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Bring your family and have a reunion as a Celtic Clan!
19th Annual Iowa Renaissance Festival and Gathering o' Celts
May 29-30-31, 2010
Middle Amana Park (Medici Grove) - Amana Colonies, IA
(Do you get the Regional Renaissance Reporter?)

NOTE: The Iowa Renaissance Festival changed dates in 2006. It is now held in May, and not over Labor Day Weekend as it has in years past (1999-2005). For Labor Day Weekend, visit Iowa's first permanent renaissance theme park (with buildings, not tents) at Festival Park in Des Moines.

Weekend Entertainment

  1. Joust Evolution, equestrian tournament & stunts*
  2. Shattock School of Defence, comedy theatrics*
  3. Brotherhood of Steel, swordplay & duels*
  4. Warwick, living history encampment
  5. Kids With Fire, comedy fire-juggling*
  6. Orckes & Trolles, pub minstrels*
  7. Siren Stefanie d'Flute & Kim D'England, minstrels
  8. Sons of the Mist, Scottish Royalty*
  9. William & Blackjack, dragon tales & song*
  10. S.H.A.R.D.S. in "Revenge of Rumplepunchkin"*
  11. King Oberon's Faerie Court, stories & dance*
  12. Lord Drake's Mystic Magic Show, illusions*
  13. The Blue Guard Jail Show, street theater
  14. The Forking Queen, street theater
  15. Clan MacSwade Highland Games, contests*
  16. Habeas Corpus Early Dance Project, music & dance*
  17. Vexing Vixens, singin' wenches*
  18. Kiddie Jousting, hobbie-horse fun*
  19. Treasures & Tales, stories & songs*
  20. The Wayward Samurai
  21. Clan Stender, street theater
  22. Tib the faerie, street theater
  23. Stitched in Steel, armor & weapons* (will not be able to join us)
  24. Piper Douglas, highland piping
  25. Mistress Martha, snake charmer
  26. 5/12: Guardians of the Black Forest
  27. 5/17: Gottfried the hurdy-gurdy & lute troubador
  28. Capt. Morgan, hand-kisser
  29. Tib, faerie extraordinaire
  30. Lord Drake, jail master
  31. King Douglas MacGregor
  32. Queen Ellen MacGregor
  33. Lady Meave, highland beauty
  34. Minstrel Gerald, recorder master
  35. Alvana, nuptial bride
  36. Sir Grant of Staley, groom
  37. Oakley Morrow, woodland faerie
  38. Nissa, flutist
  39. Sir William Rogers, task master

* stage scheduled acts.

Scheduled and On-going Demonstrations

  1. Archery & Crossbows - Kolan Kinkade
  2. Bees & honey-making - Bro. Matthew Stewart
  3. Blacksmithing - Rampant Wolf Forge
  4. Calligraphy - Cheryl Jacobsen
  5. Early English Dance - Habeas Corpus
  6. Gaming & Crafting - Treasures & Tales
  7. Hair weaving - Kim Aalbers/Hair Tonic
  8. Highland Camp Life - Brotherhood of Steel
  9. Highland Heavy Games - Clan MacSwade
  10. Medieval Camp Life - Warwick
  11. Saxon Training - Guardians of the Black Forest
  12. Teak dragon painting - Primitive Origins
  13. Wine making/tasting - Southern Hills Winery
  14. Wire-wrapping - Master Robert Johnson
  15. Wood sculpting - Master Richard Edwards
  16. Juggling - Kids With Fire
  17. Knightings & Ladyships - Scottish Royals
  18. Armor & weapons - Stitched in Steel
  19. Incarcerations - Blue Guard Jail
  20. Mulligan's Wee Bit o-Golf
  21. Decrees - The Forking Queen
  22. Medieval Challenge Hi-stryker
  23. Costume Contest - Orckes & Trolles
  24. Articles of Piracy - Capt. Merrydeath
  25. Medieval Samurai Skills - Kojokan Shinbutai
  26. Jerky-making - World's Best Meats
  27. Leather tooling - R. Craig Leatherworks
  28. Hat design/making - Fyne Hats by Felicity
  29. Leather working - Lords of Leather
  30. Basket Weaving, Lady Kratoska
  31. 5/25: Jewelry making, Rural Girl Designs

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