Colorado Renaissance Festivals's Official Website .The Colorado Festival is a very enjoyable faire with a good mix of crafters and entertainers, albeit the cast was smaller than I expected. There are enough unique aspects to the place to give it it's own individual personality. I kept pretty busy with my camera. First and foremost are the surrounding mountains
that create a breathtaking backdrop for the faire. Incidentally the site is a respectable sized one and reasonably laid out in spite of the mountain terrain it is built on. There are a wide variety of crafters including such major vendors as Fellowship Foundry, Dragons Wings, Ruth Thompson and Noblisse Oblige whose owner, Leslie Harris, my friends and I had the pleasure of meeting. There were also some tents and booths that surprised me a little including the Adopt-a-Greyhound center. There seemed to be a higher number of bawdier acts or at least bawdy humor than I've seen at the majority of faires
such as Ded Bob, the Naughty Nymphs and Puke & Snot (the oldest ren act on the circuit I believe). One performer, Dextre Tripp had a show that really went off with a bang and was a nice change of pace from the typical balancing/acrobatic act. The faire has it's share of theme weekends with this one emphasizing music with guest musical acts including a highland dance school, a pipe band and a fiddler's contest.
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For information regarding the faire, check out the Colorado Renaissance Festivals's Official Website .
As Always... click on the image for a larger view...
 I thought this was cool. Too bad the dog couldn't manage the whole day with it on |
 Noblesse Obilge, makers of superb finery. The owner Leslie Harris is a fine lady |
 Cody waiting for patrons to pick out a pretzel |
 I was surprised to see this at the faire, but they did have wonderful samples |
 This was a very nice display. Though it must be a pain to put together |
 These items I think are rather cute although I don't know how often someone wants to whistle through their mug |
 Ruth Thompson's Tarnished Images. She does some of the most amazing fantasy work |
 This is Bard's Bed Fountain. Note the mermaid. |
 These Hanging Shelves are rather novel |
 Beginnning age students from the local Highland Dance school perform. However the boy, second from the right, is very talented. He can do a highland fling correctly |
 Before the parade, some of the court engage these patrons |
 Jem Moore, an excellent musician playing Toccato & Fugue |
 Dextre Tripp is a extremely entertaining acrobat. He involves kids in his act a lot. |
 He uses adults too |
 He does a nice mix of balancing stunts |
 He performs with an off the cuff sense of humor |
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