Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

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The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire, as of 2008, is in its 28th season. It is located in Penn Township, Lancaster County. The 35-acre Shire hosts close to 100 permanent Tudor-style shoppes, 12 stages, one of the largest joust arenas outside of Europe, its own winery, and on site microbrewery. The Faire runs 12 weekends from mid-August through the last weekend of October. It has 250,000 annual patrons, not counting additional festivals held on the same site.

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[edit] 2008 Themed Weekends

  • The Grand Arrival--August 9-10
  • Chivalry & Romance--August 16-17
  • Swashbuckler Adventure--August 23-24
  • Children's Fantasy--August 30-31 & Sept 1
  • Olde Worlde Fest--September 6-7
  • Music,Dance & Make-a-Wish--September 13-14
  • A Scottish Fling--September 20-21
  • Oktoberfest--September 27-28
  • Wine Harvest--October 4-5
  • Pyrate Invasion--October 11-12
  • Halloween Daze & Spooky Knights--October 18-19 & October 25-26

[edit] Events

[edit] Fairegrounds

  • Celtic Fling and Highland Games
  • Great Green America Fest
  • Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire

[edit] Theater In The Mansion

  • A Seance in the Mansion
  • A St. Patrick's Day Celebration
  • Friday Knights at the Improv
  • Poe Evermore
  • A Dickens of a Christmas

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