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Updated: January 17, 2025 @ 1:27 pm
Scarborough Renaissance Festivalhas announced the expansion of its scholarship program in Ellis County with the addition of new scholarships for students in Dallas, Collin, Denton, Johnson, and Tarrant counties.
Each year since 2018, the festival has awarded select high school students in Ellis County who have participated in the arts with a $1,000 scholarship towards their college endeavors. For the 2024-25 school year, Scarborough Renaissance Festivalwill expand this program by offering two $2,500 scholarships to Ellis Countystudents. The festival is also adding five new $1,000 scholarships for students in the counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Johnson and Tarrant. One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to one eligible student from each of these counties for the 2024-25 school year.
High school seniors who have participated in at least two years of art, band, choir, orchestra or theater-drama during their high school careers are eligible to apply for these scholarships. All the details and applications can be found at https://www.srfestival.com/scholarship-application/ . The deadline for the 2024-25 scholarship applications is March 3.
“We are honored to give back to the communities we serve while also proudly supporting a new generation of artists, actors, musicians and singers through our scholarship programs,” said Helaine Thompson, Scarborough’s director of marketing andcommunications.
About the festival
Scarborough Renaissance Festival is a North Texas tradition providing interactive fun for everyone, 16thcentury style. You will discover a 35-acre recreation of a 16th Century English village celebrating the visit of King Henry VIII and Queen Katherine Parr, their royal court and guests with a festival of entertainment, artisans, food, magic and merriment in the “Village of Scarborough.”
Visitors can enjoy full combat jousting and birds of prey exhibitions, a Mermaid Lagoon, 20-plus stages of non-stop renaissance entertainment and the 125-plus member performing company. There is an amazing Artisan’s Marketplace with 200-plus shoppes of exquisite crafts and incredible artisan demonstrations along with children’s Knighting Ceremonies, Human Chess Matches, the Grande Parade, fun for kids, themed weekends with interactive activities, and so much more.
Located in Waxahachie, Scarborough Renaissance Festivalwill mark the festival’s 44th season and will run Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day monday, April 5 – May 26.
For more information visit www.SRFestival.com or follow SRFestival on Facebook, YouTube, TikTok, & X (formerly Twitter) or TheSRFestival on Instagram.
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