Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival
- Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival
The Highland Renaissance Festival is a permanent Renaissance festival located on former farmland in Eminence, KY and set in the fictional early 14th century village of Briarwood in the Highlands of Scotland in the time when Robert the Bruce ruled. It is in the center of a triangle created by the cities of Louisville, KY, Lexington, KY, and Cincinnati, OH, and is the first permanent renaissance festival in the state of Kentucky.[cite news | url = http://www.roundaboutmadison.com/Inside%20Pages/Archived%20Articles/2006/6_06%20Medieval%20merriment.htm | title = Renaissance Faire to become a reality in Henry County | publisher = Roundabout | first = Helen E. | last = McKinney | date = June 2006 | accessdate = 2008-06-17] ]Features
The festival features vendors and artisans who offer an assortment of hand-crafted items. A cast of actors portrays life as it would have been during this time. Stage entertainment includes a mud show, storytellers, a renaissance-themed science show, armored jousting, a circus-style sideshow, and musicians performing historical and original songs. Throughout the festival there are family-oriented activities such as craft demonstrations, human-powered rides, games, and a petting zoo. An enclosed pub provides food, drinks, and continuous shows. Attendance in 2007 averaged over 1000 people a day.
The land is used for other events during the year, such as Celtic Fest in late September.
References
External links
* [http://www.kyrenfaire.com Official website]
* [http://www.kycelticfest.com Celtic Fest website]
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