The crunch of rocks under my tires and with the windows rolled down I heard the sound I was looking forward to all year, the sound of drums and shouts of revelry. It was a beautiful summer evening for a party especially for a Renaissance event. I’ve been going to the Renaissance Fair for years and by far the Kansas City Renaissance Fair is the best one. Kansas City Renaissance Fair is a whopping 16 acres with structures that stay up year round! The Renaissance Fair here gets bigger and better every year with street and stage performers, over a 150 venders, and you guessed it a bit of Game of Thrones, you haven’t watched that show you need to get on it.
Upon crossing the castle threshold I was greeted by mermaids flipping their tails and waving fans, faeries skipped about and the knights strutted. Even though it was just a taste of whats to come I felt the thrill of excitement bubble inside of me as actors interacted with one another and guests alike. I found myself being spoken to by faeries, lady’s in waiting and a couple of the Jolly Roger members, one of the bands that perform on stage. Not to mention the food! I tried some of the new items and I can tell you I’ll be looking for them when I go in September. The Crab and Lobster roll was delicious, it was served on a hoagie bun with arugula and a squeeze of lemon. The funnel cake fries with powdered sugar melted in my mouth and the caramel apple with fried mini donuts made my eyes roll in ecstasy. Guests kept going back and forth for more and I won’t lie, I did too.
Things you need to check out besides everything, Throne of Swords Tavern, Plague Escape, Highland Hill Scottish Encampment and The Dirty Pickle Liquor Bar are to name a few and these are brand new. The Dirty Pickle Liquor Bar had their hands busy as guests came up one after another. I don’t think I could keep up as fast as the bartenders were pouring. Buy tickets and spend the day, hell, the weekend. Get yourself into the royal events that have everything from a bar crawl to painting with wine because this one place you don’t want to miss, get out there people!
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