The middle ages were a time of hard work, harsh punishment, and a strict social order. If you were born a peasant, you'd be a peasant all your life. Oh, and you'd be the property of your Lord to boot. No wonder we call them the Dark Ages. But once a year, the work became play, the punishment went away, and the social order was turned upside down. The low were raised high and the high were brought low in the Feaste of Fooles!

To celebrate our twentieth anniversary, Bristol is celebrating our own Feaste of Fooles. The rule is Misrule! Fooles and Jesters rule the day! Bells and ribbons festoon the shire, Fooles of all sorts people our streets, and Bristol is turned Topsy Turvy!

So don't be surprised if you see Robyn Hoode collecting taxes in place of the Lord High Sheriff, Jane the Phoole issuing commandments for the Queen, or a collection of Fooles, Jesters, Harlequins, and other mad ruffians running amok through the streets of the Faire. Anything goes during the Feaste of Fooles!

The centerpiece of the Feaste of Fooles happens at 1:00 PM on the Cheshire Chase Action Theatre. Join Queen Elizabeth, Robyn Hoode, Jane the Foole, and the rest of the cast for our singing, dancing, fighting, joking, drum banging, pie-throwing, stage-rattling Royal Spectacle of Fooles!

And don't be surprised if you find a jester's hat on your head or ribbons in your hair, because we're seeking high and low (mostly low) for a leader for our Feaste... our King of Fooles!