The Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival is scheduled for Saturday, March 14 from Noon to 10 PM. The street will be closed from Gardner St to Logan Court. Since they will need to set up, expect that portion of Hillsborough Street to be closed all day.
No, it doesn't involve jousting or men wearing tights. It's a celebration to kick off the changes planned for Hillsborough Street over the next year and a half. If you live in Raleigh, do take the time to click on that link and especially watch the video of the changes planned. It's going to be cool, but man that's going to be a mess until it's finished! (Click on downloads->additional files->traffic simulation flyover video Aug 2007)
There will be music, food and fun as we would expect from any self-respecting street festival. There will be an eco-friendly fashion show, an alternative fuel vehicle showcase, and a Kid Zone. They are claiming to have a fraternity, sorority and business BBQ cook off. I am still awaiting confirmation to see if they are going to barbecue actual fraternity boys. I'll keep you updated on that one.
The event is free, but tickets appear to be required for certain parts, like the sorority girl barbecue and the fashion show. Keep in mind also that this is the same day as the Raleigh St Patty's Day Parade. The parade begins at Noon also then ends with a party in Moore Square Park where the townsfolk gets their Irish on with the homeless people.
Basically, what we're looking at here , from a public transit standpoint, is a big ol' mess downtown on Saturday. If you have to take the bus anywhere on Saturday, and I suggest you do NOT, go first to the City's transit website to check the Announcements and Detours, which includes street closures and bus detours. A better solution would be to just join the party, any party, that you might stumble across on Saturday.
The weather on Saturday looks crappy at best. So, bundle up and carry an umbrella.
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If only I lived closer!!
Damn, and I would have enjoyed the jousting and tights too.
Not to worry, Foxy, the jousting and tights renaissance festival is coming up soon.
I believe the jousting and tights will be up in my neck of the woods! Wake Forest : )
Honestly, if the weather wasn't so heinous I'd be there. What went wrong?!?! I was all ready to haul out my shorts and tank tops. I can't handle the back and forth!
I'm sad to report that Raleigh has more than one of those Renaissance festivals!
I was all set to do both, but if it'll be like this tomorrow, forget it!
Did you go? Weaather sucked!!
Are you kidding? It's supposed to be like this until the beginning of next week. I'm not leaving my apartment until next Tuesday!!!
I totally thought of you when I was making the cake. I had chop sticks that I was going to stick in there, but then I didn't because I was afraid it would degrade the cake (make it crumbly) and then maybe it would crack? I don't know why I worried. It was a super dense pund cake so it would've been fine...
Your readers are wondering what the heck I'm talking about. Just tell 'em I lost it...
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