A Summer's Evening
A Feast with Faeries & FirelightAn Evening of Season & Story
Inspired by ancient midsummer celebrations and the summer solstice, A Summer's Evening: A Feast with Faeries and Firelight transforms Waverly Springs across two enchanting evenings in July.
Structured in four acts and twelve courses, the experience unfolds gradually through music, movement, atmosphere, and moments of surprise woven throughout the estate. Designed around the lingering light of the solstice, the evening invites guests to settle in, wander slowly, and remain awhile.
An Evening in four Acts
A dinner staged like a play. Each act unfolds in a new corner of the property; each course, a scene in a story written by the season itself. Over the evening the experience moves gradually through shifting settings and changing light.
Faery Hour & Strolling Reception
The evening opens outdoors in the lingering light of the solstice. Seasonal pours, early courses, and music drift through the gardens as guests settle into the rhythm of the night.
Threshold & Table Adornment
As daylight fades, the experience moves indoors. Long tables, flickering candlelight, layered courses, and a transformed dining room bring warmth and intimacy to the heart of the evening.
Fire & Smoke
The third act deepens into something moodier and more atmospheric. Firelight, smoke, music, and unexpected moments emerge across the estate as the night stretches on.
Bonfire & Cordials
Dessert arrives slowly beneath the summer sky as music, movement, and firelight carry the evening toward its final moments, inviting guests to remain awhile beneath the solstice night.
Inspired by seasonal Gatherings
For generations, summer evenings were marked
by outdoor feasts, music, storytelling, firelight,
and time spent together long after sunset.
A Summer's Evening draws on those traditions
— reimagined through food, atmosphere, and the landscape of Waverly Springs by James Beard finalist Chef Tarver King. Guided by a devotion to craft and a deep respect for the land, the evening reflects the warmth and abundance of the season at its fullest.
From the Table to the open air
The Evening Includes
- The full menu, every pairing, sides & pastry
- Nothing more is sold at the table
- Stay arrangements available on request
- Sponsored by our friends at Pleasant Land
LOGISTICS
The Evenings
The Story
The Setting
Your Table
Where a Common Table becomes a common grace
A Summer's Evening is one chapter inside Seasons by Waverly — eight dining experiences that mark the turning of the year. Each a reflection of time, place, and the natural world's quiet transformations; together, a story of connection between chef and grower, table and land, people and the passing seasons.
Explore the Seasons