Dressed in 17th century costumes, people from all over Ohio visited the Ohio State campus to enjoy music, plays, dancing, fencing demonstrations and vendors at the annual Medieval and Renaissance Faire on Saturday.”It’s just really fun to dress up and a great opportunity to see new and creative things,” said Eniko Taylor, a freshman business major who says that she has attended other festivals like this one.”Fables & Folktales” was the theme for the 25th anniversary fair sponsored by the Council for the Medieval and Renaissance Faire.”The festival is great because it brings people together in a nice open community, and it also has a historical aspect to it,” said site coordinator Jason Abele, a senior electrical computer engineering major. This is his third year on staff at the fair.More than a dozen vendors displayed everything from leather armor and medieval clothing to handmade pottery and carvings.”The weather is just gorgeous and this is the perfect site for a festival like this,” said Diane Jucha, who was selling handmade beeswax candles.The fair took place on the South Oval, and vendors and displays extended as far as Mirror Lake. The Browning Amphitheater at Mirror Lake showcased various plays, dances and musical performances.”The best part about performing is making people laugh,” said Darryl Truitt, a performer with the childrens group Miler South Commedia Troupe. The group performed an Italian Renaissance comedy titled “Looking for the Ugliest Richard.”Many of the people participating in the festival said that the main idea was to have fun and enjoy the day.”We do this because we have fun,” said Joseph Pimentel, a member of the Columbus English Country Dancers. “To me, performing is much more fun than watching.”The English Country Dancers have performed the 300-year-old English ballroom dances at the OSU Festival every year since its start.The Medieval and Renaissance Faire takes place during the first weekend of May every year.”We start planning in the beginning of October and the fair is funded by donations and profits from the previous year,” said Mary Simonetti, a senior English major who is a member of the Council for the Medieval and Renaissance Faire.