The Blue Knight demonstrates his swordsmanship

Apache Junction, AZ

In the current photo challenge, I submitted a three-picture story about the Arizona Renaissance Festival and promised a more detailed report. To see my earlier post, click here. I submit for your merriment and frolic, my lords and ladies, a gallery of photos taken at this year’s Festival.

The royal court welcomes visitors to the Festival

The Arizona festival is one of the largest in the nation featuring a fairground with permanent structures modeled after buildings of the times. Each year during the weekends of February and March, guests can enjoy thirteen performance stages each offering several shows a day; an outdoor circus; Medieval arts and crafts; a jousting tournament that offers three performances a day; and a feast fit for royalty.

Upon entering the grounds, we were met by this priest who commented to me, “Enjoy the cleavage today… I shall hear your confession this evening.”

To view the gallery photos below in detail, click on any small photo and scroll through the images.

John Steiner