Visit PaRenFaire.com!
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Visit PaRenFaire.com!
Visit PaRenFaire.com for tickets and details. Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire 12 Glorious Weekends! Worlde Carnival • Neighbor’s Weekend (19 Zip Codes) • ASL Interpreted Performances (Saturday Only) The Grande Arrival! • 2-for-1 Admission Weekend (see back page for coupon) August 8-9 ~ Join our beloved Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, her noble knights, and all the good folk of the Shire of Mount Hope as we sound the trumpets, swing wide the Castle Gates, and kick off our Glorious 29th Season of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire! Chivalry & Romance • Community Outreach Weekend • Red Cross Blood Drive August 15-16 ~ A weekend dedicated to romantics of all ages, be ye knight or rogue, lady or wench. Celebrate with the Renewal of Love Ceremony, Men in Tights competition, the Wooing contest and Knight School for the knippers. Pyrate Invasion • Biker Weekend • Neighbor’s Weekend (17 Zip Codes) • Special Events (ticket required): Rogues and Sirens (21+) and Kids' Pyrate Feast August 22-23 ~ The Shire is besieged by unscrupulous sailors! The Swashbuckler Brews will flow and the sea shanties will be sung on this fine "Arrrg"-ust weekend. Practice your pyratical skills in the Captain's Sea Legs Competition, Pyrate Parade and, for the young privateers, a Lesson in Pyratical Mites, Dig for Buried Treasure and the Four Corners Pyrate Treasure Hunt! August 29-30 ~ Talent from across the globe has gathered to present Her Majesty with the sights, sounds and tastes of fantastic and far away lands. Broaden your horizons with the International Dance Competition, Explorer's Olympics and, for the kids, The Four Corners Scavenger Hunt and the Great Origami Frog Race! Children’s Fantasy Weekend • Free Child with Full-Paying Adult (no coupon necessary) • Special Event (ticket required): Queen's Tea September 5, 6 & 7 ~ The longest weekend of the Faire is dedicated to its biggest fans, the knipperkins. Three days of fun and frivolity including Cake with the Queen, a Children's Interactive Music Workshop, Children's Parade and Renaissance Crafts Area bring childhood imaginations to life for both the young and the young at heart! Scottish & Irish Weekend • 2-for 1 Admission Weekend (with coupon) • Media Olympics • Make-A-Wish September 12-13 ~ Share the Celtic pride at this gathering celebrating the music, food, dance and crafts of the Scottish and Irish. Join in the Highland Games and Men In Kilts Competitions, Gaelic Gluttony Eating Contest, The Great Potato Hurl of 1569 and Taters for Tots. Visit PaRenFaire.com! 4 • Amish Country News • August 2009 • AmishNews.com Heroes of the Realm Pyrates Return • ASL Interpreted Performance (Saturday only) September 19-20 ~ Her Majesty honors the members of all active Military, Reserve Members, Retirees, Police, Professional and Volunteer Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians and Members of Veterans Organizations and their immediate families with discounted Faire admission at the gate. Proper ID is required. Honors will include the Queen's Honor Guard, Heroes of the Realm Knighting Ceremony, The Damsel-in-Distress Steeplechase and, for the young heroes, St. George's Hero Quest. Oktoberfest • Special Event (ticket required): Rogues & Sirens Unbound (21+) and Kids' Pyrate Feast October 3-4 ~ The Shire is swarming with rascals and rogues as Pyrates return to share salty sea tales. With treasure hunts and pyrates' gold to plunder, your little sailor might get hooked on the Pyrates' Life! Join the crew in the Captain's Sea Legs Competition, Pyrates Parade and, for the young privateers, A Lesson in Pyratical Mite, Dig for Buried Treasure and the Four Corners Pyrate Treasure Hunt. • Annual 25% Off Wine Sale Begins! • Special Event (ticket required): OktoberFEAST Wine Harvest September 26-27 ~ Celebrate with hearty foods, lively music and the unique hand-crafted micro-brewed ales from the Faire's own Swashbuckler Pub! Experience the Oktoberfest fun with Topfschlagen (Hit the Pot) for children and, for the adults, the Bar Olympics including the Bar Triathlon, Olde to Ale and Bar Keep Contests. October 10-11 ~ The tradition of the wine harvest continues with the Shire's ever-popular Grape Stomp Competition, Dizzy Grape Toss Challenge, and Ride-The-Keg Tournament. • Special Event (ticket required): Wine 'n Cheese Pairing (21+) HALLOWEEN DAZE SPOOKY KNIGHTS AND October 17–18 & 24–25 The entire Shire is filled with anticipation as peasants and nobles alike prepare to celebrate everyones favorite holiday—All Hallow’s Eve! Featuring: Trick-or-Treating, Mask Decorating, Bobbin’ for Apples, Magical Merriment Costume Parade, Cookie Decorating and the annual Children’s Halloween Costume Extravaganza. Adults: Costume Contest and Duchess Sussex’s Annual Peasant Shoot. Free! Fully-Costumed Child Admission with Full-Paying Adult (No Coupon Necessary) AmishNews.com • August 2009 • Amish Country News • 5 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire …So Many Reasons to Return!