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BOALSBURG -- The Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum in Boalsburg will be hosting the Boalsburg Renaissance Faire on Sunday, Sept. 17, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Boalsburg Renaissance Faire includes a wide range of arts and crafts vendors and demonstrations; sword-fighting, duelling, archery and axe-throwing demonstrations; a bounce house and petting zoos; carriage rides; live music and dance performances; games and wandering minstrels; and special museum tours of the Boal Mansion Armory and the Columbus Chapel.
An array of food trucks and food vendors round out this day-long celebration of the museum's European heritage.
The entrance fee for this family-friendly day is $10 per person, with children 2 and under admitted for free. Museum tours are an additional $5.
New and returning faire participants in the faire include:
ARTISAN VILLAGE
Living Things, EJS Designs, Hillbillies Jerky, Of Wood & Stone, LLC, Treasures Remade, Thorny Bush Farm, Second Season Mittens, Teaberry Design Co., Wellness Way Massage and Candless Creative.
STAGE PERFORMERS
Central PA Dance Workshop, Black Cat Belly Dance, Tir na Nog, Callanish and others.
FOOD VENDORS
Shy Bear Brewing, Authentic Chimney Twists, Rebelz Cuisine, East End Coffee Co. and Boal Barn Snack Shack.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS
Axe throwing by Slingers Throwhouse, mediaeval demonstrations of spinning, weaving, sword play and more by the Society for Creative Anachronism, Heritage themed petting zoo by Shaggy Mountain Farm, castle bounce house, face painting by Faces by Leah, Horse and carriage rides by Misty Lane Performances Horses, demonstrations by Art Alliance, The Good Red Witch and Happy Valley Golden Wheel.
For more information about the faire, contact the Boal Museum at 814-466-6210 or through the museum's website at www.boalmuseum.com.