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Spit spot, say wot? Mondo Croquet is returning to the Realms Unknown Festival.

Realms Unknown logo

My lord, we had so much fun last year, the Queen almost fainted! See the photos and video for yourself, right here.

  • When?
    • For three days, September 20th, 21st and 22nd of the year 2024.
      • Festival Hours:
      • Friday 2pm – 10pm
      • Saturday 10am – 10pm
      • Sunday 10am – 8pm
  • Where?
    • Lewis River Golf Course, 3209 Lewis River Rd, Woodland WA (about 30 minutes north of Portland, Oregon.)
    • Click here for a map
  • What?
    • The Realms Unknown Festival is a 3-day, all genre fantasy festival with camping, nestled on 50 acres of lush greens in Woodland, Washington on the Lewis River Golf Course. The event runs on September 20th, 21st & 22nd, 2024. It is an interactive event offering experiential activities and unique entertainment for all ages! The festival is also ADA friendly, and much intentionality is going into ensuring accessibility for all of our guests and participants! 
    • Food, vendors, entertainers and an interactive quest to engage with.
    • …and overnight camping available on-site.
  • How much?

Read more at https://therealmsunknown.com/
or on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/people/https://www.facebook.com/events/2079664959093154

It’s a grand day out. We hope to see you there!

Enter through the Nexus portal and discover your skills and build your party to complete the ultimate quest! Rely on your individual wits, or the combined skills of your group to overcome fun and interactive challenges and tasks as you navigate the different realms. Explore the realm of Ages Past and encounter the fanfare and battles of the Vikings, Knights and Pirates. Will you be able to convince these brave warriors and rapscallions to give you the clues you need? Journey through Fae & Goblin Town to discover the magic of the fae folk, the nature elements, and the hidden secrets of the mermaids. Beware, for not is all as it seems in this realm! Step into the future and the past with the Time Travelers. Appreciate the dapper things in life, learn the proper etiquette of refined time traveling, learn to dance, and even have a spot O’ tea along the way! Get lost in the Borderlands where you will navigate through the strange, the obscure and the weird. While you are busy saving the realms playing the interactive Portal Quest, you will also enjoy an opportunity to shop for unique wares and treasures. Fill up on some good food and delicacies of all kinds or visit the 3 (21+) taverns—one in each realm—and stay for the evening performances and entertainment line-up!

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Kansas City – August 26, 2023

Aurelia Fenderson-Peters and The Kansas City Mondo Croquet Association are hosting a Mondo Croquet event on August 26, 2023 in White Oak Park, Kansas City, MO.

Perhaps its your home town! Or maybe it should be!

For all the details, please see their facebook event page:

https://www.facebook.com/events/855249482780338/

You know you want to!

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Realms Unknown Festival – Sept 8, 9 and 10th 2023

Hey, guess what? Lord Peters will be hosting Mondo Croquet at the Realms Unknown Festival.

  • When?
    • For three days, September 8th, 9th and 10th of our mighty year 2023.
  • Where?
    • Lewis River Golf Course, 3209 Lewis River Rd, Woodland WA (about 30 minutes north of Portland.
    • Click here for a map
  • What?
    • The Realms Unknown Festival is a 3-day, all genre fantasy festival with camping, nestled on 50 acres of lush greens in Woodland, Washington on the Lewis River Golf Course. It is an interactive event offering experiential activities and unique entertainment for all ages!
    • Food, vendors, entertainers and an interactive quest to engage with.
    • …and overnight camping available on-site.
  • How much?

