Chicagoist Visits The Bristol Renaissance Faire

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We've been wanting to go to the Bristol Renaissance Faire since we first heard about it two summers ago, but our magickal Marin bicycle doesn't travel all the way to Wisconsin. So last weekend we were excited to finally get a ride with a Faire-going friend and spend a few hours walking the grounds, taking photos, and not eating any turkey legs. From the impressively authentic fashions to the funny old + new sights (men in animal pelts sporting leather belt cases for their cell phones, women wearing period costumes ordering teriyaki beef), the Ren Faire is -- to say the least -- an experience. But you'll have to wait until next year to have your own, because this past weekend was the final one of the season. Don't be a sad panda: take advantage of the winter months to assemble a really amazing Renaissance outfit of your own.