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Celestial Events Melbourne Meet & Greet Sword Skills
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Date and time
Location
The Westin Melbourne
205 Collins Street Melbourne, VIC 3000 AustraliaRefund Policy
Agenda
Waiver Sign
Warm Up
Session
Post event photos
About this event
COME ON A JOURNEY WITH US!
Celestial Events Australia create unique events taking inspiration from some of our favourite authors.
Dress as your favourite character and join us for immersive experiences with unforgettable events, bookish fun and new best friends.
Celestial Events are non-licensed, non-official, fan-based events where we worship our favourite authors and get to dress up and try and relive our fantasy moments together.
Join us as we try to bring literature into reality, where new friends meet and pages come alive.
ABOUT YOUR SWORD SKILLS MEET AND GREET
Join us in Melbourne for one of the official Meet and Greet Events ... the much anticipated Swords Skills. What better a way if you are planning on attending solo to come and meet some of your fellow guests prior. Or of course bring your besite or your lucky male chaperone along for the fun. This is exactly what you have all been asking for ... read on!
SWORDSKILLS TICKETS
A very private group of only 42 attendees will be welcomed to a very private swordskills workshop. The event will take place at the Official Hotel - The Westin in Melbourne, in the "Westin Room 1"
We have small groups of 6 attendees and two coaches. We need a small number as you will be using real "prop" swords, and we need a lot of space around you.
We have Melbourne based Mosh Hewson, a current World Champion swordfighter and renowned Historical Fencing coach, who will be taking you through some of the magic of swordplay, allowing your body to flow strongly and experiencing all the power and grace of sword fighting.
The session will begin with learning first how to hold the sword and be safe with it, then learning some of the mechanics to overpower any strike, and how delicate and dance like you can be while using a Longsword.
There will also be a set photo opportunity to capture yourself with your sword and most importantly you get to make some great personal connections for any solo voyagers coming along alone. If you want to come with a partner or a friend that is fine too! The spirit of the day is to make sure you say hi to the other members (only 6 of you!) so you know at least a few extra faces to say hello to at the ball.
This is NON-CONTACT, there will be no bruises, and you will be standing so far apart from each other no sword will ever come into contact with a body.
Ticket includes
- Entry to the Westin Room1 for the 45 minute session
- Collectable gift on arrival
- 2 professional, qualified sword coaches
- Equipment (swords and protective apparel)
- 45 minute introduction class to sword skills
- Photo opportunity
- Meet and greet fun ice breakers with other attendees to meet people prior to ball.
*Ticket price $90 (includes GST) plus booking fee
TIMES
- 9:00-9:45 (group 1) (6 attendees, 2 coaches)
- 10:00-10:45 (group 2) (6 attendees, 2 coaches)
- 11:00-11:45 (group 3) (6 attendees, 2 coaches)
- 12:15 - 1:00 (group 4) (6 attendees, 2 coaches)
- 1:15 - 2:00 (group 5) (6 attendees, 2 coaches)
- 2:15 - 3:00 (group 6) (6 attendees, 2 coaches)
- 3:15-4:00 (group 7) (6 attendees, 2 coaches)
ADDRESS
- The Westin Hotel Melbourne - The Westin Room 1
MEET YOUR SWORDSMAN
Mosh (he/him), is the Head Coach and Master of Arms at the Fitzroy College of Arms. He primarily teaches Dueling weapons of the aristocracy and helps guide people into becoming the sword fighters of their dreams.
With over half his life devoted to Martial Arts and Swords, he has been blessed enough to teach seminars throughout Australia and internationally, with international acclaim for his knowledge and ability to enact what he teaches in competition and competitive environments, even with an active World title to show for it.
A real life wandering swordmaster, who wants nothing more than for the world to experience the magic of historical fencing.
YOUR HOST
I am so excited to meet you all! I hope I have answered all your questions below. Please reach out if there is anything missing. I have loved bringing events like Brisbane Fashion Month and Women in Fashion to life. Building the Celestial Festival fantasy balls to reality in Australia is a passion project dream come true. You can see some of my other projects on my YouTube Channel or my website. For all things related to the ball jump on and follow at the private Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/celestialevents.com.au
I can't wait to meet you under the stars ... look out for some pointy ears though :)
x CVW
Frequently asked questions
This event is for you!! Specifically!
Please email us at hello@celestialevents.com.au so we can check with our head Swordsman to make sure we can cater for you. Always check with your doctor first.
You must be 18 years to attend.
Yes your ticket needs to be the name on your ID and you must be over 18 years old to attend.
The Westin Collins Street.
No - this is just super handy as it is right near all the events and a great spot to catch up with new friends.
Yes!
Comfortable to be able to move about freely - closed in shoes.
You absolutely can dress up and cosplay, but you do not have to! Just make sure you feel amazing, so wear something that makes you feel great!
No home weapons will be permitted ... so you will need to leave these ones behind please on this occasion.
This is a no-refund event but you can re-sell via TIXEL.
A bottle of water to stay hydrated! And a towel.
There is a waitlist and there are ALWAYS people who can't make it for some reason, so please keep checking TIXEL for official re-sale tickets.
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Celestial Inner Circle Platinum 20th May. Celestial Inner Circle Silver 30th May*. General Public 1st June*. (*unless sold out prior)
Credit card is accepted via Eventbrite - and you can choose to pay-in-four with Paypal at checkout.
The Facebook private group has the most frequent updates: https://www.facebook.com/groups/celestialevents.com.au
Carly Vidal-Wallace is your Fae-loving host, her event company details are: Cedilia Holding Company ACN 651 728 399 t/a Celestial Festival registered for GST
Email hello@celestialevents.com.au and we can get back to you straight away.
By purchasing a ticket the Ticket Holder accepts that the Event Manager / Host has no liability in respect of any personal injury or loss of personal property occasioned to or by the Ticket Holder whilst attending or in transit from the Ball to the After Party.
This event draws inspiration from lots of fav fantasy books but is in no way affiliated with any one publisher. This is entirely fantasy fan-based fun.
Each group needs a minimum of 3 participants to go ahead so we may be required to shuffle groups if we do not reach minimums. We will inform you if this is the case.
A bottle of water to stay hydrated and a towel.
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Celestial Events Australia create unique events taking inspiration from some of our favourite authors, including Sarah J Maas and Rebecca Yarros. Dress as your favourite character and join us for immersive experiences with unforgettable events, bookish fun, and new best friends. Celestial Events are non-licensed, non-official, fan-based events where we worship our favourite authors and get to dress up and try and relive our fantasy moments together.