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Montana Renaissance Festival June 2-3 at ZooMontana
Welcome, Lords and Ladies, to the Montana Renaissance Festival ! Step back to a time when romance and chivalry abound. Enter a magical world where Knights, Lords, Ladies, and Fairies play, a time where people took pride in their craft and trade. Come thee hence and explore the Renaissance Festival! The largest event of its kind in this area,the Montana Renaissance Festival is a time to revel in the atmosphere of a 16th Century European Country Festival. Explore the bustling market place. Mingle and interact with costumed characters and enjoy their endless merriment and mayhem. The Festival will host the Knights of Epona in full contact armored jousting tournaments! Watch gallant Knights defend their honor until the last man is left standing! Cheer your favorite Knight to victory as he competes for his Ladies’ honor in this thrilling full armored Joust! Renew your vows or be joined in matrimony by Priestess Wendy in our beautiful Sensory Gardens with the King and Queen presiding! New this year is Gutenberg’s Scribal Corner – Come meet with authors of renown and obtain a signed copies of their latest missives! The lanes are bustling with story tellers, musicians, singers, dancers, and villagers welcoming you to a festive day of living history. The air is filled with the scents and smells of foods from the Renaissance period. Feast like Royalty on juicy roasted
turkey legs, royal Scottish eggs, steak on a stake, and more! Visit one of our pubs and quench thy thirst with a flagon of ale or a goblet of the King’s own mead! Sit back and enjoy belly dancers, sword swallowers, aerial acrobats, and other performers on three separate stages! On the main stage and throughout Billingshire there are bards,jesters, sword fighters, wizards, poets and those who will provide merriment for all ages! Beware of raiding barbarians! The royal beastiary will be open so be sure to visit all the beasts of the kingdom! Faire times are from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Sunday
30th Annual SpringFest 2018 June 2 • Saturday • 8 AM – 3 PM Join us for the 30th annual SpringFest at the Moss Mansion! This juried art festival features regional artists and their original handiwork for sale, musical entertainment and a wide variety of refreshments for every taste. The day begins with a pancake breakfast at 8:30 a.m., booths opening at 9 a.m., and as the sun powers up so does the fun! Shop and mingle among the booths and the gardens in the shade of the trees on the lovely grounds of the Moss Mansion until 4 p.m. Enjoy artist demonstrations and lively musical acts throughout the day. The mansion is also open all day at regular admission prices.
Schedule:
On the Veranda: 8:45 a.m. – Grace Tanner, Harpist 10 a.m. – Song Dog Serenade 11:30 a.m. – Wes Urbaniak 1 p.m. – Ellen and the Old School 3 p.m. – Dennis Nettiksimmons On the Driveway: 9:15 a.m. – Sky Studio Bellydancers 10 a.m. – Claddagh Academy of Irish Dancers 11 a.m. – Gene Allen & Friends Noon – Pound and Oula Fitness 1 p.m. – Wildwood Cloggers 2 p.m. – Rimview Dance Studio In the Courtyard: 8:30 a.m. – Russ Engesser 9:30 a.m. – Russ Engesser 11 a.m. – Paul Mehlhaff Noon – Ben McKee 1 p.m. – Chris McConnell 3 p.m. – Lindsey Jacobsen
