e is that they will be the one to break the curse. However that has yet to happen of course.
- At 12:30 is the opening ceremony. After some speeches and the like, we have a parade around the faire site and invite anyone who would like to join in. The King & Queen then hold court afterwards, and folks can seek an official audience with them at that time. They are free to do so, at other times as well, but we publically advertise this one for folks who might not otherwise know that they could be granted an audience.
- On Sunday at 2:00 p.m. we hold an awards ceremony for kids who won in contests for sonnet writing and art. As we were founded on education, this is something done through the local schools. The winners come to the faire and the Monarchs present them with books as awards for their efforts.
- Sunday at 3:00 p.m. is the Coronation Ceremony. This is where the current King and Queen lose the crowns and whomever found the coin at the previous feast takes over as the new Monarch(s) of the faire. Each Royal has left the throne in different ways, and we strive to make it fun, lively, and full of drama, with action in some years as well.
This YouTube video was sent to members of the Alabama Renaissance Faire’s Roundltable Committee. It is from a BBC show known as Horrible History.
This guide was circulated to the Roundtable via email. In order to view the file, all you need do is click on the link and it will open into an online pdf file. This guide is 35 pages long and looks to cover everything from the proper underwear (briefs not boxers) to how to make doublets and what style hose to wear as well as the type of materials that are considered proper for medieval costuming and of course how to put it all together in order to make a proper appearance.
For our 25th Anniversary, which occurred in2011, Lady Janet (who is with Renaissance Magazine) came to our weekend long event and took pictures of our Faire. This year (2013), we are included in Renaissance Magazine as a 12 page pictorial. And it turned out to be quite a spectacular pictorial that caught the essence of what the Alabama Renaissance Faire is. The Roundtable will have copies for sale at the Feast and the Faire. If you cannot get a copy at these events, you can also find the magazine at Books-A-Million as well as Barnes and Noble.