Renaissance Pleasure Faire Cancelled, Citing Coronavirus Concerns.

To date many Renaissance Faires have already been canceled, and will not take place this year due to concerns about the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. 

As one large-scale event after another canceled or postponed throughout Southern California last week the Renaissance Pleasure Faire had initially said it would push back its planned opening by two weeks to April 18; however, by Tuesday, organizers decided not to open at all this year, and push off until next season, on April 3, 2021, with the 59th season.

“We appreciate your understanding and patience during this challenging time,” reads a  statement on the Renaissance Faire’s website. “Huzzah to the 2021 season! Godspeed, and stay safe!”

Exchanges, Refunds, & Options

The fair recognizes many people have already purchased tickets to the 2020 Faire. To take advantage of the offer mail tickets to Renaissance Pleasure Faire; ATTN: Tickets; 5027 Irwindale Ave.; STE 200; Irwindale, CA 91706 postmarked no later than April 1, 2020. Please allow 4-6 weeks for processing. Alternatively, ticket holders can email ticket confirmation email or mobile barcode to reception@renfair.Com along with your complete mailing address. After initiating either method of exchange, physical tickets to the next Faire season in 2021 will be snail-mailed.

If you would like a refund instead contact ShowClix at support@showclix.Com or 888-718-4253 and select option 1.ShowClix will automatically be refunding Pub Crawl tickets. 

Get To Know This Faire

The Renaissance Pleasure Fair celebrates the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and takes a trip back to the 15th and 16th centuries as event workers, volunteers and fans alike dress in period costumes and are entertained by dancers, jousters, marionettes, sword fighting and fire dancers. 

Be sure to add the Renaissance Pleasure Faire to your list for next year, which is planned to open on April 3, 2021 with the Faire’s 59th season.

Online Shop Now Open!

Buy from the Scarlet Onagers Bazaar year round at our Etsy Shop!!

We currently have some cozy beanie hats and gluckhaus game boards to keep you warm and entertained throughout the cold non-faire months. The gluckhaus boards are from our original artwork of the board, and are hand-screen printed on fabric boards.

The crochet hats come in two crochet patterns and a wide variety of colors. Each of them is handmade and is a snug fitting adult size made to keep your head warm all winter.

Visit the Scarlet Onager Etsy Store to view what's for sale!

Looking for More?

Let us know what you're missing from the Scarlet Onagers Bazaar booth, and we'll see if we can pull it out of the catacombs and list it. Lots of stuff will be added periodically, and so you should bookmark and share the Scarlet Onagers Etsy Store to keep up to date. This will also help others who want to find it to do so more easily!

Comment, message, or email us! What are you missing? 

Shop with our guild & other small businesses on Etsy. 

We're Breaking In To Online Sales!

No joke, friends! We're working behind the scenes to set up an Online Store for the Scarlet Onagers items you know and love. Help support the Onagers yet another way.

To show your support for the Scarlet Onagers, you can currently do any of the following actions:

• Volunteer with us in Silverton, Oregon each July!
• Purchase items from our vending tent in Silverton, Oregon each July
• Follow & share our Facebook Page
• Subscribe to & share this blog
• Share & purchase a Scarlet Onagers Shirt, Sweatshirt, or Water bottle!
• Share & purchase from our coming online store! (Shop Now Open!)

Why Online Stores?

We're really working hard to maintain & update our inventory, supplies, equipment, and of course: volunteer meals & snacks! Hopefully, this online store will take off and allow us to get everyone's costume accessories to them well before Faire!

Of course, online shopping does mean paying shipping & handling charges. To avoid these come see us at Faire, or contact us about how to volunteer with the Scarlet Onagers Guild!

Items of Our Vending Booth

The Scarlet Onagers are always looking to add items to our vending booth. The vending booth gives space to Scarlet Onager members and volunteers for little to no commision, and gives space to any local crafty-persons and artists for a slightly higher commission. If you're interested in adding your items to our booth, message us on facebook or send an email to: ScarletOnagersGuild@gmail.com

What We Sell

Every year our inventory changes depending on inventory brought in by Guild Members. There are quite a few returning items that help us shape the feel of our shop. We try to remain a kid friendly booth in item and price, but also do our best to have products for all ages and personalities. We also sell some select pieces on the Scarlet Onager's Etsy Store. Check out the blog post about our online shop!

Accessories!

We have sturdy skeleton keys that remove bottle caps, and a variety of fabric pouches to hold all of your goodies. We have incense holders shaped as bottles with great designs etched into them.

For the Littles!

Various colors get mixed in to molds to create coloring sticks. These have various shapes, but the returning favorites are a skull and crossbones coloring blocks, and an easy to hold triangle for toddlers learning how to hold while they color.

Another fun favorite are our Alchemy ingredients. Stop by for dragon blood, ogre ear wax, goblin guts, and all of your alchemy needs! Each bit of slimy alchemic paste comes in either small resealable pouches or a few ounces in a jar. Grab multiple to share with friends, or to mix together and see what colors they turn.

We also have various jewelry that fit little ones as well!

