(s):
2025-10-31 @4 PM to 2025-11-02 @ 12 PM
Group:
Dun Carraig
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Lions Camp Merrick
Address:
3650 Rick Hamilton Place, Nanjemoy, MD, 20662
Directions:
From 301 turn onto Route 6 in La Plata, MD heading East. Turn left onto 425, until it merges with Route 6. Turn left onto Route 6 South and follow until you see a left onto Route 224 or Riverside Road. Continue until you see Camp Merrick gate on the left.
Restrictions:
None! If you bring dogs please clean up after your pet.
Accessibility:
Camp Merrick site is fully accessible and Ada compliant, including accessible cabins, bathrooms, and dining facilities. The terrain is mostly flat grassy fields, and paved sidewalks, with gravel roads following to the cabins. The only steep terrain leads to the pier and firepit. Cabins are rustic but modern with their own bathroom and handicap accessible facilities. Service animal friendly.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
More to come in the future, but be prepared for a weekend of spooky fun!
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 20 | 20 | 12 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 30 | 20 | 12 |
| Youth (6 - 17) | 5 | 20 | 12 |
| Child (0-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reservationist Name:
Ceridwen ferch Owain
Reservationist Email:
theceridwen@gmail.com
Checks Payable To:
SCA-MD, Barony of Dun Carraig
Cost Notes:
Cabins are available by pre-registration ONLY for $25 a bed.
Refund Policy: If a person has paid for a Dun Carraig event, but is unable to attend, they may request a refund, in writing, from the Barony within 5 days of the event completion. The Barony may, at its discretion, issue a full or partial refund. Such decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis, by a refund committee consisting of the Exchequer, the Seneschal, and the event Event Steward.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
Armored Combat:
-Authorizations
-Round Robin Tournament
-Broken Field Melees Themed on the Event
-Pickups until 30 minutes before Court begins
More to come from Rapier, Target Archery, Thrown Weapons, and Youth Armored Combat!
Marshal in Charge (MIC): Sir Harald Brandarm Olafssen
Minister of the List In Charge: Baroness Lore von Bubeck
Armored MIC: Master Galfrid atte Grene
Rapier MIC: Master Caitilín inghean Fheichin
Target Archery MIC: TBD
Thrown Weapons MIC: TBD
Youth Armored MIC: Lærimoðir Àsa Ekkja
A&S:
Static: (refer to the website for full details)
Friday Night: Fiber Solar
Saturday: Confectionary contest on the theme of "Momento Mori"
Saturday: Best use of bones in any medium contest
Saturday: Runway of the Macabre
More to come including Bardic!
Static Arts & Sciences (A&S) Coordinator: Countess Mary Isabel of Heatherstone
Bardic A&S Coordinator: Lady Adrianna Michaels
Feast:
Head Cook: Noble Scandal mac Rofir
Merchants:
Coordinator: Lady Alexina Mac Suibhne
Other: