RenFaire dates - 2010

[Sir Edward]

Time to do my annual posting of the dates of several of the east-coast area faire seasons, roughly in order of opening date:

BARF (FL):   February 13 - March 28

NCRF*:   April 10 - 25, and May 8 - 16

GARF:   April 17 - June 6

TennRen:   May 1 - May 31

CTRF (spring):   May 8 - 23

VARF*:   May 15 - June 13

KYRF:   June 5 - July 11

NJRK*:   Jun 19 - June 27

PARF Celtic Fling*:   June 25-27

Sterling NY*:   July 3 - August 15

GLMF:   July 10 - August 15

Bristol (IL/WI):   July 10 - September 6

Tux NY*:   August 7 - September 26

PARF*:   August 14 - October 31

Pitt*:   August 21 - September 26

MDRF*:   August 29 - October 25 2009 (website is broken, I'll update the dates later)

Ohio:   October 17 - September 4

CTRF (fall):   September 25 - October 24

CRF*:   October 9 - November 21


* Asterisks mark the ones I've been to before. I've also been to TRF (TX) and Colorado, but I'm not listing them as "local".

[Sir Blackwolf]

Sir Edward,

May I add the Faires we produce? As well any members of Modern Chivalry and their immediate Family are welcome to attend these Faires in garb with weapons for free however you must contact me to register so that our Gate Staff will grant you access.

The Renaissance of the Matriarch - April 10-11, 2010 in Stuarts Draft VA. http://www.medievalfantasiesco.com/RenaissanceoftheMatriarch.htm

St Luke's Renaissance Festival - May 22-23, 2010 in Culpeper VA. http://www.medievalfantasiesco.com/StLukeRenaissanceFaire.htm
 
The Stone Tower Glenn Renaissance Faire - June 19-20 & August 21-22, 2010 in Mt. Solon VA. http://www.medievalfantasiesco.com/StoneTowerGlenn.htm
 
The Gloucester Renaissance Festival - July 17-18, 2010 in Gloucester VA. http://www.medievalfantasiesco.com/Gloucester.htm
 
The Green Hill Medieval Faire & Highland Games - September 25-26, 2010 in Salem VA. http://www.medievalfantasiesco.com/GreenHill.htm

We are also in negotiation for two additional Faires, one in Norfolk VA and the other in Chesapeake VA which will also include a Medieval Tourney.

Thank you!
I am at your service,
Sir Blackwolf

[Sir Edward]

Yes, absolutely. The more the merrier.

I still haven't been to any of those. I may have to try to make it out to at least one this year.

[Sir Edward]

There's also RenCon, on the weekend of April 10th:

http://www.renconvention.com/

[Sir Wolf]

may try to hit some in Aug or late oct

[Sir Edward]

There's also RenCon, on the weekend of April 10th:

http://www.renconvention.com/

Anyone going to this, this weekend? I'm trying to decide. If I go, it'll probably just be Saturday.

[Sir Brian]

We were planning on going but decided to save the money for our trip to NCRF...besides I have to
work this Saturday so I can afford to play at NCRF! 

[Sir Wolf]

i really hope i can hit a faire or 2 this year. my daughter loves going. but with the wife being due Oct 2 (realistically that means Sept 15th) hehehe I see a difficult time this year. If I go it will prob be last minute type trips

[Sir William]

Hey you guys, how's the one in Tuxedo?

[Sir Edward]

Tux is a nice faire, though a lot of the show is very tongue-in-cheek. Like the sheriff of Nottingham dueling Robin Hood in a... uhm... maypole dance. The joust is more a large choreographed show than an actual joust... but they're fun. You just have to enjoy it in the context it's intended.

[Sir William]

Hmmm...so its even more family-oriented?  Still...might be fun.  What's their weapons policy?  I notice not all Faires post theirs...think I want to avoid any others besides MD that don't allow weapons.  Feel kinda naked w/out my sword and dagger belted, you know?

[Sir Edward]

Yep, I understand! I think MDRF is the only east-coast area faire I've been to that disallows weapons. All of the others in this region have been peace-tie faires, last I went to them.

[Sir William]

That rocks...I had heard that at MDRF back in the day, it used to get pretty wild, especially after it 'closed'.  Of course I wished immediately that I'd been around back then...but as with all such stories, it gets more romanticised as time goes on so maybe it wasn't so great as it is remembered.  Makes me feel better at least for thinking it.  lol

[Sir Brian]

Yeah I’ve heard many rumors and stories of back in the day when MDRF allowed weapons, most involving intoxicated Danes sword fighting in the parking lot after the faire closed which I find very believable since just last weekend when leaving I observed a group of unruly Danes well into their cups and parked about fifty feet from the front gate. One was wearing a banana suit ~ no I am not kidding and no I wasn’t intoxicated either ~ who was waving around a real sword (or at least a SLO) and generally displaying those traits typical of a drunken moronic a-hole. I did not bother to stick around and find out if security came out to put a stop to their shenanigans or not as I could only imagine I would’ve ended up as fodder for their inebriated nonsense. So after witnessing that I am convinced that MDRF’s weapon policy SHOULD stay in effect as long as they are going to be so lax with the public drunkenness and underage drinking. 

[Sir Wolf]

well being that the faire is owned by 4 lawyers and Maryland laws says no blade over 3 inches can be carried, they don't fool around