Knight on horseback photo via gbrummett on Flickr

Sword-swallowing, fire-juggling, music and a giant turkey leg—who wouldn’t want to win tickets to the 2012 Michigan Renaissance Festival? Fortunately, Visit Detroit is giving away 6 sets of 4 tickets through Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the Visit Detroit Blog.

Entering is simple:

On Twitter

Send the following Tweet to be entered automatically. We’ll randomly select two tweets on Friday, August 31 and award them each a set of four tickets.

Win free tickets to @MichRenFest via @VisitDetroit! http://bit.ly/TjUoup RT to enter. #MIRenFestTix

On Facebook

A maiden in the streets.

Like or comment on our Michigan Renaissance Festival post to be entered automatically. We’ll randomly select one person on Wednesday, August 29 and another on Wednesday, September 5 and award them each a set of four tickets.

Comment on the Blog

Leave a comment on the blog telling us what can’t-miss event or attraction everyone should experience at this year’s Renaissance Festival. The live mermaids? Jousting? Maybe the dulcet tones of Hob the Troll — the world’s greatest singing troll? We’ll pick the best comment on Friday, September 7 and award one clever commenter a set of four tickets.

On Instagram

Share your pictures on Instagram with the hashtag #MIRenFestTix for a chance to win a set of four tickets to this year’s festival. Share photos from Renaissance Festivals past or show us the outfit you plan to wear this year. We’ll select the best Instagrammer on Friday, August 31 and award them a set of four tickets.

Don’t forget to share your photos from the Renaissance Festival with the hashtag #DepictTheD for a chance to be featured in our Visit Detroit photo of the week.

Learn more about the Michigan Renaissance Festival at the Visit Detroit event page. See you in the past, Detroit.