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Ladies and knights from 16th century England have been flocking to the Maryland Renaissance Festival for the past 31 years. Named one of the top festivals of its kind in the country for the past seven years, the Maryland Renaissance Festival draws an estimated 300,000 visitors in a
season.

Visitors from Maryland, Delaware, Virginia and surrounding states make the trip to Crownsville, just outside of Annapolis, Maryland, each fall to see and be seen at the Renaissance Festival. Many arrive in costumes befitting royalty, while others rent costumes on site. Children's costumes range between 10 and 20 dollars. Adult costume rentals begin at $20.00 and go up to $60.00. A one size fits all monks robe can be had for a mere $25.00. At times it's hard to tell who is part of the cast and who is a visitor.

Entering through the front gates, visitors find themselves transported in time back to Merry Old England, at the time of King Henry the VIII. There is so much to do and so much to see, one might consider taking advantage of the Maryland Renaissance's Festival two day pass. Magicians, jugglers, and musicians stroll the grounds. There are comedy shows, sword swallowers, a flea circus, Irish Dancers, a human chess game, and everyone's favorite the jousting tournament.

The shows are wonderful but, if you ask anyone who has ever been to the festival what is their favorite thing to do and most will respond, "Eat". Choose between roasted turkey legs, big enough for two, steak on a stake, chicken, pickles, cheesecake and mac and cheese on a stick. That's right, food one might not ever imagine is served on a stick. This is after all the 16th century and forks haven't been invented yet. There is also plenty of food not on a stick, from hot dogs to ice cream available, all reasonably priced.

The Maryland Renaissance Festival runs weekends from August 29 through October 25.

A reduced discount coupon can be printed on line and is good for discount admissions the first three weekends of the festival. Senior citizens 62 years and up are admitted free on Labor Day.

taken from: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2126713/maryland_renaissance_festival.html?cat=16