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...
 The puppet caught my eye during Saturday's parade |
 Not too mention these "banners" |
 Another fun puppet |
 The elephant naturally was bringing up the rear |
 Their sign really caught my attention, but they did have attractive wares |
 Now THIS is a climbing wall. Scaling the center tower and ringing the bell wins you $20 |
 This is the pirate ship stage located at the highest elevation of the site and virtually no shade. People camped out an hour ahead of a show to claim a cool spot. |
 Those shakespearean transients Puke & Snot perform here. They live up to their name. They also have an assistant named Phlem |
 Unsuccesful lessons in romance |
 These two fight and insult each other through most of their act |
 The Marquiche and Prof Loquacious hosting the day's fiddlers' competition |
 First place winner. She was very passionate in her playing |
 Second place winner. She had a very original and interesting set |
 Third place. He performed his own compostion. |
 It's The Naughty Nymphs performing The Scotsman with a volunteer. |
 Amanda Huggenkiss showing off her fiesty energy at the Pirate's Pub |
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