The ORF Blog

July 13, 2021

Every season brings new people in through the gates to celebrate the renaissance festival. With faires around the country reporting record-breaking weekends 2021 promises to be no exception. I’m looking forward to the throngs of newbies coming to experience nine themed weekends of bombastic fun and frivolity. As we sit here smack dab in the […]

July 6, 2021

The enthusiasm that comes with the choice to join the cast at the Ohio Renaissance Festival is an essential make-up of a future Rennie. People join for all sorts of different reasons; they’ve been coming to faire for years, they are working on their improv skills as an actor, or they have a spouse on […]

June 29, 2021

With this year opening up so many opportunities, Renaissance Park is doing a wonderful job of providing venues for multiple events at a shot. This weekend showcased three different activities across the grounds as well as the yearly auditions for ORF cast. There was a lot to cover and it kept me running around all […]

June 22, 2021

Flood Waters & Faire Folk I consider myself an unusually lucky person. I get to do what I love for a living, spending my weekends at Renaissance Parks, going to concerts and festivals, writing articles, and spending time with some of the most amazing and heartfelt people I have ever met. That is a rare […]

June 15, 2021

ZoSo at the 1572 I love going to the summer concert series, The Roadhouse Presents. Every week I look forward to heading out, visiting friends, and deciding what I wanna get from the 1572 Roadhouse Bar-B-Q before settling down in a comfy chair so I can take in the music and the atmosphere. The experience […]

June 8, 2021

A bad friend lives far awaythought his house lie on your road,but it’s no distance to one who is dearthought you travel many miles.” Havamal, Stanza 34 The Tudor Era of England began in 1485 when King Henry the VII took the throne and runs all the way to 1603, at which time Queen Elizabeth […]

June 1, 2021

Bawdy humor has been a mainstay of the renaissance festival since its inception. The witty, tongue-in-cheek humor of the more open stage performances plays well with the adult crowd while soaring over the heads of the younger guests. Add in a few kilt spins, some tightly laced bodices and there’s a little something for everyone […]

May 25, 2021

It’s time again for dust on your boots and barbecue between your teeth! The 1572 Roadhouse Bar-B-Q opened its doors for the 2021 season to bring us a summer full of great food and fun activities. If you managed to get a table last Thursday then count yourself lucky. They were bursting at the seams […]

May 18, 2021

If you fell into the endless scrolling of TikTok like we did, then it’s likely that your algorithm sorted itself out pretty darn quick. It didn’t take long for me to find my way onto #renfairetiktok. From there it was easy to find many of the folks I know and love from our own dear […]

May 9, 2021

Being a Rennie mom is incredibly challenging as it can require long hours in booths, lots of travel, not always the greatest weather conditions, among other things. But it is the most welcoming and rewarding community to be a mom in.” Niki Boyd The Mother archetype is an often overlooked but nonetheless an essential aspect […]