Saturday, April 14th, was the opening day of the 27th season of the Georgia Renaissance Festival. We've been going to the Festival since 2005, but this was the first year that opening day happened to land on my birthday.
I attended my first
Renaissance Faire in Arizona in 2000. It was love at first sight! I've worn garb to every faire and have become quite adept at sewing period clothing. I make all of the clothing that my family wears to the Festival, and we've gotten rather elaborate in recent years. It is SO much more fun to go in garb. It's rather like going to Disney World decked out in Disney merchandise; anyone who spots you knows you're there to have a good time.
This year, we had the chance to watch a few of our favorite acts:
Hey Nunnie Nunnie (Mother Redempta and Sister Philomena Claire) and
Barely Balanced (Jimmy, Cameron, and Margaret, aka: Large, Medium, and Small). Hey Nunnie Nunnie has hilarious songs and terrible jokes, but it's a lot of fun to watch. And we watched Barely Balanced in their fire show, one of our favorites. Acrobatics, danger, and fire breathing, what could be better!?
We also watched the joust from the premium seats, which was a lot of fun. We got a chance to meet the jousters, Sir Amadeo and Sir Edgeron, and they answered questions, signed pennants, and posed for pictures. We chose Sir Amadeo's side because he doesn't play fair and sometimes its fun to cheer for the villain.
The Festival was wonderfully fun, as always, and I look forward to going again soon.
The Georgia Renaissance Festival is open weekends from April 14 to June 3, 2012. Adult tickets are $19.95 and children aged 6-12 are $8.95, children 5 and under are free.
