Plantersville, TX

Before the 5pm Joust at the Texas Renaissance Festival started, there was a warning to people faint of heart and small children that this joust was going to be "to the death".

Here are the four competitors in their finery. I love how they had the horses in their outfits as well.

I was closest to the knight in Green. He was representing France. At the back of this picture you can see the king and queen of England, France and the Ren Fest.

This picture is a little blurry because it was taken just after they two knights had crossed lances.

Once the knights were knocked off their horses, they are forced to fight on foot.

The green knight looks ferocious.

The red and black knight somehow lit his sword on fire. The other knight used that flame to light his whip on fire. It was quite exciting.

The green knight prevailed. The king said the red and black knight had not behaved with honor, so they beheaded him in front of the kings stage.

I have been trying to see the joust for many years, but have had poor timing, so I was thrilled to actually see it today. They actually did a far superior job compared to what I expected to see. Great job!!!

The Texas Renaissance Festival in Plantersville, Texas has been going on every October and November since the 1970's.

The structures are built with authenticity in mind.

These ladies have on some of my favorite costumes. They look like velvet or something very soft, and the colors are wonderful.

This is the walking tree. He is over 12 feet high.

Here is a piece of paper that was made at the festival and then they used a Gutenberg Press to print the ink on to it.

Not just the adults dress in period costume, this young lady looks like a queen. She is next to the jousting arena.

Here is the tower climb, for both young and old alike.

Here are some adorable goats that were in the petting zoo. Don't worry, when they are not here at the ren fest, they are at a farm in Cypress, Texas. To see more of my pictures of the ren fest, click on my Texas Renaissance Festival -- Part 1 blog.

For directions, more information and a video of the attractions (belly dancing, etc.) click on the website for The Texas Renaissance Festival.

The Texas Renaissance Festival -- Part 1! There are so many great things to do at the "ren fest".

From looking at all the great architechture around...

such as this little shop exterior. They have real flowering plants up over the entrance and the greenery is real as well.

Another great thing is to people watch. It is lots of fun with all the costumes that people wear. About 1 in 7 people are in period dress. It is very interesting to see how authentic they get with the costumes. There is a costume rental shop right outside the front gates if you want to dress the part.

This was printed before my eyes on the Gutenberg Printing press. I also saw a lady make paper.

This is one of the attractions for children, it is called the cage and they must crawl around the center in a upward sloping spiral and then they can exit.

A cool thing to do would be to take a horse drawn carriage ride. That is one beautiful horse. For more activities, check out my next segment on The Texas Reniassance Festival.

TEXAS RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL 2010!

Right here in Plantersville, Texas is the annual Texas Renaissance Festival!  Plantersville is located west of Conroe and Magnolia.  This little Texas town is fun to visit and makes you feel like you are really going on an adventure.

Come on out during this great weather and enoy the food and festivities!  Each year this event is very well attended and extremely popular.   Getting there early in the day is the key so that you can fully enjoy all of the shows and get some great parking.

Entire familes are entertained with the vast number of shows and exhibitions!  Each year the shows change up a bit and as always, the costumes are incredible.  You won't want to miss the sword fights! 

The festival will run each weekend through November 28th.  Hours are 9 a.m. - dusk.

This is a great event to bring the entire family, youth groups or other groups.  Bring a bus and stay for the day.  You will be filled with great food and a day that will delight and keep you fully entertained.

The following is a list of the places of worship in the Plantersville, Texas area as compiled by Connective Realty, LLC

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Baptist

Center Point Baptist Church……….14884 FM 1774……….936/894-3633

Plantersville Baptist Church……….P.O. Box 279………..936/894-2735

Catholic

St. Mary’s Church……….8185 Co Rd 205……….936/894-2223

Nondenominational

Believers Fellowship……….Co Rd 1774……….936/894-3200