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December 6, 2025
Winter is coming and Aquaterra Norse raiders are planning for when food is scarce. This year they will be raiding France for delicious, rich food. You are invited to come and join them as they share the spoils of their efforts.
Saturday, Dec. 6th, 2025
Due to unforeseen delays with the kitchen at the Library Commons, we have to move Yule to a new location. The new location is the lower level of the Normanna Lodge #3 in Everett.
2725 Oakes Ave
Everett, WA 98201
Parking is on the street or in the small lot across the street.
Due to the change in site, we also must adjust the schedule to fit within the allowed hours.
Current Yule Schedule (subject to change):
9:00 am Set up begins (only for people on the early access list)
10:00 am Doors Open to populace and guests
10:30 am Opening court
When court ends Silent auctions opens
When court ends Scribal competition begins
11:30 – 1:30 pm A&S competition
1:30 – 3:30 pm Bardic Competition 1st, and 2nd round
3:00 pm Dancing and music
4:00 pm Silent auction closes
4:00 pm Dining area closed for reset
4:30 pm Scribal competition ends
4:30 pm Dining Area reopens for Feast guests only
5:00- 7:30 pm Feast
We will have the following entertainment during the feast:
5:30 pm Desert Auction (after 1st course)
6:15 pm Bardic Competition Finals (after 2nd course)
7:00 – 8:00 pm Closing Court (after 3rd course)
8:30 pm site closed
9:00 pm clean-up crew must be out of the building
Site opens for populace at 11 am. Feast Hall will reopen to members and their guests with tickets at 5 pm. Site closes at 9:30 pm.
The Library Commons building is located at 208 W. Kincaid St., Mount Vernon, WA 98273. This site has free garage parking. Please use the driveway on S. 3rd St to access the parking garage.
This is a dry site; no alcohol is allowed at this site, none at all, no flasks, wine, etc. If you are found to have alcohol with you at this site, you will be asked to leave the premises as it violates our contract. This is a new site for the SCA, and we want to make a good impression for future use. There will be a library staff member on-site for the whole event. You may bring sparkling water, sparkling non-alcoholic cider or juice for your personal consumption. Dinner is not until 5 pm so we recommend that you bring your own lunch or snacks. There are also many restaurants and a Red Apple Market within walking distance.
As always, we will have a dessert auction. This year's dessert auction beneficiary is yet to be determined. Bring your wonderful and tasty desserts for donation and let some lucky friends win it at auction! We do ask that, if you choose to bring a dessert to contribute to the auction, you write out a detailed list of ingredients to enter along with your dessert. This will ensure that those with food limitations will be able to choose accordingly.
The silent auction will also be held this year. Auction proceeds will go to the Raven Travel Fund. Please Contact the Silent Auction Coordinator Alana Von de Huga at Aquaterra.YAC@antir.org to donate. We will welcome donations for the silent auction the day of the event when you arrive on site, but donations can also be dropped off at the November business meeting or YAC practice, please contact the auction coordinator if you need to arrange a different drop off.
Event steward, Sarah Pixie can be reached at AQGoodYule2025@gmail.com with questions or if you would like to volunteer.
Registration Information
Pre-reg is now open (https://forms.gle/aUrXaXnFxrBiFats7) for members and their guests, only for site/feast combo tickets. Anyone who wishes to stay at the event after 5pm must have a feast ticket. Guests are not required to register with members.
We will do our best to accommodate common allergies that are noted on the registration form.
Receive a $10 discount on Adult feast tickets by pre-registering before 10/20 or a $5 discount for Adult feast & site Pre-Reg between 10/21 and 11/20. Pre-Reg closes at 10 pm on Thursday, 11/20 or when feast tickets are sold out.
Pre-Reg can be paid by check or money order, but the payment must be received in the PO Box by December 1st to be confirmed.
All checks/money orders to be made out to:
Barony of Aquaterra, SCA Inc.
PO Box 12663
Mill Creek, WA 98082-0663
There is no pre-reg for site fees only/non feast tickets.
In an effort to keep event fees as low as possible we would like to give the populace the opportunity to donate their pre-reg discount back towards the event during their pre-registration. This allows us to keep the baseline feast ticket as low as possible while still budgeting for the event to break even. To thank those who are willing and able to donate their feast pre-reg discount back to the event, we will have name cards printed for them and any youth registered with them. Their name cards will be set together at a table holding their seats before the hall reopens for feast. Their names will be pre-printed on the seating chart. They may choose to move their seats if they wish.
Site Fees
| Fee Type | Cost* |
| Adult site fee & feast | 45** |
| Adult site fee only | 15 |
| Youth (0-17) site fee & feast | 10 |
| Youth (0-17) site fee only | Free |
| *SCA Adult Members will receive a $10 member discount off the cost listed above. Make sure you have your digital membership card or physical card to show proof of membership at gate.
