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Penticton’s newest event takes ‘a step back in time’
The event featured sword-fighting, live music and more than 50 vendors, while an off-site taproom gathering marked the release of Estus Beer.
- On Saturday, May 30, hundreds of costumed attendees gathered at Gyro Park in Penticton for the inaugural South Okanagan Renaissance Fair, featuring sword-fighting demonstrations and live music.
- Lead organizer Janell Rashke pitched the concept four months ago to bring the community together for creative, fantasy-inspired fun. The event came together quickly from that initial idea.
- More than 50 vendors operated at the site, supported by around 30 volunteers. Visitors traveled from Salmon Arm, Kamloops, Mission, and Vancouver Island to attend the festival.
- Penticton's own PentictoKnight greeted fans at the park while the fair collaborated with Cannery Brewing to release Estus Beer at an off-site taproom gathering.
- Rashke envisions the festival growing into a multi-day fair down the road. The successful inaugural turnout positions the event for potential expansion in future years.
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Penticton’s newest event takes ‘a step back in time’
Penticton’s newest event had no shortage of attendees — or creativity. Hundreds of people converged on Gyro Park for the inaugural South Okanagan Renaissance Fair Saturday, May 30, with most attendees sporting medieval costumes. “We wanted to take people a step back in time and be able to come together as a community, get a little weird, show a little fantasy, fun and creativity,” said Janell Rashke, the fair’s lead organizer. The action-packed …
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