Maryland Renaissance Festival
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Location: Crownsville, Maryland  |
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| Opened: 1977 | |
| Season: August – October | |
| Area: 25 acres (100,000 m2) | |
| Stages: 10 | |
| Jousting Arenas: 1 | |
| Average Attendance: 12,000 daily, 225,000 season | |
| website: www.rennfest.com | |
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair located in Crownsville, Maryland. It is a re-creation of a fictional 16th century English village named Revel Grove. The festival is spread over 25 acres (100,000 m2) and is the second largest renaissance festival in the United States. The festival usually runs from the third week of August to the third week of October every year and as such is a celebration of the autumn harvest.[1]
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[edit] Revel Grove
The English Tudor village is 25 acres (0.10 km2) of woods and fields. There are more than 130 craft shops and 42 food outlets. Each season, more than half a million beverages are served at the Festival's eight soft drink stands, five beer stands, and five taverns.[1]
[edit] Entertainment
There are generally 600 people employed by the fair every year and over 1,300 participants working in the various concessions and shows. The acts and performance times change from year to year, depending on scheduling and availability.
Carolyn Spedden, who is the Mistress of Merriment (entertainment director) for the Festival, leads a troupe of performers she directs called Shakespeare's Skum at the Festival every year. They perform short (roughly 20-minute) parodies of Shakespeare plays written by Spedden. Among their plays are "Macbeth in 20 Minutes or Less", "Richard III: Just Misunderstood", "Henry the Vee", "Shakespearean Jeopardy", "Tag Team Romeo & Juliet", "Othello: Having a Bad Day", Leave it to Hamlet", "The Shrew Variations", and "Oh That Lear".
[edit] Scenes from the Faire
 Johnny Fox specializes in swallowing swords, but also performs magic and comedy. |
 Typical clothing worn at the festival. |
 One of the various stage shows. |
 Archery session at the jousting arena. |
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Faire Information". Maryland Renaissance Festival. http://www.rennfest.com/renaissance-festival-faire.shtml. Retrieved on October 8 2007.
[edit] External links
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- The official Maryland Renaissance Festival website
- Friends of The Maryland Renaissance Festival
- MDRF Friends of Faire
Coordinates: 39°00′06″N 76°35′01″W / 39.00167°N 76.58361°W
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