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Bring your family and have a reunion as a Celtic Clan!
17th Annual Iowa Renaissance Festival and Gathering o' Celts
May 3-4, 2008
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.

Time South Meadow Tournament Field Children's Realm Coliseum Arena Minstrel Stage Royal Pavilion Theatre-on-the-Green Demos
10:55 Opening Gate
11:30     Dragon Tales Tuey the Tightrope Artist Magic Lute (Minstrel & Poet)   Kojokan Samurai  
12:00 Highland Games Champions     Brotherhood of Steel Sat: Dubuque HS Madrigals
Sun: Habeas Corpus dance		 Past Magic Three-Legged Race  
12:30   Joust Evolution: Meeting of the Knights         NA  
1:00 Army of Comstocke   Kiddie Jousting Tuey the Tightrope Artist Past Magic Magic Lute (Minstrel & Poet) Vexing Vixens  
1:30     Dragon Tales The Amazing Budabi Brothers Three-Legged Race   Kojokan Samurai  
2:00 Highland Games Champions     Brotherhood of Steel Perils of Piracy   Sun: Habeas Corpus dance  
2:30   Joust Evolution: Duel of the Knights   Tuey the Tightrope Artist Magic Lute (Minstrel & Poet)   NA  
3:00 Army of Comstocke   Kiddie Jousting The Amazing Budabi Brothers Past Magic   Three-Legged Race  
3:30     Dragon Tales   Perils of Piracy Magic Lute (Minstrel & Poet) Kojokan Samurai  
4:00 Highland Games Champions     Tuey the Tightrope Artist

Sat: Dubuque HS Madrigals
Sun: Habeas Corpus dance

 Past Magic Vexing Vixens  
4:30   Joust Evolution: Fight of Champions Dragon Tales Brotherhood of Steel Three-Legged Race   NA  
5:00 Army of Comstocke   Kiddie Jousting The Amazing Budabi Brothers Magic Lute (Minstrel & Poet)     Archery Tournament (cash prize)
5:45 Closing Gate - The Last Huzzah!

In case of rain, shows will take place in a covered pavilion building.

Stuff to See/Do (Demos, etc.):

  1. Kojokan Samurai boffer battles (Theater-on-the-Green)
  2. Master Calligrapher Cheryl of Jacobsen (Royal Pavilion)
  3. Warwick living history encampment (South Meadow)
  4. Master Archer Colan Kynkade (Archery Range)
  5. Brotherhood of Steel living history encampment (West Hill)
  6. Brother Matthew Bee Keeper (Merchant Row)
  7. Army of Comstocke living history encampment (South Meadow)
  8. Forking Queen commedia sans'carte (Merchant Row)
  9. Highland Rope-makers (North end - Minstrel Stage)
  10. History Tales & Crafts (Royal Pavilion)
  11. Lords of Leather (Merchant Row)
  12. Ace of Blades knife-tossing (Merchant Row)
  13. BSA Cross-bow shooting (West Meadow)

Cast of Characters:

  1. Joust Evolution
  2. The Horsemen
  3. Count Roberte Riche
  4. Richard the Tax Collector
  5. Vexing Vixens
  6. Colan Kynkade the archer
  7. Richard of Griffith
  8. Wizard Face-painters
  9. Tatiana Queen of Faeries
  10. Ariana of Balinor & Firemoon faeries
  11. Stender Clan Constables
  12. Lady Cynthia & Courtesans
  13. Capt. Merrydeath of the Fool's Gold
  14. Sir William Rogers
  15. Wolfpack of Shadow Moon
  16. Lord Donovan
  17. The Forking Queen
  18. Darren of Raleigh the harpist
  19. Lady Elaine of Raleigh
  20. Lord Marcus of Morse

Updated on Saturday, May 3, 2008 6:51 PM (Be sure to verify with show guide at the event.)