List of Renaissance and Medieval fairs
Introduction This is a '''list of Renaissance faires''' and other Medieval-themed faires worldwide.
North America ===United States===Included below are the notable Renaissance, Medieval, and Fantasy fairs held in the United States. These include: any long running (20 plus years) fairs, and established fairs (5 plus years) that have a two-weekend or more annual run. Generally, U.S. renaissance fairs are open weekends only (including holidays) during the periods indicated. (Dates are codified to facilitate searching by date. )+List of Notable Renaissance and Medieval Faires in the US Name State Fair Site and Type† Setting and Info StartDate Stage, Area, Amenities≠ When Held HighestPatronCount≠ References and External Links Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival Nevada Sunset Park, Las Vegas; recurring event Five Renaissance villages; Renaissance, Hobbits, Fantasy 1994 4 stages; limited camping; RVs≠ (10b) mid-October (3 days) 11k  LV Ren Fair Alabama Renaissance Faire Alabama Wilson Park; Florence; recurring event The shire of ''Fountain on the Green'' 1987 2 stages; pets OK; free admission≠ (10d) 4th Weekend of October (2 days) unk Alabama's official state renaissance fair Al Ren Faire Arizona Renaissance Festival Arizona Gold Canyon, Pinal County; permanent site ''Village of Fairhaven'' 1989 12 stages; 300 acres≠ (02a) early February–April (7 weekends) 265k≠(2004)  Arizona RenFest Bay Area Renaissance Festival Florida Withlacoochee River Park, Pasco County; recurring event ''Village of Fittleworth'' during the reign of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr; Germanic mercenaries, Celts, fantasy elements 1979 10 stages; 260 acres; parking; tailgating; dogs allowed≠ (02b) mid-February–early April (7 weekends) 80k(1990s)  Bay Area RenFest Brevard Renaissance Fair Florida Wickham Park, Melbourne; semi-permanent site ''Wickham Forest''; Viking, Celts; Pirates; Heroes; Fantasy 2015 9 stages; 20 acres; pets allowed (02a) January–February (5 weekends) 70k≠(2020)  Brevard Renaissance Fair Bristol Renaissance Faire Wisconsin Bristol; permanent site 1574 ''Bristol, England''; Tudor, some fantasy aspects; 1972* 16 stages; 30 fair acres; parking≠ (07b) July–Labor Day weekend (8 weekends) 400k(1990) *Opened 1972 as King Richard's Fair; renamed 1988 Bristol Faire Camelot Days Medieval Festival Florida Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood; recurring event Arthurian times,  c.1100 2003 3 stages; free admission; city parking; service animals only≠ (11b) mid-November (2 weekends) (2012)  Camelot Days Canterbury Renaissance Faire Oregon Silverton; semi-permanent ''Village of Canterbury''; Elizabethan England (1560–1600) 2009 3 stages, 6+ acres; parking–shuttle≠ (07c) last two weekends in July 10k(2012)  Canterbury Faire Carolina Renaissance Festival North Carolina Huntersville; permanent site Marketplace at the "Village of Fairhaven"; knights, sea fairies, fantasy 1994 10 stages, 25 acres; free parking≠ (10a) October–November (8 weekends) 210k(2017)  Carolina Renaissance Festival Central Coast Renaissance Faire California Laguna Lake Park; San Luis Obispo, California; recurring event The 1585 ''Shire of Donneybrook'', England; Renaissance period 1992 3 stages; paid public parking (07b) mid-July (1 week) 7k≠(2022)  ''Central Coast Renaissance Faire'' Colorado Renaissance Festival Colorado Larkspur; permanent site A 16th-century Tudor village of King Henry and Queen Anne; pirates, fantasy elements 1975 7 stages; 60 fair acres; 338 total acres; camping; parking≠ (06c) mid-June–August (8 weekends) 250k(2017)  Colorado Renaissance Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Fall) Connecticut Lebanon; semi-permanent Harvest Festival at the ''Village of Lebanshire''; Elizabethan England, cosplay, time travelers, romance 1999 8 stages; parking; pets allowed;≠ (09a) early September–mid-October (7 weekends) 