LAST REVISED Fri, August 29, 2008 1:15 AM - Des Moines Renaissance Faire at Festival Park - Entertainment Grid - Aug 30/31 & Sep 1, 2008
This is the entertainment grid which should be used at the Festival, but last minute changes may still be made.
(Download a small version of the map and schedule in PDF format!)
  Royal Court Hy-Vee Drawbridge Castle Stage Merryfield Children's Stage Clean and Dirty Stage Coliseum Arena Wassail Feasting Hall Tournament Joust Field Minstrel Stage Captain Morgan Rum Pirate Ship Stage Miller Lite Tavern Stage Viking Pavilion Demos  
9:50 Opening gate show                       9:50
10:00 Royal Greetings near front gate                       10:00
10:30 First Promenade   William & Blackjack         Songstress Susan Teller Predators of the Sea Orckes & Trolles     10:30
11:00 Royal Wedding & Renaissance Reception The Great Manzini Lady Carol's Puppet Show Horsemen Mud Show Brotherhood of Steel Royal Wedding & Renaissance Reception   Lady Victoria d'Violin Scurvvy Dawgs 'Scrap-n-Wolf' Tavern Wenches of Canterbury     11:00
11:30 Royal Audience - Royal Pavilion   Faerie Dance       Joustevolution           11:30
12:00   Kids With Fire Castle Kids Adventures   Kojokan Samurai Belladonna Dancers     Three Captains   Orckes & Trolles Kiddie Jousting (Wizard face-painters) 12:00
12:30 Parade - throughout village   William & Blackjack                   12:30
1:00 Fashion Show - Royal Pavilion The Great Manzini Lady Carol's Puppet Show Tavern Wenches of Canterbury Brotherhood of Steel Songstress Susan Teller   Lady Victoria d'Violin Predators of the Sea Orckes & Trolles   Kilt-wrapping (Scots Dragon shop) 1:00
1:30 Royals Explore the Village Kids With Fire Faerie Dance Horsemen Mud Show   True Story of Romeo & Juliet   Master Darren Harpist Scurvvy Dawgs 'Scrap-n-Wolf' Vexing Vixens Sir Fish & Squire Chipps "Bedlam"   1:30
2:00 Joust - royal box           Joustevolution   Three Captains       2:00
2:30 Knighting/Lady in Waiting Ceremony The Great Manzini Knighting/Lady in Waiting Ceremony   Pirates vs. Faeries fantasy fight Orckes & Trolles     Scurvvy Dawgs 'Scrap-n-Wolf' Songstress Susan Teller   Kiddie Jousting (Wizard face-painters) 2:30
3:00 Weapons Talk Castle Kids Adventures Tavern Wenches of Canterbury Kojokan Samurai Belladonna Dancers   Lady Victoria d'Violin Predators of the Sea   Master Darren Harpist

Grape-stomping (Wine Villa)

Kilt-wrapping (Scots Dragon shop)

3:00
3:30 Second Promenade Kids With Fire William & Blackjack Horsemen Mud Show   True Story of Romeo & Juliet   Orckes & Trolles Three Captains Vexing Vixens     3:30
4:00 Royal Audience The Great Manzini Faerie Dance   Brotherhood of Steel Belladonna Dancers   Predators of the Sea   Songstress Susan Teller Leather-crafting (Lords of Leather shop) 4:00
4:30 Joust - royal box   Lady Carol's Puppet Show       Joustevolution         4:30
5:00 Royals Explore the Village Kids With Fire William & Blackjack Tavern Wenches of Canterbury Kojokan Samurai     Lady Victoria d'Violin Scurvvy Dawgs 'Scrap-n-Wolf' Orckes & Trolles   Kiddie Jousting (Wizard face-painters) 5:00
5:30 Closing Gate Show The "Last Huzzah!" Closing gate show at the Front Gate. 5:30
6:00 Festival is closed. If this is Saturday, come back Sunday! If this is Sunday, come back Monday! If this is Labor Day Monday, see you next weekend! 6:00
  Royal Court Hy-Vee Drawbridge Castle Stage Merryfield Children's Stage   Coliseum Arena Wassail Feasting Hall Tournament Joust Field Minstrel Stage Captain Morgan Rum Pirate Ship Stage Miller Lite Tavern Stage Viking Pavilion Demos  
                           

* = New for this year. Red = comedy, Green = combat/swords, Orange = music/dance, Purple = juggling/fire/etc., Blue = children

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