When searching for signs of autumn’s arrival one need look no further than the return of the annual Carolina Renaissance Festival. As sure as the changing color of the leaves, for eight consecutive weekends in October and November the Carolina Renaissance Festival brings a big dose of cheer, trumpet fanfare, clashing armor and giant roasted turkey legs. Read on to learn more and to find out who won our ticket giveaway!
During the medieval times, fall was the Harvest Season celebrated by festivals and fairs. This rings true as each Renaissance Festival day is filled with a bounty of attractions appropriate for all age groups.
Village purveyors offer an endless feast of bread bowl stews, premium meats on sticks, sweet treats and confections, and a favorite of all renaissance wanderers: a bag of cinnamon-roasted almonds! Festival pubs offer variety of Pepsi products, craft beer, wine, champagne, ale, honey mead, lemonade and Medieval Margaritas to compliment the day-long feast of hearty foods fit for royalty.
Twelve stages offer an abundance of costumed performers offering continuous music, dance, comedy, and circus entertainments. Unbalanced acrobats, the Ancient Art of Falconry and the popular jousting tournament with horse mounted armored knights are all examples of the continuous entertainment options offered. Many of the shows are spontaneous and you will never know what happens next, on stage or off.
Shop an extensive array of craft vendors offering home décor, jewelry, clothing of renaissance and medieval fashion, blown and torched glass, handmade art and pottery. There are also activities for children of all ages that include people powered amusement rides and countryside faire games such as the castle climbing wall, archery and tomato tossing at a fool.
Each year the Carolina Renaissance Festival adds new entertainments and upgraded facilities for visitor enjoyment. New additions for 2016 include Hypnotist Rick Stratton, where hypnosis is real and members of the audience become the show! You're never quite sure what will happen when certified hypnotherapist Rick Stratton takes his volunteers on a journey they'll never forget!
The 23rd Carolina Renaissance Festival - where imagination, fantasy and history burst to life. A place where adults can feel and act like children while children are treated as royalty. A magical realm where you will forget about your daily cares and enjoy the magic of a simpler time and place. A time traveling escape like no other!
The Festival runs from 10am until 5:30pm, rain or shine, for eight consecutive weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from October 1st through November 20th, 2016. It is located on Highway 73 at Poplar Tent Road in Huntersville NC (between I-77 and I-85). Advance Discount Tickets are $23 for adults, $13 for kids ages 5-12, available at Harris Teeter Stores region wide. Tickets purchased at the gate are $1 more, or print your own online at Carolina.RenFestInfo.com. Children under 5 are always free. Parking is free courtesy of Harris Teeter. For more information, visit Carolina.RenFestInfo.com, or call (704) 896-5544, toll free (877) 896-5544.
Win one of TWO family four-packs of tickets to the Carolina Renaissance Festival! Click HERE to complete the entry form today! Earn bonus entries for sharing/liking/commenting on posts about this giveaway on our Facebook page and for every new subscriber that signs up for our newsletter and mentions your name, but remember, you must complete the entry form for your bonuses to be awarded. Contest ended Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at 11:59pm.
Congrats to our winners, Michelle Hudler and Meredith Loss.
Contest rules: One entry per email address; email address provided must be a subscriber to our wonderful newsletter to be entered to win, otherwise it will be added. Duplicate entries via the entry form will be deleted. Bonus entries will be awarded for commenting/liking/sharing the giveaway post on Facebook and for every new subscriber you refer; sharing posts about this giveaway on Facebook will help you earn the referral bonus. Winners will be chosen randomly from all eligible entries/bonus entries by random.org by Friday, September 30, 2016 and will be notified by email to the address provided on the form or via phone. Winners will be announced on Facebook and/or on our website; by entering contest, entrants give permission to have their name used in such announcements. Winners will have 24hrs to claim their prize; failure to respond within the 24hr timeframe may result in win being forfeited. Odds of winning depend on total number of entries. No purchase necessary; you must be 18 or older and a Macaroni Kid Hickory/Western Piedmont newsletter subscriber to enter.
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