Renaissance fairs -- California -- San Marcos

Scope Note: 70 __ |a Renaissance faire homepage, Apr. 25, 2011: |b An introduction to Renaissance faires (Renaissance Faire, Ren Faire or just Faire, is an amalgam of many things. It is partly a craft fair, partly historical reenactment and partly performance art. People working at Faire dress in costumes (garb) typical of the late Elizabethan period. Booths sell crafts and food. Parades wind their way through the crowds. Jugglers, musicians, magicians, and other entertainers perform through the day) 670 __ |a Renaissance faire homepage, Apr. 25, 2011: |b All the faires of the Americas (The first Renaissance Faire was held in 1963, becoming the Renaissance Pleasure Faire at Agoura, California; Novato’s Black Point RPFN followed a few years later) 670 __ |a Bonk, M. The directorie of Renaissance faires, via WWW, Apr. 25, 2011 |b (Renaissance faires ... as reenactment and as a way of life. In the year 1963, the first renaissance faire was born in Southern California. Since that time the phenomenon has spread across North America, and is making inroads in many other countries) 670 __ |a Wikipedia, Apr. 25, 2011: |b Renaissance fair (A Renaissance fair, Renaissance faire, or Renaissance festival is an outdoor weekend gathering, usually held in the United States, open to the public and typically commercial in nature, which emulates a historic period for the amusement of its guests. Some are permanent theme parks, others are short-term events in fairgrounds or other large public or private spaces. ... "Ren Fair" and "Ren Fest" are popular colloquialisms) 670 __ |a The official site of Renaissance magazine, viewed on Apr. 25, 2011: |b Faires (Renaissance faires & festivals) 670 __ |a Google search, Apr. 25, 2011: |b (353,000 results for "Renaissance fair"; 996,000 results for "Renaissance faire"; 229,000 results for "Renaissance fairs"; 360,000 results for "Renaissance faires"; 1,330,000 results for "Renaissance festival"; 128,000 results for "Renaissance festivals"; 104,000 results for "ren fair"; 357,000 results for "ren faire"; 38,100 results for "ren fairs"; 126,000 results for "ren faires"; 196,000 results for "ren fest"; 8,470 results for "ren fests"; 7,950 results for "Renaissance fayre"; 2,680 results for "Renaissance fayres")

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