MONROE — Hear ye, hear ye!<\/p>\n
The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire is coming to Monroe this Saturday, and will continue every weekend through Aug. 18.<\/p>\n
Located in the fictional village of Merriwick at 18601 Sky Meadows Lane, Snohomish, the fair offers food, shopping and entertainment, all with a European Renaissance twist.<\/p>\n
This is the fair’s second year<\/a> in Monroe, after moving from its previous location in Bonney Lake in 2023.<\/p>\n “Take a step back in time and party like it’s 1578,” the fair’s website reads. “From the villagers to the Noble Court, we are sure all will enjoy our quaint village.”<\/p>\n Each weekend offers a different theme with “A Magical Midsummer Celebration” from July 21-22, “Pirate’s Plunder” from July 27-28, “Villain or Hero?” from Aug 3-4, “Warriors of the Wild” from Aug. 10-11 and “Mystical Realms” from Aug. 17-18.<\/p>\n Featured acts include jousting, mounted battle archery, improv comedians, musicians ranging from bards to fiddlers to sirens and circus acts like sword swallowing and knife throwing.<\/p>\n Art, clothing, instruments, and weaponry will be available at a variety of vendors. Numerous medieval food choices include meat pies, turkey legs, sweets and pickles.<\/p>\n The fair includes characters such as Hanna Blazer as Merriwick’s monarch, Queen Elizabeth I. Visitors should also be watchful of the villainous Wotan the Fairy Smasher, mercenaries, artisans and fairies.<\/p>\n General admission tickets are $39.95 for adults, $25.95 for children, and are valid from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.<\/p>\n Night parties will be held Fridays from 6 p.m. to midnight and Saturdays from 7 p.m. to midnght, following the fair. Night party tickets are $29.99 on Fridays and $29.95 on Saturdays for adults, and $24.95 for children on Saturdays.<\/p>\n A camping package is available for more committed attendees. The package includes entrance to the camping space Friday to Sunday, Saturday and Sunday fair days, and Friday and Saturday night events.<\/p>\n Separate tickets are available for events like pub crawls, tea parties, and evening entertainment.<\/p>\n Get tickets at https:\/\/washingtonfaire.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Parking is free and ADA accessible. Pets are not allowed unless they are service animals.<\/p>\n Costumes are not required, but encouraged.<\/p>\n Connor Zamora: 425-339-3037; connor.zamora@heraldnet.com<\/a>; Twitter: @cgzamora02<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The annual Renaissance fair will open its doors every weekend from July 20 to Aug. 18 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":250,"featured_media":828321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,2,1025,1024],"tags":[244,91,68],"class_list":["post-828320","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-life","category-news","category-photo-galleries","category-top-news","tag-instagram","tag-photography","tag-snohomish"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/heraldnet.com\/2024\/07\/19\/royalty-and-revelry-the-spirit-of-the-renaissance-comes-to-monroe\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Royalty and revelry: The spirit of the Renaissance comes to Monroe","url":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2024\/07\/19\/royalty-and-revelry-the-spirit-of-the-renaissance-comes-to-monroe\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/2024\/07\/19\/royalty-and-revelry-the-spirit-of-the-renaissance-comes-to-monroe\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/36896966_web1_TSR-230806-RenFaire-EDH.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.heraldnet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/07\/36896966_web1_TSR-230806-RenFaire-EDH.jpg"},"articleSection":"Local News","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Connor Zamora"}],"creator":["Connor Zamora"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"HeraldNet.com","logo":""},"keywords":["as seen on instagram ...","photography","snohomish"],"dateCreated":"2024-07-19T19:51:00Z","datePublished":"2024-07-19T19:51:00Z","dateModified":"2026-02-25T18:31:26Z"},"rendered":"