Mystic Realms Fantasy Fair returns this weekend ‘three times larger’

POCATELLO — After a successful first year, a mysterious adjacent celebrating imagination will return to nan Gate City.

The Mystic Realms Fantasy Fair will tally from Friday until Saturday astatine nan Bannock County Fairgrounds successful Pocatello. Michael Collins and Deneb Edwards, nan imaginative minds down nan fair, person expanded it to connection much booths, intermezo and nutrient options.

“We’re expecting a beautiful large turnout this year. It’s only our 2nd twelvemonth astir truthful we don’t cognize what to expect, but conscionable from nan consequence that we’ve had from nan public, it’s gonna beryllium big,” Edwards said.

For it’s first year, Collins and Edwards hoped to bring successful betwixt 500 to 600 people, but nan existent attendance of nan adjacent exceeded this, drafting successful 2,800 people. Because of this, Edwards said nan adjacent is “three times” arsenic ample arsenic it was past year.

While Renaissance Fairs are communal successful Utah and Wyoming, nan closest 1 successful East Idaho is successful nan Rexburg area. Collins and Edwards decided Pocatello needed to beryllium a spot wherever group tin stitchery and observe nan fantastical world, utilizing their business connections done Dib’s 3D Printing Monsters and Miniatures and Black Wolf Blades to get a batch of group connected board.

Renaissance Fairs usually require their booths and participants to beryllium dressed successful a definite clip period, but Mystic Realms is alternatively a “fantasy fair.” Collins and Edwards decided to do this truthful that patrons could dress successful ways that were much magical and little restrictive.

The wandering minstrels and fighters will still beryllium a fixture astatine this fair, but they whitethorn beryllium surrounded by much wizards and legendary characters than 1 mightiness spot astatine different fairs.

“We wanted to let group to show up successful their Jedi costume aliases successful their deadpool costume aliases whatever. We conscionable wanted it to beryllium thing nosy and let group to travel and bask themselves,” Edwards said.

The adjacent will characteristic complete 90 vendors trading a assortment of items, including clothing, jewelry, art, and location décor. You’ll besides find a assortment of nutrient and beverage vendors, arsenic good arsenic respective stages pinch unrecorded entertainment.

“We’ve sewage thing you’re looking for,” Edwards said.

The Mermaids of nan Great Salt Lake, 1 of nan highlights of nan fair, will beryllium performing respective times passim nan weekend. Patrons will besides beryllium capable to meet Bard Archer Flynn, a talented musician who will beryllium performing his ain unsocial marque of music.

For visitors willing successful history, they’ll beryllium capable to meet nan Society for Creative Anachronism, a group of group dedicated to recreating nan Middle Ages. They’ll beryllium demonstrating their skills successful archery, beard fighting, and different medieval arts connected galore stages.

Not to mention, a catapult will beryllium location for patrons to spot successful action.

The adjacent began connected Friday astatine 1pm and will past until Sunday. Tickets waste fo $10 for nan time and $25 for nan weekend. Tickets tin beryllium purchased connected their website aliases astatine nan gate.