For 40 years, Larkspur has transcended time and space, taking guests back centuries with its annual Colorado Renaissance Festival."The atmosphere just exudes fun," said Wayne Keller, who has been coming to the festival for the past 10 years. "It truly gives you that feeling of the renaissance, like you're really going back in time. It feels like you're time traveling without actually time traveling."Keller's wife, Leash, a four-year visitor, agreed."I love it here," she said. "I especially love dressing up."The festival, which opened June 11 and wraps up Aug. 6-7 with a Mardi Gras-style celebration, is home to more than 200 artisans, comedy acts, musicians, jousters and lords and ladies.Many in attendance July 30 were clearly veterans of the celebration.Jacob Douglas has been coming for 19 years."It gives me an excuse to get the kilt out," Douglas said. "It's something different to do."Others, like Rebecca Gilliam, visiting for the second time, were relative newcomers.She first checked out the festival on friends' recommendations. She fell in love with the culture."My favorite part is probably the costumes and all the actors," Gilliam said. "It's a lot of different people coming together. There are people dressed like video game characters and there's people dressed like mermaids and gypsies."Gilliam's friend, Samantha Pierce, attended her first renaissance fair seven years ago. "We were little kids then so we went because our parents went," she said. "We come now because we love it here."And there's plenty for families to enjoy, from miniature horse rides, steed-shaped ziplines and a separate section with kids' games and activities."My family made me want to come," Frank Ramirez said. "It's a great way to spend time with them."
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