Rumour has it that this started as a birthday celebration for Baroness Enid, but she says this is not true. Tsivia reports that it began as one or two long classes in order to give the locals something to do in the depths of winter.

Over time, the event has become a day of many classes of various lengths on sundry topics. Past topics include lectures on Historical Figures, subjects in Rattan combat, subjects in Fencing, histories of the SCA, Recording your musical performance at home, subjects on Equity/Diversity/Inclusion, and all manner of making. Often, because classes could be messy, the day does not require garb. After classes, garb is donned for Court, feast (often potluck), and dancing.

This event is typically held in Caldrithig

Last weekend in February

There have been discussions about extending this event to encompass a whole weekend.