Come one and come all to Midland Vale as we celebrate each other as our Shire turns Five!  We are planning a day of fun and games for all ages and including all the things!  As February in New York is known to be a welcoming outdoor land, the Shire is looking into hosting all activities indoors should the weather on the day prevent any celebrating outdoors.

Rattan, Fencing and Youth themed tournaments will be round robin best of five

Thrown weapons will be themed tournaments with five axes, knives and javelins

Archery will be themed tournaments with, yes you guessed it, five arrows

There will be Bardic!  There will be Art!  There will be Brewing!  There will be Dancing!  There will be a Feast!  (More info on feast to come)
There will be Celebration!!

Per the BoD: Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to try to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events.  By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks.  You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
Wearing a mask is required by EK law, except for when directly fighting, and then they have to be put back on. 
The East Kingdom requires that all attendees at all in-person gatherings show proof of either full vaccination against COVID-19 or a medically-supervised negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the event.  Proof of vaccination or a negative test shall not be required for children under 12.  Attendees aged 18 or older will have to show government-issued ID matching test results or vaccination proof to gain entry to the event.  Children aged 12-17 will need to show proof of vaccination or negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of the event.  More information is available on the East Kingdom Seneschal’s website:  https://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/covid-test-policy-resolution/