Dumpling Fest II aka Dumpling-palozza

Hosted by Canton of Midland Vale - Washingtonville, NY

Event date: March 7th, 2026

Event Last Modified: February 8th, 2026

Event details

The Dumpling Dames of the East Kingdom are pleased to present our second Dumpling Fest a/k/a Dumpling-palozza! 

Join us for a day of eating an incredible variety of dumplings and other foods from across Asia, including the Philippines, China, Korea, Japan, Central Asia, and more. 

Your cooks for the day will be:
Shifu Lu An-hua
Lady Anna Elisabetta de Vallodolid
Lady Michele the Ubiquitous
Lady Nabiya Bak
Delilah “Lily” Reinhardt

Activities:  (downstairs)
Classes: 
Learn to Make scallion pancakes. 
Origami
Knotwork
How to be an ally to POCs (People of Color) in the SCA. 

Demo: 
Chinese/Japanese calligraphy. 

Arts & Crafts:
Origami
Mahjong
Washi eggs
Knotwork
Calligraphy

Silent Auction:  please donate your Asian-themed or general SCA items for the auction.  Proceeds will benefit the Canton of Midland vale and the North American Indigenous Center of New York.

Planned menu (subject to change)
Wonton soup (pork) (with extra rice cakes)
Lumpia (beef)
Samsa (lamb/beef)
Veg samsa
Charsiu bao (pork, baked)
Charsiu Tofu Bao (veg, baked)
Chicken/spinach bao (steamed)
Gua/lotus leaf bao
with braised beef (cold) or
sesame shredded chicken (cold)
Tofu skin rolls (veg, cold)
Pork mandu
Veg mandu
Teokkbokki (veg, spicy and non-spicy versions)
Szechuan pickles (pao cai)
Korean salad (cukes and/or daikon)

Ginitaang Bilo bilo (warm)
Mitarashi dango
Assorted fresh fruits on-site

****We are sold out!!  We are starting a waitlist and will notify people if any spots open up.****

Site Opens: 10:00
Site Closes: 6:00

Event Location

Washingtonville VFW Post 8691
44 East Main St
Washingtonville, NY  10992
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The event site is accessible per the East Kingdom Accessibility Porter's Checklist.

Directions:

Washingtonville VFW Post 8691
44 E Main St.
Washingtonville, NY 10992

Parking at the VFW Post is extremely limited and will be reserved for staff and accessibility tagged vehicles.  There is a municipal lot with an entrance at 3 South St, Washingtonville, NY 10992 which is recommended for all other parking.

Registration Fees

Registration:
Registration fee:  $25 for members
$35 for non-members ($10 nonmember surcharge)
$20 for youth 13-17
Free for children 12 and under

PayPal link:
https://surveys.eastkingdom.org/index.php/592236?lang=en

A PayPal invoice will be generated within 24-48 hours of the online preregistration information being submitted.  Online preregistration is not complete until the PayPal invoice has been paid.

Pre-registration is required.  No one admitted at door if not pre-reg’ed.
This event is limited to 100 people.

****We are sold out!!  We are starting a waitlist and will notify people if any spots open up.  Please pre-register to join the waitlist.  ****

Feast:
No feast.  All dayboard food is included.

Make Checks Payable to: All payments made using PayPal.

Contact Information

Event Steward:

Shifu Lu An-hua
193966@members.eastkingdom.org

Baroness Aislinn Chiabach
78046@members.eastkingdom.org

Send Reservations to:

No checks accepted.  All pre-registration must be done using PayPal.

https://surveys.eastkingdom.org/index.php/592236?lang=en

A PayPal invoice will be generated within 24-48 hours of the online preregistration information being submitted.  Online preregistration is not complete until the PayPal invoice has been paid.

****We are sold out!!  We are starting a waitlist and will notify people if any spots open up.  Please pre-register to join the waitlist.  ****