The rain couldn’t dampen the festivities at Ye Olde Harvest Festival last weekend. Karen Hornaday Park was brought back to the Renaissance with live music performances, food and handicrafts vendors, live sparring and LARPing bouts and more.
In addition to local vendors, artists and performers also traveled down from the central peninsula and Anchorage to take part in the brand-new rendition of Homer’s Renaissance fair. On-site were Homer’s own Barony of IceFire Bay; the Black Pearl, a 30-foot pirate ship outfitted with cannons and a literal skeleton crew; Anchorage’s Twisted Tadpole bringing “Fractured Fairytales” puppet shows; and a wide cast of musicians playing on the main stage throughout the day.
Find more information about Ye Olde Harvest Festival at homeralaska.org/event/ye-olde-harvest-festival/1819/ or on Facebook.
Two fairgoers battle it out with foam swords opposite the sparring arena at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Twisted Tadpole, hailing from the 3 Barons Renaissance Fair in Anchorage, presents “Fractured Fairytales” puppet shows at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Owner and vendor Kevin Hall stands aboard his pirate ship, visiting from the Anchorage Pirate Festival, at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Kent Peterson, visiting from Soldotna, puts on a juggling show at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
Mermaid performance artist Jessianna McDonald mans her vendor’s tent as her alter-ego, Ammemeridia, at Ye Olde Harvest Festival at Karen Hornaday Park on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Homer, Alaska. (Delcenia Cosman/Homer News)
