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More than 1,300 participants populate the village, 400 work directly for the company, 700 for the other vendors and 200 as performers on stages or as characters throughout the village. Maryland utilizes eight major theaters and four smaller stages in taverns and a children's area and a jousting tiltyard with seating for 3,000. |
More than 1,300 participants populate the village, 400 work directly for the company, 700 for the other vendors and 200 as performers on stages or as characters throughout the village. Maryland utilizes eight major theaters and four smaller stages in taverns and a children's area and a jousting tiltyard with seating for 3,000. |
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==Animal cruelty controversy== |
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The fair contains an elephant and camel that groups of fair goers pay to ride. In 2014, animal rights organizations including Born Free USA, [[Animal Defenders International]], and [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] called for these rides to end, citing them as cruel and exploitation<ref name=bornfree>{{cite web|url=http://action.bornfreeusa.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=15581.0/ |title=Elephants and Camels are Being Exploited in Maryland. Act Now! </ref><ref name=peta>{{cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/urge-maryland-renaissance-festival-to-cancel-elephant-and-camel-rides/ |title=Urge Maryland Renaissance Festival to Cancel Elephant and Camel Rides</ref><ref name=adi>{{cite web|url=http://www.ad-international.org/animals_in_entertainment/go.php?id=3748&ssi=11</ref>. In August 2014, protests were held outside the festival<ref name=protests>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/multimedia/photos/cg-maryland-renaissance-festival-opens-picture-015,0,5827027.photo|newspaper=The Capital Gazette</ref> and singer [[Joan Jett]] has publicly called for the rides to end.<ref name=jj1>{{cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/12659-joan-jett-urges-maryland-renaissance-festival-to-end-elephant-rides</ref><ref name=jj2>{{cite web|url=http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/30/Joan_Jett_Urges_Maryland_Renaissance_Festival_to_End_Elephan/|title=Joan Jett Urges Maryland Renaissance Festival to End Elephant and Camel Rides</ref> |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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| Maryland Renaissance Festival | |
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 Jousting at the Renaissance Festival | |
| Genre | Renaissance fair |
| Dates | August – October |
| Location(s) | Crownsville, Maryland |
| Inaugurated | 1977 |
| Attendance | 15,800 daily, 300,000 season (average) |
| Area | 25 acres (100,000 m2) |
| Stages | 10 |
| Website | www |
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair located in Crownsville, Maryland. Set in a fictional 16th-century English village named Revel Grove, the festival is spread over 25 acres (100,000 m2). The second largest renaissance fair in the United States,[1] it is open from the last weekend of August and runs for nine weekends.
History
The fair was first held in 1977 in Columbia, Maryland. Penn and Teller and The Flying Karamazov Brothers performed at the first event.[2] In 1985, the fair was moved to its current location in Crownsville.[2] The festival was originally an Elizabethan fair, but in 1989 switched to being focused on Henry VIII of England.[2]
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a family owned Maryland corporation with continuous involvement since inception.[citation needed]
Fair
The English Tudor village is 25 acres (100,000 m2) of woods and fields. There are more than 130 craft shops and 42 food outlets.
More than 1,300 participants populate the village, 400 work directly for the company, 700 for the other vendors and 200 as performers on stages or as characters throughout the village. Maryland utilizes eight major theaters and four smaller stages in taverns and a children's area and a jousting tiltyard with seating for 3,000.
Animal cruelty controversy
The fair contains an elephant and camel that groups of fair goers pay to ride. In 2014, animal rights organizations including Born Free USA, Animal Defenders International, and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals called for these rides to end, citing them as cruel and exploitation[3][4][5]. In August 2014, protests were held outside the festival[6] and singer Joan Jett has publicly called for the rides to end.[7][8]
See also
References
- ^ Greenwood, Arin (2012-09-25). "Maryland Renaissance Festival 2012: Cheesecake On A Stick, Costumes, Catapult Demonstrations". Huffington Post. Retrieved 20 July 2013.
- ^ a b c Korol-Evans, Kimberly Tony (2009). Renaissance Festivals: Merrying the Past and Present. McFarland,. pp. 25–26.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ {{cite web|url=http://action.bornfreeusa.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=15581.0/ |title=Elephants and Camels are Being Exploited in Maryland. Act Now!
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.peta.org/action/action-alerts/urge-maryland-renaissance-festival-to-cancel-elephant-and-camel-rides/ |title=Urge Maryland Renaissance Festival to Cancel Elephant and Camel Rides
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.ad-international.org/animals_in_entertainment/go.php?id=3748&ssi=11
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/multimedia/photos/cg-maryland-renaissance-festival-opens-picture-015,0,5827027.photo%7Cnewspaper=The Capital Gazette
- ^ {{cite web|url=https://www.looktothestars.org/news/12659-joan-jett-urges-maryland-renaissance-festival-to-end-elephant-rides
- ^ {{cite web|url=http://article.wn.com/view/2014/09/30/Joan_Jett_Urges_Maryland_Renaissance_Festival_to_End_Elephan/%7Ctitle=Joan Jett Urges Maryland Renaissance Festival to End Elephant and Camel Rides
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