Texas Renaissance Festival Celebrates 35th Anniversary Year
May 13, 2009 by Paris and John
Filed under Festivals: 10 October, Festivals: 11 November, News and Festivals
Rennies will yell a resounding “Huzzah!” when the Texas Renaissance Festival opens for its Emerald anniversary this year. In celebration of its 35th season of swarthy swashbucklers, noble knights and regal revelry, the world’s most popular pageantry of the past is offering advance discounts tickets, with one day admission to opening day weekend (choose Saturday or Sunday) only $12 for adults age 13 and older and $6 for children ranging in age from 5 -12. Advanced one day tickets for any festival day ($16 for adults, $9 for children) are also available both online and at the festival’s main office through September 25th.
This year also marks the festival’s 5th annual School Days where girls and boys in grades K- 12 can mingle with the master minds of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, from William Shakespeare to King Henry VIII and Christopher Columbus. Held October 27 – 28th, kids can participate in a costume contest or try to best the Bard’s works in an essay or poetry contest.
Enjoy a different theme each weekend:
• Oktoberfest– Join in a rousing rendition of “Du, Du liebst Mir in Herzen” during this Deutschland-style do.
• 1001 Dreams– Leave reality behind at a fantasy fete featuring faeries, wizards and elves.
• All Hallow’s Eve– A fright fest to remember, join in His Majesty’s Annually Decreed Tricks or Treats event.
• Pirate Adventure– Enjoy hijinks from the rulers of the high seas.
• Roman Bacchanal– Carpe diem by tossing on a toga!
• Highland Fling– Bagpipes will bellow during this Highland-inspired happening.
• Barbarian Invasion– Brutes will pillage the village during this rowdy weekend.
• Celtic Christmas– The young and the young at heart will enjoy this Yuletide celebration, complete with a visit from Father Christmas and booths brimming with holiday purchases.
When: Each Saturday and Sunday (and Thanksgiving Friday) from October 10 – November 29,2009.
Where: Plantersville (map to festival)
For more information:
• visit www.texrenfest.com
Here’s a peek at the festival fun from an earlier season:
Photos courtesy Texas Renaissance Festival
