Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire and more: Fun things to do this weekend in Lake County
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Looking for adventure? Look no further. The Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire has everything from magic and mystery to human chess sword fights and live jousting events. But if that doesn’t satisfy your wandering, there are plenty more events happening this weekend.
Here’s a list of fun things to do:
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Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire
The Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire returns this weekend with sword fights, musical entertainment, enchanting faeries, artisans and giant turkey legs.
This is a fundraiser for the Education Foundation of Lake County, which transforms the forest into a magical experience.
The event will take place for two weekends. Ticket prices vary.
Details: https://www.lakerenfaire.com
Chili Cook-Off
The Leesburg Partnership will host its annual Chili Cook-Off on Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m. in Towne Square. The event will feature live music, cash bar and plenty of chili.
Details: LeesburgPartnership.com
Sci-Fi Pop Fest Year 2 2022
Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind comic-con experience coming to the Lake County Fairgrounds on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sci-Fi Pop Fest will feature honorary guest Legendary Butterbean Eric Esch and Tod W. Langen, original screenwriter for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Free pictures and autographs will be available along with vendors, artists, cosplayers and a game room with tournaments.
Admission is $7 and kids 10 and under are free.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/scifipopfest
Florida Cannabis Festival
Florida’s largest cannabis event is coming to Renningers Flea Market on Saturday and Sunday with live music, art and more than 200 cannabis culture vendors.
There will be a discussion panel, medical card certifications and hemp products available.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/floridacannafest
Whimsy Fall Festival at Puzzle Ranch
Enjoy vendors, food trucks, sweet treats, petting zoo, gem mining, pony rides and more at Whimsy’s Fall Festival at Puzzle Ranch on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The event is free to attend.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/Puzzle-Ranch-112142077592150
Walk for Veterans & Well Being Fair
Join the Walk for Veterans on Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Lake Square Mall. The $30 entry fee benefits local veteran organizations and participants can visit the Well Being Fair for health awareness.
The total walk is 3 miles indoors.
Details: mountdora.com
Pumpkin Destruction Day at Amber Brooke Farms
It’s time to have fun and destroy those pumpkins. Amber Brooke Farms is hosting a Pumpkin Destruction Day on Saturday starting at 10 a.m.
Admission to the farm is $15 per person, kids 2 and under are free. Admission includes activities like the pumpkin patch, wagon ride, jump pads, playgrounds, bubble barn, cow train, slide hill and more.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/ABFEustis
Eustis First Friday
The First Friday Street Party in downtown Eustis will begin at 6 p.m. with a Sci-Fi Pop Fest theme. Enjoy Comic-Con vendors, villains, Batman, the Jurassic jeep, food trucks and more.
Details: eustis.org
First Friday Food Trucks
The City of Clermont is hosting its First Friday Food Trucks beginning at 5:30 p.m. in downtown Clermont. Enjoy all the new tastes, live music and downtown shops.
Details: ClermontFL.gov
Lake Eustis Shoreline Clean Up
Give back to your community and help cleanup the Eustis shoreline on Saturday from 9 to 11 a.m. The group meets at the bandshell and the city sets out trash cans and will take care of the large item pickups.
Small watercraft and kayaks are helpful for getting the trash too far to reach.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CleanUpEustis
Nature / Adventure Series - Youth Fishing Clinic
Kids ages 5 to 16 are invited to learn the basics of fishing on Saturday thanks to the Leesburg Recreation Department. They will learn how to cast, tie knots and get a demonstration and fishing experience, not to mention receive their own fishing pole.
Cost is $5 per person. Registration is required.
Details: LeesburgFlorida.gov
Complimentary Professional Family Photo Event
Local photographers are volunteering to take professional family photos on Sunday from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Sunsational Farms in Umatilla.
This free event is hosted by Toddlers of Lake County and is open to the public.
Details: https://www.facebook.com/sunsationalfarms
'The Diary of Anne Frank'
The Bay Street Players' production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” is onstage at the State Theatre through Nov. 13.
The new adaptation by Wendy Kesselman draws from previously unpublished parts of Anne Frank’s diary.
“From 1942–1944, the Frank and Van Daan families hid in a secret annex above Otto Frank’s former office in Amsterdam as the Nazis deported the Jews of occupied Holland to their deaths. In her secret attic, Anne Frank, played by Mikaela Cohen, comes of age. She laughs, plays, fights with her mother, and falls in love for the first time. In spite of her oppressive circumstances and the horrors that surround her, Frank’s spirit transcends as she voices her belief that in spite of everything, people are truly good at heart,” according to a Bay Street Players press release.
David Clevinger is the director and designer of the production.
Along with Cohen, the cast includes Stephanie Adams, Simon Atkinson, Steven Behncke, Mitch Bozeman, Adam Cornett, Denice Glickler, Mary Juravle and Jaims Stutts.
The two student performances have sold out and another student performance has been added at 11 a.m. Nov. 7. Following the performance a question and answer opportunity is available with the cast and director.
Friday’s performance will be interpreted in American Sign Language.
Details: eustisstatetheatre.org.
This article originally appeared on Daily Commercial: Weekend fun in Lake County, Florida includes renaissance faire
