I miss faire dearly and was just thinking about all the wonderful times to be had this season. And wondering.....hmmmm where will all the other MIRF-ers be in 2009???
Here is where I hope to be
4/4 Frankenfeast
6/13 Midland Highland Festival
6/27 Fife Lake Highland Festival
7/? Bristol
7/? SLRF-most likely
8/15, 8/16, 8/22, 8/23, 9/5, 9/6, 9/7 MIRF (gonna get a campsite for all those so pretty sure on those dates, but there is always a chance for that other weekend in there too)
9/12 Beaver Island Highland Games
10/3 and 10/4 MIRF
10/? would really like to go to ORF
So ya that's it. Really wanted to go to Rendevous but with Ivor comming home and not knowing the money situation. Don't think we'll get that far from home.
Huzzah!!!! Almost faire and festival season in MI!!!!
4/4 Frankenfeast
4/25 Audtions for MMRF and after party
5/24 Mayfaire
7/4 Silverleaf
7/18 Bristol
8/1 Ispheming Renaissance Faire
8/15-10/4 Season pass to MRF
October - MMRF
Masque at Frankenmuth (when that is scheduled)
Maybe a trip to Derbyshire and Ohio RenFaire if I have time.
Tom and I have become SCA members so on the one hand we have fewer weekends open for faire visits but on the other hand we have a spiffy new tent and accessories so that faire visits won't have to include the expense of a hotel.
So far it's lookin' like:
(3/28 Northgate's A Day at the Castle)
4/4 Frankenfeast
(4/25 Andelcrag Althing)
5/23 and/or 5/24 Marshall Mayfaire
(5/29-31 Death & Taxes)
(6/19-21 Baronial Border War)
6/27 Derbyshire
7/11 and/or 12 Silverleaf
8/1 GLMF???
(8/2-8 Pennsic woohoo!)
8/9 PARF???
8/15 STUPID BORING FAMILY REUNION THAT KEEPS ME FROM OPENING WEEKEND AT MIRF!!!
edited to add: family reunion date was changed then opening weekend was changed, too! :GRR:
9/5-7 MIRF(camping at Holly Rec)
10/3-4 MIRF
So far it looks as though these are etched in stone:
4/4 Frankenfeast
5/16-25 GSLRF - St Louis
5/30-31 Mayfaire
6/5-7 Port Washington
6/20-28 Derbyshire
7/11-19 Bristol
8/3-8 Michigan Pirate Festival -Grand Haven, MI
8/15-10/4 MIRF
10/24-25 Southern Ohio
Tentative:
TRF
More of Bristol
Silverleaf
MiRF 8/15 - 8/16 is a definite for us. Planning to camp Thurs - Sun. Other than that, it's pretty up in the air. We're hoping to be able to do at least one or two more weekends beyond that.
4/04 - FrankenFeast, Frankenmuth, MI
4/25 - Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival Auditions, Frankenmuth, MI
(assisting Festival Partners with Cast selections)
5/09 - Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival Auditions, Frankenmuth, MI
(assisting Festival Partners with Cast selections)
5/23-31 - Mayfaire Renaissance Festival, Marshall, MI
(appearing as King Henry Tudor VIII, Visiting Monarch)
7/11-8/09 - Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire, Battle Creek, MI
(Playtron, exact dates attending TBD)
8/15-10/04 - Michigan Renaissance Festival, Holly, MI
(part of TCN* working at the Feast of Fantasy and/or Playtron, dates TBD)
10/10-11/01 - Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival, Tuscola, MI
(portraying King Henry Tudor VIII)
12/26(?) - Renaissance Masque, Frankenmuth, MI
*TCN = Theatrical Combat Network - www.myspace.com/theatricalcombat
Huzzah!!!
How very exciting!!!!
I love to see all the differnt things we all do threw the year. I think it's wonderful that there are so many different events taking place here in MI and in other states that we all go to. There are so many people out there that don't even know about ren faires, highland festivals, SCA and the likes. And yet we have a vast community of people that not only attend the larger events, but also the small ones. With the economy so terrible, it's great to see that rennies are still getting out there to support the faires and festivals. Not to mention getting together for a pint and a song with friends.
And we just got our pop-up camper yesterday. It needs some fixing up, but it will allow us to do SOOOO much more this summer as far as travleing to faires and fests. I am very excited!!!
