Friday, January 30, 2026
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Raven Fest is back and bigger than ever! We've got an awesome lineup of games this year, spanning across two-and-a-half days, and all for charity!
This is the biggest event we hold all year, and you don't want to miss it! With exclusive merch, epic events, and tons of community building, you'll remember the event for years to come.
Our charities would also love for you to attend and help to support life changing causes right here in Lee County.
Raven Fest is our annual charity event, and it has continued to grow over the years. Originally started by Jacob Peterson as a Blood Bowl charity event in 2018 (known as the Carolina Charity Cup), the event has morphed from a one game, one day, one charity event, to now an eleven game, two-and-a-half day, multi-charity event!
Jacob and Ryan joined forces in 2020 to start running Magic the Gathering during the event to continue to build more participation. When Raven Forge Games was started, we decided to change the name of the event to Raven Fest to make it more inclusive of all games and connect it back to the store. Two years ago we added Dungeons & Dragons and last year we added Lorcana continuing to bring in more gaming communities!
This year we’re going crazy and adding in a ton of new games - Warhammer 40K, One Piece Card Game, Gundam Card Game, Riftbound, and even Speed Puzzling! We hope to incorporate as many people as possible to the event.
2024 - $5,000 Raised!
This year we've partnered with three charities: Family Promise of Lee County, Haven in Lee County, and Zoomies Funny Farm. Traditionally we've solely partnered with Family Promise, but with so many charities in need, we've expanded slightly this year.
Last year we raised $7,000 through the event! We hope to beat that contribution this year and surpass the $10,000 mark, raising even more for our charities.
2025 - $7,000 Raised!
Family Promise of Lee County works with homeless families to help get them housing, vocational training, and services to ensure that they get back on their feet. The Sanford homeless community has benefited greatly from their assistance, and we’ve been so grateful to continue to contribute to their mission.
Haven in Lee County works with victims of domestic violence and sexual assault to provide shelter, victim advocacy, crisis hotlines, and more. We're happy to have them working with us this year. The impact they have in the county is so important to the wellbeing and recovery of so many victims
Zoomies Funny Farm works in the local community to assist in the spay and neutering of animals to help address overpopulation, provide animal welfare support to help get animals adopted to their furever homes, and education to help reduce animal homelessness and proper care.
A full weekend dedicated to your favorite games! Each day we'll have numerous games to play. In addition to playing amazing games, we host a variety of raffles, fun competitions, drawings, custom merch, food discounts, and artists to round out the festivities! All of this is included in your ticket price, so it's well worth the cost.
Access to amazing raffles with products targeted towards the games you love. All raffle proceeds go to the charities.
Community voted side competitions throughout the day for your events, for example - Best Painted Team or Best Cosplay.
Access to reduced cost meals downtown with your ticket, so eat local before your event, during a designated meal break (for the longer events) or after your event for cheaper than normal!
Free entry into door prize drawings just for attending!
Unique merch for each game designed by local artists. Playmats, custom cards, dice, and more just for attending. Merch distribution is dependent on the games you sign up to play. Additional products will be available for purchase (again proceeds go to the charities).
Meet-and-greet with our local artists to sign your Raven Fest merch or pick up some of their products.
A portion of your ticket fee goes directly to the charities, this is the whole reason we're hosting this event to begin with!