Middle Kingdom Arts & Sciences Fair and Spring Crown Tournament
| When: | May 24 – 27, 2024 Site Opens at 7pm on Friday Site must be cleared by 10am on Monday |
| Gate Hours: | Friday 7pm till 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 8am till at least 2pm(TBD) |
| Where: | Hancock County Fairgrounds 1017 E. Sandusky St, Findlay, Ohio 45840 (for GPS, search for the Old Mill Stream Center) |
Gate/Registration
Person in Charge: Arina Aldea
Hours:
Friday 7:00pm till 10:00pm
Saturday 8:00am till 2:00pm
Sunday 8:00am till 2:00pm
(preliminary estimation of core hours for gate –
current plan is to finalize these times by May 1)
Cost
Adult Non-Members: $25
Adult Members: $15
Children (ages 6 – 17): $5
Children (ages 5 and under): free
Camping: $10 (per person for the weekend)
Event Stewards
- Margherita di Raffaele – focusing on Kingdom A&S Fair
- email: marcheofthemarshes {dot} webminister [at] midrealm {dot} org
- phone: 419-601-1652
- Raffaele de Cernia – focusing on Crown Tournament
- email: marcheofthemarshes {dot} exchequer [at] midream {dot} org
- phone: 419-601-1651
| Areas | Heads of Areas | Contact Information |
|---|---|---|
| Arts & Sciences Fair (link) | Roana Aldinoch (Kingdom A&S Fair Coordinator) | Email: faire [at] midrealm {dot} org |
| Margherita di Raffaele (local liaison) | Email: marcheofthemarshes {dot} webminister [at] midrealm {dot} org | |
| Spring Crown Tournament (link) | Dame Magrat Catte (Local Marshal in Charge) | Email: TBD |
| Gate (aka, Registration) (link) | Arina Aldea | Email: [email protected] Phone: 419-481-5232 |
| Royalty Liaison | Tannas Inmhe (Kyle Hallowell) | Email: Kyle {dot} hallowell [at] yahoo {dot} com |
| Publick House (link) | Dame Elizabethe Alles (coordinator) | Email: lady {dot} elizabethe [at] gmail.com |
| Pellegrina da Canal (local deputy) | Email: charitygoehring [at] redspears {dot} org | |
| Fatima bint Malik (local deputy) | Email: cooleylyn [at] gmail {dot} com Phone: 419-601-9026 | |
| Merchants (link) | Margherita di Raffaele | Email: marcheofthemarshes {dot} webminister [at] midrealm {dot} org If you wish to merchant at A&S/Crown Tournament, please submit a request (link opens a new tab) and I’ll get back with you. |
| Information Point | Raffaele de Cernia | Email: marcheofthemarshes {dot} exchequer [at] midream {dot} org Phone: 419-601-1651 |
| Lunch Tavern(s) (link) | Bianca di Michaleto | Email: biancabytes42 [at] gmail {dot} com |
| Webminister | Margaherita di Raffaele | Email: marcheofthemarshes {dot} webminister [at] midrealm {dot} org Phone: 419-601-1652 |
Directions:
Take your best route to I75 going towards Findlay, Ohio. Exit 157 (OH-12 E/W Main Cross St). Turn Right onto Western Ave. Turn Left onto W Sandusky St (the road directly after the tracks). Continue for 1.5mi and turn right into the Hancock County Fairgrounds.
Site Features/Rules
Camping Area for both tents and “medieval homes on wheels”.
Above ground firepits are allowed
Restroom Buildings (one building with showers!)