Read more at https://therealmsunknown.com/ or on Facebook here: https://www.facebook.com/people/Realms-Unknown-Festival/100093208039755/

Enter through the Nexus portal and discover your skills and build your party to complete the ultimate quest! Rely on your individual wits, or the combined skills of your group to overcome fun and interactive challenges and tasks as you navigate the different realms. Explore the realm of Ages Past and encounter the fanfare and battles of the Vikings, Knights and Pirates. Will you be able to convince these brave warriors and rapscallions to give you the clues you need? Journey through Fae & Goblin Town to discover the magic of the fae folk, the nature elements, and the hidden secrets of the mermaids. Beware, for not is all as it seems in this realm! Step into the future and the past with the Time Travelers. Appreciate the dapper things in life, learn the proper etiquette of refined time traveling, learn to dance, and even have a spot O’ tea along the way! Get lost in the Borderlands where you will navigate through the strange, the obscure and the weird. While you are busy saving the realms you will also enjoy an opportunity to shop for unique wares and treasures, enjoy some spirits in the 21+ Ages Past Tavern. Fill up on some good food and delicacies of all kinds and stay for the evening performances and entertainment line-up!

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Welcome to our 27th year!

When: July 28th, High Noon until about 5pm

Where: NW Park ave and Everett, Portland Oregon

(Here’s a google map if you think you might get lost)

What:

  • Bring a bowling ball and a sledgehammer.  Don’t worry if you don’t have, we’ve got plenty of extras to loan out
  • You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re dressed appropriately in lawn whites, or Mad Hatter gear, or simply appropriately inappropriate.  Peruse some of our photos for ideas.
  • Bring along something to share for the picnic and something cold to drink.
  • …and you might want a chair.
  • For you Facebook types: https://www.facebook.com/events/1103949757367509

Don’t be like this guy, you snooze you lose!

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Our 26th year!

group photo

When: July 30st, High Noon until about 5pm

Where: NW Park ave and Everett, Portland Oregon

(Here’s a google map if you think you might get lost)

What:

  • Bring a bowling ball and a sledgehammer.  Don’t worry if you don’t have, we’ve got plenty of extras to loan out
  • You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re dressed appropriately in lawn whites, or Mad Hatter gear, or simply appropriately inappropriate.  Peruse some of our photos for ideas.
  • Bring along something to share for the picnic and something cold to drink.
  • …and you might want a chair.
group photo
Al and Moonbeam
Mondo Croquet player
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2022 World Championships July 31st, 2022!

Our 25th Year!

July 31st, 2021  Our 25th Annual Mondo Croquet World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic.

Kirk & Cheryl

Are you ready to celebrate 25 years of Mondo Croquet? We are.

When: July 31st, High Noon until about 5pm

Where: NW Park ave and Everett, Portland Oregon

(Here’s a google map if you think you might get lost)

What:

  • Bring a bowling ball and a sledgehammer.  Don’t worry if you don’t have, we’ve got plenty of extras to loan out
  • You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re dressed appropriately in lawn whites, or Mad Hatter gear, or simply appropriately inappropriate.  Peruse some of our photos for ideas.
  • Bring along something to share for the picnic and something cold to drink.
  • …and you might want a chair.

It’s a smashing time.  Tell your friends!  Taunt your enemies!

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2021 World Championships July 25th!

It’s happening!

July 25th, 2021  Our 24th Mondo Croquet World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic.

2014 Mondo Croquet group photo

Well m’Lords and Ladies and all the rest of you lot,

It’s time for the 24th annual World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic!

When: July 25th, High Noon until about 5pm

Where: NW Park ave and Everett, Portland Oregon

(Here’s a google map if you think you might get lost)

What:

  • Bring a bowling ball and a sledgehammer.  Don’t worry if you don’t have, we’ve got plenty of extras to loan out
  • You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re dressed appropriately in lawn whites, or Mad Hatter gear, or simply appropriately inappropriate.  Peruse some of our photos for ideas.
  • Bring along something to share for the picnic and something cold to drink.
  • …and you might want a chair.

It’s a smashing time.  Tell your friends!  Taunt your enemies!

You can also visit the Facebook Event page here: https://www.facebook.com/events/304914267288133

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Summer Lake Slack-Off, September 4-7, 2021

M’lords and Ladies, let me present to you the Summer Lake Slack-Off.

