![]() ![]() Or, if physical fighting isn’t your thing, throw down with dice rolls in a one-shot game of Dungeons and Dragons at the Cleric Games tent. ![]() Children’s activities, or for the young-at-heart, include castle games or the chance to meet mermaids and fairies at the Wyldewood Fae.įor the warriors-in-training, learn to work a bow-and-arrow at Seven Meadows Archery, throw axes, or rent foam baffing swords to face off with your friends in hand-to-hand combat. Lynnwood Times | Kienan Briscoe.Įntertainment is non-stop, from opening to closing, including an escape room, “Fakespeare” (summarized Shakespeare in layman’s tongue), jugglers tossing enflamed battle axes, swashbuckling comedic pirates, various musical acts, acrobatics, and of course jousting matches performed by the Knights of the Realm – a troupe of professional stuntmen with years of theatric combat experience in the film industry and/or the Medieval Times dinner theater chain. A food court also offers a variety of options where visitors can feast like a king on meat pies washed down with barrel-aged root beer from Doc Mcgilly Sasparilly. The town of Merriwick is immersive and vast, roughly 150-acres including parking and camping sites, with an artisanal marketplace selling unique jewelry, weaponry, leatherwork, clothing, shoes, and more. Each Friday through Sunday, which began on the 6 and runs through the 21, history springs to life with battle performances, music of the times, improv comedy, and so much more transporting visitors back in time to party like its 1578. Merriwick is not a real town, of course (at least a governmentally recognized one), but the setting for Washington’s annual Midsummer Renaissance Faire which runs each weekend in August. In many ways, you could say Merriwick is stuck in time – the 16th century to be precise – where nobles, knights, and clergy from all the land come to feast on turkey legs, purchase swords from blacksmiths, and sing chanties while swinging their ale horns full of mead. If this is not enough, on Friday and Saturday you can get even more climax to your visit with separate tickets to the Tournament Arena or fantastic banquets.BONNEY LAKE, Wash., August 23, 2022-Deep in the fields of Bonney Lake, Washington, rests the town of Merriwick: a town of merchants, jesters, knights, and royal court spending their days at the tournament arena watching jousters fight to become the day’s champion. ![]() As the evening falls, the mood livens up even more and the reveling reaches new heights on the Tavern yard, intoxicated by music and dancing. There is fun and play in the children’s village, as well as cute farm animals that everyone loves to pet.ĭomestic and international orchestras take the stage throughout the day. You can follow the show produced by the campers and for a moment be a part of the fantasy yourself.Ī stunning war horse camp is built in the Castle Park, the Vikings fight in a fencing tournament, you watch a fierce buhurt battle in the tournament. Historic camps are part of your fascinating experience. Amongst the crowd, you will meet entertainers, troubadours or bump into acrobats. The entrance ticket price includes more activities than you can imagine. Everyone is welcome to us – friends, families, groups, colleagues, enthusiasts and any guests who love festivals. ![]()
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