50k≠(2022)  CT Faire Robin Hood's Medieval Faire Connecticut Fairgrounds, Connecticut; semi-permanent ''Nottingham Forest'', England (c.476 – 1400 AD); Robin Hood; cosplay; fantasy elements 2010 5 stages; pets week (05b) mid-May–July (6 weekends) unk(2013)  Robin Hoods Faire Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Beach Florida Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach 16th-century 1993 stages (02a) February–March (4 weekends) 90k(2012)  Florida RenFest Florida Renaissance Festival – Miami Florida Cauley Square Historic Village, Miami; semi-permanent Early 16th-century village 2009 stages (04a) April 45k(2012)  Florida RenFest Georgia Renaissance Festival Georgia Fairburn; permanent ''Village of Newcastle'', during the reign of King Henry VIII 1986 32 acres (04c) mid-April–June 250k(2004)  Georgia Ren Fest Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace Ohio Rock Creek; permanent 13th-century forest ''Kingdom of Avaloch''; historic, fantasy, super-heroes, futuristic 1992 13 fair acres (07a) early July–mid-August (6 weekends) 45k(2007)  Medieval Faire Great Plains Renaissance Festivals Kansas Wichita ''Shire of Talonterra'', 1300 AD 2004 stages (04b) mid-April and(10b) mid-October unk  Great Plains Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Florida Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville; permanent ''Village of Hoggetowne'', during King Arthur's reign 1987 stages (01c) late January–early February 50k(2011)  Hoggetowne Fair Kansas City Renaissance Festival Kansas Bonner Springs; permanent 1536 in ''Canterbury''; Henry VIII, pirates, some fantasy, Robin Hood 1977 16 acres (09a) September–mid-October 200k2022)  Kansas City RenFest Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival Kentucky Eminence; permanent ''Briarwood, Scotland'' during the 14th-century reign of King Robert the Bruce 2005 113 acres (06a) early June–early July 25k  Highlands Ren Faire King Richard's Faire Massachusetts Carver; permanent 16th-century ''Village of Carvershire'' marketplace 1982 stages; 80 acres, 10 festival acres (approx.) (09a) September–late October unk  King Richard's Faire Koroneburg Renaissance Festival California Riverview Recreation Park, Corona; permanent ''Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate'', in a German village located along the Rhine, c.1450–1600 1998 5 stages; 120-acre park; 9 festival acres (05b) last weekend of May–June (5 weekends) unk  Koroneburg Renaissance Festival Louisiana Renaissance Festival Louisiana Hammond Fall harvest in the 16th-century English ''Village ofAlbright'' 1999 stages (11a) early November – mid-December 25k(2007)  Louisiana Renaissance Maryland Renaissance Festival Maryland Crownsville; permanent ''Village of Revel Grove'', a Tudor village 1977 25 fair acres; 85 parking acres (08c) late August–late October (5 weekends) 280k(2012)  Maryland Renaissance Festival Medieval Fair of Norman, Oklahoma Oklahoma Reaves Park, Norman; semi-permanent London, under the reign of King Edward III c.1350; some fantasy elements 1977 6 stages, 25 acres, free to public (04a) First weekend (Fri—Sun) in April 350k(2015)  Medieval Fair of Norman  Michigan Renaissance Festival Michigan Holly; permanent ''Hollygrove Village'', late 16th-century England 1979 100 acres; 17 acres (festival grounds) (08b) mid-August–end of September (6 weekends) 230k(2004)  Michigan Renaissance Festival Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival Michigan Frankenmuth/Vasser; permanent Queen Anna of Bohemia, Martin Luther, mythical and fantasy characters 2008 5 fair acres; 12 parking acres (06a) June unk  Mid-Michigan RenFest Middlefaire Renaissance Festival Texas Hillsboro; permanent 1652 AD in "Wiltonshire"; buccaneers, baroque characters, fantasy elements, 3 events (June: Texas Pirate Festival;July: Magical & Medieval Fantasy FaireNovember: Middlefaire). 