Huzzah!
This year, I realized Scotty and I have been going to the Arizona Renaissance Festival for nine years straight. The Festival is in its 24th year now, and is held just outside Gold Canyon, Arizona. Our first year was in 2004, when I went with Scotty and his friend Dan. We have gone with various people over the years, and this year we went with my brother and his girlfriend Candice.
The Festival usually runs from February to early April. I think the very best time to go is in the rain. We always try to time it so we pick a rainy, drizzly, overcast day to go, but that hasn't worked out the past couple of years. Bright sunshine and no clouds make it warm and bring the crowds, but I think the Festival can be fun either way.
I thought I would share a few photos from previous Festivals.
This year, I realized Scotty and I have been going to the Arizona Renaissance Festival for nine years straight. The Festival is in its 24th year now, and is held just outside Gold Canyon, Arizona. Our first year was in 2004, when I went with Scotty and his friend Dan. We have gone with various people over the years, and this year we went with my brother and his girlfriend Candice.
The Festival usually runs from February to early April. I think the very best time to go is in the rain. We always try to time it so we pick a rainy, drizzly, overcast day to go, but that hasn't worked out the past couple of years. Bright sunshine and no clouds make it warm and bring the crowds, but I think the Festival can be fun either way.
I thought I would share a few photos from previous Festivals.
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| 2004 - the only photo I can find easily. Scotty and I in Subway after the Festival. |
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| 2005 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2007 |
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| 2007 |
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| 2008 (with Tartanic) |
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| 2008 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2010 (with Ded Bob) |
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| 2011 (Alicia and Chris) |
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| 2011 |
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| 2012 |
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Hi Megan,
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to go to my very first Renaissance faire this summer. I enjoyed looking at all of your photos. Have you read Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon? It's about an American style Renaissance faire in England. I'm reading all of Nancy Atherton's Aunt Dimity series right now and I enjoyed that one since I haven't yet been to a Renfest.