FARMINGTON – Come Saturday, the fairgrounds will be transformed back to medieval times, complete with noble knights, fair maidens and tourneys.
To promote the spirit of the Medieval Renaissance Faire and Horse Show, costumes of the 15th century are encouraged, said an organizer, Lu Manter of Mercer, on Tuesday.
Admission for spectators to the fair is free.
The fair and horse show begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 30, at the Farmington Fairgrounds on High Street.
It’s open to all ages and all equines, including donkeys and stick horses. A number of Medieval-theme classes will be offered, on topics including riding in costume, riding through obstacles, jumping, driving, and a class for stick horses.
The Neville Companye, a historical reenactment group of Gardiner, plans to perform combat demonstrations with armored, steel weapons as well as siege-weapon demonstrations throughout the day.
A fighting-staff demonstration group choreographed by martial arts master Nathanial Craig of Wilton will also be held during the day.
There will also be archery and trebuchet demonstrations. The latter is a large medieval weapon, similar to a catapult, that hurls items such as large stones.
To learn more about the Neville Companye, people may go online to mysite.verizon.net/nevillecompanye/nk.html on the Internet.
For more information and to sign up for the horse show, people can call Sonja Hardy at Long Meadow Farm at 778-3238.
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