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Spring Gallery Night XXIX
Friday, May 7, 2010, 5 - 9 pm; Downtown Oconomowoc, WI; Spring
and Summer fresh inventory and in-house specials, Music, FREE
Carriage Rides, Delicious food and beverages in restaurants, Local
Artists displaying their art, Local "Student Art" Silent
Auction, "MAY" basket raffle in participating businesses.
Springfield Highland Games
May 15, 2010, 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.
Admission: $10 / Contact: Springfield Highland Games, PO Box 5352,
Springfield, IL 62705, (217) 744-4044, email: highlandgames@central-illinois-celts.org,
web: www.central-illinois-celts.org / Site: State of Illinois
Fairgrounds, Springfield, IL Booths: 10 / Attendance: 2,000 -
4,000 / Weapons: Call for policy / Hotels nearby. http://www.central-illinois-celts.org/
Mayfaire Renaissance Festival
May 22 - 31, 2010, (WO & Mem Day) 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: $9 / Contact: Ren-on-the-Run-Productions, 5520 S. 31st
St., Kalamazoo, MI 49048, (269) 382-6120, email: mayfaireren@yahoo.com,
web: www.mayfaireren.com / Site: Calhoun County Fairgrounds, 720
Fair St., Marshall, MI / Booths: 60 / Attendance: 5,000 / Weapons:
must be peace-tied / Camping and hotels within 5 miles. http://www.mayfaireren.com/
Port Washington Pirate Festival
June 4-6, 2010, Fri., 6 p.m. - 11 p.m., Sat., 10 a.m. - 11
p.m., Sun., 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Admission: FREE / Contact: Port Washington Festivals, Inc., 139
W Grand Ave, Port Washington, WI 53074, (262) 284-6652, email:
admin@portpiratefestival.com, web: www.portpiratefestival.com
/ Site: Rotary Park at the marina on Lake Michigan / Booths: 60
/ Attendance: 22,000 / Weapons: must be sheathed and peace-tied
/ Hotels nearby. http://www.portpiratefestival.com/
Milwaukee Highland Games
June 5, 2010, 9 am - 10 pm. Rain or Shine
Hart Park, 7300 Chestnut Street, Wauwatosa, WI http://www.milwaukeescottishfest.com/
Olde World Renaissance Faire - Twig, MN
June 12-13, 2010, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Rain or Shine)
Admission: $12 / Contact: Dale Ann Widen, PO Box 1043, Twig, MN
55791, (218) 729-5323, email: daleann@owrenaissancefaire.com,
web: www.owrenfaire.com / Site: 18 miles North West of Duluth,
MN in Twig / Booths: 55 / Attendance: 3,800 / Weapons: must be
sheathed and peace-tied / Limited participant camping on-site;
hotels and camping nearby. http://www.owrenaissancefaire.com/
Derbyshire Renaissance Festival
June 19 - 26, 2010, (WO) 10 a.m - 6 p.m Rain or Shine
Admission: $9 / Contact: Ren-on-the-Run Productions, Andy Haas,
5520 South 31st St., Kalamazoo, MI 49048, (269) 382-6120, email:
andy_hass@yahoo.com, web: www.derbyshirerenfaire.com/ Site: Muskegon
County Fairgrounds, MI / Booths: 52 / Attendance: 2,500 / Weapons:
must be peace-tied / See web site for camping info. http://www.derbyshirerenfaire.com/index.php
South Haven Renaissance Festival
June 26 - 27, 2010, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: $FREE / Contact: (269) 269-6153, email: info@southhavenfamilycg.com,
web: www.southhavenfamilygc.com/renaissance_faire2009.htm / Site:
South Haven Campgrounds, MI / Booths: N/A / Attendance: N/A /
Weapons: call for policy / Call for camping.
