The Arizona Renaissance Festival (AZRF) joins many charitable organizations across the country by donating top talent to small non-profit organizations in northern Arizona. Jerome: The King of Fools was presented to the Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Fair in Show Low, Arizona as AZRF’s representative and ambassador!
The Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Fair is a fundraising event for the Mountain of Hope Foundation Scholarship Program, which provides Gap & Trade Scholarships to students in Navajo and Apache Counties. “These two counties are among the poorest counties in the state, and Apache County was recently declared the poorest county in the nation.” Darris Gibbons, executive director and founder of the 501c3 organization said Mr. This year marks the 16th year of the event.
The Arizona Renaissance Festival has been a traditional historical recreational event for over 30 years. “This festival has been an immersive educational experience before the term even existed, and has inspired our fundraising event,” said Ms. Gibbons. Over the years, talents such as Three Guys and a Bunch Drums and belly dance troupe Ghazal Beredi have been showcased at both events.
The Arizona Renaissance Festival learned that the Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Fair is a fundraising event by providing support to Medieval Mayhem in the form of Arizona’s only professional beartrap juggler, Jerome: The King of Fool. I thought I would help.
“The White Mountain region is beautiful and I am delighted that the patrons who travel to attend the festival each year are just as passionate about the medieval mayhem here. I can’t wait to see it,” says Jerome Hill. , the man behind the ‘King of Fool’ persona, said, ‘We support such a great cause, engage with our fans in the off-season, and reach out to patrons and festival-goers alike for this cause. I am very excited to connect.”
This annual fair receives no external funding through major state universities or grants, and struggles to find sponsorship support. “This type of funding helps pay for entertainment at the event, which is why donating Jerome’s time, skillset and star power on behalf of AZRF is so valuable to us. Yes,” explains Ms Gibbons.
The Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Fair will take place July 7-9, 2023 at Frontier Field Park on Show Row. Jerome: The King of Fools will feature two shows per day on the all-new Seafarers Cove stage and one VIP-only close-up show in the event’s PubClub VIP area . Find out more about the Medieval Mayhem Renaissance Fair here. azmayhem.com. For more information on the Arizona Renaissance his festival, visit their website. Arizona.RenFestInfo.com. The festival will take place every Saturday and Sunday from 3rd and 4th February 2024 until he 30th and 31st March.
