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Special Performance by the Queen’s Madrigals at GaRF

Jon Strickland is a cast member at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. I follow him on Twitter (@JonStrickland) and this morning he posted this: This weekend at GaRF, the Queen’s Madrigals contained a certain special tune. and linked to this YouTube Video. Well done, Your Grace and Ladies!

May 31st, 2011 Posted by | Faire Fun | no comments

Georgia RenFest 1/2 OFF Sale

Georgia RenFest 1/2 OFF ANY TICKET May 28, 29 & 30 Discount at Box Office only & cannot combine w/ other discounts (via @syngethedragon)

May 23rd, 2011 Posted by | Discount Tickets Info | no comments

Georgia RenFest Kids FREE weekend April 23 & 24

Georgia Renaissance Festival‘s Kids FREE weekend is up next, this April 23 & 24! Each adult ticket purchased at the gate is eligible for a free child’s admission. Special events–including candy hunts, egg relays, and egg tosses–are scheduled throughout the day to entertain the young and the young at heart. Find details at Synge the [...]

April 19th, 2011 Posted by | Discount Tickets Info, Faire Fun | no comments

Pictures to fight RenWithdrawal

Well, Florida’s Faire season has run its course and been laid to rest. Like many, I’m having a bit of RenWithdrawal as I was the garb, clean the accoutrements, and pack the majority of things away until next season. I’m also suffering the let down of knowing there are Faires out there that I can’t [...]

April 19th, 2009 Posted by | Proclamations | one comment

Faire Fun for May 29 – June 9, 2008

Alaska Three Baron’s Renaissance Faire opens their gates for the next two weekends at the Tozier Dog Track in Anchorage. There’s a $1 discount coupon available for printing on the website. California The 3rd annual Big Bear Pirate Festival will take place on north shore of Big Bear Lake this weekend. There’ll be pirate battles, [...]

June 6th, 2008 Posted by | Faire Fun | one comment

Faire fun for May 17-26, 2008

Memorial Day weekend is upon us and many of the faires will open their gates all three days. The FaireNews crew will be at Tennessee Renaissance Festival for our Handfasting, as well as to participate in Ménage ‘Ette Trois and the 3rd RenaissanceFestival.com RenDezvous. California Koroneburg European Old World Festival continues this weekend with a [...]

May 22nd, 2008 Posted by | Faire Fun | no comments

Looking forward to April 18-24, 2008

Looks like great faire weather for the whole country. Only Georgia may have a bit of rain and that only on Saturday morning like last weekend April 18 & 19 LSU Alexandria annual Renaissance Festival begins at 2 p.m. on April 18 and at 10 a.m. on April 19 on the LSU campus in Alexandria, [...]

April 17th, 2008 Posted by | Discount Tickets Info, Faire Fun | no comments

Looking Back at April 7 – 13, 2008

The Escondido Renaissance Faire’s final weekend was sunny and pleasant. The pictures and articles indicate that it was a great show. They’ll be back in Felicita Park October 25 & 26 and November 1 & 2, so if you missed the spring event, get ready for the fall one. Four Winds Renaissance Faire continued with [...]

April 15th, 2008 Posted by | Faire Fun | no comments

Looking forward to April 11-17, 2008

Auditions Did everyone who was interested get their appointments to audition for the Connecticut Renaissance Faire? Auditions occur on April 12 and 13 and details are on the website. Open Faires The Escondido Renaissance Faire’s second, and final, weekend will be sunny and warm. The Four Winds Renaissance Faire celebrates Renaissance Romance with patrons renewing [...]

April 10th, 2008 Posted by | Auditions & Job Info, Discount Tickets Info, Faire Fun | no comments

Have you met Barely Balanced?

Whether sitting on a patron’s shoulder or urging the throng toward the stage, the grace and agility of the stilt walkers amaze children and amuse adults. As their performance begins, the quips and antics of the three cause low chuckles here and there in the audience, swelling to all out laughter as the show progresses. Renaissance Festival Podcast listeners voted them the Best Non-Musical Group of 2007, an award they richly deserve for consistently experimenting and bringing new bits to their audiences. Let me introduce you to Barely Balanced. [...]

April 9th, 2008 Posted by | Have You Met? | 8 comments