Greetings from your Lilies War “Drums of War” Staff! Only one more week and we’ll be enjoying this war together! Read on for the last set of Lilies War updates and announcements before the event:
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Site opening and closing times for Lilies War
Site opens at 2pm on Friday June 6th and closes at Noon on Sunday June 15th.
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Site books
Site books are off to the printers! These gorgeous and useful books will be available at Gate for $5.
His Lordship Corrigan MacKenzie (Site Book creator) and Maestra Ysabel de la Oya (Master Scheduler) have created an excellent site book and schedule that will serve you well – especially with the patchy internet access on site!
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Games for Family Night
Don’t forget to bring games out for family night on Wednesday. Pack your cards, board games, etc. for all to enjoy. As you come down to taste the BBQ Competition there will be tables set out for you to sit with family & friends and play games.
Moonlight Madness will also be Wednesday evening, and you can stay and watch the annual Lilies War Bardic Competition.
The Games Tent would also welcome any games made available to them for the event.
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Shower houses & Directions
The new Shower house on site only has four individual shower stalls, however we do have access to the rest of the Camp shower stalls. Details and directions of these are available on the website here: https://www.lilieswar.org/showers/
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Food Merchants & Food Trucks
We can now confirm our food merchants and vendors! Food so good you can buy two and keep one in your cooler for emergencies!
- Ram and Poni: Saturday through Saturday 8AM-3PM – Delicious food
- Odyssey Coffee: Saturday through Saturday 7AM-9PM – Hot coffee, slushies, espresso drinks, tea
- DonutNV: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11AM-7PM (https://donutnv.com/)
- Off the Hook BBQ: Tuesday and Thursday 11AM-7PM (https://offthehookbbqllc.com/)
- Kona Ice: Monday through Friday 11AM-7PM (https://www.facebook.com/KonaIceClayCountyNorthKansasCity)
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Waterbearing Volunteers still needed
We still urgently need Waterbearing volunteers! Waterbearers are the most important people on the field! They carry water to sustain the fighters during battle and your job as a Waterbearer will be to:
- Provide water and Gatorade to fighters
- Prepare and sanitize equipment
- Prepare and serve pickles and oranges
- Be awesome at washing your hands
There are no age restrictions to being a Waterbearer! However, you must:
- Be able to lift 8 pounds OR able to slice oranges
- Be able to wash and rinse things
Head to https://www.lilieswar.org/lilies-war/volunteers/ to sign up now!
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If you have any questions, please contact one of the members of our staff – full listing available here on the website: https://www.lilieswar.org/lilies-war/lilies-war-staff/
Lilies War XXXVII – June 6th to June 15th, 2025
Event Stewards – His Lordship Ottar Surtrson & The Honorable Lord Skallagrímr Bárðarson