Fall Fantasy Craft Fair

This year the Pirates of Port Royale will be taking over Stonefield Cellars Winery to host a gallery of fantastical artisans and craftspeople!

Rain or Shine. Open Saturday & Sunday, Oct. 24-Oct.25th, from 12-6pm.

With the closing of many larger renaissance festivals and magical gatherings, the Stonefield Cellar’s crew has banded together this fall to open up our winery to many of the wondrous vendors you may have missed this year. Our winery will be decked out in full pirate regalia, and we encourage guests to dress for the occasion in their best renaissance/fantasy/pirate costumes! Please read all of our COVID-19 rules to insure we can maintain a safe environment for all!

COVID Safety Rules:

• Wear: Face Coverings are required!

-While inside the winery building (shopping or using the restrooms)

-Outside while walking around and while visiting vendor tents.   Note:  If you are safely distanced (6ft) from others (people you did not come with) while seated in a chair or on a blanket on our patio, garden, or lawn area AND you are actively eating and drinking, you are not required to wear a face covering.

-Our security staff will be enforcing these safety rules as we can only host this event if everyone is in compliance. You must be wearing a mask to be permitted into this event.

• Wait: Please make note of our 6 ft floor markings for the wait line inside the winery building; these spots are your place marker to wait your turn to approach the bar for placing orders/paying for items. Please also wait your turn when shopping at our vendor’s stations, allow ample (6ft) space between you and another shopper.  Make sure you stay 6ft away from others not in your ‘safe bubble’ while seated on our terraced lawn.
• Wash: Even though we sanitize commonly touched items often (e.g., our email sign up pen, cash register pad), hand sanitizer will be provided at these areas for your use. And of course, please wash your hands before leaving  our restroom.

Cost: No admission fee. Please support our local vendors, musicians & the winery with your purchases/tips!

Vendors:

–Rumble and Roar Wandmakers: Crafting handmade wands and movie quality props. (Saturday/Sunday)

–Addison’s Jewelry & Design: Beautiful chainmaille jewelry and pendants. (Saturday/Sunday)

–Liesels Hat Hutch: Affordable miniature top hat’s & flower crowns for any occasion. (Saturday/Sunday)

–Wyrd Armouries: Local handmade costume accessories and props – leatherworking, woodworking and more. (Saturday/Sunday)

–ZenJumps Chainmaille: Handmade chainmaille & scalemaille jewelry, accessories, and fashion armor. (Saturday/Sunday)

–The Black Walnut Studio: Elegant accessories and home goods. (Saturday/Sunday)

–B’Kind Handcrafted Soap and Essentials: Handcrafted natural soaps & bath essentials. (Saturday)

–Boatwright Artwork: Illustrations, original art, live painting. (Saturday)

– Ribbons and Rivets: Uniquely designed and handmade costumes, leatherwork and theatrical reproductions. (Saturday/Sunday)

–The Odd Cog: Leatherwork accessories, costume pieces, journals, jewelry, masks, corsets and more. (Saturday/Sunday)

–Om Stone Creations: Handmade electroformed and gemstone jewelry. (Saturday/Sunday)

–Odyssey Gifts: Dragons, Olde English Witch Balls, Sterling Silver Celtic Jewelry, Bronze Bracelets and Necklaces, Pewter Pendants, and Faeries. (Saturday/Sunday)

Music Schedule:  (These folks are playing for tips – please reward their talent generously!)

Noon-2 pm –

Julien McCarthy (folk/guitar)

Julien McCarthy is known in the Triad as a musician, fine craftsman, naturalist, and promoter of the arts.  His talents are only outshone by his kindness and humility.  A local treasure we are happy to share with you.

2-4 pm – 

Larry Kirwan (Hammer Dulcimer) L.M. Kirwan has been playing hammered dulcimer in the Piedmont for decades. He entertains his audiences with a variety of American and Celtic tunes, Baroque and Renaissance pieces, and the occasional original fantasy piece. Don’t be surprised if he belts out in song occasionally, and accompanies himself on the drum or tambourine. Larry also performs professionally as an actor in the Triad area, and has a flair for the dramatic.

