LAST REVISED Thu, September 4, 2008 10:00 PM - Des Moines Renaissance Faire at Festival Park - Entertainment Grid - September 6-7, 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 Castle Drawbridge 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 S.C.A. Encampment Demos  
9:45 Opening gate show                         9:50
10:00 Royal Greetings near front gate Festival Opens - Welcome to Canterbury-on-Sherwood! 10:00
10:30 at Feasting Hall Wrapsody Aerialist       Royal Wedding & Renaissance Reception   Molly and the Tinker     Sun: Songstress Susan Teller Fighting demo   10:30
11:00 First promenade Willie's Wenches William & Blackjack     -n/a-   Vexing Vixens Predators of the Sea Tavern Wenches of Canterbury Searching for Shakespeare Arts & Sciences demo   11:00
11:30 Royal Audience (photo opp.)         -n/a- Joustevolution         A&S / kids activities   11:30
12:00   Wrapsody Aerialist Lady Carol's Puppets Horsemen Mudd Show   Creative Fusion Dance   Glastonbury Revelers ?? Off-Beat Experience Molly and the Tinker Belladonna Dancers Arts & Sciences demo

Kiddie Jousting (Wizard face-painters)

Leather-crafting (Lords of Leather shop)

12:00
12:30 Parade - throughout village Willie's Wenches William & Blackjack                 Arts & Sciences demo   12:30
1:00 Fashion Show

 

 

  Tavern Wenches of Canterbury   Sun: Songstress Susan Teller   Predators of the Sea Vexing Vixens Molly and the Tinker Children's activities Kilt-wrapping (Scots Dragon shop) 1:00
1:30 Royals Explore the Village Wrapsody Aerialist Lady Carol's Puppets Horsemen Mudd Show Skjaldborg Vikings     Belladonna Dancers Off-Beat Experience -n/a- field: Kojoan Samurai Fighting demo   1:30
2:00 at the Joust         -n/a- Joustevolution         Arts & Sciences demo Leather-crafting (Lords of Leather shop) 2:00
2:30 Royals explore the village Willie's Wenches William & Blackjack   Pirates vs. Faeries fantasy fight Creative Fusion Dance   Sun: Songstress Susan Teller Predators of the Sea Glastonbury Revelers ?? Sir Fish & Squire Chipps "Bedlam" Arts & Sciences demo Kiddie Jousting (Wizard face-painters) 2:30
3:00 Weapons talk   Lady Carol's Puppets Tavern Wenches of Canterbury       Molly and the Tinker Searching for Shakespeare Fighting demo

Grape-stomping (Wine Villa)

Kilt-wrapping (Scots Dragon shop)

3:00
3:30 Second promenade Wrapsody Aerialist   Horsemen Mudd Show Skjaldborg Vikings   Belladonna Dancers Off-Beat Experience -n/a-   European dance demo   3:30
4:00

"A Celtic Tradition" Bonny Knees Contest!

Willie's Wenches William & Blackjack     Creative Fusion Dance   Glastonbury Revelers ?? Predators of the Sea Vexing Vixens Sun: Songstress Susan Teller Arts & Sciences demo Leather-crafting (Lords of Leather shop) 4:00
4:30 at the Joust         -n/a- Joustevolution       Arts & Sciences demo   4:30
5:00   Sat: Reserved for Wedding of
Baron Bartholomew &
Lady Diana of Dunnsberry
  Tavern Wenches of Canterbury Skjaldborg Vikings     Molly and the Tinker Off-Beat Experience -n/a-   Middle Eastern dance demo Kiddie Jousting (Wizard face-painters) 5:00
5:30 at the Front Gate 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 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  
                             

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

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