2006 21 acres; camping (06a) early June: T.P.F. (07b) mid-July: M&M Fest(10c) late October: Middlefaire -5k(2012)  Texas Middlefaire Events Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire Connecticut Warsaw Park, Ansonia The ''Anleighshire, Kingdom of Cuulayne''; fictional King Tonitrus; fantasy immersion 2011 parking (06b) mid-June–July (3 weeknds) unk  Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire Minnesota Renaissance Festival Minnesota Shakopee; permanent 16th-century "England-like" fantasy kingdom 1971 stages; 22 acres (08b) mid-August–September (6 weekends) 300k(2012)  Minnesota Renaissance Festival Mythical & Medieval Fest South Carolina RH Acres, Myrtle Beach Renaissance times; Fantasy, Viking, Pirates 2014 15 acres (11b) 2nd weekend in November -5k(in 2019)  Mythical & Medieval Fest New Hampshire Renaissance Faire New Hampshire Fremont, temporary Undetermined period; annual charity event 2004  – (05b) Mid-May for two consecutive weekends appx. 4500  New Hampshire RenFaire New Jersey Renaissance Faire New Jersey Liberty Lake Day Camp and Picnic Grove,  Bordentown; permanent 16th-century fictional ''Village of Crossford, Northumberland''; historical and fictional "visitors from time" such as Shakespeare, Robin Hood, King Arthur; fantasy elements 2009 60 acres (including 7 acre lake) (05d) Last weekend in May (3 weekends) 12k(2015) New Jersey Renaissance Faire New York Renaissance Faire New York Tuxedo; permanent The fictional ''Town of Sterling'' in late 16th-century Elizabethan England 1977 20 stages; 65 acres (08a) August–September (6 weekends) 140k(2010)  Ren Faire–NY Northern California Renaissance Faire California Hollister ''Village of Willingtown, Derbyshire''; mid-1600s 2004 stages; 11 acres (09b) mid-September–mid-October (6 weekends) 150k  NorCal RenFaire Nottingham Festival California Simi Valley; Recurring ''Town of Nottingham'', Elizabethan England 2013  – (11a) November unk  Nottingham Festival Ohio Renaissance Festival Ohio Harveysburg; permanent 1572 AD in the English ''Village of Willy-Nilly-on-the-Wash'' 1990 30 acres (09a) September–October (9 weekends) 180k  Renaissance Festival Oklahoma Renaissance Festival Oklahoma Muskogee; permanent 1569 in Elizabethan ''Castleton'', on the border of Scotland and England 1995 30 fair acres; 40 acres parking (04b) Late April through first weekend June (6weekends) 88k(2017)  The Castle of Muskogee Oregon Renaissance Faire Oregon Canby;  1563 in the Scottish ''Vale of Dunrose''; features Mary, Queen of Scots 2016 stages ? (06a) Early June (2 weekends) unk Oregon Renaissance Faire Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Pennsylvania Mount Hope Estate Manheim; permanent ''Shire of Mount Hope''; features Marlowe, Shakespeare and Elizabeth I, Tudor theme (ag: Henry VIII) 1981 stages; 35 acres (08a) August–October (thirteen weekends) 250k  Penn Faire Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival Pennsylvania West Newton; permanent 16th century ''Morelandshire'' 1994 20 fair acres; 280 parking acres (08c) late August–September (6 weekends) 55k(2005)  Pittsburgh RenFest Renaissance Festival of Nebraska Nebraska Papillion "Crownsbury" 15th to 16th century 2008 8 Festival acres: 20 parking acres (05a) First 2 weekends in May 11k(2018)  Renaissance Festival of Nebraska The Maine Renaissance Faire Maine Acton, Maine; moving to Springvale, Maine unspecified 2019 9 stages Last 2 weekends in July unknown  The Maine Renaissance Faire Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California California Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area; Irwindale; Recurring The late 16th-century market at ''Port Deptford'' 1962 20 acres (04a) April–late May 200k(2004) Oldest Ren-Faire in the US SoCal RenFair Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire Florida Lakes Park, Ft. Myers Medieval period, 900 – 1300 AD 1996  –  (01b) mid-January (2 weekends)  unk  Medieval Faire St. Louis Renaissance Festival Missouri