family friendly

Mead Day is the day set aside by the American Homebrewers Association to make, drink and celebrate everything MEAD!! We think it’s a great excuse for a mini-Renaissance Faire! Dress up and come join us for our biggest event of the year! Our Mead Wenches and Cork Knaves will be pouring a selection of meads for your tasting! Enjoy Thunder & Spice, and Sword Fighting Knights with the Knightly Order of the Fiat Lux!! Noble Vendors include: Mystical Creatures from Samhain Faerie Creations Honey and Bee’s Wax Products by The Carolina Bee Co Handmade Goat’s Milk Soaps and Stained Glass by Swanfire Farms Face Painting for kids Hair Sparkles by Fairy Hair Flair Fanciful Jewelry by Earth Traditions and HammerSol Chainmail Armor and Jewelry by Dragonmaille Clay Critters and Whimsical Glasses by White Hart Haunt Stuffed Creatures and Art by Colin Javel Wooden Flutes and Wands by Tree of Life Designs Mead Making Demo by American Brewmaster Mead Tasting from Durham’s own Honeygirl Meadery & Beer samples from Raleigh’s new Compass Rose Brewery Ice Cream from Maple View Mobile Plus Mead Slushies and much, much more… Check back here for the schedule of events as we get closer! Event is Free of Charge and Family Friendly! (Free event except for wine tasting and food or drink.) Rain or Shine - event is both inside the mill, inside the meadery, and out on the lawn!