It’s like going to Burning Man, without having to go to Burning Man. From September 3rd through about September 8th the usual suspects will be slacking off at Summer Lake Hot Springs in Paisley, Oregon. What are we going to do while we’re there? Slack off, of course!

Summer Lake Hot Springs is about half-way from Gerlack and the Portland/Seattle areas. Every year a whole bunch of Burners spend a night or two to recover and the place is ready for them. In addition to the hot springs for soaking, they have a large, comfy hippy-ish common building with kitchen for slacking off.

Tent and RV space starts at $25/night. There are a number of comfy cabins in addition to the tent/RV spaces and they are largely booked up right now, so don’t delay if you desire that option. These are really small towns, and this is their busiest season so don’t be surprised to find everything booked up if you wait too long. Here are some options I know about:

UPDATE:

I just spoke with the people who run the hot springs. They say they will *NOT* be open for “day use”, to get in the springs you’ll need a reservation at either the hot springs, or their motel in Paisley: The Paisley Sage Rooms.

COVID NOTE: I’m writing this in March of 2021. Current predictions are that we should all pretty much be vaccinated by mid-summer, so let’s hope life will have returned to normal. If we still need to take COVID precautions, Summer Lake Hot Springs has lots of room for social distancing.

Get a taste of the Burning Man spirit without all the time, expense and discomfort! Looking for more information, status, updates, rebates, reprobates? Check out the Facebook event and/or contact Lord Peters.

Safeway in Lakeview, Oregon
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July 25th, 2021  Our 24th Mondo Croquet World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic

mondo croquet

Well m’Lords and Ladies and all the rest of you lot,

It’s time for the 24th annual World Championships and Mad Hatter Picnic!

When: July 25th, High Noon until about 5pm

Where: NW Park ave and Everett, Portland Oregon

(Here’s a google map if you think you might get lost)

What:

  • Bring a bowling ball and a sledgehammer.  Don’t worry if you don’t have, we’ve got plenty of extras to loan out
  • You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re dressed appropriately in lawn whites, or Mad Hatter gear, or simply appropriately inappropriate.  Peruse some of our photos for ideas.
  • Bring along something to share for the picnic and something cold to drink.
  • …and you might want a chair.

It’s a smashing time.  Tell your friends!  Taunt your enemies!

Like Facebook?  Click here for the official Facebook event page!  https://www.facebook.com/events/304914267288133/

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World Championships! August 2nd, 2020

Update: …and a lovely time was had by all.
Click here to see the photos!

August 2nd, 2020  Our 23rd Mondo Croquet World Championships, Mad Hatter Picnic and Face Covering Fashion Show!

Is this man having fun?

When: August 2nd, High Noon until about 3pm

Where: Westmoreland Park Sports Fields

(Click here for a Google Map)

Normally we’d be jousting in our traditional spot in the North Park Blocks, but with the troubles going on down there, we are relocating for 2020.  Questions?  Call / text Lord Peters at 503-575-0815.

What:

  • Face coverings!  Show off your best!  Show your best presentation and bring home the prize.
  • Bring a bowling ball and a sledgehammer.  Don’t worry if you don’t have, we’ve got plenty of extras to loan out
  • You’ll enjoy yourself more if you’re dressed appropriately in lawn whites, or Mad Hatter gear, or simply appropriately inappropriate.  Peruse some of our photos for ideas.
  • Bring along something to share for the picnic and something cold to drink.
  • …and you might want a chair.

It’s a smashing time.  Tell your friends!  Taunt your enemies!

This is the word from the trenches:

Well lovers… it’s been a hard year.  

Yet, we must keep a stiff upper lip, mussent grumble.  
 
There’s a war on, you know.  Let’s support the boys at the front with good spirits back here at the home front, wot?!
 

Tally ho then, spit spot.  Face coverings, the Queen is doing it so shall we.  Social distancing?  We are mostly nerds and don’t like talking to other people anyway.

Tell my wife I love her.

 
 
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