The 17th Annual Renaissance Festival Awards
The Awards are sponsored by this podcast and brought to you by the Renaissance Festival Awards Committee.
There were 1,833 Votes in 29 Categories.
Catagories were limited due to participation.
We had 63 performers, 28 Festivals, and 56 Merchants register this year.
Favorite Medieval Festivals
First Place
Camelot Days Medieval Festival
3300 N. Park Rd. Hollywood Florida
Opening day: November 6
Lenth of Faire: 3 weekends
Inaugural Year: 2003
https://www.facebook.com/camelotdays
Second Place
Tennessee Medieval Faire
550 Fiske Rd, Harriman, TN 37748
Opening day: Oct 2-3, 9-10, 16-17
Lenth of Faire: 3 weekends
Inaugural Year: 2015
https://www.facebook.com/tennesseemedievalfaire/
Third Place
Avalon Faire
1076 FM 1252 W Kilgore TEXAS
Opening day: April 17th
Lenth of Faire: 5 weekends
Inaugural Year: 2015
Favorite Renaissance Festival 1st Choice
First Place
Bristol Renaissance Faire
12550 120th Ave., Kenosha, WI 53142
Opening day: July 10, 2021
Lenth of Faire: 9 weekends
Inaugural Year: 1998
https://www.facebook.com/bristol.faire/
Second Place
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
46468 River Road Hammond Louisiana
Opening day: November 6, 2021
Lenth of Faire: 6 weekends
Inaugural Year: 2000
https://www.facebook.com/RenFest.net
Third Place
The Georgia Renaissance Festival
6905 Virlyn B. Smith Road Fairburn, GA 30213
Opening day: May 1, 2021
Lenth of Faire: 7 weekends
Inaugural Year: 1986
Favorite Renaissance Festival 2nd Choice
First Place
Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire
12835 County Landfill Road Tavares, FL
Opening day: November 5, 2021
Lenth of Faire: 2 weekends
Inaugural Year: 2002
Second Place
Renaissance Faire at Sleepy Hollow
4051 Dean Ave Des Moines Iowa
Opening day: September 4th
Lenth of Faire: 3 weekends
Inaugural Year: 2005
Third Place
Kerrville Renaissance Festival
3785 TX-27 Kerrville, TX 78013
Opening day: January 29, 2021
Lenth of Faire: 2 weekends
Inaugural Year: 2017
Favorite Renaissance Festival 3rd Choice
First Place
Koroneburg Renaissance Festival
14600 Baron Dr, Eastvale, CA 92880
Inaugural Year: 1998
Second Place
Lakewood Lions Renaissance Fair
Country Club Dr Lakewood NJ
Opening day: September 18, 2021
Lenth of Faire: 1 weekend
Inaugural Year: 1981
The website is unknown.
Third Place
Bayonne Renaissance Festival
189 West 16th Street, Bayonne, New Jersey
Length of Festival: 1 weekend
Inaugural date of the festival: 2015
Website is Unknown
Leather Craftsman
First Place
Hand made leather mugs and other leather products proudly made in St. Paul, Minnesota USA
Second Place
Thatcher's Leather Artistry
https://www.facebook.com/ThatchersLeather
Costume accessories; belts, bracers, pouches, frogs, baldrics, sheathes, etc.
Third Place
Perfumes, Oils Candles, Incense, and Soap Merchants
First Place
The Soap Gypsy
https://www.facebook.com/anniekettery/
Soaps, Salts, Oils, Crowns, and Apothecary Goods
Second Place
Wood, Willow & Whatknots
Third Place
Facebook.com/globalscentstravel
We manufacture and produce Essential oils, Essential incense, scent amulets, resin incense, incense burners and smokers and bathing crystals, and custom scented lotions.
Wood Crafts
First Place
Hand-made and painted wood shields for steel fighters, laypersons, cosplayers, and children. Wood swords and Custom leatherworking.
Second Place
Bowskin Archery
Handcrafted traditional, historical, fantasy archery products, missile weaponry, and micro tannery
Third Place
Rotten Dave's Wooden Mugs
https://www.facebook.com/rottenwoodmugs/
Wooden beer/coffee mugs, bowls, platters, Crotchet toys, Crotchet bags
Wearable Accessories
First Place
ClipClocks
Hidden Watches in various themes. They pin on and flip down to keep anachronistically correct at Faire.
