Renaissance Faire Balks at New Contract with City

The new contract for the lease of the Rotary Park Renaissance Faire site would replace an agreement made in 2005.

On Wednesday, May 8, the Wentzville Board of Aldermen will be considering a new contract with Renaissance St. Louis (R.S.L.), the parent company of the St. Louis Renaissance Faire. However, R.S.L. officers objected to provisions in the new contract, a city source told Patch. The officers insist that the city honor the present contract, dated June 2005. The sticking point of the new contract is a condition that the Faire must hire overnight security if overnight camping is to be allowed on the site. The Faire would be required to have a minimum of two uniformed officers during event hours and one officer for overnight patrol. If the Faire chooses, two armed licensed security personnel can be substituted for each police officer. The Faire …

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Michael Henry

11:58 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013

I have been performing at the Faire for 14 years and this year I was pressured out. Ethically, I cannot comment further, but I will say that the Faire staff has a tendency to "effectively spin a story in a magical sort of way." I encourage people to talk to the large group of staff that left the Faire a few years ago...   more ›

Board Decides to Allow RV, Tent Camping for Renaissance Faire

Renaissance St. Louis, the parent 501(c)(3) company that runs the fair, promised to add extra overnight security and require RVs to pump their holding tanks weekly.

On Wednesday night, the Wentzville Board of Aldermen reversed an earlier decision to not allow RVs to camp at Rotary Park during the Renaissance Faire. The board had banned RVs after an incident during last year's event when sewage from an RV was found dumped on the lower field where Renaissance Faire merchants and performers park their RVs for a maximum of six weeks during the event. READ MORE: Board To Discuss Renaissance Faire Issues: Debt, Security, Construction Two directors from the Renaissance St. Louis (RSL) board spoke during the work session. Bill Martin, one of the directors and a vendor at the fair, said that the camper that was responsible for the incident was not associated with the fair. Alderman Forrest Gossett said that he…

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Saturday at the County Fair: Baby Contest, Demolition Derby

The St. Charles County Fair is located in Wentzville's Rotary Park.

St. Charles County Fair, Rotary Park, Wentzville Schedule for Saturday, July 28 Admission: Adults, $20.00; children (6-12), $5.00; children 5 & under, free 8 a.m.: Fair Gates Open 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.: Scope - Connecting Communities to Science & Technology 9 a.m.: Baby Contest - Entertainment Tent 9 a.m.: DockDogs Competition - Speed Retrieve Qualifier - Sponsored by: Animal Medical Center of Wentzville 9 a.m.: Rooster Crowing Contest (4-H Members Only) 9:30 a.m.: Beef Breeding Judging - Show Barn 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.: Kolb Exhibition Center Open 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.: Balloon Artist - Wentzville Community Club Entertainment Tent 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.: Caricaturist - Wentzville Community Club Entertainment Tent 10:30 a.m.: Frog Race & Turtle Race - …

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Friday at the County Fair: Xcaliber Truck and Tractor Pull

The St. Charles County Fair is located in Wentzville's Rotary Park.

St. Charles County Fair, Rotary Park, Wentzville Schedule for Friday, July 27 Admission: Adults, $15.00; children (6-12), $5.00; children 5 & under, free 8 a.m.: Fair Gates Open 8 - 10 a.m.: Enter Beef Breeding & Sheep Breeding 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.: Kolb Exhibition Center Open 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.: Enter Breeding Rabbits & Pet Rabbits 1 - 4 p.m.: FREE CARNIVAL RIDES 3 p.m.: Breeding Rabbit & Pet Rabbit Judging - Heinrich Pavilion 3 p.m.: DockDogs Competition - Wave #5 - Sponsored by: Animal Medical Center of Wentzville 5 p.m.: Sheep Breeding judging - Swine Show Ring 5 - 10 p.m.: S&S Farms Exotic Petting Zoo 5:30 - 8 p.m.: Concoction - Wentzville Community Club Entertainment Tent 5:30 p.m.: DockDogs Competition - Wave #6 - Sponsored by: Animal …

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Thursday at the County Fair: Out-of-Field Tractor Pull

The St. Charles County Fair is located in Wentzville's Rotary Park.

