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A trade fair for the travel industry A boy at the fish pond, the Rockton World's Fair, harvest festival, Canada, 2010. A fair (archaic: faire or fayre) is a gathering of people for a variety of entertainment or commercial activities. Fairs are typically temporary with scheduled times lasting from an afternoon to several weeks.
A Renaissance Festival (medieval fair or ren faire) is an outdoor gathering that aims to entertain its guests by recreating a historical setting, most often the English Renaissance. Renaissance festivals generally include costumed entertainers or fair-goers, musical and theatrical acts, art and handicrafts for sale, and festival food.
Brevard Renaissance Fair: Bristol Renaissance Faire [2] Wisconsin: Bristol; permanent site 1574 Bristol, England; Tudor, some fantasy aspects; [3] 1972* 16 stages; 30 fair acres; parking ≠ (07b) July–Labor Day weekend (8 weekends) 400k [4] [5] (1990) *Opened 1972 as King Richard's Fair; renamed 1988 Bristol Faire: Camelot Days Medieval ...
Laissez-faire (/ ˌ l ɛ s eɪ ˈ f ɛər / LESS-ay-FAIR, from French: laissez faire [lɛse fɛːʁ] ⓘ, lit. ' let do ') is a type of economic system in which transactions between private groups of people are free from any form of economic interventionism (such as subsidies or regulations).
The Newent Onion Fayre was a fair held in Newent, Gloucestershire, England, from the mediaeval period until 1939. The fair was revived in 1996 but cancelled in 2022, as a result of declining support following the COVID-19 pandemic. The fair featured a vegetable show, up to 150 traders, a pleasure fair and a raw onion eating competition.
A science fair or engineering fair is an event hosted by a school that offers students the opportunity to experience the practices of science and engineering for themselves. In the United States, the Next Generation Science Standards makes experiencing the practices of science and engineering one of the three pillars of science education.
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A Fairy Festival, Faery Festival, or Fairy Fayre is an outdoor gathering typically including costuming, handicrafts, music or other entertainment, and food.Fairy Festivals are sometimes considered a form of Renaissance fair, although they lack historical basis and the depiction of fairies, it is generally based on Victorian Romanticism rather than historical lore.