Add a bit of glow and magic to your costuming by learning how to solder LED filaments and cast UV resin to make a light-up galaxy pendant. Using UV resin and filament LEDs you will make a unique light up galaxy inspired pendant. In this class you will learn how to do simple soldering, use UV resin, and make a…
Gather in outer space with beings from distant galaxies, from a long time ago, far reaching future, or other timey wimey travelers! Join us for an afternoon studded with stars, enjoy a sit-down buffet luncheon, and make a toast to the vast sky above! COSTUME Anything sci-fi or space related goes! Dress as your favorite galaxy-travelling hero, a smooth-talking robot,…
Once again it's time for our annual Open House. This year's Open House will be similar to the last couple of years in that we will be virtual. What is the Open House? The GBACG Open House is an opportunity for members and those interested to hear about the past year of our guild, plans moving forward, and any organizational changes…
For all those who love creating! Costume Academy is a one-day event where you can learn techniques to take your projects to the next level. The day consists of three sessions and includes a variety of class topics, such as ribbon trim, care of vintage clothing, leafy leather cloak clasps and a variety of accessories from various eras. Here's how…
Join us for a delightful picnic and celebrate Jane Austen's 250th birthday. Enjoy the sea breeze, classic lawn games, and readings from Austen’s works. Light refreshment will be served. Dress: 1790s-1820s - Regency/Napoleonic/Empire, Jane Austen, Bridgerton, Miss Austen Recommendations for Regency/Napoleonic/Empire costuming: Books/Patterns: Laughing Moon Black Snail Patterns Regency 1790-1820’s Women’s Dresses and Spencers Black Snail Patterns 1700-1820’s Menswear Past Patterns…
GBACG Goes to Renfaire at the California Academy of Sciences! Raise a goblet, don thy finest garb, and make haste: A night of revelry and merriment awaits thee at California Academy of Sciences. Gather yer crewe and step back into ye olde good times, featuring a costume contest, dance lessons, live performances, hands-on crafts, local artisans, and more. Dressing up…
Travel through time and immerse yourself in the glamour and style of the 1920s through the 1940s at Filoli. From the flapper gowns and jazz of the 1920s to the elegance and wartime resilience of the 1940s, this event is a tribute to the most iconic decades in modern history. This stylish weekend will feature music from the time period…
Join the renowned detectives from real and fictional universes as we all attempt to solve a mysterious murder! The first detective to unravel the clues hidden around the grounds and pinpoint the culprit will receive the coveted Sleuth of the Summer award and perpetual bragging rights! Dress: Your favorite detective from history, fiction, or movies/comics/anime
We will be attending a Bay Area Vintage Base Ball game. Pick your favorite 1886 Team and cheer them to victory while you picnic with friends.
Celebrate 175 years of California statehood with a breezy train ride through the redwoods aboard an authentically preserved train! Roaring Camp's steam engines are among the oldest and most authentically preserved narrow-gauge steam engines providing regularly scheduled passenger service in America. Start your visit with a delicious barbecue picnic lunch. Afterwards, travel over trestles, through towering redwood groves and up a…
Celebrate the fall season with your fellow witches, wizards, and other magical folk at the Wandering Tavern! Enter a whimsical tavern and enjoy a delicious buffet luncheon while listening to a bard perform to a room full of magical folk. Have a drink at the private bar, and catch up with the tavern rumors. Come as your favorite magic-user from…
Once again it's time for our annual Open House. This year's Open House will be similar to the last couple of years in that we will be virtual. What is the Open House? The GBACG Open House is an opportunity for members and those interested to hear about the past year of our guild, plans moving forward, and any organizational changes…
Many famous paintings and prints showing charming winter scenes of ice skaters are a perfect inspiration for our March skating party at Palo Alto’s charming outdoor rink, the Winter Lodge. Come in simple daytime attire that you can comfortably skate in from any time period. Historical sportswear and winter-inspired outfits are perfect for this event. Due to risks of falling…
Come join the Greater Bay Area Costumers Guild for Costume Academy! A one-day costuming and cosplay seminars! Learn new skills!
The Bay Area English Regency Society celebrates the Bicentennial (nearly) of Mary Anning's discovery of the first complete fossil Plesiosaur. Waltzes and easy set dances, taught and called by our esteemed Dance Master, Alan Winston. No experience or partner needed. Regency (1823) formal, Regency naturalist/scientist/fossil-collector/paleontologist or Plesiosaur/Dinosaur attire.
Join us for a delightful picnic and frolic as a flower fairy. Enjoy the presence of a fairy guide who will delight us with some oversized soap bubbles! Light refreshment will be served. Please bring your picnic lunch if you so desire! COSTUME: Any fairy and fairy-adjacent costuming welcome. Some inspiration can be found here: Cicely Mary Barker was famous…
GBACG Goes To the Monet and Venice exhibit at the De Young Museum. Meet together at 11am in front of the exhibit entrance for a group photo. Please remember you must purchase your ticket through de Young Museum (purchase your ticket in advance is recommended). No costume needed but feel free to dress up. See you there!
The Etruscans thrived in what is now Italy for almost a millennium, from around 900 to 100 BC, before the rise of the Roman Empire. They laid the foundation for present-day architecture, engineering, and artistic achievements. Meet together at 11am in front of the exhibit entrance for a group photo. Please purchase your tickets in advance through the Legion of Honor.
Join us for a fantastic day out on the city! Emperor Norton’s Fantastic San Francisco Time Machine begins in Union Square and then proceeds down Maiden Lane to Lotta‘s Fountain. From there, we go by the Palace Hotel, up Montgomery Street through the Financial District, a brief stop at where the Emperor used to live, then by the Transamerica Pyramid,…
Join us for an unforgettable day on the open seas on the Gas Light tallship! Embrace the spirit of Edmond Dantes and set sail on San Francisco's most beloved historical schooner for a full 2.5 hours voyage around the bay as we celebrate the Count of Monte Cristo. Relive the themes of the famous novel as you imagine yourself gazing…