**$10 discount for Adult feast & site Pre-Reg by 10/20
$5 discount for Adult feast & site Pre-Reg between 10/21 and 11/20 https://forms.gle/aUrXaXnFxrBiFats7
Invoices will be canceled if not paid within 10 days.
***Children under 5 may stay for feast without purchasing a ticket if they don't occupy a seat and remain under parental reach. |
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The Feast
Please be sure to bring your own feast gear (plates, bowls, eating utensils, cups, and napkins). There is no dish washing sink available so please plan accordingly and bring a plastic bag or container to transport your dirty dishes home to wash. This is a dry site, so no alcohol is allowed at this site; no flasks, wine, etc. You may bring sparkling water, sparkling non-alcoholic cider or juice for your personal consumption.
1st course
Green salat with citrus champagne vinaigrette. (Vegan, G/F)
Gougeres with herb chèvre. (Vegetarian, G/F option)
Smoked salmon and spinach quiche. (Vegetarian [no salmon] and G/F options)
Bread and butter (G/F option)
2nd course
Roasted winter vegetables (Vegan)
Roasted chicken and rice (G/F)
Beef Burgundy (G/F) also as a limited option Mushroom Burgundy for the vegan/vegetarian population
3rd course
Cream puffs with blueberry compote (G/F option too)
Fresh fruit
Feast Seating:
A large seating chart will be posted on the wall at gate for you to select your seat. Please write each person's name in your party on a chair. Be honorable and honest. Do not scratch out or remove anyone's name but you own. If you were pre-assigned a seat and you wish to move it please let the Event Steward know.
Tables are rounds that will have a set number of chairs. Please do not move chairs to other tables.
Those who have pre-assigned seats will have different color site tokens.
Tournament Information
Scribal Competition
Our Coronets are looking for new award charters for our Blue Stag and Blue Kraken awards, and They'd like your participation in this! Please bring your entries with new, original designs to Good Yule. Their Excellencies will have the option to use any of the entries, but all entries will be displayed for populace vote at Good Yule and the winner will receive a prize!
Charter design entries should include the linework and calligraphy for the award done on white paper so the Scribe can more easily make copies onto 'parchment' paper later for folk to paint before use by Their Excellencies. Charters are painted by folk with different experience levels, so please keep that in mind when creating your design and consider how easily somebody will be able to interpret where to paint when looking at it with fresh eyes.
If you are interested in creating a design for this competition, please reach out to SabinadiZorzi@yahoo.com with any questions and so she can send you the verbiage needed!
Championships
Their Excellencies and their Champions are hosting our Arts and Sciences Championship as well as the Bardic Championship this day.
Requirements for Champions can currently be found in our Customary on the baronial website, but that's up for review, so check in with the Coronets if you have questions.
The rules for the Bardic Baronial Championship are similar to last year. The format is as follows:
Competitors must have three prepared pieces:
One to make people smile, laugh, or groan (like with a really good/bad pun).
One to be a lullaby. Can be a tune, a bed time story, a meditation.
One to help relieve stress through tears. Tell a touching story. Can be sad, a remembrance of someone passed, a memory…
The final round is drawing two markers from a sealed box. Use those two random items make up a story. The story must use those two things as a part of that story. Current champion will be supplying props.
Rules for Arts and Sciences Baronial Chamionship are as follows:
Overview
In this competition, artisans are invited to showcase their skills by creating an item using a technique from one time and place inspired by artwork or objects from a different time and place. Think of it as two SCA personas working together on one piece of art. This challenge is meant to encourage creativity, experimentation, and historical exploration, combining the beauty of one time and place with the techniques of another.
Creation
Choose any period technique from a specific time and place. Select a piece of artwork, an object, or a style from a different time period and/or place than the technique you have chosen for inspiration. For example, you might create an embroidered pocket using 16th Century Venetian stitching techniques, but with a design inspired by early Scandinavian wood carvings.
Documentation
Provide a brief written explanation (1-2 paragraphs) detailing the historical period of the inspiration piece, the period technique used, and how they were combined in your final creation. Include references to primary sources or academic research where possible.
Judging Criteria
– Historical Accuracy: How well does the item align with the chosen period technique? Is it made using authentic materials and methods?
– Creativity & Interpretation: How effectively does the artwork inspire and influence the finished piece? Did you take creative liberties that enhance or explore the historical context?
– Craftsmanship: The overall execution of the technique, attention to detail, and the quality of the final item.
Submissions
Items must be presented in person to the judges and other interested witnesses who may ask questions as well.
Championship will be awarded based on the above judging criteria and our Coronets approval. All participants will receive feedback on their work to encourage growth and exploration.
Volunteers Needed
Volunteer opportunities are always available.
Our current needs are as follows:
- Volunteer coordinator
- Royal Retinue
- Gate assistance
- Set up and tear down
- Decorating Crew
- Desert Auctioneer
- Feast servers (contact Ozbaekyn@gmail.com)
- Dish Washers (contact Ozbaekyn@gmail.com)
- Judges for championships