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GIVEAWAY: Georgia Renaissance Festival

Enter to Win 4 VIP Tickets to the GA Ren Fest!

By Julia Hembree, Publisher, Athens Macaroni Kid May 20, 2016
The Georgia Renaissance Festival is an art and entertainment festival combining outdoor theater, circus-style entertainment, and an arts and crafts marketplace, set in a recreation of a 16th-Century English village. Voted a “Top 20 Event in the Southeast”, the 31st annual season runs April 16 through June 5, 2016, Saturdays and Sundays, including Memorial Day. 

The Festival gates open at 10:30 am and close at 6 pm. Founded in 1986 on 20 acres of land, the Georgia Renaissance Festival has grown into a 100-acre theme park filled with charming cottages and castles, kitchens and pubs, and an unusual collection of people powered rides and games of skill - all just minutes south of Atlanta, Georgia.  The Georgia Renaissance Festival is the largest Renaissance festival in the Southeast. Over 150 artisans display and demonstrate their wares in our Artisan Market, and we present a continuous schedule of music, comedy, juggling, and amazing feats of skill on 10 stages every festival day. There is truly something for adults and children of all ages to enjoy – all day long! One of the highlights of any festival day is the Jousting Tournament. 

Visitors can experience the clashing of steel and the thundering of hooves daily with three full combat jousts at the Royal Tournament Arena. Renaissance festivals are one of the most interactive entertainment shows ever created with wonderful amusements and antics ongoing all around you! You can sit back and watch, or become part of the action. The village lanes are full of costumed characters – royalty, peasants, and street entertainers – all ready to surprise and delight you with tall tales, songs, jokes and tricks. 

  • April 16 & 17: Opening Weekend 2 For 1 – Buy 1 Adult Ticket-Get 1 FREE SAVE $22 
  • April 23 & 24: Time Warp Weekend – A weekend of Cosplay and Costume Contests where Fantasy meets History, and Superheroes meet Royalty o Pet Friendly Weekend – Bring your Dog or Cat on a leash. Enter the pet costume contests. See the website for pet registration form and full details.  
  • April 30 & May 1: Kids Free Weekend – Sponsored by Superior Play Systems – 1 Child Admitted FREE with Paid Adult; Enjoy activities in the Kids Kingdom Play Area, Costume Contests, Visits from several Cable TV Cartoon Characters 
  • May 7 & 8: Romance Weekend – Love is in the air this weekend o Special Couples Promotion – Check back for more details o Mother’s Day Flower to 1st 100 Mom’s thru the Gate on Sunday 
  • May 14 & 15: Highland Weekend – The Village welcomes the Scottish and Irish this weekend. Bagpipes, drums and kilted dancers abound. Bring your clan - There’s even a haggis-eating Contest. Yum!
  • May 14th is Deaf Awareness Day – Volunteer Interpreters from Visual Signing Arts and the Atlanta Area School for the Deaf will be signing at select shows throughout the day. 
  • May 21 & 22: Pirate’s Weekend - Pirates of all ages are welcome to compete in the Costume Contests, or play Walk The Plank Trivia. It’s a weekend full of fun & mischief. 
  • May 28, 29 & 30: Memorial Weekend – 3 Days to Play! The Festival is open Saturday, Sunday and Memorial Day Monday. Bring the Family out on this holiday weekend. Check the website for ticket specials. 
  • June 4 & 5: Final Weekend – It’s your last chance to enjoy one more turkey legge and a frothy ale. See the exciting Equus Maximum Joust Show, and all of your favorite Festival performers one more time, ‘cause after this weekend, we’re History… ‘til next year! 

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Are you a subscriber of Athens Macaroni Kid? Get discount tickets! Use promo code "MacKid" during online checkout to get $6 off adult tickets and $3 off child tickets! Purchase online HERE. 

Athens Macaroni Kid is GIVING AWAY 4 VIP Tickets to the GA Renaissance Festival!   
 CLICK HERE TO ENTER TO WIN! 

 


RULES: Must be a subscriber to Athens Macaroni Kid to enter and a resident of the Metro Atlanta area. Must be 18 years of age or older. Winner will be chosen at random on 05/24/16. Once chosen, winner will have 24 hours to claim prize, or another winner will be chosen. By entering this contest, you are automatically agreeing to be subscribed to receive Athens Macaroni Kid via email each week, if you are not already a subscriber. Please enter only if you are able to attend.