Schedule for Iowafaire, the Waterloo Renaissance Faire

UPDATED ON May 20, 2003
 The Renaissance Faire is Saturday May 31, and Sunday June 1, from 10:00 until 6:00 p.m. It is a part of the My Waterloo Days Festival that is held May 28-June 1.
The Faire is held at Cedar River Park at the corner of Burton and CongerAve.,
Waterloo, Ia. Please come back for updates for performers, acts, and times.

Stages and Acts
Entertainments are at various times at each Stage. and are subject to change.
Musicians-M, Storytellers-S, Jesters and Jokes-J ,
Swordplay-SW, Dancers-D

11:00 Customs and Manners demonstration
12:00 Gaylord Stauffer-harpist-M
12:45 Open Court (Saturday)./ Wedding! (Sunday) 
2:00 Knights and Ladies Ceremony
3:30 Royal Parade around the grounds
4:00 Concentio Agnorum- M
5:00 Open Court and the Judging of the Medival Iron Chef Competition.

Stage #2 “The Minstrel’s Gallery"
 10:45 -Howl-O -M
11:45 - Minstrosity- M
12:45 - To Be Announced-M
1:45 - Howl-O -M
2:45 - Minstrosity-M
3:30 - Royal Parade-all
4:15 - Minstrosity-M
5:00 - Howl-O -M

Stage #3   "The Jester's Realm"
11:00    Dean Franzen - juggler-J (Saturday) (Sunday TBA)
12:00 - Sparrow the Court Jester-J
1:00 - Dean Franzen - juggler-J (Sunday TBA)
2:00 - Sparrow the Court Jester-J
3:30 - Royal Parade-all
4:00 - Dean Franzen - juggler-J (Sunday TBA)
5:00 - Al-Raqs Maq Al-Miqass (dances with scissors) -J (Sunday TBA)

Stage #4        "Knights' Field"
10:30 - Shattock Schoole of Defence-SW
11:00 - Shattock Schoole of Defence- SW
12:30 - Renaissance Sword Theatre, Inc-SW
1:30 - Shattock Schoole of Defence-SW
2:30 - Renaissance Sword Theatre, Inc-SW
3:30 - Royal Parade-all
4:15 - Shattock Schoole of Defence-SW
5:00 - Renaissance Sword Theatre, Inc-SW

Stage #5        "Fairy Tale Theatre"
10:45    William O'Wickam & BlackJack the Dragon-S
11:30 - Gustave Doc'tain - Interactive Storytelling-S
1:00 - William O'Wickam & BlackJack the Dragon-S
2:00 - Gustave Doc'tain - Interactive Storytelling-S
3:30 - Royal Parade-all
4:00 - William O'Wickam & BlackJack the Dragon-S
5:00 - Gustave Doc'tain - Interactive Storytelling-S

Stage #6        "The Dragon's Tale"
11:30 - Danza Mystique-D
12:30 - The Broadswords-J
1:30 - Danza Mystique-D
2:30 - The Broadswords-J
3:30 - Royal Parade-all
4:15 - Danza Mystique-D
5:00 - The Broadswords-J

Other Areas:
Medieval Village - SCA "Shire of La Grande Tente" encampment and
demonstrations; pottery, cooking, threadwork, tools.
Medieval Iron Chef Competition-cooking madness.
Belegarth Medieval Combat Society - battle demonstrations and fantasy
characters
Human Chess game - 4:00, Saturday - Take part in the area's largest chess
board
Insult Tennis - 4:00, Sunday - witness the war of wit (may get a bit wicked!)
Enchanted Forest - Children's crafts and games of skill, photo stands, etc. Provided by the Waterloo Center for the Arts.
The Marketplace  - food and craft booths set in a Renaissance setting with gifts and adornments for the home or castle.

10:00 Opening Ceremony at Front Gate
3:30 Royal Parade- Children welcome to join in the parade around the grounds.
5:30 Closing Ceremony -Songs of Farewell; the royals bid adieu.

Wandering the Grounds:
        Gaylord  Stauffer, The Three Musketeers,  Merick McNight
traveling magician, Lady Zipporah & Co., Mad Tom o'Bedlam, Concentio Agnorum, The Horsemen, Robin Hood, the Lady of Leaves, Belegarth Medieval Combat Society, The Court of the Northlands, and Waterloo's own Merry Revelers.

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