NOTE: Events are on hold for now.
Starrlight Mead specializes in honey wine, also known as mead. The mead is made right on the property, from local North Carolina honey.
Starrlight Mead is at 130 Lorax Lane in Pittsboro, behind Chatham Marketplace, under the water tower.
Starrlight Mead also hosts frequent events, which you find on their Facebook page.
Here are a few upcoming events:
Game Night at Starrlight
3rd Monday of the month, scheduled through end of 2020
7 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Free
Enjoy a selection of board games, card games and tabletop role playing games. Also, they’ll have Mario Kart on the wall. You can bring your own games too.
Mardi Gras at Starrlight
Saturday, February 22nd, 2020
12 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Free
Craft stations set up in the event space for folks to create masks and bead art, and you can enjoy discounts on some of our Purple, Green, and Gold meads, all while a Zydeco playlist helps set the mood. There will be King Cake, of course, with the potential to win some fabulous prizes!
Viking Shield Combat
Saturday, March 28th, 2020
10:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
$12 (purchase tickets)
Earn your throne in Valhalla with Viking Shield Combat at Starrlight Mead. In this 60 minute workshop, you will learn the fundamentals of Viking swordsmanship, shield work, and shield formations. You’ll practice them in drills, and then put them into practice by sparring! Expect to get a good workout and to experience a little bit of what it was like to fight in the front rank of a Viking-era shield wall.
Drills will be done with wooden shields and foam weapons. Sparring will be done with fencing masks, professional-grade foam safety swords, and foam shields. Must be at least 16 to participate. A glass of mead included in the cost of the class for participants 21 and over! There are two time slots, 10:45 am and 12 pm.
***All attendees must sign a waiver of liability. Please complete the waiver prior to the start of class.
