Ice Castles 2026/Legend of Yuki-Onna
(2026-01-24 - Site opens at 8am & Closes at 8pm)
Black Diamond
Event Info
Name:
Ice Castles 2026/Legend of Yuki-Onna
Website:
Date(s):
2026-01-24 @8am to 2026-01-24 @ 8pm
Group:
Black Diamond
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Boonsboro Ruritan Club
Address:
1499 Coffee Road, Lynchburg, VA, 24503
Directions:
From Lynchburg Regional Airport you turn left onto U29 (Wards Rd) and keep right on US-29 for .2 miles. Exit left onto US-501 North in 2.2 miles then take a slight right turn for US-501 North in 1 mile. In 4.7 miles turn left onto PFC Desmond T Doss Memorial Expressway and in 1.2 miles take a slight right turn onto Wiggington Rd. In 2.6 miles turn right onto Hawkins Mill Rd and in .4 miles turn left onto Coffee Rd. In .4 miles turn right onto Bradley L Gaertner Place and the destination will be on your right for Boonsboro Ruritan Club.
Restrictions:
No alcohol, open fire pits, golf carts or weapons allowed on premises.
Accessibility:
Access to the main building is ADA compliant but the grounds may not be due to slopes and uneven terrain.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
Ring in the Baronial Birthday and New Year by celebrating
the winter season in beautiful Lynchburg, VA. Our celebration focuses on the
Japanese spirit of Winter, known as Yuki-Ona or the "Snow Woman." We
will have a traditional Japanese poetry class along with cooking demonstrations
ahead of our wonderful feast, which is being prepared by the same team that
brought you the feast at Missile Madness. Our A&S and Martial competitions
are still being developed, but we will keep you informed as we head further into
fall.
Schedule for
Ice Castles 2026
SATURDAY
1/24/2026
8:00 AM - Gate Opens – Foyer
9:00 AM - Weapons Check-in and
Authorizations – Fields
· Archery
and Thrown Weapons Open – Back Fields
· Tent Set
Up – Front Field
9:45 AM
· Arts &
Sciences Opens with Competitions – Conference Room
10:15 AM
– 11:15 AM - Morning
Court – Main Hall
11:30 AM
· Fighting
Begins with Competitions for Rapier and Heavy Combat – Fields
· Lunch
Served – Main Building
· A&S
Class: Newcomers 101 by Baroness Asta knarrarbringa (1130-1230)
12:30 PM
· A&S
Class: Renga (Collaborative Japanese Poetry) by Master Hagar the Black
(1230-130)
1:00 PM
· Gate
Closed – Foyer
· Queen’s
Tea with Academie Gathering – Main Hall
1:30PM
· A&S
Class: Introduction to Goldwork by Mistress Adair of Makyswell (130-230)
3:00 PM - Art & Sciences, Fields,
Ranges, Vendors Close – Please pick up your items and/or clean your area
4:00 PM –
5:15 PM – Evening
Court – Main Building
5:30 PM -
8:00 PM – Evening
Feast, Socializing, and Bardic with Kitchen Cleanup – Main Building and Fields
9:00 PM – Site Closes
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 30 | 13 | 0 |
| Youth (6 - 17) | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| Child (0-5) | 0 | 13 | 0 |
Reservationist Name:
Adair of Maykswell
Reservationist Email:
Adairofmakyswell@gmail.com
Checks Payable To:
SCA, Inc. Barony of Black Diamond
Cost Notes:
Pre-registration will take place solely through SCORES (SCA.org ) On-site registrations will be available and payable directly to the Barony via cash or check only. Note: Feast will only be available through pre-registration on SCORES. However if there are feast slots open on event day, then those will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis.
SCORES Sign UpRegistrar: Mistress Adair of Makyswell. For any questions please contact her at Adairofmakyswell@gmail.com
Refunds. The Exchequer must receive refund requests in writing no later than seven days after the event ends per Kingdom approved guidelines. No refund shall be issued until the event books have been closed and all reservation checks have cleared.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
Heavy Armored
3-Person Bear Pit: wounds retained, anyone dying on winning
team gets replaced by next in line (so team memberships change rather
constantly). Max survivorship streak five fights (per person).
Pick Ups
Rapier
11:30-13:00 2v2 shark pit, 1v1s will be reset
13:00-14:00 Queen's Tea
14:00-15:00 Pick Ups
Archery
Info coming soon!
A&S:
Ice Castles in Japan?! You bet!
Come take a journey with us to the far east where the pacific meets the shores of Tokyo to the sky-scraping mountains of Nagano. This year we will dive into the secretive world of the snow princess Yuki- Onna. Was she a real inspiration? A walking myth? Or just Japanese lore. We have set a challenge for those inclined to partake in this year’s Ice Castles for food, art and clothing.
We challenge you to create an article of clothing to keep warm, a food dish to sustain you through the cold Japanese winter or art that will inspire you till spring. We will have a competition champion for these entries.
Continuing with our theme- We will have an open calligraphy station set up all day for anyone to come and create Japanese inspired scrolls for the barony. All scrolls will be retained for baronial use and the winner for most excellent scroll will be named “Scroll master.”
Feast:
Ice Castles Menu
Lunch
Chicken Fried Rice
Sunomono (cucumber salad)
Feast
Japanese Pickled Vegetables
Goma-ae (Blanched Spinach salad with Sesame dressing)
Oyakodon (Chicken and egg simmered in a savory-sweet broth served over rice)
Alternate for fish/seafood allergies
Gluten Free Chicken Teriyaki rice bowl
Dessert
Steamed Red Bean Buns
Seasonal Fruit in a Honey, Lemon and Mint Dressing
If you require a Gluten-Free or No Fish/Seafood meal, please sign up at the link below.
Accomodation Sign up SheetMerchants:
Coming soon!
Other:
Volunteers are needed at Gate, MoL, and the Kitchen. If you wish to participate please contact one of these individuals to assist!
Gate: Mistress Adair adairofmakyswell@gmail.com
MoL: Dame Juliana aumalthia@gmail.com
Feast Hall: Lady Katrina katvark71@gmail.com