Knights, tavern wenches, jesters, pirates, fairies and royalty mingled June 11 and 12 at the opening weekend of the 40th anniversary celebration of Colorado Renaissance Festival in Larkspur.Inside the castler walls, sword fights were taking over the street; bagpipes and drums were creating high spirited, Celtic music; the smell of turkey legs wafted through the air; and the line at the pub grew long.Near the Rose Stage, one of 10 stages at the festival, Tia Yaryan poured beer at the pub. The math teacher has worked the festival for 12 years to make extra money over the summer."It paid for my master's degree," she said in between customers.Yaryan teaches at Castle View High School in Castle Rock."It's a lot of the same girls here every year and it's just fun."The summertime event averages 200,000 patrons in 16 days. This year, the festival has extended to nine weekends and will run through Aug. 7.The 30-acre village includes stages featuring jugglers and acrobatics, the village hypnotist, dancing and singing, music, food and drink, carnival games and a tournament joust.The festival also has a marketplace of more than 200 artisans, crafters and vendors selling handcrafted items. Artists can also be found demonstrating their skills in pottery throwing, glassblowing and leather-making.
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