The returns to Crownsville, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County on Saturday, bringing along whoops and hollers, goblets and grails, turkey legs that weigh a pound, spectacles, shows and, unfortunately, some traffic.
The festival is held in the 27-acre, fictional Revel Grove Village in Oxfordshire, England. It runs for nine weeks, until Oct. 23, on weekends, except it will be held on Labor Day. Festivities begin at 10 a.m. and end at 7 p.m. on festival days, according to a .
Festivalgoers will need to unless they are with a group of 20 or more. Prices are reduced during the first three weekends, Aug. 27 to Sept. 11.
Charlie Gischlar, a spokesperson for Maryland’s Department of Transportation, said in an email to 91欧美激情 that the Renaissance Festival will affect many nearby roadways, including U.S. Route 50, Interstate 97 and state routes 178 and 450. He recommends that motorists look out for overhead message signs and make travel plans using the .
Gischlar said Labor Day traffic could be especially cumbersome.
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Festivalgoers have a plethora of entertainment options to choose from at the festival grounds. There are 10 stages with time-piece relevant acts and music, markets full of artists’ handmade wares and streets enlivened by performers 鈥� not to mention the 3,000 seat-arena for jousting, Maryland鈥檚 state sport.
Through reenactments and shows, the festival opens a portal to 16th-century England, a time when King Henry VIII ruled England.
Each year, the festival progresses through Henry’s tenure on England鈥檚 throne. This year at the Maryland Renaissance Festival, it鈥檚 1536, and the gossip around town is all about the king鈥檚 soon-to-be third wife, Jane Seymour. According to the Maryland Renaissance Festival鈥檚 website, before he can marry his betrothed, King Henry must await the execution of Anne Boleyn, his second wife.
