Time Traveling
You'll experience some extreme time travel throughout the fairgrounds... be prepared to witness the honour and pagentry of the largest international jousting tournament sanctioned by both the International Jousting League and the International Jousting Association - Canada – featuring knights from around the world as they battle for honour and truth; then spiral even further back to an unimaginable time... to the days of Genghis Khan... witness extreme combat in full armour and daily life in a period village encampment; along the way bear witness to casualties of the Civil War or the pride and tradition that bear a place in history with the Queen's Rangers.... It's living history and you can be a part of it....
Mercenaries from the past
We are Crusaders, Normans and of course Nomads. Step back to an unimaginable time... to the days of Genghis Khan... witness extreme combat in full armour and daily life in a period village encampment with authentic pavilions, tents and functioning marketplace. Learn about and practice in the ancient art of the bow. Featuring an incredible collection of different bows, arrows and types of fletching. Learn about the longbow, scythian bow, chinese bow, turkish bow, mongolian bow, avar bow and more; then take part in demonstrations of different techniques of shooting the bow and feel for yourself the power that coursed through the veins of these ancient and fierce warriors. FREE with admission
Archery Target Shooting with Authentic Bows $3
The Crusades Come to Life!
Blackthorn Productions brings you Pages, Squires, Knights, Men at arms, Artisans and Ladies all led by the 3rd Earl of Blackthorn, Aelric de Blaketorn. With Full armoured combat, demonstrations of daily life and displays of weapons, armour and medieval artifacts Blackthorn brings the time of the great Crusades alive! Come and experience real living history! There is something for everyone from learning how to fight, shoot a bow, make armour or cook on an open fire. FREE with admission.
Blackthorn Productions is a Guelph based company that specializes in medieval education and entertainment. Our quest is to dispel common misconceptions about the middle ages through “living history presentations.
Sword & Fire
Scallagrims Medieval Martial Arts Centre is non-profit organization based in Toronto since 2003. Primary focus of Scallagrims is learning and experiencing history through research and recreation of cultures from certain historical periods, as well as physical and combat training to cover military aspects of those periods. Scallagrims squad members are trained to deliver exceptional performance in full contact live steel medieval martial arts competitions. This training gives them an opportunity to obtain unique experience of the heat of simulations of massive medieval battles. FREE with admission.
Boots and Shoes for the movies
When it comes to historical footwear, Hollywood has some pretty incredible shoes to fill... that's when the call goes out and Francois Lapointe, the often unsung hero of fantasy films, steps up to the plate! Treasureventure welcomes some pretty incredible vendors and Francois Lapointe is a perfect example. Meet the maker of the footwear featured in such films as 300, The Mummy 3, Assassins Creed, and more.
Since 1978 Cuir F.L. has been making hand made quality leather articles. When handcrafted leather work slowed down, we opened up a shoe repair shop from 1985 to 2003 without leaving completely our other passions, custom made leather articles of American Indian styles, Western, motorcycle, industrial etc. In 1997, we started concentrating our leather work to medieval shoes, then medieval boots. Now we can make you just about any leather article from any year period. As always, our best knowledge and craftsmanship go into everything we make, from a leather pouch to a reproduction of a 17th century pair of boots. In 2003 we left the shoe repair shop and opened our atelier and that's where it all stared...making boots and shoes for the movies and all you history lovers!
Here there be Pyrates!
Avast! Take a journey off the end o' the map, step into the Pyrate world!
No polyester, planks or parrots here - living Pyrate history, the truth of it - from the Great Lakes to the Caribbean. What did Pyrates really do with their treasure? How big were there ships? Is there really a Pyrate "code"?
Come join Capt. John Swallow, QM Seika Hellbound and their crew for an adventure in history & histrionics...try yer skill at the QM's
challenges and ye might even capture some treasure o' yer own!
Capt. John Swallow & QM Seika Hellbound sail between the ports o' Hamilton (Ontario) and New Orleans (Louisiana) operating historical Pyrate tours, educational seminars and Philanthropic events.
An incredible journey back in time across the 7 seas. Travel to the Kids Adventureland and enjoy the Pyrate's fun, games, excitement, and challenges.
International Jousting Competition
Chivalric Productions will present the largest international jousting tournament, sanctioned by both the International Jousting League and the International Jousting Association - Canada! Step back through the gates of King Arthur's Court to a time of Knights and Crusades. Competitors from around the world will joust for honour and title in this unprecedented display of pageantry and skill.
The Knight was a fixture of the medieval period, at their best when they were heading into battle or fighting on the field of honor. They trained for many years but as much as they longed for battle, there was a great deal of peace during medieval times. Times of peace created a quandary for the knight – how did he remain in shape and keep his fighting skills sharp with no battles to fight? This dilemma led to the popularity of the jousting tournaments.
The traditional joust took place on an open field though the knights were sometimes separated by a fence. Two knights on horse back would face off at a distance, generally armed with a lance, a one handed sword and a small dagger called a rondel. The lance, a long wooden spear like weapon with either a blunt or sharpened tip, depending on the type of joust, would be lowered then the knights, dressed in armor, would then ride toward each other and attempt to either break the other’s lance or knock the other from their horse.
Bear witness to the nobility of a true Medieval joust! Free with admission!
