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Same. It used to be a lot more of historical reenactment, and a lot of the performances and stuff still reflect that.
But the last few times I've gone it's mainly been a themed craft show with corsets and tunics, and yeah, people with wings, steampunk hats, and Cloud's buster sword, or tails hanging out of their pants. :|
Renaissance times must've been wild, y'all. Lol
IDK man, the more historical Renaissance fairs still exist, with people a bit more strict about dressing period-appropriately. The ones you're talking about are basically a whole separate thing, it's basically a fantasy-inspired comic-con, and attracts a whole different audience.
I don't think there's anything wrong with either. I think it's awesome that there's places for people to sell their niche handmade goods while sporting the fashions of 17th-century France or whatever, as well as places where people can dress up like fantasy creatures, tails and all.
Oh sure I agree! The slightly confusing bit is the one here is called "Age of Chivalry - Renaissance Festival", but could just as easily be "Medieval-themed fantasy con and craft show" ...maybe wouldn't be as catchy.
...but hey I got some sweet custom dice there ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Imma be honest. I don't get the whole LARP scene. It's weird AF. Happy for people finding something they like but damn.
There's a great book on the LARP scene called "Leaving Mundania" by Lizzie Stark that's a really easy, entertaining read. It helped me really empathize with the hobby and the people behind it.
She kinda had the same perspective but approached it with curiosity to figure out what the fuss was about.
(Up until that last chapter on "Nordic LARP"... it's been ages since I read it but that stuff got weeeird.)
It's one of those things that would sound like a ton of fun to me, going all in on pretending to be some fantasy character and everybody else is in on the bit, but there's some combat rules to prevent "invincible OC syndrome" so you're actually moving playing pretend instead of plopped in a chair for 6 hours for a tabletop game.
In any case, it looks like a good way to escape playing "Bills & Bosses", a game that is near-universally reviled. hahaha
Unfortunately it's just very geo-dependent and cost intensive I'd think haha.