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 - delicious farm to fork vegetarian options
Lilly Den Farm - bringing the smoker for amazing meats
Ta Contento - Mexican fast food
Metal Brix Cafe - coffee, snacks and fair food
Big I’s Backward Crab - NC style fish and seafood
Family Friendly! Free event - except for food and drinks. Rain or Shine! Bring your friends! Come in costume! (We will be!)
Sign Up for Mead Tasting
No more sign ups available. Walk in appointments will be taken at Mead Fest.
Photos of Mead Fest 2018 taken by Greg Stewart
Vendors for Mead Fest 2022
Raven’s Keep Forge - primitive forging, metal working
Spiral Grove Apothecary - herbs, teas, body products
Glimmerfae Creations - fairy wings, ear cuffs, crowns
Jzumps Creations - chainmaille, jewelry, watches
Samhain Faerie Creations - crochet critters
SnoEscape - shaved ice
The Dapper Kraken - fabric arts
HammerSol - precious metal jewelry
Finklepott’s Fairy Hair - sparkle for your hair, sign up appointments or walk ups
Custom Creature Creations - face painting
Cauldron, Loom & Forge - candles, jewelry
Beekeeper, Inc - honeys
CLAWS - information on wildlife rescue, birds
American Brewmaster - home brew store, mead making
Blue Ridge Pepper Patch - HOT peppers
Three Little Birds Apiary - local Chatham County honey
(em)’s Cafe - baked goods
Lilac Light - crystals, prints
Chatham Axes - try ax throwing, throw a few or throw all day
Sword Circle - Archery
The Viking Experience - NEW this year - we had so much fun at their event, they are coming to ours!
Lockheart Design - NEW this year - woodworking - cutting and charcuterie boards
Chimerical Reaction - NEW this year - leather and chainmail clothing and accessories
Hoddmimis Holt - handcrafted runes, wood crafts
Backyard Butterflies - NEW this year - education about butterflies
Hedge and Henge - NEW this year - herbs, stones, crafts
Schedule for Mead Fest 2022
Knights Sword Fighting - 12:30 pm
Tour the Starrlight Mead Production – 1 pm
CLAWS Bird Release – 1 pm
Music: Thunder and Spice – 1 pm
Locally Available Meads Tasting - 1:30 pm - free, limited to the first 40 people
CLAWS Bird Release – 2 pm
Music: Thunder and Spice - 2 pm
Home Mead Making Demo & Raffle - 2 pm
Knights Sword Fighting - 2:30 pm
Tour the Starrlight Mead Production – 3 pm
CLAWS Bird Release – 3 pm
Music: Thunder and Spice - 3 pm
CLAWS Bird Release – 4 pm
Music: Thunder and Spice - 4 pm
Mead Club Private Tasting - 4 pm