Bright Hills Baronial Birthday
(2026-02-07 - Site opens at 9am & Closes at 10pm)
Bright Hills
Event Info
Name:
Bright Hills Baronial Birthday
Website:
Date(s):
2026-02-07 @9am to 2026-02-07 @ 10pm
Group:
Bright Hills
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Manchester Volunteer Fire Dept. Activity Center
Address:
3297 York St., Manchester, MD, 21102
Directions:
From North, due South or East-Take your best route to Baltimore, MD and I-695. Follow I-695 to Exit #19/rte-I- 795. Follow I-795 West =/- 9 miles to MD route 30. Turn left onto MD route 30 and follow it =/- 14 miles to Manchester, MD. Once in Manchester, turn right on York St, follow it several blocks. The site will be on your right. Look for the curved stone gateway. From West and parts of DC and North VA-Take your beset route to I-70 and exit #68/ Mt Airy, MD route 27 North until it dead ends in Manchester, MD. Turn right onto Main St/route 30 and go several blocks to the next traffic light. Turn left onto York St and follow for several blocks. The site will be on your right. Look for the curved stone gateway.
**We are requesting that all attendees go past the site to the next block (Victory St., make a right and then another right onto Maple Ave. to park on the field. *Handicap parking will remain in the parking lot to the left and front of the building. There will be activities located both inside and outside so please dress appropriately.
Restrictions:
This is a wet site, but we ask that you take your containers with you when you leave.
No Ground Fires Permitted.
No Smoking or Vaping allowed inside of building, or on Activity Center property.
Accessibility:
Handicap accessible; handicap restrooms and handicap parking is available. The grounds can be rough, so be aware. It is slightly elevated, but it is scooter usable. There will be activities located both inside and outside so please dress appropriately.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
Currently under construction.
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 30 | 15 | 0 |
| Youth (6 - 0) | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Child (0-0) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reservationist Name:
Lady Clara von Weinseidel
Reservationist Email:
Kuscheltier13@yahoo.com
Checks Payable To:
SCA, Inc., Barony of Bright Hills
Cost Notes:
If someone else trolls you in and you don't attend (show up), there will be no refund.
Refunds must be requested in writing to the Baronial Exchequer (Reservationist) within 5 business days after the event closes.
Preregistration by mail is regarded to be postmark no later than January 24th.
Send checks or money orders to: Michelle England, 219 Grindall Street, Baltimore, MD 21230.
Cut-off date for sending in Pre-registration: Monday, 31 January, 2026.No refunds shall be issued until the event books have been closed.
All site fee refunds shall be paid by check from the group checking account.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
There will be heavy fighting.
An additional feature will include mock Gladiator Games. More to come.
A&S:
Our Arts and Sciences Champion is planning on something neat. Stay tuned!
Feast:
The feast will be prepared by the Bright Hills Cooks Guild. If you have a known allergy to certain food products, please contact the Event Steward before 31 January, 2026.
Menu following soon.
Merchants:
Please contact Lady Livia di Samuele- abramsonsm@yahoo.com. Our event space is small, and the number of merchants will be less than previous events.