Second Place
Lost Viking's Hoard
No Website Submitted
Wares to complete your inner Viking
Third Place
AC5 Chainmaille
www.facebook.com/AC5Chainmaille
Handcrafted Chain and Scalemaille Jewelry and Armor
Glass, Ceramic, and Pottery
First Place
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Third Place
Diaz Art Glass
Website Unknown
Hand sculpted glass featuring sea life, wildlife, and fantasy
Figurines
First Place
Second Place
facebook.com/blackhawkmetalworks
Hand-poured pewter figurines and bubble wands made out of recycled copper and brass. Metal art/silhouettes.
Third Place
Purveyor of Goods
First Place
Arte of the Booke
Bookseller. We offer published books, writing supplies, handbound journals, calligraphy artwork, and wax seals.
Second Place
https://www.facebook.com/EnchantedHuts
Create Your Own Fairy House or Gnome Hut Craft Kit, Activity craft booth, or take home a kit to make later
Third Place
Food and Drink Vendor
First Place
The Peacock Tea Room
The Peacock tea Room is an open-air, rustic, English-style Tea Room inside the Georgia Renaissance festival grounds. We serve 46 types of teas, iced and hot along with sweet and savory menu items.
Second Place
Garlic Festival Shop
Our family makes garlic-based spices, pickled garlic, salsa, and marinades
Third Place
Mels magickal meals
www.facebook.com/melsmagickalmeals
Hand pies, Scotch Eggs, loaded potatoes, Texas chili,
Drink at Faire
First Place
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Food at Faire
First Place
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Apparel Booth
First Place
Second Place
http://www.redfalconproducts.com
Everything from stainless and leather armor to leather accessories – pouches, belts, fascinations- to leather and cloth clothing, corsets, and coats.
Third Place
Beautify
(Hair Brading and Henna Art)
First Place
French Braids by Twisted Sisters
https://frenchbraidsbytwistedsisters.com/
Quality Hair Braids for Discerning Gentlefolk
Second Place
https://www.facebook.com/HennaIlluminata
At Henna Illuminata we use only the highest quality 100% natural henna, and our expert artists are well versed in both traditional and modern designs.
Third Place
Manes Managed
Manes Managed creates historical and fantasy braided hairstyles.
Toys, Games, and Entertainment
First Place
Ancient board games in both wood and our patent-pending pouched game format as well as puzzles and novelties.
Second Place
Forest Quest (AKA: Albright Quest, Medieval Quest
https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodforestquest/
Players purchase a scroll from an NPC and explore the festival deducing riddles, finding clues in order to solve a puzzle, and being celebrated for their heroism.
Third Place
A game, books, tarot shop with a focus on historical and history-themed goods.
Handmade Art
First Place
Arts Emporium
Second Place
We are a Columbus-based, pirate-themed art studio that creates archival quality prints of our work, which includes both original gallery art and art deco interpretations of pop culture images.
Third Place
https://www.facebook.com/Hairesmagicalwears/
Handcrafts Fantasy Wire ear cuffs, Dragon wands made from real horn and crystals, and cast aulter plaques. We also hand-carved drinking horns/cups and cut war horns and chauffeur's alone with hand-stitched leather holders.
Online Garb Retailer
First Place
www.moresca.com
Second Place
www.zootzu.com
Third Place
www.threadsoftime.com
Online Accessories Retailer
First Place
www.clipclocks.com
Second Place
www.boarsheadleather.com
Third Place
www.medievalcollectibles.com
Physical Stage Act
First Place
Clan Tynker Circus
Clan Tynker is a troupe of brothers and sisters who perform a stunning array of talents in a fanciful Vaudeville style of Circus. Their all-ages show presents an amazing menagerie of entertainment from around the world
Second Place
Third Place
www.facebook.com/HipsofDestruction
Hips of Destruction is a Menhat dance troupe that also uses dangerous props such as swords and fire.
Story Tellers
First Place
Spark the Fairy
www.facebook.com/sparkthefairy
Spark the Fairy has been touring the country performing at numerous Renaissance & Fairy festivals since 2015. She encourages others to believe in themselves, to share love and acceptance for all, as well as renew the wonder and magic each person carries within.
