Tennessee Renaissance Festival

This is my state Fair!  I love it.  The Tennessee Renaissance Festival (TRF) take splace under the trees giving it a very Sherwood-y feel. You literally feel like you are stepping into a small medieval village.  TRF is located outside of the Nashville, TN metro area in Arrington, TN.  Lots of fun, lots of entertainment and the atmosphere is fantastic.  Each of the vendors has there own little nook under the trees.  Bring on the sun because you will walk in the shade.  While you are at the fair you will be able to visit Castle Gwynn.  This replica castle is only part of the fun and no trip to the fair is complete without a visit to the castle.  While you are there you will be able to view the RoseDan-Freeman Collection of Weaponry and the Needlework and Tapestry Collection of Imogene Stone.

The jousting is one of the biggest attractions at this fair.  This is not entertainment jousting, though it is certainly entertaining.  This is the real deal.  The jousters from the Freelancers are in full armor and they are pulling no punches, or lances as the case may be.  This is full contact jousting.  The last weekend of each year is part of the International Jousting Tourney and you will get to see the joust performed for supremacy of the field.  Trust me this is something that you don’t want miss!

The gaming area of the TRF is another draw.  Make sure your kids are ready for the fun.  From the Jacob’s Ladder to the throwing axes, the games area at TRF is something to behold.  All the games are lined up and ready for your little ones (and older ones too) to have a lot of fun.

Entertainment from 2011 season:

• Freelancers
• Chessmatch
• Birds of the Gauntlet
• Washing Well Wenches
• Paulo Garbanzo
• Opps!  Comedy Knife Throwing Show
• Captain John Stout
• Axel the Sot
• The Da Vinci Brothers Comedy Opera
• Empty Hats
• Craig of Farrington
• Cu Dudh
• Infinite Jest
• The Buckle & Swash Show
• Royal Improv Comedy
• Twelfth Night
• Robin Hood
• Isaac Fawlkes – Magician
• Celestial Circus
• Celticopia
• The Roses
• Lady Ettie

Merchants from 2011 season:

• Aradani Studios
• Art of Ed Beard, Jr.
• Badger Blades
• Black Swan
• Candlelight Rocks
• Capricorn Arms
• Catskill Mtn. Moccasins
• Celestial Reader / John Rupkey
• Celtic Marketplace
• Charlie’s Place
• The Compleat Knight
• CopperSmith Studios
• Creations in Glass
• Creations Under Sun & Moon
• Crystal Fantasy Costumes
• Crystal Mountain
• The Crystal Underground
• Dragon’s Den Costumes
• Era Art
• Enchanted Forest
• Enchanted Images
• Fantasy Pets
• Fiona’s Fineries
• Freebird Jewelry
• Garlic Festival Foods
• Gypsy Jewelry
• Hamish’s Dreck
• Hanging Rock Coin Mint
• Happy Hairbraiding
• Hempenwald
• Horns LHG
• Jen’s Crwon Jewels
• Karpathian Leather Artistry
• Kicking Bird Pottery
• King of Crowns
• KO Designs
• LadySmith Jewelry
• Legacy Forge
• M. Sotherden Art Glass
• Melting Dragon Candles
• Morning Glory Henna
• New World Mugs
• Ocarina World
• Odd Fellows Leather
• Pens and More
• Pepi & Co
• Princessories
• Puppets and Merriement
• Rice Originals
• Scrimshaw on Crystal
• Seekers and Settlers
• ScentSational Salts-n-Stuff
• Sharon Crystal Inc / Boss Wench
• Silver Sword and Stone
• Somewhere in Tyme
• Tomas the Lapidary
• Uncommon Adornments
• Wandering Wizards
• Wax Hands
• Wee Dragon
• White Pavilion
• Yarn Wenches Affliction
• Ye Old Wizards & Deragons
• Zenobia

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