Win 4 Tickets to King Richard's Faire!

Disclosure: In exchange for this honest promotion, our family received complimetary tickets to the Faire. We cannot wait to return for this 40th anniversary season!

Hear ye, hear ye! Kings and Queens, Lords and Ladies, Children of All Ages, King Richard’s Faire has opened for its 40th anniversary season and YOU have a chance to win a 4-pack of tickets right here (at the bottom of the post)!

 So, step right up (or rather, read right through), to enter for your chance to win a 4-pack of tickets to the 40th anniversary season of the longest running and largest Renaissance Fair in New England, which is open 10:30-6 weekends, September 4th-October 24th, 2021, including Monday, September 6th (Labor Day) and Monday October 11th (Columbus Day). 

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New Englanders have never been so eager to go back to a gentler, happier time and escape reality. You can do just that at the Faire’s enchanting 80-acre wooded site (235 Main Street, Carver, Mass. 02330).

During what is sure to be an exciting 40th anniversary season, King Richard’s Faire offers some of the region’s best live entertainment, beloved rides and games of skill, and, my kids'; favorite - jousts!

 As you enjoy a full day of “escaping YOUR reality”, you can be dazzled by acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, fire-eaters, minstrels, dancers and puppeteers and more who perform on eight vibrant stages and stroll throughout the realm.

 

Acts include new performers - “The Captain’s Canines”, a specialty dog act with amazing feats of skill which will tickle the dog bone; The Unicycling Unicorn, a talented juggler who can juggle while sitting 14 feet in up in the air on one wheel; El Zappo, zany circus comedy; Kilted Colin with juggling acrobatics and bagpiping; the Picts Pipers offering Highland Tribal music (9/4-10/3), and the “Unspun Tails” aerial show - as well as returning acts - the joust and Hammyln Hyper Piper, The Sturdy Beggars “The Mud Show”, Jacques Ze Whippeur and his dashing danger and whip stunts, The Torture Show, the Washing Well Wenches, the Wonder Show (magic), Meraki Caravan (10/9-24) and of course, King Richard’s Faire’s own spectacular original musical in two acts on the King’s Stage at 1:00 and 3:30 p.m.

At the Faire, you can also enjoy epicurean pleasures suited for the whole royal family, from giant spit-roasted turkey legs, ringlets of fryes, boules of chowder or stew, onion blossoms and dragon wings, and many more delicious delicacies, including gluten-free, vegetarian and lactose-free options. For sweet treats,you can choose from baked goods to ice cream treats, including Root Beere Floats and Brownie Sundaes, and adults may quench your thirst at any one of eight locations throughout the realm that offer champagne, specialty cocktails, wine, hard cider, mead, or beer.

If you like shopping, you won't be disappointed. Talented artisans offer beautiful handspun pottery, sparkling crystals and jewelry, artistic face painting, period clothing, leather and moccasins, armor, dancing wings, fresh floral garland hair wreaths, hand-carved bows, arrows and quivers.

You can watch as blacksmiths demonstrate the forging of weaponry; revel in scented oils, perfumes and apothecary; and particpate in themed events.

If you win our family 4-pack of tickets, you won't need to hit the box office. If you don't, you're encouraged to skip the box office line - where cash only is accepted - and pre-purchase tickets online at kingrichardsfaire.net.

Please be aware that pet animals are not allowed unless they are legally identified service animals , and no outside food or beverages are allowed into the Fairgrounds.

More Information

Visit King Richard's Faire online for a site map, FAQ's, event schedules, ticket sales, and Visitor Information.

The Faire is at 235 Main Street, Carver MA 02330. 

Parking is free!

Tickets: $37 adult (12+); $35 for seniors ages 65+, $18 for children ages 4-11; and free for children 3 years of age and younger.

Please email info@kingrichardsfaire.net for group discount tickets.

Instagram/Twitter: @KRFaire #KRFaire; Facebook

Win Free Tickets!

You can enter to win two tickets good for September 11, 12, 19, 25 or 26 now through Wednesday, September 8 at 12 p.m. EST using the Rafflecopter below.

Please note: Giveaway ends September 8 at 12 AM EST and is open to Legal Residents (18 years of age or older) of the US only who are able to attend the Faire on the dates mentioned. Winner will be randomly selected and notified by email.  Winner will have 24 hours to respond or other winners will be selected.  Final winner may request tickets be mailed to them or may choose to come pick up the tickets directly in person one town over from Carver.

The winning tickets are offered free of charge, no purchase necessary. 

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Notes and Disclosure: All fair images are courtesy of and credited to King Richard’s Faire.

I received free tickets for my family as well as the four I am giving away in return for this honest promotion and I am excited that I did. I cannot wait to experience the Faire with my family again this year and feel blessed to give you and yours an opportunity to experience it, too.

