Bank Holiday Tudor Hiring Fair and Market
Posted By Claire on August 27, 2010
If you’re in the Midlands this Bank Holiday weekend, why not attend the Tudor Hiring Fair and Market at Mary Arden’s Farm, Stratford-upon-Avon, an event organised by the Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust. Here is what the event Facebook page has to say about it:-
Tudor Hiring Fair and Market
28th-30th August 2010, 1oam – 5pm
Mary Arden’s Farm
For more information please call 01789 293455
Here is what the event Facebook page has to say about it:-
“Be transported back to the 16th century to a typical hiring fair where people traditionally gathered to find work; an unmissable Tudor themed event for all the family.
Between 12pm – 3pm each day watch as maids, shepherds, wood craftsmen and thatcher’s showcase their skills in an attempt to impress. You can also enjoy live music, story-telling, listening to Mummer’s Plays (short traditional verse sketches), Elizabethan dancing, archery and falconry plus Tudor games including Skittles, Quoits and Nine Men’s Morris, one of the world’s oldest board games. A sight not to be missed will be a Tug of War contest which will be see Tudors from the 16th century compete against the general public from the 21st century!
With a BBQ/hog roast, bar, craft stalls and a huge wealth of Tudor traditions to enjoy including lace-making, quilting, felt-making, stick-weaving and making stained glass, the Fair is set to be a fun historical event. There are plenty of activities for children such as face-painting and exploring the Bard’s Corner and Trail for mask-making, creating spells and potions and having a go at writing sonnets.
Tickets costs £9.50 for adults, £5.50 for children, £7.50 for concessions and £24.50 for a family. Tickets to the Farm are valid for a full twelve months, so after the Tudor Fair memories have faded visitors can go back again and again throughout the year, for free!”
Sounds fun!
You can find out more about Mary Arden’s farm at http://www.shakespeare.org.uk/content/view/51/51
By the way, Mary Arden was William Shakespeare’s mother.
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