Maybe that means I can add to my to-attend list.....heheheh
04/04 - Frankenfeast, Frankenmuth, MI
04/25 - Open Auditions for MMRF, Frankenmuth, MI
5/23-31 - Mayfaire Renaissance Festival, Marshall, MI
07/09 - 07/11 Saline Celtic Festival, Saline MI (we are really going to try this year, missed it so much last year)
7/11-8/9 - Silver Leaf Renaissance Faire, Battle Creek, MI
07/31 & 08/01 - St. Andrew's Highland Games, Livonia, MI (we had to miss these last year too).
08/08 - 08-09 - Bristol, WI
8/15-10/4 - Michigan Renaissance Festival, Holly, MI
10/10-11/1 - Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival, Vassar, MI (well, actually between Frankenmuth and Vassar on Frankenmuth Road)
12/26(?) - Renaissance Masque, Frankenmuth, MI (in hopes that Captain Hooks will be reopened by then)
For me and hubby and Lucy, it's hard to say.
4th April - Frankenfeast/Frankenmuth, MI
No Mayfaire this year (sorry) but my little trip to Detroit on the 16th to the 18th to see IL DIVO cost a lot of money and wouldn't miss this concert for the world. :)
Definitely Silver Leaf on the 19th of July as it's my birthday, probably another weekend either in July or August, we shall see.
MIRF in August/September for definite and the same for MMRF in October, can't really decide on what dates though due to hubby working.
Renaissance Masque, also definitely. :)
Sorry I can't be more specific with dates, this is all I can give you.
Frankenfeast
Mayfaire
Derbyshire
Bristol
Silverleaf?
Michigan Pirate Fest
MiRF
ORF
MMRF?
Frankenfeast this coming Sat.
Mayfaire and SilverLeaf are still unknowns.
Definitely at least a few weekends of MIRF.
At least 1 weekend of MMRF.
Would love to go to a Masque, but it's at a very busy time of year for hubby, so it's not that likely.
Let's see... where will I be...
May 23 or 25, and 31st: Mayfaire
June 20th or 21st: Derbyshire
July-August: Silverleaf (though this depends on summer jobs and what happens there)
Sept. 6th, 20th, 28th: MiRF
At least that's the idea.
I popped into this thread being nosy, and I see that several of you will be visiting my home faire, Bristol this summer. We usually go just about every weekend on a Sunday, and I organize the Meet & Greets for both days of the weekend. Hope to meet you there.
There is 1 weekend that I will be out of state attending a wedding, July 18-19, though I will still organize the Meet & Greet. For those coming that weekend, sorry to miss you, hopefully you'll visit Bristol again in the future.
I know the first weekend, there will be some Minnesota folks there, so you'll have an opportunity to meet even more than the Bristol attendees.
More will be posted in the Bristol thread as the time gets closer. Only 104 days till opening gate!
Sir Morgan and I will be at:
Midwest RF ... either weekend (hopefully)
Des Moines RF ... dates not posted yet (but it's definite)
MiRF ... 9/26 (definite... our wedding day ;D)
MnRF ... 10/3 (most likely)
Tom amd I won't be attending Frankenfeast after all. :(
See y'all at Mayfaire!
Quote from: sealion on March 29, 2009, 07:20:13 PM
Tom amd I won't be attending Frankenfeast after all. :(
See y'all at Mayfaire!
Darn it... I was so looking forward to seeing a new gown or something that you have dillegently sewn. Your talent amazes me!!
Ah well.. we shall have to raise a glass to you and Tom!
wow most yall got all year planned.. hell wish i could plan for anything more then 3 days out.. stupid work always destroyes my plans so i had to learn to not plan anything. closest thing i can plan is michigan renaissance festival as many times as i can during the season.. anything else is all jsut blowing in the wind to see where it takes me.
Mayfaire 5/30
KHF 6/13-14
GLMF 7/11- 12
BRF 7/18-19
SRF 8/1-2
MIRF every weekend
MMRF 2 weekend not sure of date
ORF last weekend.
holy crap i actually get to plan a weekend.. vacation got approved.. so i know i will be able to make it to Mayfaire 5/23 and 24.
and being close to lansing makes iteven easier to plan.
We are planning to visit as many faires as possible this year. Cash flow will be the deciding factor...
Jon.