Is there somewhere to vacation where you can dress up like kings and queens from past centuries?

Question

I have been watching a lot of movies lately like Marie Antoinette and Queen Elizabeth and it seems like it would be so much fun to be able to go somewhere for a couple days or a week where you could dress up like them and see what it would be like to live a day in the life of someone who lived back then. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

all Renaissance fairs allow you to dress up--they actually encourage it

Answer 2

Medieval fairs.  Just look in your newspaper and other local resources and listen for when one is coming to your area.  Might have to drive a distance but they are usually fairly common.

Answer 3

There are Renaissance festivals all over the country where they dress up and crown a king and queen.They also choose their court. a lot of times they have jousting tournaments!

you can go on-line and find out more. Search for

Renaissance.com  or look under Renaissance Faire's.

They may be listed in your local directory.

Check with your local chamber of commerce.

Answer 4

Consider the Society for Creative Anachronism.

he Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA, is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts, skills, and traditions of pre-17th-century Europe.

Members of the SCA study and take part in a variety of activities, including combat, archery, equestrian activities, costuming, cooking, metalwork, woodworking, music, dance, calligraphy, fiber arts, and much more. If it was done in the Middle Ages or Renaissance, odds are you'll find someone in the SCA interested in recreating it.

What makes the SCA different from a Humanities 101 class is the active participation in the learning process. To learn about the clothing of the period, you research it, then sew and wear it yourself. To learn about combat, you put on armor (which you may have built yourself) and learn how to defeat your opponent. To learn brewing, you make (and sample!) your own wines, meads and beers.

You will frequently hear SCA participants describe the SCA as recreating the Middle Ages "as they ought to have been." In some ways this is true – we choose to use indoor plumbing, heated halls, and sewing machines. In the dead of winter we have more to eat than King's venison, salt pork and dried tubers. However, a better description is that we selectively recreate the culture, choosing elements of the culture that interest and attract us.