Pennsic Wars: Small Town, Big Story | Slippery Rock, PA 

Are you going this year? @kimfritts

AMAZING!

Unfortunately there is not a day rate for Pennsic. Everyone must pay for either one week or two, but those rates are still quite reasonable considering what you get.

Last year was my second. It was so fun!

Same here.

I kept hearing "Sipperock".

It can be a bit pricey today trip it as you pay by the week. But if camping is not your thing you can stay in some of the local hotels reasonably priced and not that far a commute

I highly reccomend it. There's lots of places to get shade, and an indoor space (internet cafe) with air conditioning. The food stores are good too, I reccomend Kafe Merhaba, a middle eastern lounge.

And a Shameless plug, I have a collection of videos I made on how to survive Pennsic

@@FrankDouglas I'm going to find them, Frank, thank you!

As the saying goes, 'you only live once'. If you do go, bring water - staying hydrated is the key.

Hi Monster!

@@BaldwinVonDresden ;) Ya doin Gulf ?

I think the folks with the elf ears might disagree. There is space for everyone at Pennsic, it's not just hardcore medievalists its whimsy and fairy folk too. I'm happy they were included.

@@NekoMako I'm sure they will disagree, and that's fine. Statement still stands.

@@NekoMako - Pennsic is technically an SCA event, whether others attend or not.

​@@BrigitofBergentalI'd there no chance people in the old days ever played dress-up as other fantasy creatures? That's how I view the folks with the ears when I'm there.

@@BrigitofBergentalYes, technically it is an SCA event, true. But so what? Like NekoMako said, there's room for everybody. If someone wants to wear elf ears and fairy wings and it makes them happy, they're having fun, not hurting anyone, why not. And keep in mind that Coopers was first used by non SCA people who invited us to attend, not the other way around.

And that's important, how? Try to pretend that you should be enhancing The SCA's experience, not your self-importance

That can be seen from the highway.

Howdy!

I am curious if 'pencek' is your actual last name. If so, it would be just about perfect for this festival. 🙂

I'm sorry if the people who told you we don't want locals around, had a bad experience. It can't be further from the truth. We are a welcoming group to all and love to show around new folks and share what we do. This video demonstrates that very attitude. All we ask is if you go to one of our events, you make an attempt at medieval wear. There are locals who already are a part of this community.

Greetings. I live the same neighborhood as well and I’ve been going to Pennsic of 20 years please allow me to attempt to explain this misunderstanding. Pennsic is the largest yearly event for an organization called the SCA. I often compare the SCA to something like a medieval themed scouting program for all ages, but different. The SCA has smaller day long or weekend long events that happen every single weekend all over the country, but Pennsic is sort of like our international convention. The small events are always meant to be welcoming to new people interested in what we do. You can usually show up right off the street and check it out, but Pennsic, while still welcoming, has additional challenges due to its size, duration, and scope. Pennsic is a private event that anyone, local or not, is welcome to join, but it’s not exactly “open to the public”. It’s an event where participants are invited to be active in the experience, must have an attempt at appropriate costuming and the event pricing reflects either a one or two week stay. I think the misnomer that locals aren’t welcome at Pennsic comes from people who don’t realize what Pennsic actually is. I’m sure every year there is someone who sees it from the highway and shows up expecting a Renaissance Fair and then gets to leave disappointed when they are stopped at the gate. It's just not something designed as a day trip for the casual spectator. My advice to anyone interested in Pennsic is to use the SCA website to find their local group and check out some local meetings and events and go from there. That’s really the best way to get involved in the hobby.

Those weapons are rattan not foam. Not that I have anything against foam fighting or Buhurt fighting for that matter. The variety of medieval combat sports have grown dramatically and there is room for every fighter to find their place. Foam fighting and steel fighting are their own sports and if I ever ever want to try fighting with their standards I can always do it at an event designed for that.

Buhurt is even further detached from medieval combat than the SCA system is. Buhurt is just wrestling in armour.

She tricked them lol Her real name is Emily.