Constellation Academy of Defense – 2025

Hosted by the Shire of Mynydd Seren

Facebook Event: COMING SOON

Date & Location

May 9 – 11, 2025

McCormick’s Creek State Park
250 McCormick’s Creek Park Road
Spencer, IN 47460

Please remember that because this is a State Park, you will have to pay a small fee at the entrance of the Park of $7 for In-State visitors and $9 for Out-of-State visitors (decided by your license plate)

Event Costs

Park Entry

  • Because this is a state park, there is a small fee to enter
  • Indiana License Plate: $7
  • Non-Indiana License Plate: $9

Registration

  • Adult Member: $15
  • Adult Non-Member: $25
  • Children Ages 0-17: FREE

Food

  • Feast: $10
  • Lunch: $5

Online Registration Link: COMING SOON

Accommodations/Cabins

Group camping in cabins will be available at McCormick’s Creek State Park, we have approximately 50 bunks.

More information can be found here. 

Any questions can be directed to the Event Steward.

Tent camping IS available at the site, but must be registered through the State Park – so if interested in tent camping, please see McCormick Creek’s website about reservation information.  There is also a hotel on site at the park that can be booked, although we have no reserved block since we are providing cabin camping.

Schedule

Friday, 5/9

  • 6 PM: Gate Opens
  • 9 PM: Gate Closes

Saturday, 5/10

  • 7 AM: Park/Gate Opens
  • 10 AM: Classes Start
  • Noon: Gate Closes
  • 5 PM: Classes Finish
  • 6 PM: Feast
  • Evening: Post-Revelry & Bardic Circle

Sunday, 5/11

  • 7 AM – 11 AM: Site clean-up and tear-down
  • All must be off site by 11 AM

Activities

Rapier

TBA

Dance

TBA

Silent Auction

We will be hosting a silent auction in order for our Shire to declutter all of those SCA and SCA adjacent items that we have piled up in our homes. This may include fabric that we’ve never used, the extra feast gear we kept just in case, materials for fibercrafts we thought we were going to get into, etc.

The silent auction is also accepting made objects from SCA artisans! There is no limit as to the type of craft, we only ask that all crafted items include a tag stating what the item is and the name of the artisan who created it, so that proper credit will be given. Any items that are not sold will be returned to the donor unless specifically requested otherwise. 

Information on how to contribute items will be updated closer to the event.

Feast

  • Bread, Butter, and Jams
  • Irish Coddle: Sausage, Bacon, Potato, Onion, Vegetable Broth, Cream, Butter, Flour, Marjoram, Salt & Pepper
  • Spicy Ethiopian Stew: Olive Oil, Onion, Garlic, Ginger, Berbere Spice Blend, Cayenne Pepper, Vegetable Broth, Lentils, Tomato, Potato, Spinach, Salt & Pepper
  • Chicken Thighs, Roasted with Mixed Vegetables: Chicken, Potatoes, Carrots, Olive Oil, Spice Blend
  • Braised Brussels Sprouts in Cream Sauce: Butter, Brussels Sprouts, Salt, Cream, Nutmeg
  • Ice Cream (2 types, Vanilla & Honey Cinnamon) with fruit: Cream, Sweetened Condensed Milk, Vanilla Extract, Cinnamon, Honey

Lunch Tavern

TBD

Site Info

Due to the setup of the camp ground, and the fact that we’re not allowed to anchor ANYTHING to the ground (anything that creates a hole), period tents (using stakes) are not allowed. There is generally a decent about of shade because of the tree cover, and we have reserved some buildings/shelters for use if there happens to be rain. If you would like to bring a pop-up for a day presence, please check in with the Event Steward upon arrival so that we can get it placed properly.

Site Map

COMING SOON

Child Forms

Attention! For those who will be bringing children not their own: There are TWO forms that you will need to bring for each child. They both need to be signed by the child’s parent or legal guardian. ONE MUST BE NOTARIZED per Indiana law.

  1. This form needs the notarization and should be kept with the child at all times: http://www.sca.org/docs/pdf/treatminor-notary.pdf
  2. This form is the usual Minor Waiver: http://www.sca.org/docs/pdf/chldwaiv.pdf.

PLEASE have both these forms filled out and signed/notarized where appropriate for each child you will be bringing that you are not the parent or legal guardian of. This requirement is out of our control and the children affected will not be allowed to attend if they are not completed properly before arrival. Thank you.

Event Staff

  • Event Steward: Lady Yngerame Erskyne
  • Gate Steward: TBD
  • Class Coordinator: Warder Andris Von Voorburg
  • Rapier MIC: Warder Maedhbh ny Mannen
  • Lunch Tavern: TBD
  • Feast Stewards: Lord Parzival Angist & Warder Rashid al-Sanna
  • Webminister: Lord Parzival Angist

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