Last weekend we made a trip to Georgia to attend the 30th Annual Georgia Renaissance Festival.  We’ve never gone to the festival before so the kids were very excited when we told them what we were doing.  We arrived just a few minutes after they opened and were surprised to see the amount of people that were at the festival.  The only traffic we ran into was the last two miles before the festival because traffic was backed up a little as everyone was trying to get in and park.  They had plenty of parking and attendants helping get the cars in as efficiently as possible.  It had rained the day before so it was a little muddy in a few places, but it wasn’t bad.

We had a great time watching all the neat shows and going through the various shops.  The kids thought it was fascinating and were even chosen to participate in one of the shows which was fun.  The people performing were very interactive with the audiences.  There were a few “adult humor” jokes in some of the performances, but nothing that the kids picked up on.  It was Roman and bring your pet weekend so there were lots of dogs which the girls loved.  We only saw one cat though!

They had a lot of different food options as well from giant turkey legs, key lime pie on a stick, funnel cakes, and more.  The kids thought the funnel cake was delicious!  There was alcohol available for purchase, however, with it being a day event most people were drinking casually so that wasn’t a problem.  They do allow smoking so occasionally you would have to walk around a group of people who were smoking usually around the picnic areas.  Overall it was a great experience, entertaining, fun, and a good family activity.

We got to see almost all the performances throughout the day.  Usually each show performs several times during the day so if you don’t catch one time you get another one.  We were there close to 6 hours and were able to watch at least part of every show that was performing that weekend.  It was neat to see a lot of tricks and talent.

Here are some of the pictures from the shows we attended and really enjoyed:

King announcing the jousting tournament!

The warrior princess to be won in the knights competition

One of the warriors

Karlie and Brina on stage being lassoed by Cirque du Todd on Fools’s Knoll stage

He got a bunch of kids inside the lasso

Having fun in the performance!

Juggling a large knife, garden spike, and jalapeno spam

Cirque du Todd balancing on a board while juggling fire sticks and fire spinning around his head and feet.

Sirena Dog Show at the Garden Cottage Stage

 She had a lot of different dogs doing various tricks

Huge poodle that could jump high!

Birds of Prey show, this guy flew over our heads!

The owl is ready!

We had an empty seat next to us and one of the workers would call the birds so they would land right next to us.

He’s got his little helmet on to keep him calm during the performance.

Petting the animals

Wheel of Death act at the Marrakech Mews area

He was walking and doing the jump rope while this huge wheel was spinning way up in the air.  Amazing!

Barely Balanced was entertaining on the Halfwit Harbour Stage

Juggling knives over his friend

Now that’s a way to stretch.

He is balancing on a board while she’s on his shoulders juggling the knives.  Barely Balance is a husband, wife, and friend who perform together.

She is standing on a large ball while they are juggling the knives around her.

It started the weekend of April 18th and goes through June 7, 2015.   There were many more performances we saw while at the festival.  Hope this gives you a taste of what you will see while you are there!

If you are looking to go to the Georgia Renaissance Festival you can use this promo code for another few days!  Also, next weekend, the first weekend in May kids under 12 years old get in free!

Georgia Renaissance Festival Promo Code Discount:

• Get $4 off Adult and $3 off Child (6-12) tickets!  Use  Promo Code: “castle” when purchasing discount tickets on our secure website at www.garenfest.com. Tickets are good any day of the 2015 Season (Weekends and Memorial Day Apr 18-June 7). Online discount only. Not good with any other offers.

A special thanks to U.S. Family Guide and Georgia Renaissance Festival for offering a special discount to our readers.  Any specific product information was provided by Georgia Renaissance Festival and U.S. Family Guide, however, the opinions expressed in this post are our own.  We did receive tickets so our family could visit the festival and share our experience.