Sketching Meetup: Sat, 16 Feb 2013

Wellington Sketchers will have a sketching meetup at the Harcourt Park World Invitational Jousting Tournament. 

This medieval fair and jousting weekend is run biannually by the Order of the Boar, which is New Zealand’s own medieval equestrian and jousting historical re-enactment group. Jousters, supported by medieval re-enactment clubs from throughout New Zealand, will be taking part in a weekend of full contact jousting, foot combat battle displays and competitions, archery and “living history” activities in a medieval tent village supported by food and craft stalls. Lots of great people, things, and scenes to sketch at a really unusual and fun event!

When: The event goes for the whole weekend, but Wellington Sketchers will be sketching there on Saturday, 16th February 2013, 9.45 am - midday.

Where: Harcourt Park, Upper Hutt. Click here for a map. There is plenty of parking in the streets around the event. There are public toilets in the park. Once you have entered the fair, you'll see the main jousting arena with a hill behind it, where people sit to watch the events. We will meet on this hill, around 9.45am, and then move around the fair to sketch as we like. We won't be hard to find, since we will no doubt be the only people at the event sketching! There are food stalls at the event (including medieval themed ones). We will finish around midday and just grab a bite to eat together on picnic rugs, if people want to.

Cost: Entry to the fair itself costs Adults $10, Children $5, Immediate Family Groups (2+2) $25. This covers one day entry only. No Dogs Allowed.

What to bring (aside form the usual): Spectators generally sit on the grass on the hill: a picnic rug comes in handy. 

Wet weather arrangements: If the weather forecast is really bad, we will cancel the sketching meetup, as there are few indoors options for sketching at this event.The call will be made the night before, so always check this blog on the morning of a sketching meetup for any changes / cancellations due to weather. Note that the jousting tournament itself tends to go on regardless of the weather, unless it affects the horses.

Leave a comment below or email Wellington.Sketchers at gmail.com if you want to rsvp, or if you want to get a mobile number (to text us, in case you can't find us on the hill).  You can meet up with us at the event without rsvping, but it is very helpful if you have rsvp'ed so that we can keep an eye out for you.

Here are some photos from previous years, so you know what to expect!