The only disappointment was the $6 ice cream that consisted of a watery soft serve that was tiny.

I had a really good cider (I need to look up what kind it was) and all the rest of the food we saw looked great. I was shocked that Tim didn’t get a turkey leg, but we did see many others enjoying them. My favorite was the birds of prey! Birds of Prey WHEEL OF DEATH Tim said, “nope” Camel ride anyone? You can throw dangerous weapons and vegetables!

I bought a couple of Christmas gifts for the girls and these earrings had to come home with me! I’ll be sure to bring it with me next time. Some of you know I do have a costume from my last time at the Wisconsin fair, but alas, it’s in storage at Emily’s house right now. And if you didn’t have a costume, there were probably a dozen places you could purchase one. You could get a turkey leg and grog of course. Many, many of the visitors were in costume and there were dozens of entertainers wandering the grounds or on stage singing or drumming or having vegetables thrown (badly) at them! Even on the walk from the car we saw some great characters! It was a perfect setting to make you feel like you truly did step back into the past. It was held in the beautiful Woods of Mallaranny, which is a 47 acre park filled with huge oak trees and meadows.

The Fair moved to a new location this year. We visited the Sarasota Medieval Fair, Compared to the Renaissance Fair in Wisconsin, this one is small, but still filled with fun! Tim and I spent a few hours back in time on Sunday.

Sarasota medieval fair