This year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival features “Equus Maximus” a world-renowned trick riding, staged combat, and stunt show. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Every spring the small northern Georgia community of Fairburn passes through a sort of time portal as it transformed into the site of the Georgia Renaissance Festival, where visitors can mingle with fairies, drink mead with Norse warriors, watch combat on horseback, wander through dozens of different shops that sell things like breeches, greaves and dragon eggs, or simply kick back on a grassy knoll with a flagon of ale and watch children dance around the maypole.
One of the highlights of the annual Georgia Renaissance Festival are the joust shows, which take place throughout each festival day. This year the joust is being performed by the the world-renown “Equus Maximus” show which features trick riding, staged combat, stunts and chariot races. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A knight in shining armor parades through the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
This costumed gentleman acts as a sentry outside one of the many shops located on the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival in Fairburn. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The Madd Hatter is one of many shops located on the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Children dance around the maypole at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A costumed fairy leads young visitors to this year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival in a dance around the maypole. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The Maze is one of the many events that are big hits with children at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The Georgia Renaissance Festival features dozens of different shops, such as the popular Medieval Metal. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Mother Goose entertains at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Visitors young and old enjoy dressing up for the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Throughout the day at the Georgia Renaissance Festival Pan can be seen leading the revelry. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Pan serenades guests as they depart the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Fairies lead a parade through the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival, which runs until June 7 in Fairburn. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Members of the Royal Court, led by a group of fairies, parade through the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
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The Georgia Renaissance Festival features more than 300 costumed street performers, like this 16th-century pirate. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A pirate mans his cannon at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A “princess fairy” dismounts from the swinging Sea Dragon ride at this year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A performer takes a ride atop the popular swinging Sea Dragon ride at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Queen Anne parades through the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival on her way to the jousting arena. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
In addition to the hundreds of costumed performers, many guests to the Georgia Renaissance Festival arrive in their own homemade attire. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The swinging Sea Dragon is a favorite attraction for children at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The tower slide is one of the favorite children’s attractions at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
One young visitor to this year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival tries his hand at jousting atop a magical griffin ride, one of many attractions for children at the festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Two ornate gargoyles parade through the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Spongebob Squarepants waves to fans at this year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
More than 200,000 visitors attend the Georgia Renaissance Festival annually. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Many children who attend the Georgia Renaissance Festival love taking a ride in the barrel swing. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Todd Key, the Georgia Renaissance Festival’s longest-running performer does his difficult flaming juggling act as part of the Cirque Du Todd show which takes place at various times during each of the festival’s eight weekends. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
This stunt rider performs during the “Equus Maximus” jousting show at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A costumed fairy waves goodbye to visitors at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
This flower girl is one of more than 300 costumed street performers who can be seen strolling the grounds at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
This pond is located just inside the front entrance of the Georgia Renaissance Festival village. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
This ornately costumed gargoyle is one of two that ventures the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival during its eight weekend run every year. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A costumed store clerk welcomes guests at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A trick rider performs at this year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A costumed performer brings up the rear of a parade through the grounds of the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
These three fairies flit around throughout the day during this year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival in Fairburn, Ga. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
As part of this year’s “Equus Maximus” show at the Georgia Renaissance Festival, costumed warriors perform dozens of tricks on horseback. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A horse trick rider/stuntman performs during the “Equus Maximus” show at the 30th annual Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Visitors to the Georgia Renaissance Festival can get astrological readings. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Two combatants duke it out during the “Equus Maximus” show at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Guests at the Georgia Renaissance Festival take a ride in a carriage. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The “Equus Maximus” show at this year’s Georgia Renaissance Festival features chariot races. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The Georgia Renaissance Festival features over 300 costumed street performers like this scarecrow-like medicine man. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Crowds gathered on a grassy knoll inside the Georgia Renaissance Festival grounds enjoy the jousting show. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
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This village crier alerts Georgia Renaissance Festival guests of an upcoming performance. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
A young guest tests out the handcrafted drums for sale at the Georgia Renaissance Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
The Georgia Renaissance Festival takes places in a 32 acre recreation of a 16th Century English village, permanently located in Fairburn, Ga. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Georgia Renaissance Festival guests, especially children, enjoy having their faces painted. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
