Rapier War February 13, 2026, 2:00pm – February 16, 2026 Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268

Pics From Last Year

All pics by Sherlin Goldhammer

Events at the Event

Event Details

February 13, 2026, 2:00pm – February 16, 2026, 12:00pm
Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 9326

Join us for Caid’s premier steel focused camping event. Melees, tournaments, arts and sciences, bardic night at the tavern – come try something new, or share what you love with other SCAdians, or both!

Merchants – if you would like to come and merchant, please contact Baroness Kale Hrafnsdottir at baldavin@hotmail.com. Classes, A&S, and additional activities will be published on a more detailed schedule soon!

SCHEDULE:

2/13

2PM:    Site opens

6PM:    Early Bird Tourney, tavern revels to follow immediately after

2/14

9AM: Court – weapons and armor inspections will be immediately after court with scenarios afterwards until 2PM

11AM: Arts and Sciences competition opens

1PM: Consort’s Champion Thrown Weapons

3PM: RBG Duel Tournament

5PM: Rapier Chess

7PM:    Bardic Night

2/15

9AM:    Rapier inspections and Honor Guard Lists open

10AM:    Rapier melees

12PM:    Honor Guard Tournament

2PM:    Rapier Community Roundtable

3PM:    Closing Court

4PM:    Wacky Offhand Tourney

7PM:    Onesie night

2/16

12PM    Site Closes

 

EVENT REGISTRATION: Adult Event Registration $45, Adult Member Discount Event Registration $35 amount.  Youth aged 17 and under are guests of the Barony. Cash and checks only. Please make checks payable to “SCA, Inc/Barony of Wintermist.” There are no refunds.

Adult Event One Day Registration $30, Adult Member Discount One Day Registration $20. Youth aged 17 and under are guests of the Barony. Cash and checks only. Please make checks payable to “SCA, Inc/Barony of Wintermist.” There are no refunds.

The park charges $7 per day for parking. This is paid directly to the park when you drive in and they only take cards, no cash accepted.

We will gratefully accept donations at the gate to offset the cost of Non-Member Surcharges for gentles who may be attending their first event.

SITE INFORMATION/RESTRICTIONS: Make sure to go through the front gate, as the back gate, aka the GWW gate, will not be open. The portion of the site we are using is the same as last year, the GWW battle field and some of the land behind it.

EVENT STEWARD: (THLs Alphonsus Balthasar von Hamer and Diago de las Casas)

EVENT EMAIL: baron@wintermist.sca-caid.org

DIRECTIONS: 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268

From the South: Take your favorite route to I5 North, Proceed on I5N. Take exit 244 for CA-119/Taft Highway, Turn Left. At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto S Enos Ln. S Enos Ln turns slightly right and becomes Ironbark Rd, Turn left, Destination will be on the right

From the North: Take your favorite route to I5 South, Proceed on I5S. Take exit 244 for CA-119/Taft Highway, Turn Right. At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto S Enos Ln. S Enos Ln turns slightly right and becomes Ironbark Rd, Turn left, Destination will be on the right

This will take you to the front side of Buena Vista, let the Rangers at the entrance know that you are there for the SCA and they will let you through. Do not go to the back gate! It will not be open