The Royal Guard

09/27/2024

The results of the arts and crafts portion of our presentation...

Thanks to all who stopped by The Royal Guard encampment today!

09/27/2024

Medieval pumpkin carving at the The Royal Guard encampment.

Festival Friday @ 1:00pm

Come one, come all!

09/25/2024

Congratulations to the Minnesota Royal Guard for 35 years of loyal and faithful service to the crown and the Minnesota Renaissance Festival .

On top of that, Sargent Major Vincent Woolfe celebrates his 25th year of service to the crown and his fellow guardsmen.

And finally, Sargent Robert Wylde celebrates his 10th year of service to the crown and fellow guardsmen.

Congratulations to all of the boys in red!!!

09/11/2024

This past weekend, The Royal Guard was honored with being the featured entertainment for the weekend. Our own HEMA trained fighters put on quite a spectacular event 4 times this past weekend!! Ringing steel was heard by all!

A HUGE shout-out to Naomi Duffy for taking these marvelous action pictures!!

09/29/2023

Come one, come all!! That's right it is the battle of the gourd!! Fun for all ages!! Almost too much fun!!

08/27/2023

07/24/2023

Do you specialize in handcrafted wares? Are you looking to feature your products for all the land to see? Apply to be an EXCLUSIVE Guest Vendor for this year's festival!

We are seeking THEME SPECIFIC Vendors to suit our weekend themes. Limited vendor spaces are available for each weekend, so don't delay apply today! Vendors will be selected based on product relevance and presentations.
Apply Here - https://renaissancefest.com/vendor-applications/

07/24/2023

Experience Love for the Arts by joining our Mural Competition! The Renaissance Festival's Annual Mural Competition registration is open and free to all. Get into the creative spirit of the Renaissance and paint your favorite mystical creatures, fantastical fae, noble royalty and more! Huzzah to the Arts!

Murals must be painted on weather treated material, waterproofed, and must measure 2 x 2 feet. Additional information and guidelines can be found on the registration form.

Registration must be completed prior to dropping off your mural during set drop-off times. More information about drop-offs can also be found on the registration form. Registration and murals are accepted until August 17th. Late submissions WILL NOT be accepted.

Each submitted mural competitor will receive One Free 2023 Admission Ticket (valid weekends 1-4 + Festival Friday), along with the chance to win more prizes!

Registration at renaissancefest.com/contests

Deadline --------> August 17th, 2023

06/02/2023

Have you heard.
The Royal Guard will be at the Siouxland Renaissance festival this weekend. June 3rd and 4th.

04/27/2022

His Majesty’s Royal Guard wants you!

Have you ever wanted to dress in wool, leather and steel and stand in the elements guarding really fancy people? If so, do we have the job for you! We are looking to expand our ranks for the 2022 season and in need of a few brave souls to join in our adventures.

A partial list of requirements and conditions to consider for the Role of Royal Guardsman:
18+
Must be willing to portray male character;
Ability to attend a majority of the weekend days during the MN Renaissance Festival 7 week run
Ability to attend a majority of rehearsals and prep days
Moderate physical activity; extreme varying degrees of temperature and elements
Desire to fire a cannon. We have a cannon. You might get to fire it
We provide a basic over doublet uniform, but you will need to be able to provide/assemble the rest of the kit
No theater, improv or fighting experience necessary, we will train. Though a fondness of history, humor and weapons a plus

We will be holding a meet and greet recruiting session Saturday May 7th. If you are interested, or would like more information, please DM the group and we will get you all the details. If you cannot make the meet and greet, we will make other arrangement for interested parties.

Looking forward to hearing from you.