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BY JOVANNA AGUILAR
Renaissance festival returns for 49th year The Texas Renaissance Festival is hosting eight themed weekends and new entertainment this fall at the 55-acre, 16th-century European village northwest of Houston. What to expect Entertainment includes over 50 performers, such as clowns, jugglers, acrobats and magicians. The music troupe Wolgemut and Opal the Fairy are new this year, as well as an interactive blacksmith demonstration. New shops include Mystique Tiaras, Uplifting Jewelry, Fairies & Fangs, Dragon Cat Leather and Rugged History Beard Co. Attendees can also enjoy wine tastings, a pub crawl, guided tours, escape rooms and kid-friendly activities, such as rides and games. Vendors will be o ering British, German, French, Italian, Mexican and Greek cuisine as well as nonalcoholic and alcoholic beverages.
Weekend themes Tickets are $10-$34 with discounts for ages 12 and younger. Festival hours are 9 a.m.-8 p.m., and each weekend has a unique theme. • Oct. 7-8 : Queen’s Birthday Celebration • Oct. 14-15 : 1001 Dreams
• Oct. 21-22 : Pirate Adventure • Oct. 28-29 : All Hallow’s Eve • Nov. 4-5 : Heroes and Villains • Nov. 11-12 : Barbarian Invasion • Nov. 18-19 : Highland Fling • Nov. 25-26 : Celtic Christmas
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The Texas Renaissance Festival will return Oct. 7.
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