Just in case you get in the wrong line one day, here are 10 ways to know you are at a Steampunk Festival instead of a Renaissance Faire: The eye-patch on the pirate is moving and glowing The Satyr has bionic-cloven-hooves Ded Bob is a steam driven puppet… of death! If you decided to...

As an addendum to the Long Bow story from a few days ago, I thought I would lay a little history, or at least a really good story down for you. We have all probably seen the English version of the finger, known as the two fingered salute (seen below). Now, historians say that Churchill...

Have you ever noticed that most fairs allow the performers and the entertainer to the pass the hat at the end of the show?  There is a reason for this andd I would like to go into that now. Passing the hat is how you tip the performers.  This is no different then tipping a waiter or waitress...

I got off subject last time.  I promise to try and be a little more concise this time and stay on task. Why do I love the Ren Fair? First, would have to be the shows. I love live shows.  I love watching people with talent do what they like.  I love sittting in a crowd and even if I know the...

I don’t know that I have covered this but I want to share with my readers why I love Ren Fairs and what has brought me to making this site. First some history: The first fair that I ever attended was the TN Renaissance Festival.  I didn’t go in costume and I was a little skeptical when my...

So this is something that I feel very passionate about.  If you are at a Ren Fair be sure to take care of the wenches.  It is easy to take them for granted.  It is easy to just assume they are part of the scenery.  It is easy to except them as entertainment and ignore your responsibility...

You will see this term used throughout the site and most of the time abbreviated with the initials RFV.  RFV is not a disease and if you have this affliction, there is a quick cure (more on the cure later).  RFV also is not transmitted by bodily contact or fluids and in fact some fluids can...

RenOutfitters.com is a Renaissance fair/festival resource.  Here is what we plan to do: Review fairs and festivals that we attend Accept reviews from other attendees Review the entertainment at Ren Fairs Review the Vendors at Ren Fairs Report other Rennie related info (expand on our basic...