Scarborough Renaissance Festival: Part Two
Probably my favorite part about my first Renaissance Fair(e) experience was the incredible amount of hand-painted signage that covered every inch of the fair grounds. I'm a total sucker for hand-painted signs and there were so many good ones that I was constantly overwhelmed.
The directional signs were especially epic and we relied on them quite a few times since we cheaped out on buying the program that contained an actual map. The first sign we encountered upon entering the grounds let me know immediately that we were in for an entire day of fun—with things like falconry, a joust and living chess it was hard to pick what to do first.
The amazing food signs were definitely my favorite. Pretty much any type of food you wanted was available at the fair—sausage, chicken and even macaroni all came on a stick, including the slight variation, Steak on a Stake. Bonus points to the signs that included illustrations of the food, like the delicious-looking turkey legs, Medieval-Texan jalapeño and the unfortunately-named pork pocket.
There were so many great shops at the fair and each one had a unique sign. I love anything to do with magic, so the wand shop, fortune teller, mystic stones and apothecary signs were all favorites. The Fantasy Latex Ears were very intriguing and very expensive, although to be fair(e) I'm not really up on the current market-price of Elf Ears.
After being bummed out about missing the last turtle races for the day (buy the program, kids) my sister and I cheered up when we spotted the "Mawster of Turtles" sign and we couldn't stop saying it outloud in our best formal medieval accent (that's totally a thing) for the rest of my trip.