Wentzville; permanent 16th-century ''Petit Lyon, France'' during a visit from King François I 1999 stages (05b) mid-September–mid-October 50k  St. Louis Renaissance Faire Sarasota Medieval Fair Florida Woods of Mallaranny, Myakka City; permanent Medieval Period, 9th - 15th Century 2005 4 stages, Human Combat Chess Match, Jousting, 3 pubs (2 permanent), Children's Realm November 25k(2011)  Sarasota MedFair Scarborough Renaissance Festival Texas Waxahachie; permanent 1521 ''Town of Scarborough'', under King Henry VIII 1981 35 acres (04a) early April–Memorial Day (7 weekends) 200k(2010)  Scarborough Fair Sherwood Forest Faire Texas McDade; permanent 1189–1199, ''Sherwood Forest''; under the reign of Richard the Lion-Hearted; some fantasy elements; 2010 25 acres, camping and clan camping (02b) early March–late April (8 weekends) 137k(2022) 100 permanent buildings including a complete castle Sherwood Forest Faire Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire Oregon Kings Valley;  1558-1603; elements of Shakespeare and Elizabeth I 1996 5 stages; parking; no pets (09b) mid-September (one weekend)  unk  Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire Siouxland Renaissance Festival South Dakota W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls 1575 ''Town of Shrewsbury, England'', the 17th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign 2001 6 stages, parking, camping (06a) First Weekend of June -5k  Siouxland Festival Escondido Renaissance Faire California Felicita County Park, Escondido, California; The ''Shire of Escondido''; Her Majesty, Queen "Elizabeth Gloriana" 2000 stages; 53 acres (04d) April–May (Spring Faire; 2 weekends)(10d) October–November (Fall Faire; 2 weekends) 5k  Old Tyme Productions Sterling Renaissance Festival New York Sterling; permanent The fictional ''Village of Warwick''; 1585 England 1976 12 stages; 35+ acres; camping acres (07a) July–August (5 weekends) 100k(2019)  Sterling, NY Festival Tennessee Renaissance Festival Tennessee Arrington-Triune; permanent 16th-century town of "Covington Glen;" features a full-sized replica "border castle", known as "Castell Gwynn" 1985 stages; 68 acres (05a) May (4 weekends) 45k(2008)  Tennessee RenFest Texas Renaissance Festival Texas Todd Mission; permanent The King's "New Market Village;" 3rd–16th century; Roman, Scots, Celts, pirates, fantasy 1974  25 stages; 55 fair acres; 200+ camping acres; parking; (10a) October–Thanksgiving weekend (9 weekends) 679k(2016) Largest US RenFaire by attendance TRF Three Barons Renaissance Faire Alaska 3400 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage; recurring event The three barons' Italian, Arabic, and English camps at ''Hillshire Village''; pirates, fantasy 1992 stages; free parking shuttle (06a) first two weekends in June unk  3 Barons Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire Utah Marriott-Slaterville; semi-permanent 1500–1650 in medieval ''Village of Hawkhurst''; some fantasy elements 2006 52 acres (05a) May (4 weekends) 25k(2011)  Utah RenFest Valhalla Renaissance Faire California Camp Richardson, South Lake Tahoe; semi-permanent 1580 Elizabethan England; nobility, pirates, barbarians 1993 3 stages; 7 acres (05d) Memorial day weekend–mid-June (4 weekends) 49k(2010)  ValhallaFaire Vermont Renaissance Faire Vermont Mayo Events Fields, Stowe; semi-permanent Unknown location; Renaissance, Fantasy, Medieval 2016 3 stages, demo field, joust field, multiple encampments (06d) end of June (1 weekend) 7k  Vermont Gatherings Virginia Renaissance Faire Virginia Spotsylvania; semi-permanent Elizabethan village of "Stafford" in the 1580s; pirates, Celts; inventors 2002 stages; No pets; (05c) mid-May–mid-June (4 weekends) 20k(2014)  Virginia Renaissance Faire Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire Washington The Kelley Farm, Bonney Lake; recurring The 1577 village of "Merriwick", Elizabethan England; pirates, carnival, fantasy