St. Charles County Fair, Rotary Park, Wentzville Schedule for Thursday, July 26 Admission: Adults, $10.00; children (6-12), $5.00; children 5 & under, free 8 a.m.: Fair Gates Open 9:30 a.m.: Set Up for Livestock Auction 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.: Kolb Exhibition Center Open 5 p.m.: DockDogs Competition - Wave #3 - Sponsored by: Animal Medical Center of Wentzville 5 - 10 p.m.: S&S Farms Exotic Petting Zoo 5 - 8 p.m.: 4-H Demonstrations - Kolb Exhibition Center 6 p.m.:Little Mr. & Miss St. Charles County Fair Contest - Entertainment Tent 6 p.m.: Nostalgia Car Show - Amphitheater 6 - 10 p.m.: FREE CARNICAL RIDES 6 - 10.p.m: Inflatable Zipline Open 6 - 10 p.m.: Rappelling Wall Open 6 - 10 p.m.: Butterfly Fun House & Kids Fishing Derby 6:30 - 7 p.m.: …

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Wednesday at the County Fair: Senior Day

The St. Charles County Fair is held at Rotary Park in Wentzville.

St. Charles County Fair, Rotary Park, Wentzville Schedule for Wednesday, July 25 Admission: Seniors (60 years and older), $5; Adults, $10.00; children (6-12), $5.00; children 5 & under, free 8 a.m.: Fair Gates Open 8 - 10 a.m.: St. Charles County 4-H Exhibitors Must Enter, Market Lambs, Market Rabbits, Market Goats, Poultry & Dairy Goats. May Enter Beef Breeding & Sheep Breeding. 9 a.m.: Beef Steers Must be in Place 10 a.m.: Weigh Beef Steers 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.: Kolb Exhibition Center Open Noon: Poultry Judging - Heinrich Pavilion 3 p.m.: Goat Judging - Swine Show Ring 5 p.m.: Weigh Market Lambs 5 p.m.: DockDogs Competition - Wave #1 - Sponsored by: Animal Medical Center of Wentzville 5 - 10 p.m.: S&S Farms Exotic Petting Zoo 6 p.m.: Beef …

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St. Charles County Fair Opens 5-Day Run

The fair, located in Wentzville's Rotary Park, has taken extra precautions for the triple-digit temperatures expected this week.

The St. Charles County Fair opens today, Tues., July 24 at Wentzville's Rotary Park, and runs for the next five days. With temperatures expected to hit 105 degrees Tuesday and Wednesday and then to hover just below that through the weekend, fair organizers have taken some extra precautions for this year's event. Ed Siesenop, fair board president, told Patch that misters have been set up, and a cooling tent and an air-conditioned trailer are available for overheated patrons to take a break from the brutal temperatures. Extra paramedics will be on site, and fair staff have been advised about identifying symptoms of heat exhaustion. This is the year's biggest event for 4-Hers. Livestock —including sheep, rabbits, goats, poultry, cows and …

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Renaissance Faire Offers a Trip Back In Time

The Faire, this weekend in Wentzville's Rotary Park, features singing, comedy, jousting, craft demonstrations and more.

If money is tight for a big trip this summer, you can still travel back in time to a 16th century France full of jousters, strolling minstrels, sword fights and more during the 14th annual St. Louis Renaissance Faire this weekend at Rotary Park in Wentzville. Bob Stanza, president of the Renaissance Faire’s board of directors, said the Faire offers equal parts education and entertainment, with some enthralling elements. “If they haven’t been there before, certainly they want to go see the jousting, because that’s something you’re typically not going to see (elsewhere),” he said. Unlike the TV program “Full Metal Jousting,” where riders can take some vicious hits, the jousters here are trying to give people a show and still walk away …

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Event Raises More Than $18K for Young Cancer Patient

Wentzville's new mayor got into the spirit of the event by shaving his head as promised.