Fans from many miles start to enter the Texas Renaissance Festival when the doors open at 9 a.m. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
The joust arena begins to fill up right before the knights charge onto the field. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Joan of Ark rides in to defend France in the Joust. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Magician Arsene balancing a spinning top hat on his finger to wow the crowd. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
In order to get her phone back, a spectator must kiss magician Arsene on the prop lips. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Magician Arsene juggles three balls, gaining many cheers from the audience. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Lovely assistant to magician Arsene looks on horrified as Arsene stuffs a fake rabbit into his mouth that cleverly switched with a real one. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Members of Fakespearian Comedy Troupe Sound & Fury Ryan Adam Wells, Patrick Hercamp and Richard Maritzer usher parents with small children away from their graphic PG-13 show. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Comedian Richard Maritzer welcomes spectators to the show. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith.
Comedian Patrick Hercamp of Sound & Fury swaps genders in the skit “Testaclese & Ye Sack of Rome.” Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Comedians Patrick Hercamp and Richard Maritzer embrace during a scene in the skit “Tesaclese & Ye Sack of Rome.” Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Texas Renaissance Festival American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter signs to the crowd as the actors on stage do a skit. ASL is a new addition to the Festival this year. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Adam ‘Crack’ Winrich demonstrates how he made the Guinness World Record list for cracking two whips a total of 267 times in one minute. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Spectators at the Texas Renaissance Festival test their throwing skills at Drench-A-Wench as the wench on a bench taunts them with crude jokes. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
"America’s Got Talent" famous Adam ‘Crack’ Winrich performs a dangerous stunt while wife Dakota moves in close to intensify the drama. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Whip Cracker Adam Winrich cracks his fire ship, causing an explosion across the stage. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Texas Renaissance Festival goers travel up and down many streets throughout the faire. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Renaissance Festival fan Trudy Young snaps a quick photo on her iPad of different cosplays. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Solar Fire performer spits fire to an amazed crowd. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
A fire performer holds a flame stick above another perform as he spits an accelerant into the flames to cause an explosion of flames. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Fire Dancers of Solar Rain perform their routine for the spectators in the crowd. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Fire performer of Solar Rain dances through the arena with a stick made of a bushel of fire. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Fire performers of Solar Rain run the arena demonstrating the beauty of the routine with fire. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Fire Dancer Audi Houswerth smiles seductively as she and another dancer perform their routine with the fire performance group Solar Rain. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
A team member of the Texas Renaissance Festival staff lights the ground based fireworks, silhouetted by the light. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith
Fireworks light up the night sky after the closing ceremonies of Barbarian Weekend at the Texas Renaissance Festival 2018. Photo courtesy of Matthew Smith.
