Texas Renaissance Festival underway in Plantersville

The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation's largest, most acclaimed renaissance-themed park and is now open every Saturday and Sunday through Nov. 25.

The enchanted 53-acre New Market Village comes to life as all of Europe's royal courts come to pay homage to Queen Katherine on her birthday. Each of the eight weekends has a unique theme with the different courts vying for the Queen's favor by bestowing lavish amusements and gifts upon her.

Even those scalawag pirates and raucous barbarians will have their very own weekends to visit and pillage New Market Village. Costumed performers inspire continuous laughter on stages located throughout the festival with hundreds of daily performances. Visitors meander along shaded cobblestone walkways visiting over 340 shops overflowing with unique arts and crafts or offering delicious foods and beverages.

All ages will be amused by the games of skill and human-powered rides.

Revel in the sights, sounds and smells of this authentically recreated 16th century British village with lush landscaped grounds covered with beautiful gardens and vines.

A perfect day ends as you behold the burst of Royal Fireworks held at dusk above the festival's lake.

Tickets are available at discount ticket outlets throughout Texas and southwest Louisiana including HEB stores, Woodforest National Bank branches, Randall's stores, Market Basket stores, Apple Tree stores and ClicknPrint Tickets online.

This provides an abundance of opportunities for festival guests to purchase discount tickets.

Tickets are also available on our website and by calling 800-458-3435.

The Texas Renaissance Festival is located on FM 1774 between Magnolia and Plantersville, 45 minutes northwest of Houston.

For more information log on to www.texrenfest.com or call 800-458- 3435.

For more information please call 1- 800-458-3435 or visit our newly renovated website at www.texrenfest.com.