Bristol Renaissance Faire
July 10 - September 6, 2010, (WO) 10 AM - 7 PM
Admission: $18.95 ($15.95 in adv.) / Contact: Shawn Johnson, REC,
12550 120th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53142, (847) 395-7773 x221, web:
www.renfair.com/bristol/index.php / Site: 125520 120th Ave., Kenosha,
WI / Booths: 180 / Attendance: 200,000+ / Weapons: must be sheathed
and peace-tied / Camping, pay phones, showers, privies for participants;
camping and motels nearby. http://www.renfair.com/
Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire
July 10 - August 8, 2010, (WO) 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Admission: $12 / Contact: 1158 E. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek,
MI 49014, (269) 343-9090, email: mnp@silverleafrenfaire.org, web:
www.silverleafrenfaire.org / Site: Kimball Pines Park, Battle
Creek, MI / Booths: 115 / Attendance: 25,000 / Weapons: allowed,
call for policy / Camping avail. in the area, hotels w/in 5 mi.
http://www.silverleafrenfaire.org/
Wisconsin Renaissance Faire
July 24-August 8, 2010, (WO) 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $10 / Contact: Shane McVey, 816 Meridian Heights Dr.,
Eau Claire, WI 54703, (715) 556-3729, email: shane@wirenfaire.com,
web: www.wirenfaire.com / Site: Hwy. 53 & Nelson Rd., Chippewa
Falls, WI / Booths: 50+ / Attendance: 15,000+ / Weapons: must
be sheathed and peace-tied / Camping on-site; motels nearby. http://www.wirenfaire.com/
The World of Faeries Festival
August 7 - 8, 2010, Sat. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sun. 10 a.m. -
5 p.m.
Admission: $10 / Contact: David or Gloria Yaeger, 1672C Carlemont
Drive, Crystal Lake, IL 60014, (815) 788-1630, email: dayglo@theworldoffaeries.com,
web: www.theworldoffaeries.com / Site: Vasa Park, 35 W217 route
31, South Elgin, IL 60177 / Booths: 50 / Attendance: 1,500 / Weapons:
not allowed. / Camping on-site allowed, no shower facilities are
avali. Fires not allowed. See website for hotels and other camping
sites. http://www.theworldoffaeries.com/
Minnesota Renaissance Faire
August 21-October 3, 2010, (WO + Labor Day) 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $16.95 / Contact: Stacy Bruesewitz, Mid-America Festivals,
1920 1244 Canterbury Rd. S., Ste 306, Shakopee, MN 55379, (952)
445-7361 or (800) 966-8215, web: www.renaissancefest.com/MRF/index.html
/ Site: Shakopee, MN / Booths: 325 / Attendance: 315,000 / Weapons:
must be peace-tied / On-site camping and showers for participants;
camping and motels nearby.
http://www.renaissancefest.com/MRF/index.html
Michigan Renaissance Faire
August 21-October 3, 2010 (WO + Labor Day) 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Admission: $18.95 / Contact: Michigan Renaissance Festival, Debra
Jackson-Dechert, 12600 Dixie Hwy., Holly, MI 48442, (800) 601-4848,
email: Katparker47@aol.com, web: www.michrenfest.com / Site: Exit
106 (Grand Blanc) on I-75 and head S on Dixie Hwy, located bet.
Pontiac and Flint, MI / Booths: 200 / Attendance: 250,000 / Weapons:
must be peace-tied / See web site for lodging. http://www.michrenfest.com/
The Wisconsin Highland Games
September 3-5, 2010
Waukesha Expo Center, Waukesha, Wis., Admission: Free / Wisconsin
Scottish invites you to the Wisconsin Highland Games this Labor
Day weekend at the Waukesha Expo Center in Waukesha, Wisconsin!
Wisconsin's largest games feature Celtic competitions, performances,
and demonstrations from pipes & drums to the longbow, Highland
dance to haggis hurling, and sheep herding to feats at arms! http://www.wisconsinscottish.org/
Stronghold's Olde English Faire - Oregon, IL
October 2-3, 2010
Come and enjoy the merriment of this year's Olde English Faire,
the third and fourth of October, the year of our Lord 2009. The
gates shall open at 9:00 in the morning and close at 4:00 in the
afternoon. The Faire shall stay open until the last Castle tour
is completed! The treasury requires only a donation of $8.00 per
adult and $4.00 for those under the age of thirteen-children not
yet five shall be admitted with out charge. If you wish to revel
not one, but both days of the Faire, two-day wristband passes
will be available for the price of $12.00 for adults and $6.00
for children 5-12. The Faire shall proceed come rain or come shine!
http://www.strongholdcenter.org/englishfaire.html
