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Well we’ve finally had to make a decision to move the fayre to September, because the showgrounds, or at least the side of the grounds that makes up our venue, isn’t ready. The amphitheatre, which was going to be our fighting arena and is pretty critical to the feel of the fayre has still not been declared safe for the public so in the hope that this might be sorted out later this year we’ve shifted the dates. In the meantime we’re searching for another venue anyway, just in case Pretoria showgrounds management disappoint us again.

Well it’s 6 weeks to go till the Fayre and we can confirm that Taliesin’s tribe will be performing at this year’s fayre – They have to be seen to be appreciated, putting on a show which is a combination of some amazing character costumes, mediaeval theatre and storytelling, fire dancing, stilt walking, drumming and dance. They’ll be performing in the amphitheatre on the Saturday night and will form part of the roaming entertainment right through the wekend of the fayre

Well it’s all starting to come together already, although there’s still a lot of hard work to be done in the next 3 months if we’re going to make this medieval fayre better than last year. Everybody’s pitching in though and we’re getting offers of help from far and wide – seems we created enough excitement last year and now the word’s getting out there so hopefully we’ve created a monster. Almost all of the crew that were involved with last year’s fayre will be back again this year so we’ll have all the same exciting stuff as last year and a lot more new things too. Watch this space, as things are confirmed i’ll be letting you all know about it here and on the Magic Stunts website

Well it’s almost time to do it again. Those of you who were with us last year know how much fun the first one was – this one will be twice as big and three times as good. Plus it’s right before the 2010 football world cup so if you’re planning to be in Africa later in the year, this is something you shouldn’t miss.  We’ll be hosting the armoured tournament again this year with hopefully even more fighters than the 12 we had last year. We’ve rescued the burnt down amphitheater to a degree and will be hosting most of the fighting in there. At the back on the rugby field we’ll be having a jousting show and archery displays. There’s a paintball field at the fayre this year too, and the guys and gals from Mediaeval Adventures will be back so there’s plenty of interactive entertainment to keep everybody busy.

A knight in armor at the Mediaeval Fayre

Some of the Medieval costumes at the Mediaeval fayre

We’ve also allowed ourselves a lot more planning time this year, and have a years extra experience at this kind of thing so this year promises to be something not to be missed. Don’t miss it.

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Last years fayre, being the first, had quite a few hiccups and quite a steep learning curve for all of us involved. Although i think we can call it a success, there were a lot of things we could have done differently and better.

Two knights fighting at the mediaeval fayre

We did manage to provide all the entertainment we promised, the fighting knights in armor, the tent-pegging displays, the live stunt shows, the food and the beer tent were all there as promised. We did fire dancing and drumming, archery, and a whole lot more stuff.

Around 2,000 people came to the last one so let’s hope for a better turnout this year.