CONCORD — The Carolina Renaissance Festival, a combination of outdoor theater, circus, arts and crafts fair, jousting tournament and feast, will hold open auditions on Saturday, June 23 from 8:30 a.m. to noon and Saturday, June 30 from 8:30 a.m. to noon at the Cannon School located at 5801 Poplar Tent Road, Concord.

The Festival is calling for actors, entertainers, musicians, performers and colorful personalities of all types to inhabit the Festival’s make-believe Village of Fairhaven. New this year the Festival invites auditionees to get medieval by seeking actors to portray Vikings and Barbarians.

Amateur and professional opportunities are available. Prepared material, head shots, and resumes are appreciated but not required. Auditionees should be age 13 or older. Registration is available online at Carolina.RenFestInfo.com

Celebrating 25 Years of Cheers, the annual Carolina Renaissance Festival returns weekends, Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 29 through Nov. 18, on a 325 acre site minutes north of Charlotte, between Concord and Huntersville, at the junction of NC 73 and Poplar Tent Road.