Jewelry

Our jewelry takes many forms from microbeads in colorful patterns to chainmaille, gear charms, and tiny bottles on a simple necklace. We also have a small assortment of earrings and keychains, and leather bracelets as well. Our chainmaille necklaces and bracelets are made from standard aluminum or sturdy and heavy steel.

Some years we have simple stone wrap necklaces, but even if they don't appear in our booth, we can direct you to the vendor that has them. Similarly, fine jewelry is not our specialty, but we can help you find the vendor who makes amazing high end jewelry.

Hopes For More!

We often reach out to those we see with similarly bazaar goods, but feel free to reach out to us as well. We'd love to add kid friendly art prints, alchemy related goods and toys, a variety of costume accessories, and more kid-friendly jewelry.

We also want our friends to succeed. If you're not sure your inventory will sell, reach out to us and we'll see how we can help. Volunteer with us and we'll set aside a place for some of your inventory in our booth. If it's a hit and you can scale it to fill a whole booth, we'll talk you through how to do just that for the next year. We want our group to grow, but also the Faire as a whole to be a growing place for all of us odd ducks and misfits to gather every year.

Join the Onagers, or at least, join in the fun of Faire!

Scarlet Onager Merch is Available Online!

Ever wondered how you can help in some way other than volunteering? Advertise for us!

Head over to the RedPress Threadless store to buy clothing, accessories, and other goods with a Scarlet Onager Logo printed on it! Proceeds from these images go toward feeding our volunteers throughout the Faire as well as adding exciting new inventory to our vending booth.

Show your support! Advertise for the Scarlet Onagers where ever you go, year round. Let others know how to find us, how to be a part of an amazing Faire, and how to get into the behind the scenes camping and hangouts after Faire hours.

Into more about the handmade & homemade items from the Faire? Check out the Scarlet Onagers Etsy Shop to round out your costume or entertainment pouch before the next Faire!

Also, join us on Facebook by clicking here!

What Do We Do?

The Scarlet Onagers are a group of volunteers who perform various tasks that assist the Canterbury Renaissance Faire of Silverton, Oregon.

Before the two busy weekends every July, Onagers have assisted with landscaping, setting boundaries, and similar preparation work. Once Faire begins, though, so does the real fun.

The friday before the first day Canterbury Renaissance Faire, we set up our camping tents, set up our vending tent, and assist vendors and other participants with their camp sites and store fronts. During Faire, we assist with crowd control, emergency response, traffic, vendor setup and breakdown traffic, and barrier maintenance. We also assist with lost and found items, as well as reuniting little ones with their adults if they wander off.

Want to Help Out?

Well, what do you want to do? We have lots of people to help out, but always appreciate more. The more people we have, the easier and faster tasks are completed and the more breaks we all get to enjoy the Faire, and hang out with participants after Faire hours.

Tasks that are easy to jump right into include sales in the vending tent, trash removal, parking, ticket taking, and refilling drinking water jugs. The more you get to know the layout and flow of Faire, the more you can jump in with us for crowd control, emergency response, and other things that come over the air as in need of assistance.

Vending Sales

Our guild has a vending tent that sells children's goods, costume accessories, simple jewelry, and various crafty and artistic pieces. These goods assist us in covering the costs of attending Faire, keeping up supplies and providing food for our Guild Members. We use a simple register system to accept cash and cards that also keeps track of our sales.

We also accept local artists' and guild members' items for a small agreed upon commission. If you volunteer with us for the Faire, we'll lower or even waive the commision fees for any goods you create. You get a place to sell your inventory or try out a new product, and we'll even help you assess cost to profit ratios to make sure you make money of each of your items that sells.

Parking

For the last several years, the Scarlet Onagers have organized parking for Canterbury Faire. A couple of us can do this job solo, but it is more efficiently done with three people. This is a great way to jump into our group, help for a few hours in the morning, and wander around the Faire as an "on call" volunteer for the rest of the day.

Trash Removal & Drinking Water Jugs

As a Faire, there is a lot of recycling and trash to collect, and also provided drinking water jugs need to be refilled to keep people cool and hydrated. Both of these jobs keep you moving in small bursts, but they are often done in pairs so that no one gets to tired. This is another simple tasks to check off your volunteer hours, but have plenty of time to wander around Faire enjoying the vending booths and entertainer's shows.

Welcome To The Scarlet Onagers Guild Blog

Who Are We?

We are a group of individuals that help out the Canterbury Renaissance Faire in Silverton, Oregon. We accept others into our group who are able and willing to assist us make the Faire the awesome experience for everyone that partakes.

Where Are We?

The Scarlet Onagers Guild is primarily located in Salem, Oregon. We have members that travel to the Silverton area from many locations in Oregon and Washington states.

What Are We Doing?

The Scarlet Onagers Guild does just about anything that needs doing. We assist Faire Staff any way we can in order to help Canterbury Renaissance Faire move smoothly. We volunteer around the Faire grounds before, during, and after Faire. We also have a vending booth of accessories and children's goods. We're always looking for crafty and/or artistic people who want to join our group and our booth!

Follow Us to Faire!

Check out our Facebook page to keep up to date on events, to contact Guild Members and Board Members, and of course, to join us at Canterbury Renaissance Faire!