4-6 pm –

CandelFirth (Celtic duo featuring Celtic Harp, fiddle, Irish bouzouki, whistle, guitar, and more)

Venue: Stonefield Cellars Winery is located at 8220 HWY 68 N, Stokesdale, NC. Check out our Location Page for more details. We will be limiting our outdoor capacity for this event.

-Winery Tasting Room: You can order beverages at the bar (see drinks below) as well as purchase our locally-made wine by the bottle to take home. Bathrooms are located inside the tasting room.

-Patio and Garden: Our patio and garden area has bistro and picnic tables for guests enjoying wine & food. Musicians will be set up underneath our main gazebo.

-Front Lawn: Vendor booths will be located on the front lawn! Additional space is available for guests to set up lawn chairs and blankets.

Drinks: Wine, Beer, and Non-Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase at the Tasting Room bar. Self-guided Wine Flights (wine tastings) are by appointment only; please reserve a time slot at the bottom of this page. Our current tasting price is $12.50/person. As we cannot conduct tastings at the tasting bar, we offer self-guided wine flights for consumption at our outdoor tables that comply with the 6 ft safe distancing requirements. A ‘wine tasting’ will consist of your choice of 7 wines poured by our staff into disposable cups presented on a tray along with your souvenir wine glass; a detailed description of each wine will be provided on a disposable tasting sheet. We recommend you arrive at the winery at least 10 minutes before your tasting to give you time to park and arrive at the tasting room. Reservations will only be held for 15 minutes past the reservation time. 

Food: Only food purchased on the property is allowed at this event! 

-Marty’s BBQ Food Truck: Pork Chops, BBQ, Sandwiches, Burgers, and Sides. (Saturday)

-Mama Laura’s Chocolates: Local hand-made chocolates. (Saturday-Sunday)

-Izzy’s Eats: Wine pairing cheese plates. (Saturday-Sunday)

Dress Code: Costumes are encouraged! This event is held outdoors, rain or shine, on our front lawn so dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. In case of rain, some tents will be available but we recommend you bring a poncho or umbrella. No clothing with written obscenities, violent or sexual images, excessively revealing or transparent fabrics, or offensive symbols. Shirts, shoes and masks are required.

Prop Weapons: Costume blades of any type (swords, daggers, axes, spear heads and arrow heads) must be blunted, properly sheathed, and peace tied with red twine or ribbon at all times. Arrows are to remain tied together and tied inside the quiver. Prop and/or replica firearms having any capability of launching projectiles and/or making sounds of gunfire are not permitted.  Prop crossbows having any capability of launching projectiles are not permitted. All prop weapons must be presented at the main entrance gate for inspection.

Seating: We will have bistro tables and chairs as well as picnic tables available on our patio and garden for guest seating. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets to space out and sit on the front lawn. No inside seating is available for this event.

Payment Options: Cash and Credit Cards are accepted in the Tasting Room, but individual vendors may accept only cash or only credit (due to COVID). There is no ATM on site, but the is a CashPoints ATM located 3 minutes away at 8302 Belews Creek Rd Suite D, Stokesdale, NC 27357.

Age Restrictions: Although Stonefield Cellars Winery is normally a family friendly venue, due to the limited space available for this event we ask that all attendees be 16 years of age or older.

Property Policies: No outside food or drinks. No outside alcohol. No Pets allowed. No Smoking. No open carry or concealed carry firearms of any type.

Volunteering: We have Will-Work-For-Wine Opportunities at this event! Visit https://stonefieldcellars.com/fall-fantasy-craft-fair-volunteers for more info.

If you plan to join us, please RSVP at our Facebook Event!! This helps our vendors anticipate how many people will be attending.