More Faire, May 6, 2013 Step Back in Time Renaissance Fair offers something for everyone By RACHEL J. TROTTER Standard-Examiner correspondent MARRIOTT- SLATERVILLE — There was something to satisfy each of the five senses at the Utah Renaissance Fair that started this weekend and will go for two more consecutive weekends at Millcreek Hollow Farm, 3105 W. Pioneer Road in Marriott- Slaterville. Several acres were covered with booths offering food, crafts and entertainment, all set up as in Renaissance times. Many patrons came dressed in full Renaissance period attire and roamed the fair as if it were set in the 1500s. Many little boys proudly dressed in pretend suits of armor and carried wooden swords, while little girls were dressed as Renaissance princesses with flower headbands and silky garments. The Utah festival has been under way for about nine years and has gained popularity each year. Renaissance festivals are offered throughout the United States, and many people travel from festival to festival, performing as entertainers or spectators. Others sell handmade items, while local vendors also participate. Sue Bodily started the festival nine years ago after visiting festivals in other states. She wanted to bring the tradition to Utah, said friend and fellow organizer, Jaime Meredith. Bodily grew up in Utah and wanted people here to see what the Renaissance and the experience of the festival is all about. Meredith said they try to have the festival at the same place each year. "It's fun and something the kids enjoy. There's something for the whole family," Meredith said. The two also like the idea of a Utah festival because it helps local businesses to have a place to sell their wares ranging from specialty foods to handmade costumes to jewelry- John and Dian Neville have been coming to the Utah festival for the past five or six years and said they (Right to left) Moroni Bishop, 9, holds a jousting pole while his brother Riley Bishop, 7, Ari Bishop and Michael Houston watch at the Renaissance Festival in Marriott- Slaterville on Saturday. KERA WILLIAMS Special to the Standard- Examiner really enjoy spending time there with their family. As the family strolled through the fair, dressed in full Renaissance regalia, their 4-year-old daughter Emre could hear the magic show starting and was eager to get a front-row seat. "We like the diversity, and we like to dress up," Dian said. She and John plan their family vacations around fairs around the country. John 182