You don’t actually have to be a lord or a lady to attend the 36th Annual Texas Renaissance Festival, but you’re sure to see some while you’re there. The fest features more than 200 daily performances by costumed entertainers, full-contact jousting, polka dancing, a fireworks display, dozens of rides and games and hundreds of artisans and craftspeople offering their unique wares. Expect lots of tankards of ale (and light beer) to be downed. 9 a.m. to dusk Saturdays and Sundays. Through November 28. Renaissance Fairgrounds, 21778 FM 1774, Plantersville. For information, call 800-458-3435 or visit www.texrenfest.com. $11 to $23.
Saturdays, Sundays, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Starts: Oct. 9. Continues through Nov. 28, 2010
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