I finally made it out to the Renaissance Festival, near Annapolis, that I hear about every year. It was definitely an entertaining experience, and visually interesting. I had no idea what to expect, but I was not disappointed. Many of the attendees embraced the spirit of the event and dug out elaborate and appropriate (or, more often than not, inappropriate) period costumes from their closets. I think I saw over a dozen Jack Sparrows, and the wench seemed to be the go-to costume of the Ren Fest novices.
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Costumes everywhere! |
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Wenches flirting with druids?? |
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Wenches hoping for a better catch |
Then there was the food! Imagine a carnival menu. Now imagine a carnival menu supersized!! Every food imaginable that could be fried - ice cream balls, apples, pickles, mac&cheese, etc. - or clog your heart. And so many variations of meats on sticks, in addition to the required turkey leg.
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I didn't know calzones were medieval fare! |
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Medieval Soft Pretzels |
And the last element: the entertainment. I saw the illusionist comedian, the improv storytellers, mimes on stilts, merry bands of musicians, and the extra creepy adult as a baby in a chair.
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This "baby" was on stilts and he "pooped" Hershey kisses and "peed" yellow silly string |
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Teen dancers |
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Sword dance or LARPing warm up? |
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The Renaissance Festival runs on weekends from September through October. All details can be found on the official
website. Next year, I think I'm going to have to find a costume and go again!
Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011
by
Julie
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