RED LODGE, Mont. – The Montana Renaissance Festival has kicked off its 15th year, bringing medieval excitement to Red Lodge. This unique event features jousting, sword fighting, trapeze artists, and more.

Attendees were greeted by a lively atmosphere filled with people in elaborate costumes. From elves and knights to fairies and peasants, the festival was a colorful display of creativity.

Hannah Showers, a fair goer and soon-to-be bride, s hared her group's imaginative costumes. "We got hot wizard. Sexy Gandalf. What are you wearing? She's a Ram peasant. I guess she's a fairy wench. This is the plague. The plague rat," she said.

Anastasia Alvieran, dressed as an elf, shared her character's backstory. "I am an elf who got bit by a plague rat. It's very painful. You continue on trying,

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