Lebanon Lions Club Country Fair Grounds — Local services in Lebanon

The Connecticut Renaissance Faire is running on weekends from now until the Monday of Columbus Day weekend. I was measured for a utility kilt and picked up badger fur to help me make my Sporran. Many old favorites were there. The Faire expanded into the upper former jousting grounds (called the Midlands) more vendors than we have seen in the last few years. They had a rainy your own pottery place with acrylic, metallic, and color changing paint. As per tradition, we bought a huge bag of kettle corn and fresh lemonade. We stopped at the Iron Raven Forge where Mike the blacksmith helped punch norse runes into a smack knife i purchased along with a long forged hair pin . We visited the shop directly next to that. The man had mini's ( think Dungeon & Dragons) as well as a lot of pins for going on vests and sashes at Cons. My daughter then hit up the old-fashioned candy stall. She came away laden with treats. We stopped at an artist's stall dull of fall colors. She had pictures of Dryads and bug bears. Frogs. Knights, gypsies and all manner of heroes riding wolves or dragons and such. It's such a creative and different style that the stall next to that had tiny hand crafted mushrooms. With many different colored tops, from single small ones to larger diorama. Acoss from that was a small stall with a beautiful banner of a Phoenix. The gentleman and his lady were game inventors. Stop by and they will teach you how to play. It's so fun you may bring home a box like we did. Along that same avenue was a stall where they taught you how to make your own chain mail. Then, the large cement crafted animals for yard or garden adornment. Then, there is so much beautiful hand crafted pottery. Leather workers and swords axes and many other sharp pointy objects can be freely purchased. That doesn't even get to all the fun entertainments all over the Faire. Jousting, etc. And the FOOD, get a meat pie it's a must, from smoked turkey legs to fried foods, pierogi, gourmet teas, coffee and pastries. Bring the whole family and...

9/24 - The Renaissance Faire was enjoyable and entertaining on this warm September day. My friends who are annual visitors invited me along, and we all dressed up for the event. The Harp Twins were the best any entertainers could be: smart, comfortable with their audience when speaking with them candidly, as musicians, singers, and just in terms of physical beauty from their Norwegian heritage. The Volfgang twins who joined them three years ago to add percussion are a fine accompaniment.

Jousting is always great to see if you've never seen it, along with other contests showing equestrian skill, which can be seen here. Fencing is also part of the schedule. Theatre plays and reenactments are performed by thespians to make audiences laugh and gasp.

Along with simply viewing the fair, attendees can choose to participate in dagger, ax, and spear throwing, hair braiding, fortune telling, shopping for era related products, and eating food from this time...

Nice and open. The vendor stalls are nice. The bathrooms were recently updated. There is the drainage issue on the upper hill, so it gets a little muckey after a good rain. There are also a lot of farms in the area so during fly season, there's quite a lot of them. But I've been coming here to work at the Connecticut Renaissance faire for the past couple years, and I Love the fairgrounds. So far my favorite fairgrounds to...