elements 2010 6 stages; 8 faire acres; camping; parking; no pets; (08a) First three weekends of August 45k(2015)  Midsummer Faire West Virginia Renaissance Festival West Virginia Hollow Hills Farm, Lewisburg; permanent site The ''Village of Essex''; broadly renaissance with fantasy elements 2018 6 stages; 15 acres;  (06a) Four weekends in June unk  West Virginia Renaissance Festival Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire Washington Columbia Park, Kennewick Elizabethan/Shakespearean Era, circa 1585 1989 8 stages (09b) mid-September 5k(2016)  Ye Merrie Greenwood Players::Table Key:'''†''' '''Permanent''' = majority of venue comprises permanent, outdoor, purpose-built structures in a stable site;  '''Semi-permanent''' = outdoor event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g. : public parks; private farms, etc.) and features some permanent purpose-built structures;  '''Recurring Event''' = event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g. : public parks; private farms, etc.) but with no purpose-built structures; any event with temporary structures only (tents, portable stages, etc.) or held at indoor venue.≠'''Attendance figure is referenced'''===Canada===Most Canadian events are only one weekend in duration. Those notable and older than 10 years are listed here. Name Location Setting Year opened Area Season Average seasonal attendance Reference / external link Robin in the Hood Gibson Park, Elmira, Ontario (semi-permanent) Fictional Elmira; King Richard, Prince John, and Robin Hood 2001 mid-May (one weekend) two stages; pets allowed Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival Montreal Medieval Fair (Salon de la Passion Medievale) Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec 2001 (recurring semi-permanent) early May (one weekend)  Salon MedievalOxford Renaissance FestivalDorchester Fairgrounds,  4939 Hamilton Rd, Dorchester, ON N0L 1G6Village of Wolvercote in the 1560s.20136 stages, indoor pub. Free parking, open rain or shineOne weekend near the end of June  Oxford Renaissance Festival
Australia and New Zealand Most Australian events are only one or two days in duration. Notable Renaissance and Medieval events (older than 10 years) are listed here. Name Location Setting Year opened Area Season Average seasonal attendance Reference / external link Abbey Tournament and Medieval Festival Abbey Museum, Brisbane, Australia 600 – 1600 AD; authentic 1990 late June – early July 37,000 (season)  Tournament Balingup Medieval Carnivale Balingup, Western Australia, Australia "Balingup Village" 1996 late August  Balingup MedFest
South Africa  Name Location Setting Year opened Area Season Annual attendance Reference / external link Magical Medieval Fayre La Vue Lodge, Nietgedacht, South Africa Fictional land of Moordoor First Saturday in June Medieval Fayre,  various coverage
Europe ===United Kingdom=== Name Location Setting Year opened Area Season Average seasonal attendance Reference / external link Jorvik Viking Festival York, England Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 AD 1984 At the site of old Viking settlement of Jorvik mid-January and mid-February 40,000 (2011 season)  Viking Fest Tewkesbury Medieval Festival Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England 1984 Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury Second full weekend in July  Tewkesbury Medieval Festival England's Medieval Festival Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England July===Italy=== Name Location Setting Year opened Area Season Average seasonal attendance Reference / external link European Renaissance and Carnival of Venice (Festival Europeo di Rievocazioni Storiche) Venice, Italy Historic "Venezia" in the Middle Ages; many fantasy elements as it is also part of the Carnival of Venice 1979 at the Piazza San Marco February European Renaissance of Candela Candela, Italy2013at piazzettaMay