July 15 – Robin Hood Festival

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nIn Merrie Olde England, there really is a Nottingham, there really is a Sherwood Forest, and there may even have been a famous archer on whom the Robin Hood story is based…

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nBut today’s Robin Hood Festival isn’t in Sherwood Forest, in England…It’s in Sherwood, Oregon, in the United States!

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nI’m pretty sure that the people of Sherwood took advantage of the name to lure tourists to their town with promises of entertainment and food, shopping in the Vendor Village, a parade and a knighting ceremony, and of course an archery contest.

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nOregon’s Robin Hood Festival is as old as I am (pretty darned old!); it was established in 1954. I read that around twenty thousand people attend each year…Wow!

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nSmart idea for family fun. Check it out:

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nMythicist Thomas Bulfinch’s birthday 

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• nJuly holidays

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• nJuly birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in July

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• nAugust holidays

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• nAugust birthdays

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• nHistorical anniversaries in August

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