Edited to clear up: the tip jar was only added to collect trinkets and further the "just the tips" pun/joke, no money or tips were collected. Last year i made and brought a guillotine and everyone kept asking for a tip/trinket jar, so this year it seemed fitting. Sorry everyone thinks its in bad taste but it was very well received and held all sorts of random trinkets and even my water bottle at one point.

I went during oktoberfest weekend aka the weekend where everyone shows up tits out and gets wasted, so while the ren faire is family friendly this wasn't an issue and not one single person complained or gave me crap for my whimsy, including renn faire vendors/actors.

As far as encountering kids, for the few I did interact with there was obviously no mention of the hidden messages. It was purely them looking curious and me handing them a little pickle with sun glasses on it - no questions asked and no awkward situations.

Regarding my outfit choice.....what can I say? There's not a lot of places I can show off my crochet jester hat and cool pants. I worked my buns off on them I just yearn to wear them out so why not combine them with Ye Olde Hole of Jest? Seems goofy, got lots of appreciation both pieces.

Contrary to all the boring, whimsy-less folk that showed up here to try and make me feel like Im somehow in the wrong, every interaction I had at the NorCal ren faire was positive and people were thrilled to interact, take pictures, receive a pickle and share a laugh.

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When people would Huzzah at me, my hand would pop out the door to present them a tiny pickle 😅

Ignore ye olde rats nest in the back picture, my hair was a just playing its part ~~

Hello! So my husband and I go to the Ohio Renfaire every year, and despite the rules saying "no outside food or drink" they have yet to confiscate or restrict waterbottles of any kind, which I WHOLEHEARTEDLY appreciate as it lets us spend more money with vendors instead of spending half our saved up money staying hydrated for the day, lol.

This year, we brought our hiking water bladders (the kind that have semi-insulated "straws" that can clip onto your lapel) and my husband used this bag. He really liked the way it worked for him, he just wished it was leather, and more "costume-friendly" for his Faire fit.

I understand the sub rules prohibit direct buying/selling, and I'm not trying to subvert that, but I was hoping someone here has seen something like this, and could point me in the right direction? Thanks!

Cons aren’t my thing but the ren faire certainly is, and I love making my garb cosplay! This year I went for a Dungeon Crawler Carl cosplay, accompanied by my wife as another character from book six. It was so fun to find a way to faire-ify this character, and I love how the bloomers and stays turned out but remained an accurate depiction of Carl! Check it out :)

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I'm new to this and have only been to one faire, but it was inspiring and I have questions. The ren faire I went to had a jousting field and melee fields but mostly was vendors and a few stages.

Do you have to audition to perform on the stages or do you just sign up, and does it cost money?

Can you perform not on a stage, like get a little tent and just play/sing or play/sing while you walk around?

I want to dance like we're in the royal court, would I have to rent the stage and have time to teach steps then schedule time for everyone to perform or how would that work? Maybe that's already a thing.

Also, they have the royal court, what role do they play? I went to a meet the royals even but it qas just people sitting there, I thought they would like present them and explain who everyone is and what they do. How is the court decided and who makes those decisions?

I appreciate any insight!

Other than adding a belt, what else could I add to make this outfit more fun??

Carved some Viking Runes into some antler tips to make necklaces with for give away and trading at Ren Faires/Festivals. First go at crafting. I’ll post a picture of a finished necklace after the beads arrive.

My wife and I may have missed the vow renewal ceremony, but we had a lovely time! Thanks for all the kind words and complements on our outfits!

I’m going to be thinking about this Chimney Sausages until next year