The Rose Garden farmers market held its first Renaissance Faire Sept. 2, with people attending in costume and L’Art Lehigh Valley Historic Fencing giving a demonstration of the skills of swordplay. Along with the usual farm produce, baked goods, food and beverage, and information booths from organizations in the Bethlehem area, residents had an opportunity to visit with royalty (Queen Elizabeth I), a French serf who would later storm the Bastille, and a knight in chain mail who has probably saved his share of damsels. The Rose Garden farmers market continues on Saturdays through Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.