What People are Saying about the Des Moines Renaissance Faire
Here are some of the comments we've received so far about this year's event from Iowa, Nebraska, and Illinois:
"Today we attended the Faire in Des Moines for the first time and it was great fun. One of your Fairies danced with my little daughter, Brynn and she has been jabbering about it all evening. I don't know if you can get a picture to the girl, but will send one I took. She made a little girl's day." - Grant
"I had never been to a Ren Faire before, so I only have good things to say. I really enjoyed Joust Evolution, the Predators of the Sea, and the Scurvvy Dogs. In fact I have a wonderful picture of him at the closing doing his fire-eating. I enjoyed it very much, and I did not encounter a rude person all day! I had a great time." - Rachel from Illinois
"Parking was great; attendants were very helpful and friendly!! I loved Sherwood Forest where you could see the craftspeople work" - Sandy in Nebraska
"Parking was not an issue this year al all, your attendants were on the ball" - Steve from North of Des Moines
"We had a good time considering it was so hot. We decided not to wear our costumes because of the heat. (had a previous problem with that at a different faire.) But we still had a lot of fun and there's nothing you can do about the weather!" - Susan from Waukee
"We all had a wonderful time. My friends made comments on how awesome of an idea to have our party there was, and they all had a great time. We threw around ideas to have our wedding anniversaries there. Everyone was so great in the characters and made us all have a memorable time and I won't forget anytime soon." - Rachel from Cedar Rapids
"OH MY GOODNESS, we were so impressed by the festival, that we already have marked on our calendar to come down again next year. You have surpassed our expectations!! We were there from the opening ceremonies to the closing ceremonies and didnt have to repeat any activites. ... You have done an excellent job with the faire and hoping for continued success !!!!!! :)" - Melissa from Cedar Rapids
"Keep the Tavern wenches coming back ;) Especially that Emma....too cute and funny" - John in Des Moines
Added 9/10:
"Mother Nature was sweet and my girls liked the leaf necklaces. Singer Susan charmed our family with song. The pirate show was silly fun -RRR. The sound of the dulcimer made magic." - Becca in Des Moines
"I really had a wonderful time. The crowds were responsive, the weather was fantastic, and your festival is more organized and well run than any other I have been to." - Brent
"You have done a wonderful job with the faire and the grounds." - Clifford and Cara
"I loved going to the Renaissance faire this year so I'm just emailing you to tell you to keep me informed because I would like to join you're faire next year!!! I loved every minute I was there ..." - Lauren
Added 9/12:
"Finally, this is getting very close to the Bristol Renaissance Faire that I had attended many times... halleleuyah, there is something closer like it... ... I loved it that you had horses... the jousting and the pony rides... ... Anyway, you are on the right track..." - Edgar in Charles City (He also added "I noticed ALOT of Pirates references... but they aren't really renaissance, are they?" - While there were pirates/privateers much earlier, the popular 1700s-era pirates found at pretty much all renaissance festivals are, indeed, not truly renaissance, but they sure are fun!)
"A member of the royal court included us in a task to spy on certain members of the court... we didn't really understand but it was funny. The guy with the umbrella snuck up behind us and shouted "Free shade for hot women!'"Too funny! And of course the vikings that were dancing with the belly dancers had us in tears so they had to come harass us for thinking their dancing was funny. They were all perfecting in character, I loved that!" - Karlee in Des Moines (who also provided some excellent suggestions on improving landscaping and other items for future years)
"Love bagpipes, could use more" - Jim in Marshalltown (meanwhile, others wrote in encouraging less bagpipes ;-)
"The Wrapsody lass was an amazing talent...3 Pints Gone are fabulous...the Eastern sword dancer was incredible... ... We need more shaded areas so lets have a tree planting day after the Faire..." - JR in Des Moines (so more tree planting there shall be!)
"Reggie Greenlaw was fantastic! We also enjoyed Joust Evolution. Didn't see too many other scheduled acts, because we were having so much fun following [our neice] around and watching her interactions with your characters, who were all just great! We had a wonderful time and plan to attend for two weekends next year." - Josie in Boone
"The horse jousting was awesome and the vikings talking about the weapons and then demonstrating them were our favorites." - C in Mitchelville (who also provided some very excellent suggestions for future evolution of the event)
"Keep up the great work .We'll be back." - Larry in Grinnel
