Ren Faires - nerd cringe but olde timey

[MY 405]

The problem is that her best friend has a boyfriend that will tag along. This dude is like a 5'6", 400lb, neckbearded pc gaming autist that sweats profusely, and complains about everything. Last year he was wanting to go as a sorcerer/wizard type thing. Had a big heavy hooded robe made. Then last minute changed his mind. Now he's a Sith lord. Hell, why not. He already thinks he's one in real life. Fuck it. All he does is put on a kylo ren looking mask with the robe. Then doesn't wear it because he can't breathe or complain, or eat those turkey drumsticks with it on. .....

Going to try to go on a different day than the Sith this time. Thank God he drove separately last time. I'd never have thought they'd allow star wars, but he insists that since it's "a long time ago in a galaxy far away", that the films take place during our medieval period and are therefore valid.

Fucking sperg.

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The heavy breathing isn't part of the act...

Also, whenever I see that gimp pic of Phil I can't help but see this...

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Would it make you feel any better if I told you that 'Sith' (properly pronounced 'shee' -- thanks there, George) is a Scots Gaelic word that means "fairy". Which in the Ren Fair circumstances would be more correct and I would pimp the shit out of sperg "Sith Lord" and just call him "The Lord of the Fairies" all day or something.

 

[TsumTsum]

I think Ren Fairs are pretty cool. I've never ever seen a furry/cosplayer at one though. Then again, its been years since I've attended one.

Spoiler: Slightly OT Story About Barf

:powerlevel:My most vivid memory of the Ren Fair was when I used to perform for my local Ren Fair every year as one of the Maypole dancers. One year, I remember right before we were supposed to begin the dance I ended up getting eating too much raspberry snocone and barfing up with no warning. This triggered a chain reaction of other the dancers thowing up their snocones and it ended up being a rainbow of barf in the dirt. For some reason we thought this was more hilarious than disgusting and ended up doing the Maypole regardless of our upset stomachs.:powerlevel:

All in all, I only have good? memories of Ren Fairs.
Also you can get turkey legs at Ren Fairs. So that's a bonus.

 

[ActualKiwi]

To be fair, some of the chicks aren't bad looking. However, to find those chicks you have to wade through all the Wizards, Walruses and Whales.

 

[quaawaa]

Sorry for reviving this long dead thread but I went to a Renaissance fair recently and was shocked that it was a reddit convention and not a living history museum. It’s my fault for not doing my research, but I was expecting to see a HEMA-style fight with realistic replica weapons for a “medieval weapons demonstration” and not a bunch of obese teenagers “fencing” with crude wooden swords. This was at an extremely popular fair that’s been around for decades.

There was an absurd number of furries and more morbidly obese people than Disney World. A lot of the performers could not stop breaking the fourth wall and whining about their personal lives (often in a sexual manner) while begging for tips. I walked out of several shows for being boring lectures, which I’ve never done at any other event before. There were also a lot of drunk spinsters awkwardly hitting on the performers; one of the (few good) performers had to stop his show and show off his wedding ring to get them to shut up.

Why can’t a “Renaissance Fair” actually be about the Renaissance/Medieval era and not a county fair with a target audience of LGBT basement dwellers and single middle-aged women?

 

[56 others]

I guess I dont understand the logistics of ren fairs, why do you need to make money on the event? Is this just a way for failed theatre kids to make a living like traveling haunted houses? I always assumed Ren faires were for the fun and experience of it, and everyone could support themselves with maybe a small communal pot for a facebook ad or something. Genuinely curious.

 

[Charnel Ground]

Last time I went to a renfaire 90% of the jewelry on offer was Chinese & Indian mass produced stuff that can be found on Amazon or EBay for a fraction of the price. At first I was surprised but then I remembered that Etsy has the same problem these days.

