10:00am Museum Opens (Admission: $8 Adults / $5 Students, $2 off admission if in period dress; weapons must be sheathed and peace tied.)
10:00am Kazimir the Hungry – Fire Breathing & Sword Swallowing
10:30am Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association – Longsword
11:10am Armor through the Ages
11:40am Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association – Rapier & Dagger
12:20pm Asfolk Viking Martial Arts – Sword, Shield, and Spear
12:50pm Kazimir the Hungry – Fire Breathing & Sword Swallowing
1:20pm Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association – Quarterstaff and Poleaxe
2:00pm Asfolk Viking Martial Arts – Sword, Shield, and Spear
2:30pm Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association – Messer/ Sword and Buckler
3:10pm Kazimir the Hungry – Fire Breathing & Sword Swallowing
3:40pm Holy Grail Drawing & Presentation
4:00pm Museum Closes
Medieval Music by Bardmageddon at 12:30pm and 2:30pm in the museum theater.
Ongoing: A Life Medieval, Clann Tartan, Hangin’ with the Bard, and ornamental metalworking techniques on cold steel by Thomas Latane in the museum courtyard. Clann Tartan will have a Pike Demo at 11:30am and a non-firing Matchlock Musket demo at 1:30pm.
Concessions: One Eye Dave’s Hotdogs
Other Happenings in the Shire: The Midwest Renaissance Actors Guild will be performing on Main Street. Big River Theatre will be playing the following cartoons: Robin Hood at 10:30am, Shrek at 12:30pm, and Brave at 2:30pm. They will also have Kray Van Kirk (Folk Americana /Celtic Music) performing at 7pm.
Visitors interested in searching for the fabled “Holy Grail” in the shops of the shire can enter a drawing to win the treasured artifact along with $100 Alma Dollars. The drawing will be held at 3:40pm at the Castle. Participating businesses include Alma Public Library, Fire & Ice, Alma Leather, W Whiffs, Water Lily Gifts, Wings Over Alma, Happy Hub, Alma Bakery, Stump Town Gallery, Big River Theatre, Riverside Bait & Liquor, Alma Chiropractic & Wellness, Unparalleled Farms, and Garden Gate.
