Education Through Entertainment
With our living history encampment and thrilling unpredictable live steel show, we bring the Middle Ages to life.
Best of Kansas City Renaissance Festival 2017
Guardians of the Black Forest
First to fight last to fall
Meet Us
About us
By combining a living history encampment with live, non-choreographed, audience-lead, steel sword fighting demonstrations the Guardians of the Black Forest provide a full educational and entertaining encampment. Our fighters entertain you with their dangerous, humorous, and high energy shows! While the rest of the team provides family activities, living history demonstrations, and in-depth knowledge of the weapons, armor, and history of the times. We have a large eclectic group of individuals who all together make our encampment ruin smoothly and bring audiences back again and again.
Come to Our Next Event
2021
October 9-10: Iowa Renaissance Festival in Middle Amana
2022
May 7-8: Des Moines Renaissance Faire at Adventureland
May 14-15: Des Moines Renaissance Faire at Adventureland
More fairs will be added as the year progresses so check back!
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Hire Us
For Faires
One or both is available for faires
Living history encampment
Multiple tents
Hands-on weapon and armor displays
Living history displays and interactions
Daily life reenactment
Patron crafts
Children’s activities
Combative demonstration
Audience-led
Story line spanning multiple shows
Wide range of weapons and armor
Engaging and interactive
Non-choreographed fights
availability is limited, Please inquire for
remaining open dates
For Events
Available on a limited basis for additional events
Parades
Wedding sword arches
County fairs
Educational demonstrations
New events
Please ask us about any upcoming event you are interested in having us at
Join Us
Find Your Closest Chapter
Ames, IA
Anna Barton
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Monday 6pm-7:30pm
Brookside Park
Cedar Rapids, IA
Bethany Shaw
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Friday 4pm-7pm
Noelridge Park
Dyersville, IA
Justin Knight
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Ottumwa, IA
Chris Wenger
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TBA
Want to Join?
Looking for general information about our encampment? We will get you in touch with the right person!
For Members
Looking for our tutorials, handbook, gear recommendations and upcoming fair information? Contact your local chapter leader for login information.