This Ren faire in Mission-Todd is huge. You can fi...

This Ren faire in Mission-Todd is huge. You can fill two days. Go in November when the weather is PERFECT. This is relaxed fun for people of all ages. Good rides for kids and adults, the employees all have a great sense of humor (some of it can be a little crude, but I like that for a laugh and it is fitting for this environment), and the shows are fun and free.

The shows are free. The rides are not. The rides are expensive; $3 to $10 apiece, and that's after paying for admission. For this reason I would subtract one-half a star if I could. Still, the lines aren't long.

The food is delicious for some people, if you like pot pies, turkey legs and sausage. It's at least nutritious food (for the most part; funnel cake and cotton candy are available) since it's based on pre- pre-packaged fare. These are the 15th and 16th centuries, after all.

You do not have to dress up (I haven't since I was 26) but lots of people do. Feel free to come dressed as anyone or anything, from a piece of fruit to Batman, be you a toddler or an octogenarian or anything in between.