Des Moines Renaissance Faire Vendors and Shopping
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2008 8:04 PM
Merchant Spotlight - Amos' Fabulous Foods
Who are you? Mike Amos, of Amos' Fabulous Foods
Home: Griswold, IA
What do you sell? Fabulous Food! Kinky spuds, hot dogs,
brats, hamburgers, Oinker Burgers (ground pork in the shape of pork!),
MaidenRites (sloppy joe), Made-to-order Fried Rice and Made-to-order
Pasta dishes.
Specialties: Our hand-drilled Kinky Spuds & our
Made-to-Order dishes.
Of Note: We're the only Pirate Ship food establishment
in the Des Moines area! We attend renaissance faires in 10 states; it's
wonderful having the best of them in our back yard! We look forward to
great things happening at the Des Moines site!
Products
Looking for something specific? Be sure to use a Contact Us form and let us know! Our merchants want to carry items you want to buy!
Village Vendors
Some of the Festival Park merchants include:
- Dragon Mine - jewelry and dragon eggs (geodes).
- Fyne Hats By Felicity - Period Headgear for Past Ages. We have hats to fit peasant, noble and royalty -- all handcrafted to the highest standard by our expert milliner at the best price including Elizabethan Tall hats, Ladies' Riding hats, flat caps, children's Robin Hood hats and various hand blocked felt hats. A wide variety of accessories are also available. Fyne Hats has served Renaissance participants and patrons from coast to coast with continued high quality and excellence.
- Hammer And Thread - Purveyors of fine, handcrafted leather goods and medieval garb. Quality cloaks, dresses, leather mugs, pouches, and much more!
- Lords of Leather - leather goods.
- The Potter's House - Stoneware pottery, both functional and whimsical ware. Ongoing pottery demonstrations daily. This year we are adding a clay making demonstration once daily. We use our feet to mix the clay.
- The Scots Dragon - A Full-line clothing merchant. Though specializing in court gowns and great kilts, we also feature bodices, chemises, skirts; men’s clothing including shirts, trousers, jerkins and tunics, hats for women and men, children’s clothing, flower roundlets, pouches, animal face sporrans and other Renaissance and Celtic accessories. All clothing sold by the Scots Dragon is designed and made by Joanna Alexander. If we don’t have exactly what you are looking for, we will gladly custom make a garment to your measure and specifications.
- Steel, Skins and Scents - swords.
- Viking Pavilion - Buffalo burgers, dogs, and jerky. Viking themed items.
- ...and much more.
- See Also: Food Vendors
Merchants
Some Main Street merchants will change from weekend to weekend. As we receive descriptions from the merchants, this page will be updated.
- Boars Head Leather - New this year Des Moines Renaissance Faire logo leather mugs! Other Celtic, and pirate styled leather mugs, cups, and also new this year goblets. Journals, business card cases, checkbook covers, key chains, wallets, purses, pouches, hats, picture frames, photo albums, frogs and sword hangers. Please stop by to say good-day! Tom & Terry Evans Contact us at 651-227-3955 or boarshead@usfamily.net
Guild Hall
Some Guild Hall artisans will change from weekend to weekend.
