1. The costumes are sensational.
You can be whoever you want to be!
2. You never know who you'll meet.
Courtesy of Ori Barnik
Mermaid on a trapeze? So Renaissance.
3. Even pets can participate!
Courtesy of Ari Voukydis
"Just call me the Dog Pirate Roberts."
4. It's a magical place where everyone is united by their love of dragons.
And the dragon merchandise is off the hook.
5. You can eat a bunch of junk food and chalk it up to a cultural experience.
Courtesy of Kimberly Fellman
All in the name of history.
6. Everything is deep fried...even the ice cream!
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And cheesecake. Oh, that cheesecake...
7. And the turkey legs are as big as your face.
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Courtesy of Johanna Sarriot
And even more delicious! (Wait, what?)
8. It's the only socially acceptable place to say "m'lady."
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And the only time you can walk around and exclaim, "Move, peasants!"
9. There's no sweeter victory than making it up the rope ladder and ringing that bell.
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10. You get to throw rotten tomatoes at people.
Courtesy of Kimberly Fellman
Why? You don't know why, you just know that it feels right.
11. You can watch old-timey blacksmiths hard at work.
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12. And see talented artists hone their craft.
Glassblowing, painting, jewelry making, oh my!
13. You always come back with a unique souvenir from an artisanal shop.
One of a kind, handmade, and loaded with happy memories.
14. There's delightfully farcical theater at every turn.
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Where you catch yourself laughing even harder than the kids in the audience.
15. And every kind of performer imaginable: acrobats, musicians, you name it!
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16. Sometimes there are goats.
Courtesy of Ari Voukydis
But that's just icing on the cake.
17. One word: jousting.
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Courtesy of Josh Fjelstad
There is no greater adrenaline rush.
It's always fun and games in the Renaissance.
