Useful Information Sheet

Hello All:

Below is a fact sheet about the Ohio Renaissance Festival that I just thought that I would share with all of you tonight. I got this fact sheet off of the Ohio Renaissance Festival's page, http://www.renfestival.com/ . This fact sheet has all of the particulars about the festival itself and makes me excited when I think about going up there on September 26. (Incidentally, Tony and I have decided to push back our going up to the festival from September 19 to September 26, because we have a birthday that we must celebrate or the person who is having the birthday the week ended September 19 is going to be ticked at us.)

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2009 Event Fact Sheet

Dates: September 5 – October 25, 2009 – 8 Weekends – Saturdays, Sundays & Labor Day

Hours: 10:30am – 6:00pm

Tickets: Adults $19.99; Children $9.99 (ages 5-12); Children under 5 FREE. The best discounts are online at www.renfestival.com.

Group Sales: The more the merrier! Group discounts are available for groups of 15 or more. Call (513) 897-7000 ext. 244 for details or visit www.renfestival.com.
Parking: Parking is only $2! Also, special reserved parking for persons with special needs.

Where: Renaissance Park ~ Harveysburg, Ohio - Conveniently located near Cincinnati, Dayton, and Columbus just minutes off I-71 or I-75 on State Route 73 in Warren County.

Theme: This 30-acre permanent village has been authentically and historically re-created in the flavor of 16th Century England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I.

Entertainment: Visitors will see a full day of entertainment including full-armored Jousting the way it was done over 400 years ago by real Knights in shining armor. Queen Elizabeth I and her Royal Court preside over the festivities as dozens of Renaissance musicians, dancers, comedians, jugglers, sword-fighters, storytellers and hundreds of costumed performers entertain patrons of all ages on 12 stages in nearly 100 shows per day.

Arts & Crafts: More than 135 crafts merchants display in this unique Medieval Marketplace. Master artisans demonstrate their timeless arts of glassblowing, jewelry making, blacksmithing, stone carving, leather crafting, weaving and more.

Food & Drink: Giant Turkey Leggs, Steak-On-A-Stake, Stuffed Spuds, Bread Bowl Stews, Hearty Ales, Flavorful Wines, Delectable Desserts and Vegetarian selections offer even the most discriminating taste buds a true Taste of the Renaissance.

Must See: * The Swordsmen – 2 itinerant gentlemen with sharp swords, quick reflexes and even quicker wits for an entertaining balance of comedy and the manly art of swordfighting.

* Knights of Valour, real knights in shining armor, do battle in 3 Jousting Tournaments each Festival day.

* Theatre In The Ground (aka The Mudde Show) presents literary classics with a comedic twist performed in Ohio’s only Muditorium, where comedy meets Earth.

Test your skills in the gaming area or climb the 25’ Castle Tower, then visit the
Tower of London Dungeon of Doom. Eat, drink, shop, enjoy the shows,
ride human-powered rides, and visit with Royalty at the 2009 Ohio Renaissance Festival.