Medieval Fair at Green Hill Park Sept. 27 and 28Posted Sep18, 2008 at 12:19 PM Lords, ladies, jousters, jesters, and highland-game-ers, experience the adventure, pageantry, magic and romance of medieval times at Roanoke County’s Green Hill Park Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, Sept. 28 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Later festivities--a masquerade ball--will be on Saturday at 7 p.m. Revisit history made reality as the living history exhibitors display life as it was in the Middle Ages (and take your school-age kids to learn for SOL testing.) ousting, sword fighting will awe the crowd, along with activities for the whole family—take a step back into time, bring the whole family and make a little “history of your own”! Admission is $5 for everyone except kids under 5—they get in free. Each day children of all ages are invited to play imaginative games such as Ratapult, Sheep Toss, Dragon Droppings, Unicorn Ring Toss, Boar Hunt, and Pole Jousting. You may also test your prowess at the archery range and ax throw. The Highland Games will take place on Saturday—32 athletes competing in seven different categories that each require brute strength and endurance. If you don’t have the strength of ten horses, you can try your strength at the “wee” version of the Highland Games including Caber Toss, Sheaf Toss & Stone-put. Beginning that day at 7 p.m. a Masquerade Ball will be held at no extra charge, dress for the ball if you so desire and learn the refined art of hand kissing, engage in the wooing contest and learn the dances from days of old charm. Colorful dancers, nobles, ladies, knights, and even greyhounds will be at their finest and on display throughout the festival. Sponsored by Roanoke County Parks, Recreation &Tourism, WSET 13 and Virginia Prosthetics in cooperation with Medieval Fantasies Company. For more details about the Green Hill Medieval Faire visit www.RoanokeCountyParks.com or www.medievalfantasiesco.com |
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