HARVEYSBURG — The village best known for its season of Tudor-style entertainment soon will be home to bagpipes, bangers and mash.

        The merrie folks at Renaissance Park, permanent home of the Ohio Renaissance Festival, have plans for a British Isles Festival July 20-21. For two days the festival grounds will become a playground for pipers, drummers, dancers, caber-tossers and border collies.

        “We know Scottish festivals are really big, and Irish festivals are really big, but we haven't seen too much in the way of Welsh and English festivals,” said Robin Moon, the park's marketing director. “We're putting it all together for one weekend.”

        Celtic bands and traditional dancers will headline the entertainment, along with Highland games such as tossing a caber, or long wooden pole, and demonstrations by border collies. Festival-goers will be able to test their own skills in a games area and shop for imported goods.

        At the food booths, hearty fare such as haggis, pasties (meat pies), Irish stew and bangers and mash (sausage and mashed potatoes) will be available. Several “village pubs” will feature Irish and British ales, beers and wines.

        “There will be nearly zero overlap between the Renaissance Festival and the British Isles Festival,” Ms. Moon said. “This one is much more contemporary.”

        According to Ms. Moon, owner Peter Carroll and his staff have mulled the concept for the event for a couple of years.

        “We've wanted to add another event to take advantage of our facilities here. We'll promote it the same way we do the Renaissance Festival, through direct mail and mass media. Starting around July 1, we'll really become visible.”

        The neighboring village of Harveysburg will benefit from increased use of the park, both through vendor fees and weekend jobs for its residents. Mayor Ray Roberts has the festival on his calendar.

        “Mr. Carroll's got the property there, why not use it?” he said. “It's a good day, a good weekend of entertainment.”

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