The Columbus Chapel and Boal Mansion Museum in Boalsburg will be hosting the Boalsburg Renaissance Faire on Sunday, September 17. The Faire runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in Boalsburg, PA.

The Boalsburg Renaissance Faire includes a wide range of arts and crafts vendors and demonstrations; sword-fighting, dueling, 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 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 Candless Creative

Stage Performers

• Central PA Dance
• Workshop Black Cat Belly Dance
• Tir na Nog
  
• Callanish and others

Special Attractions

• Axe throwing by Slingers Throwhouse
• Medieval demonstrations: spinning, weaving, sword play, etc. by the Society for Creative Anachronism
• "Heritage-theme" petting zoo by Shaggy Mountain Farm
• Castle bounce house
  
• Face painting by Faces by Leah
• Horse & carriage rides by Misty Lane Performance Horses
• Demonstrations by Art Alliance & The Good Red Witch & Happy Valley Golden Wheel

Food Vendors

• Shy Bear Brewing
• Authentic Chimney
• Twists Rebelz Cuisine
• East End Coffee Co.
• Boal Barn Snack Shack

For more information and please contact the Boal Museum at 814-466-6210 or through the museum’s website at www.boalmuseum.com.