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Des Moines Renaissance Faire

Experience the “Age of Enlightenment” at the Des Moines Renaissance Faire. Enter our gates and you will go back in time to an era when royalty ruled, knights jousted, and the arts came alive! The excitement begins Labor Day weekend and extends through the next two weekends in September.

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dmrenfaire | aka Des Moines Ren Faire | 347 followers | 42 following

May 08, 2012 @ 9:06 pm
I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/S7pHvyOo

Apr 27, 2012 @ 4:01 pm
We are at the KOSAMA DOWNTOWN from now until 6 PM. Come and register for the Kosama Warrior Mud Run. 30... http://t.co/Ulslbz49

Mar 27, 2012 @ 8:58 am
@ServiceLegend We don't suppose you can fix our drippy, drafty torture chamber dungeon in the castle...?

Mar 27, 2012 @ 8:54 am
@HobbyDocuSeries A reality show called Hobby Intervention? Uh oh. We can stop wearing tights any time we want to, honest! :)

Mar 16, 2012 @ 8:50 am
In 2011, a rap video was recorded at the Des Moines Renaissance Faire. How many of our cast members can you... http://t.co/7gLCBRb2

Mar 09, 2012 @ 7:54 pm
Come to "Des Moines Ren Faire opening day" Saturday, September 1 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. The first of three... http://t.co/kiwcSLXN

Mar 02, 2012 @ 8:17 pm
I posted a new photo to Facebook http://t.co/sNCoIyh9

Mar 02, 2012 @ 12:07 am
Just for fun... This is the very first prototype layout proposal for Festival Park. This was being done in... http://t.co/n2pa3KnU

Feb 06, 2012 @ 1:56 pm
Hey, if you like running at all, and are interested in doing an extreme 5K, you should go check out our page for... http://t.co/Mju4z5Re

Jan 27, 2012 @ 5:15 pm
Sleepy Hollow Sports Park, where Festival Park (home of the Des Moines Renaissance Faire) is located, has... http://t.co/Ooscv81U

Dec 08, 2011 @ 7:20 pm
This is the slideshow currently looping at the Sleepy Hollow store in Valley West Mall. http://t.co/dt6LV0Fn

Dec 02, 2011 @ 10:25 am
The Renaissance Faire has a small display in the Sleepy Hollow Sports Park store in Valley West Mall next to... http://t.co/B0ffbtKv

Nov 03, 2011 @ 2:27 pm
The management team of Festivals International and the Des Moines Renaissance Faire have selected Lynne Melssen,... http://t.co/A7eMhVav

Oct 18, 2011 @ 9:16 am
Hey fans of costumed events: We are having a Run of the Living Dead at Sleepy Hollow this Thursday. It will... http://t.co/e3VB0FaB

Sep 25, 2011 @ 7:40 pm
I posted 49 photos on Facebook in the album "Des Moines Renaissance Faire 2011" http://t.co/B5hj3qsq

Sep 25, 2011 @ 11:59 am
Just one day after the last merchants had packed up and departed from Festival Park, the whole place began it's... http://t.co/h4euHvgc

Sep 21, 2011 @ 12:52 pm
Sigh. We didn't make the voting list for an Iowa attraction to see. http://t.co/VwO1bC5V

Sep 21, 2011 @ 11:43 am
SSome DMRF entertainers are going to be working at the Scream Park. Spotted so far: Lord Drake the magician, the... http://t.co/4D7tUQvV

Sep 19, 2011 @ 12:08 pm
How about some feedback? We will begin planning for 2012 shortly... http://t.co/OCXBlS7p

Sep 18, 2011 @ 8:51 pm
Wow, what a great season in spite of starting out with rain and ending with drizzle. Updates, photos and... http://t.co/q8dVktXK