How we get together
Throughout the year, our groups host day, weekend and longer events. These are opportunities to dress in historic attire, take part in period activities, and enjoy spending time with fellow members. If you’ve not attended before, see our What to expect at your first event page.
Events can vary in focus – some centre on a particular activity such as rapier combat, dancing, or archery, while others offer a broader mix of everything we do. With groups spread across the region, there's likely something near you.
Art, crafts, engineering, research and manufacture
The SCA has been described as the world's largest medieval craft and research self-help group — and it earns that title. Sharing knowledge is central to our ethos: whatever skills you bring, you'll find ample opportunity to learn, teach, ask questions, and attend classes and workshops. Among the many crafts and activities our members pursue you can find:
- Bookbinding
- Brewing
- Calligraphy and illumination
- Armouring and metal casting
- Ceramics and pottery
- Clothing and costume
- Cooking and feasting
- Textile arts, like dyeing, embroidery, spinning, and weaving
- Games
- Leatherworking
- Music and performing arts
- Woodworking
Heraldry
Heralds bring events to life, whether announcing at Court and tournaments or working quietly behind the scenes with names, arms, banners, and flags. They can help you choose a historically appropriate name and design a coat of arms for yourself, your household, or your branch, and advise on ceremony, titles, and court etiquette. They're also a great resource for public speaking and thinking on your feet!
Martial activities
Our martial pursuits span the full range of medieval combat traditions: archery using traditional bows and wooden arrows; thrown weapons such as axes and knives; armoured combat with rattan swords; research-led Renaissance fencing with blunted steel, guided by historical manuals; and mounted skill at arms, where our equestrian community trains in tilting, javelin throwing, and the quintain.
Learn more about:
Archery and thrown weapons Armoured combat Equestrian activities Fencing and rapierFamilies and Youth
The SCA is genuinely family friendly, with many of our members having grown up in the Society. Young members can get involved straight away, particularly in arts and sciences, archery, and gaming, as well as helping in the kitchen, serving at feasts, and acting as pages and court guards. Children's tournaments feature at events throughout the year, and the hands-on nature of everything we do makes it a fantastic way to bring history to life. Youth officers are active across our groups, but children will require parental supervision whilst participating.
Join the Insulae Draconis Navy
Insulae Draconis has its own Navy, as a fun way to raise money for the Principality Travel Fund. It is under the command of the Coronets, as a branch of the Drachenwald Navy, and continues to actively recruit new members.