Category: GARF

23Mar2025

Georgia Faire Introduces “GARF Buckets” Aerial Gondola Network

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FAIRBURN, GA — The Georgia Renaissance Festival is soaring to new heights as it celebrates its 40th anniversary with the introduction of a bold new transportation system to allow visitors to “Get. Around. (the) Rennaissance. Faire. (in) Buckets” or “GARF Buckets”, for short. GARF Buckets, are a whimsical aerial gondola network designed to carry visitors… Continue reading Georgia Faire Introduces “GARF Buckets” Aerial Gondola Network

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08Apr2023

King Drew Declares Seashells “New Money”

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In a surprise announcement that literally no one saw coming, Captain “King” Drew has declared that seashells will become the “New Money” of Newcastle. Here’s what we know so far: Early Friday morning Captain Drew was rescued from a portable toilet in the “France” section of the Georgia Renaissance Festival, where he had been trapped… Continue reading King Drew Declares Seashells “New Money”

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01Apr2022

Georgia Festival Replaces Joust with Wave Pool

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PiratePalooza TV can now confidently report that the Georgia Renaissance Festival (GARF) will replace its wildly popular joust with the world’s largest Renaissance wave pool. At more than 1.5 acres, this new venue will be named the Dragoon Lagoon – easily stealing the crown from the Great Golly Wash at the Upper Mid-Kansas Enlightenment Faire.… Continue reading Georgia Festival Replaces Joust with Wave Pool

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06May2019

Renaissance Festivals Prepare for Onslaught of Starbucks Cup Wielding Nerds

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Concern began to quietly spread throughout America’s burgeoning Renaissance Festival network on Monday, following the latest revelation that a Starbucks cup had been spotted during a celebration scene in the latest episode of HBO’s immensely popular sword and sorcery series Game of Thrones. National Renaissance Festival Experts are concerned that hundreds of be-caffeinated playtrons may… Continue reading Renaissance Festivals Prepare for Onslaught of Starbucks Cup Wielding Nerds

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16May2018

Pirate Weekend 2018 at GARF

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With scant few days left before the 2018 Pirate Weekend at the Georgia Renaissance Festival I felt it important to let everybody know that I have successfully infiltrated Newcastle’s web engine, stored behind the arcade located beneath the Drunk Monk Tavern. With the power of this 1990s technology I have reprogrammed the

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11Apr2018

BREAKING: Georgia Renaissance Festival Roller Coaster

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With only a few days left before this weekend’s opening day at the Georgia Renaissance Festival we have breaking news of a new attraction which is rumored for installment at the park: an honest to gosh rollercoaster named The Ale Attack!! The concept photograph accompanying this article shows a modern pipeline style coaster painted red… Continue reading BREAKING: Georgia Renaissance Festival Roller Coaster

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30May2017

Maui Shocks Festival Crowd

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There’s an unofficial tradition among the cast at the Georgia Renaissance Festival that Memorial Day is observed as a “prank day” for tweaking costumes, characters, storylines, and songs ever so slightly as to entertain each other in order to survive the final leg of a brutal 3-day run. These minor alterations usually go unnoticed by patrons of the festival, but they provide the… Continue reading Maui Shocks Festival Crowd

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21May2017

A Letter from Mark

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This past Saturday was the first of a 2-day pirate invasion of the Georgia Renaissance Festival, and I must admit that I had a great time wandering around the old place again. We started the day at the front door where some lady in purple yelled at everybody a long time before letting us all in.… Continue reading A Letter from Mark

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18May2017

Captain Drew Announces Wholly Unauthorized Pub Crawl

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This weekend pirates will descend upon the Georgia Renaissance Festival for their annual late spring gathering. The traditional meeting point for this assembly is the Pub on the Hill, a picturesque pub serving beer, wine, cider, and ale.  This spot is one of several pubs featuring stage acts like Landloch’d and the Beastly Boys. It also features Friar… Continue reading Captain Drew Announces Wholly Unauthorized Pub Crawl

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10May2017

Landloch’d Releases The Devil’s Own Invention

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Yours truly, Captain Drew, was lucky enough to secure an invitation to an exclusive industry launch party for the fifth album by Landloch’d, a duo with a penchant for whiskey and sheep. This latest album is clearly their classiest one yet because it features the band’s mascot Delilah wielding a trident with a heart impaled on its tines, surrounded by a… Continue reading Landloch’d Releases The Devil’s Own Invention

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08May2017

Rumors of Secret Underground Brewpub at GARF

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Late Sunday afternoon news of an incredible discovery at the Georgia Renaissance Festival began circulating in the general vicinity of a bush located across the street from the popular springtime event. Passersby report that a man disguised as a “big brown burglar” was shouting the “combination” to an alleged secret entrance to an air-conditioned underground brewpub… Continue reading Rumors of Secret Underground Brewpub at GARF

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04May2017

GARF Offers Best Ticket Deal of the Season

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Yesterday I was directing the workmen who were replacing the figurehead for the front of my ship when I noticed a tiny red flag had popped out of my rPhone so I carefully dialed the number to the orbital telemail waystation to check my inbox and discovered that the ticket drovers down at the Georgia Renaissance Festival had announced… Continue reading GARF Offers Best Ticket Deal of the Season

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