Aunt Brie, Uncle Jared, and his brother Patrick went with us to the Carolina Renaissance Festival two weekends ago. What a neat event! The festival is right up the road from us on 20 acres – it’s basically a 16th century theme park that is only open weekends in October and November. I thought it’d be really cheesy, but it was actually pretty amazing! We all had fun seeing the costumes, circus acts, animals, and lots of food! One thing that really struck Tim (and me too, once he pointed it out), is that in order to look authentically 16th century, everything is people-powered. The rides were pushed/pulled/turned by people, food and drinks were handed through small holes from a hidden kitchens, and even the porta-pottys were hidden from view and called “privvies”. We will definitely be going every year!
 When we walked into the park, we were greeted by people on stilts who invited us to their acobatic/comedy show. It was enjoyed by all ages! There was a lot of hidden adult humor … I can’t even imagine what their late show is like (we’ve heard it’s not kid appropriate!) |
 Alex was a little worried when the acrobats started juggling knives! |
 Good boy Spencer had so much fun seeing all the sights and people. |
 Alex and Aunt Brie rode a camel! |
 Alex and I rode the giant rocking horse. |
 We also rode boat swings. You can see one of the guys in the middle who had to run in a circle to get the ride going. They were dressed as pirates and would “fight” us as we went by. Alex LOVED it. |
I wish I had taken pictures of some of the costumes people had on. There are actually several booths in the front of the park where you can rent period costumes. A lot of people definitely had fun dressing up!
Who’s going with us next year?
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