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Originally Posted by Ranger REG  Aren't most Renaissance Fairs usually organized by local chapters of the SCA? |
Nope. Ren Fairs are generally commercial ventures, owned and operated rather like a circus. While there's any number of SCA folks who attend or work at the ren fairs, they are not functions of the SCA.
You can go to a ren fair, pay your money, and expect that there will be people there to entertain you - you can walk around, shop, sit, and watch and have fun. If you go the following weekend, you'll find most of the entertainments are exactly the same - they're scripted theater.
SCA events are an entirely different beast. If you go to an SCA event, you may pay a small fee to help pay for the site or the feast, but your entertainment is generally going to be dependent on you engaging in the activities there - it isn't an event for spectators like a faire. If you don't yourself fight, dance, do crafts, or the like, you may not find a whole lot to do at an SCA event.