If you’d like to attend, either as a combatant, a student, or a spectator, you must first purchase the appropriate admission ticket.

Each ticket includes a cold lunch Saturday afternoon, a seat at the Feast Dinner (period costumes, evening attire or suits encouraged but not necessary) on Saturday evening, and a pastry breakfast Sunday morning. Registered attendees will be allowed to set up a tent and camp Friday and Saturday night.

**If you wish to participate in the tournament, martial, or material culture workshops, you must still register for those events.

Right here! You can find that rule set by following this link.

Guests can expect an array of cold meats, cheeses, and fruits, as well as an assortment roast meats and sausages, vegetables, potatoes, and baked goods.

All fencing tournaments will be held at a nearby offsite gymnasium - Faith Academy Bellville.

Everything else - workshops, free fencing, music, feasting, etc. - will be held at Newman’s Castle.

This year’s Tournament of Defense will be held November 7-9, 2025.

We encourage our guests to come as they are, in their favorite historical garb!  Anything from the era of the Rapier is encouraged, and we welcome Medieval kits as well!

Throw them in a cage, hahah!  No, really; we have a child admission policy, and it is as follows: 

* Children aged 9 and under can attend for free.  This does not include a plate at the feast, so you will be expected to provide snacks and meals for them.  Coolers are allowed. 

* Children aged 10 and up can attend at the full guest rate of $120 per each.  This does include a plate at the feast.


This is A LOT, and we understand that.  However, please bear in mind that we are working with VERY limited seating space, and each child’s ticket takes a spot from a fighter or a student.

Participants are allowed tent and camping privileges in the yards surrounding the castle.  Campers are allowed to bring firepits and grills. There will be basic restroom facilities available along with on shower which has hot and cold water. 

However, should you wish for more modern accommodations, there are several local inns, B&Bs, and AirB&Bs from which to choose.  Chain hotels in nearby Brenham, TX and Sealy, TX are another great option. 

We do not currently have an official vendor policy.  However, if you wish to vend, we encourage you to contact us directly, either through the tournament website or through the tournament Facebook page. 

With the exception of tickets purchased for A Weekend with the Tudor Tailor, full refunds are allowed if requested prior to October 17, 2025.  After October 17, 2025, no refunds will be issued. In the event you are not able to attend, you may transfer your registration to another person. If the event is cancelled, all purchases will be refunded; however, we will not be responsible for any related travel expenses incurred by the attendee.

Tickets purchased for A Weekend with the Tudor Tailor are non-refundable; but, they are transferrable. We take no responsibility for that process. Ticket resale is handled directly between ticketholder and ticket purchaser. In the event you must transfer ownership of tickets, we ask that you contact us directly with all relevant details NO LATER than 48 hours prior to Friday, 11/8/2025.