Federicus Altamura, Italy The king Frederick II visits the city with his entourage 2012 Historic city center last weekend of April (three days)  Federicus Montelago Celtic Festival (Il Festival di Montelago) Marche, Serravalle di Chienti, Italy Late Middle Ages fantasy Celtic villages, lectures and games 2002 Upland of Taverne, Serravalle, Macerata First weekend of August  Montelago Celtic Festival website===Germany=== Name Location Setting Year opened Area Season Average seasonal attendance Reference / external linkHorber Ritterspiele (Knights games of Horb am Neckar)Horb am Neckar, GermanyKnights tournament, camp life, medieval marketHistoric city center, next to the riverJune ritterspiele.info Kaltenberger Knights Tournament (Ritterturnier) Kaltenberg Castle, Geltendorf, Bavaria, Germany 14th-century medieval marketplace; authentic 1980 Throughout the castle grounds early – late July 120,000 (2010 season)  Ritterturnier===Elsewhere in Europe=== Name Location Setting Year opened Area Season Average seasonal attendance Reference / external link Horsens Medieval Festival Horsens, Denmark Wooden taverns, mediaeval markets, chivalry, horses, renaissance events, and fantasy 1992 Around and within the largest prison museum in the world, 'Horsens Prison Museum' late August 60,000  ''Middel Alder Festival'' Centre de l'Imaginaire Arthurien Rennes, Brittany, France 1988 Castlefest Lisse, Netherlands Medieval scenes, games and more, related to renaissance and fantasy 2004 Throughout the castle grounds of castle Keukenhof early August  http://castlefest.nl/news/ Medieval Market of Turku City of Turku, Finland A medieval marketplace in the 14th and 15th centuries 1996 Old Great Square late June 100,000 (2005 season)  Medieval Market Medieval Rose Festival Rhodes, Greece It is 1309 through 1523 AD on the "Island of Rhodos"; some fantasy elements 2005 late May – early July  Medieval Rhodes Medieval Week on Gotland Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden 1361 AD in the Middle Ages market town of "Visby"; authentic 1984 The entire island early – mid-August  Medeltidsveckan Santa Maria Medieval Journey (Viagem Medieval em Terra de Santa Maria) Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal The early 15th century in the village of "Feira" marketplace and castle; authentic In the Feira castle and surrounding city streets late July – early August  Santa Maria Feira Medieval Duke John's Festival (Hertug Hans Festival) Haderslev, South Jutland, Denmark Duke John II's reign in Haderslev, and the bringing of reformation to Denmark The town center of Haderslev early June  Homepage Renesansni festival Koprivnica (Renaissance fair Koprivnica) Koprivnica, Croatia 4-day historical mega spectacle Renaissance Festival kerning late medieval historical facts and originality of Koprivnica, Drava and the Croatian cultural heritage values 2005 Koprivnica fortress walls late August 50,000  Renesanski festival Koprivnica ''Zeitreise ins Mittelalter'' ''Eggenburg'' Eggenburg, Austria Cultural medieval festival; yearly changing topic (2015: The Reception of the Middle Ages; 2016: Myths and Legends; 2017: The 500 Anniversary of the Reformation) 1995 In the historic center of Eggenburg Second weekend of September 30,000  Zeitreise ins Mittelalter EggenburgBitwa pod Grunwaldem (Battle of Grunwald)Stębark,PolandCultural medieval festival with the main theme of the battle of Grunwald in 1410.The main event is the staging of the battle1998Fields of Grunwald near the village of StębarkAround 10 July Bitwa pod Grunwaldem
See also * List of open air and living history museums in the United States* List of tourist attractions worldwide* Medieval Times* Medieval Faire (Canada's Wonderland)
References ===Sources===*  U.S. Renaissance faires by state at RenFaire.com* Up-to-date listing of  Medieval faires around the world* Up-to-date listing of  Renaissance faires and festivals in the United States