Fun Things I Always Do at Ren Faire
Sadly, no pictures. I was too busy having fun, I guess! (But the reality is that my phone was in airplane mode at the bottom of my bag.)
Yea, I'm the level of nerdy/queer/non-monogamous that I do enjoy the Ren Faire. To be honest, it took a couple of tries for it to grow on me. I guess, like the thing about road trips, it just had to be done right, plus time.
I do have a favorite show. I bet your first guess is the Tortuga Twins. Close! Easily top 3. Washing Well Wenches, too. But there's the number one show I make a beeline to...
The Dragon Creme Brulee stand. I won't tell you the full story, but some dragons use their flame breath for the toasting task. The handler of dragons and pixie dust gives us some backstory, and they may or may not have been a dragon. And the creme brulee becomes cursed, or was already cursed, or will be cursed in the foreseeable future.
Fortunately, they give you a spoon that breaks curses. So it's safe to eat!
Some Other Stuff, Like
- duck instinctively during the birds of prey show
- stare at all the cool walking sticks and staffs, vow to buy one next year
- laugh too hard during the Loose Cannon shows and regret nothing
- catch the part of the jousting show to have them declare a match to the death!!!
- make my inner child happy by saying hi to the mermaids (and look at all the awesome mermaid cosplays)
- watching random people perform or act in-character... and its not just the Ren Faire staff. one year one of our friends just started jugglin'.
- THE PUNS. SO MANY!!
I've also gone so many times that I have three shops I always buy from.
- The incense store: I can never remember what sticks I bundle; I just grab what smells good since it's mix-and-match style... and I don't bother to even separate them. Future surprise!
- The soap and lotion shop, because I am utterly bougie when it comes to my soaps and I am not ashamed! Didn't grab any lotion this time, though.
- The garlic tent. Everything is garlic. I at least get the garlic pepper blend because it's my favorite.
Needless to say, it is something I look forward to and plan for. For a while, it was an "eh maybe" but now I've gone to the Carolina Ren Fest a few years in a row! Will I go next year? Very likely... I'm already on the waitlist. Will I see you there? Maybe!
