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Scarborough Renaissance Festival celebrates 45 years of entertainment
restaurants, pubs and taverns. “It is a fully immersive, interactive experience,” said Janna Zepp, who plays Catherine Parr and also serves as the festival’s assistant entertainment director and cast director. “For 10 hours Saturday and Sunday, we take our guests, and for a moment in time, they are in the 16th century watching nonstop entertainment.” Around 100 cast members bring the festival to life, interacting with guests as villagers, nobles, performers and other characters. Diving in deeper Although the festival has evolved over the years— additions include sit-down restaurants, ticket scanners, modern restrooms, an air-conditioned first aid center, and a wider variety of shopping, food and drink—Zepp said that interpersonal magic
On a 25-acre park in Waxahachie, hundreds of actors and artisans will bring to life a 16th-century English village over eight weekends in spring, com- plete with jousting, feasts and Scarborough Castle. Scarborough Renaissance Festival, one of the oldest and largest Renaissance festivals in the nation, celebrates its 45th annual season this year, providing immersive entertainment from April 4-May 25. The overview The year is 1545, and King Henry VIII and Catherine Parr, his sixth wife, are about to visit the village of Scarborough alongside up to 200,000 visitors. They will have the opportunity to watch jousts and other entertainment on the festival’s 20 stages, explore games and rides, shop hand- made goods, and eat and drink at the variety of
Guests at the festival can visit the Mermaid Lagoon to interact with live mermaids.
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