Last Friday we attended the "school day" at Hoggetowne Medieval Faire in Gainesville, Florida. The event is homeschool friendly extended the same discounts and extras to homeschoolers as other school children, which we greatly appreciated.

I hadn't been to a Medieval Faire since middle school and I was glad to see that vibrant colors, great food, and unique personalities have a remained just as I remembered them. I'm glad my kids got to experience it for the first time. We did so much in the short time we were there. P was an assistant in a magic show and had her hair wrapped. We saw a juggling show. Silas shook hands with a giant skeleton. He also bought a wooden sword and was thrilled to find out we had our own heirloom sword at home that he will inherit someday. There was a life size hamster wheel / slushy making machine that the kids were in love with. The kids rode a wooden swing ride that looked like it came from the dark ages.  We saw a troll, a creepy clown, an angel, royalty and knights in shining armor all in addition to the many townspeople working the fair. The kids threw darts and Chinese throwing stars (yikes), P even won a prize for her dart skills. I ate some deliciously greasy fried green tomatoes and Brice chowed down on a Turkey leg (and refused to let me take a picture). 

 I loved being able to capture the Faire workers in their environment. How fun would it be to work at a faire like this? I loved how everyone stayed in character. The people working there were so believable I questioned if some of them really believed they were in the Middle Ages.   Here are some of my favorite shots of the day.