Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival

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1 The Highland Rennaissance Festival
2 Additional Events
3 Past Events
4 Notable Mentions
5 External links
6 References

[edit] The Highland Rennaissance Festival

Kentucky's Highland Renaissance Festival is a permanent renaissance festival located on former farmland in Eminence, KY and set in the fictional early 14th century village of Briarwood in the Highlands of Scotland in the time when Robert the Bruce ruled. It is in the center of a triangle created by the cities of Louisville, KY, Lexington, KY, and Cincinnati, OH, and is the first permanent renaissance festival in the state of Kentucky ^[1] The festival features vendors and artisans who offer an assortment of hand-crafted items. A cast of actors portrays life as it would have been during this time. Stage entertainment includes a mud show, storytellers, a renaissance-themed science show, armored jousting, a circus-style sideshow, and musicians performing historical and original songs. Throughout the festival there are family-oriented activities such as craft demonstrations, human-powered rides, games, and a petting zoo. An enclosed pub provides food, drinks, and continuous shows. Attendance in 2007 averaged over 1000 people a day. The 2008 season begins the weekend of May 31st and runs for 8 weekends closing July 20th^[2]

[edit] Additional Events

The Highland Renaissance Fairground is also host to other events throughout the year. This years current events are:
"Highland Renaissance Festival"
May 31^st thru July 20^th
"Celtic Fest"
Sept. 27^th28^th

[edit] Past Events

2007 Host of "In the Spirit for Murder" Murder Mystery Dinner, and Spooky Town, a haunted village and trail.
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2007 Host of "Dinner with Mr.Dickens" Dinner with a reading of Charles Dickens' writings.