FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Orvis Melvin
Scarborough Renaissance Festival®
972-938-3247 ext 30
Cell 469-337-0462
Scarborough Renaissance Festival Opens 28th Season
WAXAHACHIE, TX (February 11, 2008) - When guests pass through the gates of the Village of Scarborough this season, they enter the world of King Henry VIII, a time of knights and chivalry. Guests will experience new entertainment acts including jugglers, fire-eaters and interactive story-telling that has entertained audiences at Disney World and the Trump Castle, in addition to the full-contact joust, the Royal Falconer flying his birds of prey, glass blowing, caber throwing and continuous entertainment on 21 stages. The village is peopled with Kings and Queens, knights, peasants, soldiers and pirates. Everyone is welcomed into this world of fun and entertainment where they can escape from their everyday cares and step back in time for the time of their life..
Scarborough Renaissance Festival® is a recreated 16th Century English village whose twenty-eighth season will begin on Saturday, April 5 and end on Memorial Day, May 26. The Festival is open on Saturdays, Sundays, and Memorial Day Monday, rain or shine, from 10 AM to 7 PM. In addition to watching shows on 21 stages, visitors can interact with the King, Queen and Villagers, purchase one-of-a-kind hand-made merchandise at over 200 craft shoppes, enjoy games and rides, and sample a variety of foods, drink and ale as they enjoy the wooded 35-acre Village.
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The Festival is located near Waxahachie, just 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex off of I-35E at exit 399A. From Austin or Waco, follow I-35E north to Exit 399. Admission is $19.99 for adults and $6.50 for children, ages 5-12 (tax included). Children age 4 and under are admitted free. Admission includes free parking (courtesy of Allen Samuels Autoplex-Ennis), continuous entertainment and craft demonstrations. Tickets are available, online at ScarboroughRenFest.com, by mail, by phone, or at the castle gates on Festival days. Discount tickets are available at Tom Thumb Grocery Stores or Austin Area Randalls Grocery Stores. Discount coupons are available at participating Long John Silver’s restaurants. For more information please call 972-938-3247 or visit www.ScarboroughRenFest.com.
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