November

17th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival  (near Charlotte, NC)
16445 Poplar Tent Road Crafts Program, Huntersville NC 28078.  Located just north of Charlotte between Concord and Huntersville on Highway 73 at Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85). Exit 25 on I-77 or exits 52 or 55 on I-85.  Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5:30pm.  From the website: "The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 9-stage theater, a 20-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure!"  Rain or shine.  No pets.  Free parking.  Kids under 5 free.

Editor's Note:  We look forward to the Carolina Renaissance Festival every year - it is one of our favorite annual family outings, and well worth the drive.  The fair is a renaissance village featuring physical buildings and structures that are permanent year-round, but used just for the Festival during Festival season.  (It's not an empty field, it's a reproduction medieval village with trees, grass, shady areas, buildings, stages, all enclosed, with an area encompassing 20 acres.)  When arriving at the gates, visitors feel as though they are entering a medieval town; everyone is dressed in period clothing and acting various roles from knights to knaves, fairies to jugglers, ladies in waiting to falconers.  Watch knights on horseback jousting; see medieval jugglers and jokesters; experience a falconer show; enjoy minstrels and merriment; try your hand at archery; ride a camel; give the Jacob's Ladder a whirl; enjoy live music and comedy; greet the strange and fascinating walking tree; see the royal procession headed by the reigning King & Queen in full renaissance regalia . . There is so much to do it is impossible to summarize everything in a brief paragraph.  Dress up in period clothing (not required) and join in the fun!  Both children and adults love it.

www.royalfaires.com/carolina/

and www.RenFestInfo.com

1-877-896-5544

Lemonade, Cookies, Story Time, Magic Show, Ballerinas, Photo Opportunities and meet the Sugar Plum Fairy!

(919) 932-2676
www.triangleyouthballet.org

Duke Children's Hospital Benefit Hunter Jumper Horse Show - Daily show Tuesday through Sunday begins at 8:00 am with FREE ADMISSION during the day. Admission is charged for Saturday night Grand Prix at 7:30 pm.

The 27th annual Duke Children's Benefit Horse Show features six days of competition by horses and their riders from the United States and Canada. In addition to competition, the show offers all ages a behind-the-scenes look at how horses are cared for, trained and shown. Youngsters can see the horses in their stalls in the tents and five permanent barns on the complex grounds.

The show also features equestrian collectibles and unique gifts from around the country as well as a silent auction open for bidding Tuesday through Saturday night. Family fun night 5:30 - 6:30 pm with a stick race at 6:45 pm Friday night (bring your own stick horse).
www.trianglefarms.com

17th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival  (near Charlotte, NC)
16445 Poplar Tent Road Crafts Program, Huntersville NC 28078.  Located just north of Charlotte between Concord and Huntersville on Highway 73 at Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85). Exit 25 on I-77 or exits 52 or 55 on I-85.  Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5:30pm.  From the website: "The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 9-stage theater, a 20-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure!"  Rain or shine.  No pets.  Free parking.  Kids under 5 free.

www.royalfaires.com/carolina/

and www.RenFestInfo.com

1-877-896-5544

Dine Out and Make a Difference: 10% donated to Carrboro, NC -based IFC (Inter-Faith Council) to help fight hunger in our community!  (around 100 participating local Chapel Hill/Carrboro area restaurants!)
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
When you dine out at any of the participating @ 100 local Chapel Hill and Carrboro restuarants on Tuesday, November 9, 2010, these participating restaurants will give 10% to the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service (IFC) to help fight hunger in our community.  Just by dining out at the participating restaurants, you are contributing to a great cause!  The 2009 RSVVP raised a grand total of $18,591.50 to help IFC Food Programs with 90 restaurants participating. During the past 21 years, Orange County restaurants have contributed over $348,000 and over half a million dollars have been raised Triangle-wide.

Visit www.ifcweb.org for more info and to see a list of participating restaurants.  Dine out and make a difference at your favorite restaurant, or else take this opportunity to try a new restaurant and help fight hunger in our community. 

www.ShopHillsboroughNC.com

17th Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival  (near Charlotte, NC)
16445 Poplar Tent Road Crafts Program, Huntersville NC 28078.  Located just north of Charlotte between Concord and Huntersville on Highway 73 at Poplar Tent Road (between I-77 and I-85). Exit 25 on I-77 or exits 52 or 55 on I-85.  Saturdays and Sundays, 10am - 5:30pm.  From the website: "The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 9-stage theater, a 20-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast -- all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure!"  Rain or shine.  No pets.  Free parking.  Kids under 5 free.

www.royalfaires.com/carolina/

and www.RenFestInfo.com

1-877-896-5544