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Attracting more than 25,000 visitors a day, the Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second largest Renaissance festival in the country, according to organizers. From the end of August until mid-October, the Crownsville Fairgrounds, just outside Annapolis, becomes a 25-acre English Tudor Village called Revel Grove. The festival features more than 130 craft shops displaying many wares handmade by artisans, 42 outlets providing modern and 16th-century food and numerous taverns. There are also 10 stages of entertainment including sword swallowers, jousting, music, jugglers and magicians. Kids can take free pony rides and navigate through a winding maze. The festival also has themed weekends suc...
Attracting more than 25,000 visitors a day, the Maryland Renaissance Festival is the second largest Renaissance festival in the country, according to organizers. From the end of August until mid-October, the Crownsville Fairgrounds, just outside Annapolis, becomes a 25-acre English Tudor Village called Revel Grove. The festival features more than 130 craft shops displaying many wares handmade by artisans, 42 outlets providing modern and 16th-century food and numerous taverns. There are also 10 stages of entertainment including sword swallowers, jousting, music, jugglers and magicians. Kids can take free pony rides and navigate through a winding maze. The festival also has themed weekends such as Chivalry Weekend, Oktoberfest and Children's Weekend. The Renaissance Festival in Maryland started in 1977, joining a growing trend to celebrate the culture of 16th- and early 17th-century England dominated by Shakespeare and King Henry VIII. Faires and festivals are held around the country, including at locations in Pennsylvania, California and New York.
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Officials hoping to keep festival
The wenches should stay. And the pirates, too. That's what Anne Arundel County officials are saying in response to news that the owners of the Maryland Renaissance Festival are looking to relocate.
Organizers of the Renaissance Festival - in its 32nd...Tags: Culture, Government, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), National Government, Employees
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Renaissance Festival in search of a new, larger location
The Maryland Renaissance Festival, one of the largest celebrations of 16th-century English culture in the country, is looking for a new home. The festival - which in its 32nd season is enjoying great success despite a nationwide economic downturn - is...Tags: Culture, Public Employees, Government, Festive Event
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Warts and all
This is the time of year pumpkins take center stage.
But if there were a Robin to the pumpkin's Batman, it would certainly be the gourd.
Gourds are as much a part of autumn as their big orange cousin. And, in some cases, even more so because gourds...Tags: Batman, Riviera Beach, House and Home, Maryland, Robin
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Boy sticks skewer in his eye at festival
A 10-year-old Anne Arundel County boy suffered a serious eye injury yesterday at the Maryland Renaissance Festival in Crownsville when he accidentally stuck a wooden skewer in his eye, a county Fire Department spokesman said. The boy, whose name was not...Tags: Johns Hopkins Hospital
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The Matrix: Top events for your personality type
Cosmopolitans Maryland Wine Festival There will be local wine tastings, wine seminars, entertainment, crafts, food and farmhouse tours. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and noon-6 p.m. Sunday at the Carroll County Farm Museum, 500 S. Center St., Westminster....Tags: Baltimore County, Passenger Cars, Vehicles, Maryland, Heavy Engineering
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You can't believe he ate the whole thing
Come on, folks. This is the show you don't want to miss. I know. I missed it once and didn't get paid.
That's Johnny Fox for you, already going for a quick yuk. It's Sunday afternoon, and he's looking oddly resplendent. He wears black tights, a studded...Tags: Fencing, Harry Houdini, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Dan Meyer, General Electric Company
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Summer festival guide
Special to baltimoresun.comHairdos that mirror beehives, cars that drip with unfamiliar ornaments and books that came off the shelves years ago. It's time for Baltimoreans to tuck away their winter clothes and welcome the warm weather, and there's no better way to celebrate the...Tags: Chuck Berry, Theater, Equestrian, Preakness Stakes, Slick Rick
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In Maryland, all eyes on hurricane
Maryland played the role of a reluctant host yesterday, waiting and watching through a long gray day until Hurricane Isabel announced its arrival with powerful winds and drenching rain. Across the region, people weathered the storm in stride. -...Tags: Furniture, Tourism and Leisure, Clear Channel Communications Inc., Casino and Gambling Industry, West Virginia
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A festival, a hospital, and a proud populace
Special to the SunFor those not from Anne Arundel County, Crownsville may represent a crowded, fast-paced community known mostly for the annual Maryland Renaissance Festival. It is during those few weekends a year in September when the rural community, northwest of...Tags: Elementary Schools, Road Transportation, George Washington, Mental Illness, Maryland
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