From jousts to music, to sword fighting and stunning magic acts, there is a lot to see at the New York Capital District Renaissance Festival.

Schedule

Weekend One

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Weekend Two

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Performances

Royal Joust Tournaments – The feature events of the festival, performed by Equus Nobilis, join us as the ground rumbles under the hooves of massive horses as wood and metal crash together. Who will win the Queen’s favor?

Activities

Peasant Dancing at the Maypole with the Maypole Mistress. (Photo Frank Tirrell)

Balloon Ben, The Jester – Bends balloons to your will.

Costume Contest – Join us for a chance to win great prizes in our daily costume contest!

Whispering Willow Wild – Owls and bird rescue

Photo Op at the Stocks!

Musical Acts

Matt Schwarz – Matt Schwarz works in the three musical fields of classical, rock, and European folk. He has composed solo, chamber, and orchestral works. He has performed and recorded on folk harp, guitars, and flute in the NJ and Denver areas-in rock groups, an orchestra, Renaissance festivals, and weddings. He holds a Master’s degree in Music Theory from the University of Colorado.

Bards of the Glen – Collective group of traditional music players, based in NY’s Capital Region. The musicians are a small part of long and rich musical heritage called the Fiddlers Tour, an Irish Sessium which began in Albany in 1987. Genres include Irish, Scottish, Scandinavian, Welsh, Old English, Old-time American, and French-Canadian (Quebecois) tunes and songs. You may even hear some Eastern European ones.