We went to the Renaissance Festival outside Phoenix last weekend. We'd gone to something similar in Eugene, Oregon many years ago, but this was way more impressive. The festival has what appears to be a permanent village that they've built on the outskirts of the Phoenix metro area. There were tons of people dressed up and tents with performers all around.
BARELY BALANCED
These 3 acrobats (small, medium, and large) put on quite a show. They were hilarious.
These guys cracked a lot of jokes while juggling knives, flaming batons, and all sorts of stuff.
Whipmaster Adam Crack.
We saw him use his whip(s) to obliterate roses that his female assistant was holding in her mouth, split a pop can in half, and even whip something off of the top of his head. To top it all off, he even used a flaming whip.
This guy had a keyboard that was attached to a network of bells, which was really neat to hear, although it was extremely loud.
DRAGON
We saw this person dressed up like a dragon, and Tara tried to pose next to it. As you can tell from Zade's face, he did not think that was such a good idea. :)
This guy's costume was pretty cool, although the picture doesn't do it justice. He really looked like a tree, and walked around the festival grounds so slowly, that if you weren't paying attention, you could easily mistake him for part of the scenery.
We and the kids had a great time, but by the middle of the afternoon, the fact that Zade had not had a nap yet began to take its toll. He began to become extremely whiney, as any small child would, so we had to pack up and leave. Unfortunately, we were not able to see the jousting tournament, but aside from that, we got to see most everything we wanted.
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