Washing women occupy a prime location right at the entrance.

Sometimes the performers put some audience members a little out of their comfort zone.

Music and dance are omnipresent.

The Danse Macabre

The faire this year has had much more comfortable temperatures than most faires from previous years that I've been to. This was probably the worst moment of my two days there, when a strong gust of wind kicked up a lot of dust and small debris.

A group "praying" before their meal. The woman standing in the upper right led the prayer, which went on and on, saying outrageous and entertaining things. I like the guy on the left, looking like he is taking the opportunity for a nap.

Prayer ended with a brief song.

Songs (and music in general) are popular. Generally they have comfortable (although frequently bawdy) lyrics, easily-remembered rhymes with simple scansion. I mostly ignored the music the first few times I went to the faire, but after years of going I enjoy listening to them, even the ones I've heard time and time again.

All the horses are rescue horses.