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Bluffwoods Renaissance Festival to entertain through the weekend

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By Patrick Holleron

May 30, 2025 12:02 pm

Published May 30, 2025 12:00 pm

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- The Bluffwoods Renaissance is kicking off on Saturday, May 31, with sword fights, food and medieval games for people to enjoy.

This year's festival will be themed around two kings waging war, making anyone in attendance have to pick a side.

"The support that the saint joseph's community has gave us is amazing," cast director Dave Edwards said. "We have a lot of sponsors from the area. A lot of our vendors are from that area. We have a lot of promo stuff in town and out of town, people are so nice. They come up and said, 'we never thought we would get to have this in our town'. And that really makes us happy and we're pretty excited about that."

The festival will start on Saturday, May 31, at Castle Bridge Event Center at 8403 B US Highway.

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Patrick Holleron

Patrick Holleron joined News-Press NOW as a multimedia journalist and anchor in February 2025. Prior to coming to Missouri, Patrick had lived in a many different states including New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Washington, and Arizona.

He completed his bachelor’s in Media and Communication at the University of Washington in June 2023 and his masters from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Sports Journalism in December 2024.

One of the most memorable events Patrick covered during his time in school was the 2025 Chick-fil-A Peach between the Arizona State Sun Devils and Texas Longhorns at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. This game was one of the first in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

In his free time he enjoys watching sports& movies, and writing. If anyone runs into him he’s always open to have a conversation about sports of any kind.

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