Ohio Renaissance Festival

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Ohio Renaissance Festival
Genre Renaissance fair
Dates August - October
Location(s) Harveysburg, Ohio
Inaugurated 1990
Attendance 165,000 (average)
Area 30 acres (120,000 m2)
Stages 12
Website
www.renfestival.com

The Ohio Renaissance Festival is an annual event that takes place on weekends from late August through October. This Renaissance festival is held at a permanent site located near Harveysburg, Ohio The festival grounds are 30 acres (120,000 m2) in area, and include several outdoor stages, and a large number of Renaissance themed structures housing craft shops, games, and food.

The festival is set in the fictional 16th-century English village of "Willy Nilly on the Wash," during the reign of Elizabeth I who is also featured along with select historical members of her court by the festival cast re-enactors. The festival features costumed performers, craft shops selling and demonstrating period themed handcrafted goods and artwork, renaissance themed food, and regularly scheduled comedy, music, and acrobatic shows. Featured shows include a theatrical mud show as well as a full armored, full contact, joust currently performed by the Knights of Valor troupe presided by Shane Adams, also noted as the host of Full Metal Jousting -an American reality television jousting themed show .[1][2]

The performing cast including the Queen and her entourage along with representatives from each festival shop make a parade circuit through the fairgrounds once a day.

References

  1. ↑ Hunter, David (Oct 1, 2003). "Shifra Stein's Day Trips from Cincinnati: Getaways Less Than Two Hours Away". Globe Pequot. p. 131. Retrieved 2013-04-25. 
  2. ↑ Smith, Steve et al (2007). "Arts & Attractions". Cincinnati USA City Guide. Cincinnati Magazine. p. 18. Retrieved 2013-05-06. 

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