Dogs are welcome if they are leashed, well behaved, and cleaned up after
Lunch tavern: TBD
Retaining for Their Majesties: (link to be set up)
Info on Area Businesses
- Arby’s 700 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Subway 608 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Little Caesers 730 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Wendy’s 500 Tiffin Ave (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn right onto Blanchard St, will on on right side)
- Penn Station 2025 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn right onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your right side)
- McDonalds 1921 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn left onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your left side)
- Burger King 1700 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn right onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your right side)
- Wilson’s Sandwich Shop 600 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will on on right side)
- Campus Pollyeyes 339 S Blanchard St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn right onto Blanchard St, will on on right side)
- Five Guys 1780 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn left onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your right side)
- Fern Café 452 E Sandusky St S (turn left onto Sandusky St, will on on right side)
- Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen 2100 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, turn right onto Tiffin Ave, will be on your left side)
- Brinkmans 1800 E Sandusky St (turn right onto Sandusky St, will be on you left)
- Great Scot 301 W Main Cross (turn left onto Sandusky St, right onto Main St, left onto W Main Cross, will be on your left side)
- Krogers 1996 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, will be on your left side)
- Meijers 2200 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, will be on your right side)
- Walmart 2500 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto 236, will be on your left side)
- Circle K 464 E Sandusky St (turn left onto Sandusky St, will be on the right side)
- Marathon 1215 W Main Cross St (turn left onto Sandusky St, right onto Western, left onto W Main Cross, will be on the left side before I75)
- Speedway 1415 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will be on your left side)
- Speedway 752 W Trenton Ave (turn left onto Sandusky St, right onto Western, follow curve, will be on right side)
- Speedway 2001 Tiffin Ave (turn right onto Sandusky St, left onto Bright Rd, will be on your right side)
- Hancock Co Sheriff’s Office 200 W Crawford (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn right onto S Cory St, will be on your left side)
- Blanchard Valley Hospital 1900 S Main St (turn left onto Sandusky St, turn left onto Main St, will be on your right side)
Kingdom A&S Faire
People in Charge:
Roana Aldinoch
(Kingdom A&S Fair Coordinator)
Margherita di Raffaele
(local liaison to Kingdom)
Come on out to the Kingdom A&S Fair to see some amazing work of several of the Middle Kingdom’s artisans!
If you’re interested in learning more about the process, check it out on the Kingdom website at https://midrealm.org/kmoas/.
To sign up to be an entrant or judge, go to https://a-and-s-portal.herokuapp.com/
Spring Crown Tournament
Marshal in Charge:
Dame Magrat Catte
It’s Spring Crown Tournament!
Come out to see, experience, and be a part of the pomp and pageantry of finding out who will become the Midrealm Heirs to Tsarevich Ivan and Tsarevna Katalena. Click here to see Their Crown Tournament Guidelines in the Midrealm website.
Publick House
Person in Charge:
Dame Elizabethe Alles
The Publick House is a welcoming daycamp and hospitality space that is open to any event attendee. It is sponsored and staffed by private individuals. If you are interested in assisting with The Publick House, please contact Dame Elizabethe Alles at [email protected].
Merchants
Person in Charge:
Margherita di Raffaele
What would a weekend of celebrating the best our Kingdom has to offer without merchants? We are happy to be able to say we have a building large enough to house day camps, merchants, classes, and even more. If you wish to bring your items to sell at A&S/Crown Tournament, please submit a request (link opens a new tab) to make sure we can reserve some space for you.
- There is no merchanting fee, but you will need to pay the regular fee at gate.
- Please bring your own tables/chairs/setup as what we were able to rent has already been allocated.
- A standard area allocation for each merchant will be 10 ft. by 10 ft. square. Other accommodations might be available – please contact Margherita to discuss if you have a unique situation that will not fit the standard.
- Please make your own arrangements to be able to set up and tear down your merchanting booth. While we do tend to be a helpful group, but there is much going on this weekend and hosting group assistance may not be available.
Lunch Tavern(s)
People in Charge:
Bianca di Michaleto
Her Excellency Bianca is scouring the local countryside for purveyors of delicious foods and drinks. (Specifically vendors who can bring the foods to us, i.e. food trucks.) If you have anything in particular you would like for her to look for, please send her an email at [email protected] so she can try to find it.
Vendors will be added here as soon as arrangements have been made.
Additional Activities:
- Their Majesty’s Courts: TBD
- Newcomer’s/Information Point
Please check back regularly!
Updates will be posted as they are received.