North Carolina Renaissance Faire

2008-03-30 10:00:00 - 2008-03-30 18:30:00

Lowe's Food Back Pack Buddies Day:

By purchasing 3 Lowe's Foods Items from the list below for the Back Pack Buddies Program you can receive $6 off entry to The North Carolina Renaissance Faire.

How it works:

When you go to purchase tickets at the Gate bring your Lowe's food items for $6 off OR after purchasing your items at participating Lowes Foods store you can receive a coupon good for $6 off at the gate. Look for a special display at your local Lowe's Foods Store.

At the North Carolina Renaissance Faire, you can step back 400 years into time and history! This full scale, interactive theater experience is like no other.

With over 110 artisans hawking their wares, you'll enjoy musicians, jugglers, and the ribaldry of actors in many distinct staging areas. You'll see brave and bold knights competing during any one of three full-contact jousts held in the Queen's Tiltyard.

Admission:

$12 adults

$6 children & seniors

Advance Tickets: (available at Camelot Treasures, 251 Grande Heights, Cary)

$10 adults

$4 children & seniors

Stage Schedule

The Grande Tournament Arena

Location: Behind The Barn

11:30 AM, 2:00 PM Her Majesty’s Coursing Hounds Demonstration

12:30 PM, 3:00 PM Jousting Tournaments by Cavallo Equestrian Arts - Each Unique

4:00 PM Parade of the Clans Featuring NC State Pipe and Drums - April 5 & 6 Only

4:30 PM Bonnie Knees Contest - April 5 & 6 Only

5:45 PM Cavallo Equestrian Arts Acrobatic Equestrian Show

The Field of Honor

Location: In Knightsbridge Square, Behind The Church

10:15 Vision European Martial Arts

11:00 Military Draft - Pike Drills

11:45 Knightly Order of the Fiat Lux

12:30 --------

1:15 Military Draft - Pike Drills

2:00 Knightly Order of the Fiat Lux

2:45 Vision European Martial Arts

3:30 Court Games

4:15 Military Draft-Pike Drills

5:00 Knightly Order of the Fiat Lux

5:45 Vision European Martial Arts

The Enchanted Oak Stage

Location: Near Oxford Crossing and Raleigh Walk

10:30 The Musicians Royale

11:15 Croaker The Storyteller

12:00 Dreamweaver - Baby Dragon Hatching

12:45 Sir Isaac Fawlkes

1:30 Pirate Fun!

2:15 Dreamweaver - Baby Dragon Hatching

3:00 Croaker The Storyteller

3:45 Pirate Fun!

4:30 Musicians Royale

5:15 Sir Isaac Fawlkes

5:45 Dreamweaver - Baby Dragon Hatching

The Dancing Dragon

Location: Inside The Royal Exchange

10:15 Craven Consort - English Country Dance

11:00 Inis Cairde Irish Dance

11:45 Raleigh Scottish Country Dancers

12:30 -------

1:15 Inis Cairde Irish Dance

2:00 Colorful Waves Belly Dance Troupe

2:45 Raleigh Scottish Country Dancers

3:30 Craven Consort- English Country Dance

4:15 NCRF Dance School

5:00 Colorful Waves Belly Dance Troupe

5:45 NCRF Dance School

The White Flower

Location: The Glade In Front of The Royal Exchange

10:15 Moonie The Magnificent: ropewalker, juggler, foolish mortal One Weekend Only 3/39 & 3/30

The Pickled Brothers

11:00 Teatro do Pecorino Romano

11:45 Moonie The Magnificent: ropewalker, juggler, foolish mortal One Weekend Only 3/29 & 3/30

The Pickled Brothers

12:30 The Davinic Brothers Comedy Opera

1:15 Moonie The Magnificent: ropewalker, juggler, foolish mortal One Weekend Only

The Pickled Brothers

2:00 Sir Isaac Fawlkes

2:45 Moonie The Magnificent: ropewalker, juggler, foolish mortal One Weekend Only 3/29 & 3/30

The Pickled Brothers

3:30 Teatro di Pecorino Romano

4:15 Sir Isaac Fawlkes

5:00 Teatro di Pecorino Romano

5:45 The Davinci Brothers Comedy Opera

Additional Entertainments

Parades:

11:00 Queen’s Arrival

2:45 Queen’s Procession to the Joust

4:00 Revelers Parade

Knightings at The Royal Glade:

11:30 AM & 3:45 PM

Dragon Egg Hunt

Located by Stone Gate Row

11:00 - Noon, 1 PM - 2 PM, 3 PM - 4 PM

FREE For Kids

At the Royal Glade:

11:30 Knightings : Your Good Deeds Earn You a Knighthood

12:30 The Royal Dance In Honor of The Queen

1:00 The Royal Feast Featuring The Musicians Royale Choir

2:00 Costume Contest ***** Grand Prize: Zoo Weekend by Hampton Inn Asheboro

3:45 Knightings : Your Good Deeds Earn You A Knighthood

4:30 Late Glade: Audience With The Queen (Be Introduced to Her Majesty or ask a question)

5:00 Storyline: Secrets and Spies

MayPole Dances

1:30 PM & 3:30 PM

The Pub Stage

11:45 Captain Fletcher T Moone

12:30 Musicians Royale 3/29 & 3/30 only

TaskMaskers

1:15 Captain Fletcher T Moone

2:00 TaskMaskers

2:45 The Davinci Brothers Comedy Opera

3:30 Captain Fletcher T Moone

4:15 The Davinic Brothers Comedy Opera

5:00 Captain Fletcher T Moone

6:00 Pub Sing

Mead Tasting

Location: Inside the Beer Garden

At 1 PM and 3 PM each day there will be a Mead Education and Tasting in the front of the Pub. The Education is Free. The Tasting is $5 to taste 5 Meads.

The Gallery

1:00 Triangle Consort

1:45 Saturdays: Lady Sherrie on The Dress of a Noble Woman

Sundays: Sir Steve on How to Create and Register a Coat of Arms for Your Family

2:30 Triangle Consort

3:15 Triangle Consort

The Unicorn Stage

Location: Kingston Commons

10:15 Silent Lion

11:00 Shakespeare Girls

Exentrik: Professional ShowOffs 4/12 & 4/13 Only

11:45 Happenstance with Patch Peadiddle

12:30 Shakespeare Girls

1:15 Silent Lion

2:00 Shakespeare Girls

2:45 Silent Lion

3:30 Sir Isaac Fawlkes

4:15 Happenstance with Patch Peadiddle

5:00 Silent Lion