Sometimes, You Find Lovely Places when Looking for Masses While Traveling...

For years now, when traveling to different areas, I've consulted MassTimes.org to find times and locations for daily and Sunday Masses. Similarly, I sometimes click through The Real Presence to find churches and chapels that have Eucharistic Adoration.

Doing so has brought me to some lovely little chapels, beautiful churches, and peaceful shrines, the most recent of which was St. Anne's Shrine in Sturbridge, MA, where pilgrims have been traveling for over 100 years to seek solace, peace, and healing from God through the intercession of St. Anne.

At the Shrine, you will find both indoor and outdoor spaces to inspire prayer, contemplation, and peace.

Be sure to stop at the Hall of Saints...

and walk about to enjoy the picturesque grounds...

Throughout the Shrine grounds, you'll find statues...

Grottoes...

A Stations of the Cross walk...

Chapels...

Sacra Santa (Holy Stairs)

Outdoor prayer spots...

Churches, chapels, an outdoor worship space under the pastoral care of the Assumptionists.

A picnic area...

(Yes, my crew were all hungry, a bit tired, and not wanting to smile for a picture. ;) )

Plus, there is a gift shop and Russian icons display, which we, unfortunately, missed since we got there after 5 p.m. in order to go to a 6 p.m. Mass. (The gift shop and icon display close at 5 p.m. daily.)

However, just outside the gift shop and Russian Icon display area, we found a favorite sculpture, the Generations Statue, a moving depiction of the Holy Family embraced by Saints Anne and Joachim, the  parents of the Blessed Virgin and grandparents of Jesus.

And, nearby, was a striking sculpture of St. Micheal...

And and older, sweet statue of St. Anne and St. Mary.

Truly, the Shrine is a serene and holy place...

Nearly every turn there brings you to another place to contemplate and pray...

To be reminded of miracles...

To recall the saints...

To remember the simple power and beauty of prayer...

The pray for the intercession of the Holy Family...

For our own families and for the whole world.

To remember, as St. Therese de Lisiueux says that "prayer is a surge of the heart; it is a simple look turned toward heaven, it is a cry of recognition and of love, embracing both trial and joy.”

If you are ever in the area of Sturbridge, MA, I encourage you to stop at St. Anne's Shrine. It is simply lovely.

St. Anne, pray for us.

The FREE Museum of Family Prayer Has Opened!

Great news!

The Museum of Family Prayer had its grand opening today and will now be open Wednesdays through Sundays with FREE admission and parking, so you can visit any time you are in the area.

I truly encourage you to do so for a unique, interactive, digital experience of prayer that your entire family can experience together with thanks to Holy Cross Family Ministries.

While at the Museum and Chapel, you can enjoy formal prayer opportunities by partaking in the Rosary, Mass, the Sacrament of Reconcilation Wednesdays through Friday or  Holy Hour for families on Fridays. 

Additionally, any time you are at the Museum, you can pray and reflect in front of various statues, make a visit to the burial site of the Venerable Patrick Peyton...

...pray the Rosary on your own at the outdoor Rosary Path, or picnic and walk on the lovely grounds.

My family was blessed to have a sneak peak of the Museum of Family Prayer before it opened and thoroughly enjoyed our day with celebrating the Grand Opening today.

God blessed us with a beautiful day for it!

Mass, a Eucharistic Procession, blessing prayers, and concert were lovely.

The food trucks were a hit with my kids.

Food hit the spot.

And treats were thoroughly enjoyed.

Fellowship was had.

And, of course, the Museum itself was welcoming and inviting.

You can learn about Venerable Patrick Peyton, famous for the saying, the family that prays together, stays together."

Exhibits explain prayer and invite you to pray in different ways.

Interactive magnetic, digital, and listening displays engage all ages.

Artifacts are available for viewing.

And, touch screens offer different people's thoughts in prayer (even, much to my daughter's amusement, a clip from her mom...)

There is also Family Rosary Crusade memorabilia on display.

And opportunities to write out and share prayers.

History of prayer, encouragement to pray, even a children's/family room... It's all there...

And lovely grounds are, too.

Of course, all the "extras" of food trucks, tents, balloons, gift bags, etc. that were there today won't be available every day the Museum is open. 

However, every Wednesday through Sunday(excluding some holidays), families can enjoy the Museum of Family Prayer - a true gem of a place to spend faith-filled family time.

Welcoming staff, engaging exhibits, lovely grounds, plenty of opportunities and spaces to pray... You can appreciate them all at the Museum of Family Prayer!

So, do consider a visit to explore what prayer means to others and what it can mean to you.

You may also choose to volunteer with the museum or become a supporter.

Venerable Patrick Peyton, pray for us.