In Which We Wrap Up The Season

For my MN Renfest posts regarding food, costumes and animals, see the posts from earlier this week.

Besides people watching and eating, there are also plenty of activities one can partake in at the Renfest. There's jousting, plenty of shows and every day has a different theme so you can enjoy wine tasting, beer tasting, chocolate and romance and pirate fun.

We tend to skip the shows for fun activities like shopping!

Things I bought this year:

A giant bell wind chime.

it sounds like soft church bells

Steampunk bandoleer

gah this is such a bad picture

And a crapload of incense.

There are also many games that can be played.

Every year Brother likes to fight the Pirate Queen

He typically hits that balloon right in her heart

WINNER! Of a plastic dagger. Or a plastic bug

Twin tried some archery

If you feel like getting insulted, you can throw tomatoes at this guy

Ever ridden a giant rocking horse?

Every weekend brother plays the hammer game

If you can hit the bell all 5 times, you get invited to the strong man competition in the evening for a chance to win a pirate booty t-shirt.

You can stand by the hammer game and watch all these crazy strong-looking, buff guys miss that bell every single time.

Brother gets invited every weekend to the strong man competition, but we've yet to stay late enough for him to give it a shot

The giant puppets are awesome. But don't get too close, they're often drunk

Fancy a trip through the hobbit hole?

Or how about a humiliating spin at the stocks?

one of the many, delicious, food courts

the entrance

And after a whole season of renaissancey fun, all that's left to do is walk back to the car.

We'll be back next year Renfest. Oh yes we will.