Costuming For The Renaissance Festival

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Costuming For The Renaissance Festival

By Leicester on Friday, April 19th, 2013 | Comments Off

If this is your first visit to our Renaissance Festival you probably won’t be in costume, and that is perfectly fine. However, if the Renaissance spirit grabs you, you’ll soon be longing for a costume to be more a part of the fantasy. Starting as a peasant is a good first step, as the clothes [...]

ATMs On Site

By Leicester on Monday, July 16th, 2012 | No Comments

Of course we want you to bring as much money as you can and spend it with our wonderful vendors. Don’t worry if you run out… we have two ATMs so you can always get more!

Is Our Jouster, Virginia Hankins, “Brave”?

By Leicester on Thursday, June 21st, 2012 | No Comments

You’ll see jouster Virginia Hankins twice daily as she demonstrates her skills at the Renaissance Festival. Virginia is is a genuine all-American female fighter, archery stunt coordinator, mounted weapons trainer, jouster, female motorcycle rider, and professional lady knight soon to be seen on the upcoming weapons show Go West Trading. When you see her you see the real deal [...]

Knight Tournaments: Fatality or Fame?

By Leicester on Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | No Comments

Knight Tournaments: Fatality or Fame? By: Susan Thread As symbols of respect in addition to valor, knights turned out to be a staple amongst stuff that demonstrated how it ended up being within the Middle Ages. If you have researched them close enough, knights are an intriguing mix of all the things that made males [...]

Where Are The Renaissance Faires?

By Francis Walsingham on Thursday, April 26th, 2012 | No Comments

Renaissance Faires and Festival have become so popular they can now be found in almost every state. There are several links online to faire locations, so just do an internet search, but here’s a good start: http://www.renfaire.com/Sites/

Renaissance and Tudor Festivals

By Francis Walsingham on Monday, April 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Renaissance and Tudor Festivals By Rachael Cox and Hayley Amber Cox Renaissance festivals, Medieval fairs, Tudor theme days. Whatever you call them, they are an increasingly popular event seen up and down the land in the spring and summer months. My new found passion for authentic Tudor costume led me to the discovery of the exciting [...]

Costuming at a Renaissance Festival When You’re VERY Pregnant and Wanting to Look Your Best

By Francis Walsingham on Monday, April 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Costuming at a Renaissance Festival When You’re VERY Pregnant and Wanting to Look Your Best By Matt Scho My husband and I attend the local renaissance festival every year, often going three or four times a season. We have four young children and it would seem I’ve been very pregnant for the last ren fairs. [...]

What is a Renaisssance Festival?

By Francis Walsingham on Monday, April 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Renaissance Fairs Are Festivals of Spring Renaissance fairs were celebrated as festivals of spring. A celebration of the end of another harsh winter, and the promise of the rebirth of the land and the new crops to come. The essentials of mediaeval life that were celebrated every year between the end of winter and the beginning of spring. During [...]

Renaissance Weddings

By Francis Walsingham on Monday, April 23rd, 2012 | No Comments

Going Back In Time: Plan A Renaissance Period Wedding By Amy Spade With the romantic feelings in the air, it’s no wonder that a classic theme of weddings is the renaissance or medieval times. There is a sense of chivalry and grace in that period that is easily captured for a wedding theme. Creating the [...]