Buckston Birthday 2024
(2024-11-15 - 2024-11-17 - Site opens at 5 PM & Closes at 11 AM)
Buckston-on-Eno
Event Info
Name:
Hobbiton: A Buckston Birthday
Website:
Date(s):
2024-11-15 @5 PM to 2024-11-17 @ 11 AM
Group:
Buckston-on-Eno
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Optimist Farms
Address:
2908 Optimist Farm Road, Apex, NC, 27539
Directions:
From areas North: Make your best way to I-885 S towards Raleigh, then keep right on NC-885S towards Sandford. Take exit 54B onto NC-55 Bypass East toward Holy Springs, Fuquay-Varina. In .7 miles make a U-turn and then in 900 ft a right onto Old Smithfield Rd. Turn left onto Optimist Farm Rd and go 3.4 miles. From Areas East: Make your best way to I-40 E towards Raleigh. Take Exit 279A onto Triangle Expwy, NC-885S. Stay on NC-885 S toward Sandord, NC 540 S. Take exit 54B onto NC-55 bypass East toward Holly Springs, Fuquay-Varina, make a U turn. In 900 ft turn right onto Old Smithfield Rd. In 3.4 miles, turn left onto Optimist Farm Rd. From areas West: Make your best way to US-70 East, US-401 S toward Garner. Turn Right on S Saunders Street. Keep right onto Fayetteville Rd toward Fuquay-Varina, Fayetteville. Turn Right on Ten-Ten Road. Turn Left onto Lake Wheeler Road. Turn right onto Optimist Farm Rd. Go one mile. From areas South: Make your best way to I-95 BS N then take exit 81 to merge onto I-40 towards Raleigh. Take the exit onto Cleveland Road, keep right to stay on Cleveland Rd. Bear left to stay on Cleveland Rd. Turn Right onto Benson Rd. Turn left onto Ten-Ten Rd. Turn left onto Lake Wheeler Rd. Turn Right onto Optimist Farm Rd.
Restrictions:
No pets other than service animals. No ground fires except the fire pit already on site.
Accessibility:
This is a primative site. Gravel, grass, uneven terrain. Seems to be "scooter" friendly.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
Welcome to Hobbiton - A Buckston Birthday! When we talk about Hobbits' passion for food, we speak of all those important meals of the day: 1st Breakfast, 2nd Breakfast, Elevensies, Lunch, Tea, Dinner and Supper! Come join us for a weekend, or a day, in the life of the Shire. Cooks will be preparing unique, historcally adjacent meals for EACH repast. That's right different cooks for seven different repasts! Brewers will be on hand to help complete your meals with good ale, cider, beer and more. There will be A&S competitions, a bardic, and much more; even for our tiniest residents. While the Shire is place of peace, Middle Earth is still in danger from evil and the Big Folk must continue to fight against the impending doom. Our brave fighters and archers (target/combat) will defend the Shire from the darkness!
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 10 | 10 | 5 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 20 | 10 | 5 |
| Youth (6 - 17) | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Child (0-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Checks Payable To:
SCA, Inc., Canton of Buckston-on-Eno
Cost Notes:
All meals are are by pre-registration only. 7 meals being prepared: breakfast, second breakfast, elevensies, lunch, tea, dinner, supper. These will be available during day at the appointed times. Each meal is $10. We will place a cap on the number of servings each meal will provide. Should requests exceed the cap, a waitlist will be created. You will be handed meal tokens at gate and they will be collected when you get your meal. Disposable table wear will be provided. Day of "feast spots" will not be available.
More information coming about the menu, the cooks, allergies, and more.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
Marshal in Charge Event - Rufus Barbarosa
MIC Heavy -
MIC Rapier -
MIC TA -
MIC CA -
A&S:
Be you Hobbit, Elf, Orc or Man...what is your aesthetic? Are you a literature purest, a costumer or historical dresser? It wouldn't be a birthday without a competition for best costume. Details to come.
There will be Bardic activities as well as our usual Poetry Smackdown. More information to come.
In homage to the Hobbits love of pipe weed, a competition of unique styles of pipes created in the medium of your choosing. These do not need to be functional.
Feast:
Who wants to be stuck in the kitchen on a fine fall day when you can hear the sounds of laughter and have a pint as you put your feet up!! Welcome to the day long feast at Hobbiton! We have challenged our cooks to create comfort food Hobbit style. We asked for historically adjacent, comfort food you might find at any respectable tavern in Middle Earth.
Seven (7) different times to eat for a day full of food and fun:
First Breakfast
Second Breakfast
Elevensies
Lunch
Tea
Dinner
Supper
As our cooks are added and menu information becomes available, we will update the website and this page. We will have contact information for allergies as well.
Other:
What's a party without dancing! Kick up your heels as you learn a new dance or enjoy your favorites.
Barter/Trade station will be available so if you have something you'd like to rehome, please bring it. All items left at the end of the event will be donated.