# Renaissance Doper Faire **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2002, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036 "2002-03-31T07:05:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![thomasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@thomasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thomasm)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/1 "2002-03-31T07:05:31Z")
Just got back from the [San DiegDopeFest](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=103068), and had a blast. Loved meeting everyone, especially **SisterCoyote** , but something was mentioned that I definitely want to follow up on. Several people talked about visiting the Southern California Renaissance Faire, in San Bernardino, California. Well, why not make it a Doper Faire? What would people say to setting a date to get together and explore the Faire? For information about the Faire, feel free to look it up at [their site](http://renfair.com/socal/index.php). Here’s a synopsis: Faire runs Saturdays and Sundays from May 4th through June 16th, as well as Memorial Day. It runs from 10AM through 6PM. Tickets at the gate are $17.50 for adults, and parking is $7.00. If we get this organized quickly enough we can get tickets for $13.50 before April 19th, or for $14.50 afterwards. Looking at my calendar, and picking a couple of possible dates jkusters and I are available, I’d start by suggesting either Saturday May 11th, or Saturday June 8th. How do either of those sounds as a starting point? Michael ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 8:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/2 "2002-03-31T08:08:15Z")
Just offhand the 8th will probably be better for me - May 11th is right in the middle of our two-week final and I have a family birthday that week. Although Earlier is always better than Later, particularly for those of us wearing bodices. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![thomasm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/50afbb/32.png) [@thomasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thomasm)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/3 "2002-03-31T08:40:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by thomasm \* > **Looking at my calendar, and picking a couple of possible dates jkusters and I are available, I’d start by suggesting either Saturday May 11th, or Saturday June 8th. How do either of those sounds as a starting point?** Another possibility, as jkusters points out, would be either June 1st or 2nd, should the other dates not work for people. Michael ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/4 "2002-03-31T08:43:42Z")
June works best for me, but I’m surely interested. “A SCAdian at a Renaissance Faire…” Wasn’t that a Mark Twain book? Esprix ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/5 "2002-03-31T08:47:48Z")
Well, I can’t commit right at this moment (because I may have a new job in a few days that will have me working on Saturdays), but put me on the maybe list. Otherwise, I’ll be at Faire on a Sunday instead. ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/6 "2002-03-31T12:36:17Z")
From a Doper who’s done a Dope Fest at Ren Fest, they can be a lot of fun, but you also can lose a lot of people! Still, most definitely worth the time. Wish I could be out there to enjoy this one. I love DopeFests, I love Ren Fests, and I’m jonsing for a little of both right about now. Enjoy it, whenever you decide to go. I’ll be reading all the details with a wistful sigh! ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/7 "2002-03-31T13:27:23Z")
**True Pisces** , do you suppose there would be enough interest in our neck of the woods to organize something Dope at the NY RenFaire this summer? It’s only a 30 minute drive from my house! That would be pretty neat. DopeFests and RenFaires are two of my favorite community things. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/8 "2002-03-31T13:34:23Z")
Woo!! I used to go to the NY Rennaisance Fair back when I lived in New Windsor. Still have two mugs I bought there that I’m very much surprised survived all these years. I could be enticed to come down to NY for that! ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/9 "2002-03-31T13:41:43Z")
Rather than hijack this thread any longer, I started a new thread for us New Yorkers [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=106836). ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2002, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/10 "2002-03-31T18:52:36Z")
Count me as interested; I haven’t been to one since, oh, 1989. Can’t wait to see, ahhh, certain female Dopers in the bodices they discussed last night. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/11 "2002-04-01T00:36:56Z")
You may want to show up wearing a codpiece for protection, bucko… Or maybe I’ll cross-dress just for spite. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/12 "2002-04-01T01:02:58Z")
Any day you guys pick sounds pretty damn good to me. Since I’m kinda working there and all, I’ll be available to harrass y’all whenever you decide to make the trip out. 😃 [sub]And I can’t wait to see Edwardina in a bodice. Rowr.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/13 "2002-04-01T01:26:50Z")
I am **SO THERE!!!**. Can we try to pick a date asap so I can make sure I don’t have anything else going that day? Whoo-hoo… Dopefest at the Ren Faire - this will be interesting 😃 …cant’ wait!!! ~dreamer~ ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2002, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/14 "2002-04-01T03:04:44Z")
**SisterCoyote** (or would that be **BrotherCoyote** under certain circumstances…?): But the codpiece would clash with my William Tyndale outfit (compete with copy of _Tyndale’s New Testament_ and genuine Oxford gown and robe)! Guess I’ll just have to keep my mouth shut at critical junctures… 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![jkusters](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/fbc32d/32.png) [@jkusters](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jkusters)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/15 "2002-04-02T03:33:57Z")
My vote would be for June 1. Any other takers? JOhn. ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 4:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/16 "2002-04-02T04:22:01Z")
June 1 works for me, and I’ll make sure my calendar stays clear for that date unless I hear otherwise. 🙂 **Duke** - hmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/17 "2002-04-02T07:01:12Z")
For **SisterCoyote** : Remind me to promise _not_ to show up as a character from my dissertation… [sub]I’m going away to hide under a rock now, I promise…[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Dragonblink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Dragonblink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragonblink)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2002, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/18 "2002-04-02T09:11:09Z")
Oooh me too me too!! I’m up for just about any weekend, as long as I know well in advance so’s I can get a day off work, a ride, etc. I promise to wear very little and bring my massive djembe! (Tho’ I 'specially lean toward June 1 or 8, seeing’s how my b-day’s the fifth) ---
**Author:** ![SisterCoyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@SisterCoyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SisterCoyote)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2002, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/19 "2002-04-10T23:27:48Z")
Well, all, what’s the story here? Are we or aren’t we (I’ve already got other people clamoring for that weekend in June, so I need to Know! :)) ---
**Author:** ![Jonno](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jonno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonno)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2002, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036/20 "2002-04-13T04:49:35Z")
Looks like we’re at least narrowed down to June 1st or the 8th. Let’s see a show of hands people. Let’s make this happen. 😃 Gimme some notice so I can start kissing ass for comp tickets for y’all, whatever day you pick. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renaissance-doper-faire/101036.md?page=2)