Our annual celebration of all things mead! Drink mead, learn how to make mead, celebrate mead! Also, it’s a fun excuse for a mini-Renaissance faire! Music, Vendors, Knights, Food, and more!
Featuring music by Thunder and Spice and sword fighting demos by Knights of the Fiat Lux!!
Drinks - Our friends from Honeygirl Meadery will be joining us again with their meads!
BMC Brewery - try out their beers on tap!
Fair Game Beverage - grab a mixed drink or a cider from Chatham Cider Works!
Food - Copeland Springs Farm & Kitchen - farm to fork vegetarian options
Lilly Den Farm - bringing the smoker for pork sandwiches, quarter chicken
Ta Contento - Mexican fast food
Family Friendly! Free event - except for food and drinks. Rain or Shine! Bring your friends! Come in costume! (We will be!)
COVID INFO - for 2021 we will limit the number of people inside the meadery to those doing tastings and purchasing bottles. (80% of Mead Fest takes place outside!) Please be mindful of distancing. Unvaccinated individuals need to wear a mask at all times unless eating and drinking. Vaccinated individuals may choose to wear a mask for their comfort. Enjoy the day!
Photos of Mead Fest 2018 taken by Greg Stewart
Vendors for Mead Fest 2021
Raven’s Keep Forge - primitive forging, metal working
Spiral Grove Apothecary - herbs, teas, body products
Glimmerfae Creations - fairy wings, butterflies, ear cuffs
Star of Eden - stones, jewelry, crystals
Jzumps Creations - chainmaille, jewelry, watches
Samhain Faerie Creations - crochet critters
The Asatru Community - info
White Hart Creations - clay critters, cake toppers
SnoEscape - shaved ice
Tom Woolworth - NEW this year - woodworking
The Dapper Kraken - fabric arts
Finklepott’s Fairy Hair - sparkle for your hair - grab an appointment (walkups welcome too)
Custom Creature Creations - face painting
Cauldron, Loom & Forge - candles, jewelry
Beekeeper, Inc - honeys
CLAWS - NEW this year - information on wildlife rescue, birds
American Brewmaster - home brew store, mead making
Blue Ridge Pepper Patch - NEW this year - HOT peppers
Three Little Birds Apiary - local Chatham County honey
(em)’s Cafe - NEW this year - baked goods
Lilac Light - NEW this year - crystals, prints
Chatham Axes - NEW this year - try ax throwing, throw a few or throw all day
Sword Circle - Archery, candle making
Cataleya Jewelry Studio - NEW this year - genderless, wearable art
Schedule for Mead Fest 2021
Tour Fair Game Distillery – 12:00 pm
Knights Sword Fighting - 12:30 pm
Tour Chatham Cider Works - 12:30 pm
Tour the Starrlight Mead Production – 1 pm
CLAWS Owl Release – 1 pm
Music: Thunder and Spice – 1 pm
Locally Available Meads Tasting - 1:30 pm - free, limited to the first 40 people
Tour BMC Brewery – 1:30 pm – limit 6 people
CLAWS Owl Release – 2 pm
Music: Thunder and Spice - 2 pm
Home Mead Making Demo & Raffle - 2 pm
Knights Sword Fighting - 2:30 pm
Tour Chatham Cider Works - 2:30 pm
Tour the Starrlight Mead Production – 3 pm
CLAWS Owl Release – 3 pm
Tour BMC Brewery – 3:00 pm – limit 6 people
Music: Thunder and Spice - 3 pm
Tour Fair Game Distillery - 3:30 pm
CLAWS Owl Release – 4 pm
Music: Thunder and Spice - 4 pm
Tour BMC Brewery – 4:00 pm – limit 6 people
Mead Club Private Reserve Tasting - 4 pm - $3 cash preferred, Mead Club Members Only!
Sign Up for Mead Tasting
Sign up for your Mead Fest mead tasting ahead of time - save a wait in the line! $10/person
Choose the number of people, click the date (Sept 25), select your time, and click Continue.