Enjoy a Magical weekend at Utah’s Renaissance Faire at Thanksgiving Point! (+ Giveaway)

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(This is a sponsored post on behalf of The Utah Valley Fine Arts Council and Utah Valley University School of the Arts. I have been compensated for my time, but as always the opinions in this post are mine!)

Mark your calendars for Friday, August 26th and Saturday, August 27th because  the Utah Renaissance Faire is coming back to Thanksgiving Point !!

As a lover of history, I have always wanted to attend a Renaissance Faire. Then last year I was finally able to do so with my family. IT WAS AMAZING! My whole family loved it! We can’t wait to attend this again this year!

Some of our family’s favorite moments at last year’s Renaissance Faire were:

• The Fairy court. My daughter especially loved meeting the Fairy princess and they both loved the special treasure they were given after they answered a riddle put to them by a member of the fair court.

• The Birds of Prey presentation. I loved learning the history of Falconry and hawking while my children loved getting to see the majestic birds of prey up close.

• The Medeavil Magic Show. My whole family was greatly entertained by the various magic tricks performed. The Magician was funny and knew his craft well.  I have to say my kids were enchanted 😉

• The crafter’s booths. I loved looking through the different booths with food and wear and wished I had brought more money to spend for there were soo many things I wanted to buy.

• Also at the Faire were jousting, sword fighting, a procession of the royal court,  Musical performers, comedy acts and more.

We have all been looking forward to going back for it really has something for the whole family. This year Utah’s Renaissance Faire is on Friday (August) 26th  & Saturday (August) 27th from 10 AM – 8 PM at Thanksgiving Point Rain or Shine!

You can purchase your tickets to attend HERE! 

** Get $2 off general admission tickets for those who come dressed in Renaissance period costume!

** Military discount of 50% is only for tickets bought at the gate and does not apply to the Educational          Excursions or the VIP tickets.

** Children age 5 and under are free and do not require a ticket.

This year’s Faire will include:

• Performances by Stary Olsa, a very popular Eastern European group (from Belarus) on their first US tour. They are well known for their medieval music and will be performing both during the Faire as well as a special even concert both nights.

• Jousting contests presented by the Knights of Mayhem with 8-time world champion, Charlie Andrew heading up the attraction.

• Our local Grassroots Shakespeare company will be offering workshops during the day and performing “Anthony and Cleopatra” in the evenings (**FREE to the public.)

• Artisans booths where various artisans will present their crafts and skills, like pottery, bread making, candle making, blacksmithing, stained glass, leatherwork, woodcarving, bird handling, weaving, millinery, face painting, and more.  Vendors will be offering a variety of food and merchandise.

• Vocal and instrumental groups will perform Renaissance music.

• Theatrical performers will be portraying historical characters such as Shakespeare, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Gutenberg and other figures from the Renaissance era.

• The royal court will include a king and queen, nobles, jester, and jugglers,

• Entertainers such as archers, horse vaulters, combat actors, puppeteers, pirates, witches, fairies, and other mythical characters.

Last, of all there will be a Medieval feast held at 7 pm on both nights with VIP seating for the jousting contest, authentic medieval music, a five-course meal and live entertainment. Get more info HERE.

I have to say I am grateful that I love so near Thanksgiving Point. They are always hosting great Family Friendly Events. I also want to give a shout out to The Utah Valley Fine Arts Council and Utah Valley University School of the Arts for putting this on.

Now for the fun part. I am excited to be teaming up with Utah Valley Fine Arts Council and Utah Valley University School of the Arts to offer to one lucky winner a Family pass to attend! Isn’t that awesome!

*Entering is simple. Just use the widget below (no purchase necessary). The Giveaway will go from today (August 15st) till 12pm on Friday, August 19th.The winner will be announced Saturday morning! Good Luck everyone!

Are you planning on going? Let me know I would love to meet up and say hi!