Second Place
Duchess of Yorkshire Pudding
Third Place
https://ko-fi.com/blacklipsbonny
Traveler, Storyteller, and, most importantly, definitely Not a Highwayman.
Comedy Acts
First Place
Award-winning, family-friendly, audience-interactive, improvisational comedy Shakespeare show!
Second Place
Scandalous. Licentious. Madly impolitic...and wildly inappropriate. Arthur Greenleaf Holmes recites his irresponsible oeuvre in a show that is by turns lyrical, indecent, and surprisingly illuminating.
Third Place
Large Musical Acapella or Instrumental Stage Act
First Place
Myschyffe Managed
An NH-based Cappella group specializing in Renaissance period madrigals but known for performing Queen for the Queen. ;)
Second Place
https://www.facebook.com/boundingmain
Bounding Main - “Beautiful Harmonies with a Maritime Flair!” Their shows are filled with spirit, humor, and harmony; their arrangements of traditional maritime music bring the listener into the world of fellowship, adventure, and romance.
Third Place
Fandazzi Fire is a dynamic, family-friendly performance company committed to the entertainment of all audience members regardless of background or age. We present to our fans a highly energized display of fire, music, and dance known to consistently break the bounds of what is possible on stage.
Large Musical Stage Act
First Place
Tartanic takes its audiences on an unparalleled sonic experience with both traditional and not-so-traditional music, dance, and comedy.
Second Place
The CRAIC Show
A wildly entertaining musical show consisting of Medieval Bagpipes, Renaissance Harmonium, Classical Violin, and massive percussions. These then blend with male and female vocals which sing story-like songs that all enjoy.
Third Place
Musical Blades
For over 20 years on the high seas, Musical Blades have delighted and excited audiences with their own blend of traditional, original, nautical music with a side dish of comedy!
Small Musical Variety Stage Act
First Place
Celtic Mayhem
With their remarkable three-part vocal harmony, a variety of acoustic instruments, and a sense of musical whimsey. Celtic Mayhem has delighted audiences all over the world.
Second Place
Bardy Pardy
Bardy Pardy is a singing trio (Hannah Ward, Chelsea Carlson, & Stephanie M. Krause), and they are delighted to bring their brand of lower-class musical shenanigans to the faire. If you are looking for some stylish and fun music sung by dirty peasants, then you are invited to the party... the Bardy Pardy!
Small Acapella or Instrumental Sage Acts
First Place
Truly a treasure, but questionably chaste, the ladies of Chaste Treasure delight their audiences across the country with tight harmonies, witty banter, and sassy double entendre.
Second Place
Pictus has been thrilling audiences all over the country with their unique take on primal drums & bagpipes. You can feel the thunder of the war drums and hear the call of the great Highland bagpipes and let the music lift your spirits, stir your soul and speak to the voice of your ancestors.
Third Place
Haggis Rampant
Bagpipes, drums, and banter. It's a family show because we're related!
Musical Acts Mainly in the Lanes
First Place
Vince Conaway is a musician and composer who can be found performing on hammered dulcimer throughout the Americas and Europe with music ranging through original, medieval, and renaissance repertoires
Second Place
Bristol Buskin' Frolic
https://www.facebook.com/BristolBuskinFrolic
The Bristol Buskin Frolic, BBF for short, is the life of the party on the streets of Bristol! Variety through and through, we sing, dance, joke, and juggle about the city!
Third Place
Apryl Knight
Music from many times and many lands on WAY too many instruments!
Musical Acts Mainly on the Stage
First Place
Singing songs that are Irish, and songs that wish they were, combined with toasts, jokes, stories, and more. The Pride of Ireland brings the traditional craic of the Emerald Isle to festivals all over the country.
Second Place
Bawdy and classy, Ménage à Moi is an adult content show that delivers without being offensive or vulgar. Through a combination of vaudevillian audience engagement and traditional stand-up, the audience is consistently laughing, blushing, and singing along.
Third Place
Marc Gunn
Marc Gunn plays Sci F'Irish music. He fuses his love of science fiction, fantasy, and comedy with his Scots-Irish heritage. You will laugh and smile at songs inspired by Firefly to hobbits, dragons to cats, to traditional Irish drinking songs. He's topped the charts on iTunes and Amazon and won numerous awards. He is a leading innovator on his musical weapon of choice, the autoharp.
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