This past July I attended opening weekend of the 29th annual Sterling Renaissance Faire. The weather was ideal and crowds were good. The site appears to be a no busking event. It is smaller in size and cast than some other festivals I've attended, but their participants actively interact with patrons and they have a nice variety of entertainments-some I have never seen before. The grounds are hilly and filled with trees and grass-in much greater ratios than most other places. Thus there is an illusion of being larger and denser than it actually is. The most distinctive impression of the faire is a feeling of peacefulness (atypical in other faires) even with a large attendance present.

The previous description and all these wonderful images are brought to you by Frank Hui. Because of his devotion, I have nothing to add. --Robyn Sotherby

For information regarding the faire, check out the Sterling Renaissance Festival's Official Website .

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Sadly he was performing w/out a license	You know what that means	Hopefully he learns from the error of his ways	The washing wenches plead against a charge of illegal possesion of clothes
Despite a seductive defense, justice prevails	And we get 2 for the price of 1	The faire has all their security dress in garb	Miguel to the Nth degree! To see the rest of it go HERE then HERE at Photography on the Run
Time for Emrys Fleet and his ratpucking	Up near the gate you can find gravedigger Lazarus Stone & his cemetary	I think she's submitting stats to him for a job	You can always find a pretzel boy at a Don Juan & Miguel show
First time I ever saw a cookie wench though	Don Juan doing a little whipping with himself	Enter Esmeralda	Miguel is a very trusting servant

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