 

[Agares]

Sorry for reviving this long dead thread but I went to a Renaissance fair recently and was shocked that it was a reddit convention and not a living history museum. It’s my fault for not doing my research, but I was expecting to see a HEMA-style fight with realistic replica weapons for a “medieval weapons demonstration” and not a bunch of obese teenagers “fencing” with crude wooden swords. This was at an extremely popular fair that’s been around for decades.

There was an absurd number of furries and more morbidly obese people than Disney World. A lot of the performers could not stop breaking the fourth wall and whining about their personal lives (often in a sexual manner) while begging for tips. I walked out of several shows for being boring lectures, which I’ve never done at any other event before. There were also a lot of drunk spinsters awkwardly hitting on the performers; one of the (few good) performers had to stop his show and show off his wedding ring to get them to shut up.

Why can’t a “Renaissance Fair” actually be about the Renaissance/Medieval era and not a county fair with a target audience of LGBT basement dwellers and single middle-aged women?

Sounds like Ren Fairs have decayed the same way gun shows have in the last couple of decades. Used to be fun places to hang out, hunt for bargains and meet chill people but now they're a people of Walmart freakshow with mostly overpriced junk for sale.

 

[I'mma real anime gurl]

I've been to a Ren Faire as a kid on a school trip, they were always fun as fuck and I remember their fucking huge ass drumsticks.

 

[Jerri's Kid]

I think it depends on the Ren Faire. I went to a few of them in my 20s and the big one that most people attended sucked because it was mostly people bugging you to buy something from them or constantly begging for money while they performed. I used to say it was like Tijuana but with more colorful costumes. The smaller ones were better and filled with people who were more interested in representing the period. Granted, I still saw people walking around sporting vampire fangs, but they weren't a significant presence.

 

[Dafuqisdis?]

I went to a really huge ren faire and it was gay as fuck. It's just a place to sell worthless shit that nerds fawn over like a 1200 dollar sword or a replica of Thor's Hammer. They have games that should be fun like shooting a small bow and arrow but they're all rigged like carnival games so the fun is totally sucked out of them and you just leave feeling bewildered and like you've wasted money.

 

[AveraDiane]

There was an absurd number of furries and more morbidly obese people than Disney World. A lot of the performers could not stop breaking the fourth wall and whining about their personal lives (often in a sexual manner) while begging for tips. I walked out of several shows for being boring lectures, which I’ve never done at any other event before. There were also a lot of drunk spinsters awkwardly hitting on the performers; one of the (few good) performers had to stop his show and show off his wedding ring to get them to shut up.

I went to the New York Renaissance Faire with a friend last year and this is pretty spot on. Only two performances I went to I truly enjoyed and there was just so much pop culture that it's no different than the average comic convention. I would probably go again if my friend wants me to come but I wasn't too impressed.

 

[ToroidalBoat]

At what point did they start allowing furries and cosplayers into the Renaissance Fair?

I've never seen a cosplayer or furry at one though.

There was an absurd number of furries and more morbidly obese people than Disney World.

I went to a really huge ren faire and it was gay as fuck.

There is some American fantasy theme "renaissance" fair where there used to be no "furries" seen there. Sometime since "The New Normal" ended and public events resumed, one is pretty much guaranteed to see at least a few "furries" there -- along with cross-dressers, and maybe an obvious SJW ("pronouns" button and that androgynous "woke" look).

Why can’t a “Renaissance Fair” actually be about the Renaissance/Medieval era and not a county fair with a target audience of LGBT basement dwellers and single middle-aged women?

now they're a people of Walmart freakshow with mostly overpriced junk for sale

It's Current Year.

 

[Xarpho's Return]

I have seen a few furries at the Texas Renaissance Festival in 2020 and even a guy in one of those shark costumes the same year. (Yes, it was open that year). But the Festival always been fairly degenerate even during daytime; inappropriate costumes, crossdressing, and someone leading their GF on a leash.

Coincidentally, I've also seen Ren Faire on Max (a docudrama on that particular festival) and is run by some absolutely insane people.