Kansas City Renaissance Festival

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You are there as bold knights joust for fair maidens, jugglers, jesters and musicians entertain royalty and peasantry, noble lords and ladies feast and make merry with a host of colorful village characters.

This is the Kansas City Renaissance Festival. Enter into an enchanted world as the Prince seeks a bride and the king's best swordsmen vie for the Champion's crown.

This festival emphasizes romance with many special theme weekends including:

• Oceans of Desire
Life-sized treasure hunt, Spanish dancers, Swashbuckling Show,
• Veils of Silk
Belly dancing shows and lessons, Scheherazade makeover, Arabian Prince and his harem, Henna demonstrations, Coffee and Tea sampling
• Knights of Valor
Regional Longbow Competition, His Majesty's Pentathlon, Hometown Heroes essay contest, Knight School
• Flames of Passion
Wedding of the Century, Fireworks display, Food of Love Competition, Romance Bandits, Masque Ball, Romancing the Stones
• Heart of the Highlands
Kilts, bagpipes, and the Highland Games--need we say more?
• Roman Carnival
Bacchus, Grape stomping, Leonardo da Vinci, Wine tasting,Whining Contest, Roman Costume Contest
• Mists of Eire
Danny Boy singing contest, Irish step dancing, Homebrew Competition, Kilt-rolling and Best Kilt Contests, Potato Games, Kiss the Blarney Stone

Renaissance Weddings

At the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, you'll also have the chance to celebrate your wedding 16th century style! Your union will be be announced by your place in the King's Parade along with King Henry VIII and his bride Queen Anne Boleyn.

The festival offers several options for elegant venues; the most traditional is the Chapel of Blessed Mercy, a replica of a 16th century chapel in Canterbury, England. You'll say your vows beneath stained glass windows and you and your wedding party will have use of the chapel for 45 minutes.

Another venue option is the Tea Room next to the Royal Gardens. Or, for a beautiful outdoor setting, you can choose the Royal Garden, shaded by vine-covered trellises.

The festival offers three wedding packages; two of these packages offer complimentary admissions. You can also opt for reception festivals filled with festival foods; alcoholic beverages may also be purchased.