List of Renaissance and Medieval fairs

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This is a list of Renaissance faires and other Medieval-themed faires worldwide.

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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
NameStateFair Site and TypeSetting and InfoStart
Date
Stage, Area, AmenitiesWhen HeldHighest
Patron
Count
References and External Links
Age of Chivalry Renaissance FestivalNevada Sunset Park, Las Vegas; recurring eventFive Renaissance villages; Renaissance, Hobbits, Fantasy19944 stages; limited camping; RVs(10b) mid-October (3 days)11k LV Ren Fair
Alabama Renaissance Faire AlabamaWilson Park; Florence; recurring eventThe shire of Fountain on the Green19872 stages; pets OK; free admission(10d) 4th Weekend of October (2 days)30k - 40kAlabama's official state renaissance fair
Al Ren Faire
Arizona Renaissance Festival Arizona Gold Canyon, Pinal County; permanent siteVillage of Fairhaven198912 stages; 300 acres(02a) early February–April (7 weekends)265k
(2004)
Arizona RenFest
Bay Area Renaissance Festival Florida Withlacoochee River Park, Pasco County; recurring eventVillage of Fittleworth during the reign of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr; Germanic mercenaries, Celts, fantasy elements197910 stages; 260 acres; parking; tailgating; dogs allowed(02b) mid-February–early April (7 weekends)80k
(1990s)
Bay Area RenFest
Brevard Renaissance Fair [1] FloridaWickham Park, Melbourne; semi-permanent siteWickham Forest; Viking, Celts; Pirates; Heroes; Fantasy20159 stages; 20 acres; pets allowed(02a) January–February (5 weekends)70k

(2020)
Brevard Renaissance Fair
Bristol Renaissance Faire [2] Wisconsin Bristol; permanent site1574 Bristol, England ; Tudor, some fantasy aspects; [3] 1972*16 stages; 30 fair acres; parking(07b) July–Labor Day weekend (8 weekends)400k [4] [5]
(1990)
*Opened 1972 as King Richard's Fair; renamed 1988
Bristol Faire
Camelot Days Medieval Festival [6] Florida Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood; recurring event Arthurian times, c.110020033 stages; free admission; city parking; service animals only(11b) mid-November (2 weekends)<5k
(2012)
Camelot Days
Canterbury Renaissance Faire Oregon Silverton; semi-permanentVillage of Canterbury; Elizabethan England (1560–1600)20093 stages, 6+ acres; parking–shuttle(07c) last two weekends in July10k
(2012)
Canterbury Faire
Carolina Renaissance Festival [7] North Carolina Huntersville; permanent siteMarketplace at the "Village of Fairhaven"; knights, sea fairies, fantasy199410 stages, 25 acres; free parking(10a) October–November (8 weekends)210k
(2017)
Carolina Renaissance Festival
Central Coast Renaissance Faire [8] California Laguna Lake Park; San Luis Obispo, California; recurring eventThe 1585 Shire of Donneybrook, England; Renaissance period19923 stages; paid public parking(07b) mid-July (1 week)7k
(2022)
Central Coast Renaissance Faire
Colorado Renaissance Festival Colorado Larkspur; permanent siteA 16th-century Tudor village of King Henry and Queen Anne; pirates, fantasy elements19757 stages; 60 fair acres; 338 total acres; camping; parking(06c) mid-June–August (8 weekends)250k
(2017) [9]
Colorado Renaissance
Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Fall) Connecticut Lebanon; semi-permanentHarvest Festival at the Village of Lebanshire; Elizabethan England, cosplay, time travelers, romance19998 stages; parking; pets allowed;(09a) early September–mid-October (7 weekends)50k
(2022)
CT Faire
Robin Hood's Medieval Faire [10] Connecticut Fairgrounds, Connecticut; semi-permanentNottingham Forest, England (c.476 – 1400 AD); Robin Hood; cosplay; fantasy elements20105 stages; pets week(05b) mid-May–July (6 weekends)unk
(2013)
[11]
Robin Hoods Faire
Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Beach Florida Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach 16th-century1993stages(02a) February–March (4 weekends)90k
(2012)
Florida RenFest
Florida Renaissance Festival – Miami Florida Cauley Square Historic Village, Miami; semi-permanentEarly 16th-century village2009stages(04a) April45k
(2012)
Florida RenFest
Georgia Renaissance Festival Georgia Fairburn; permanentVillage of Newcastle, during the reign of King Henry VIII 198632 acres(04c) mid-April–June250k
(2004) [12]
Georgia Ren Fest
Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace Ohio Rock Creek; permanent13th-century forest Kingdom of Avaloch; historic, fantasy, super-heroes, futuristic199213 fair acres(07a) early July–mid-August (6 weekends)45k
(2007)
Medieval Faire
Great Plains Renaissance Festivals Kansas Wichita Shire of Talonterra, 1300 AD2004stages(04b) mid-April and
(10b) mid-October
unk Great Plains
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire Florida Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville; permanentVillage of Hoggetowne, during King Arthur's reign1987stages(01c) late January–early February50k
(2011) [13]
Hoggetowne Fair
Kansas City Renaissance Festival Kansas Bonner Springs; permanent1536 in Canterbury ; Henry VIII, pirates, some fantasy, Robin Hood197716 acres(09a) September–mid-October200k
2022) [14]
Kansas City RenFest
Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival Kentucky Eminence; permanentBriarwood, Scotland during the 14th-century reign of King Robert the Bruce 2005113 acres(06a) early June–early July25k
Highlands Ren Faire
King Richard's Faire Massachusetts Carver; permanent16th-century Village of Carvershire marketplace1982stages; 80 acres, 10 festival acres (approx.)(09a) September–late Octoberunk King Richard's Faire
Koroneburg Renaissance Festival California Riverview Recreation Park, Corona; permanent [15] Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate, in a German village located along the Rhine, c.1450–16001998 [16] 5 stages; 120-acre park; 9 festival acres [17] (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 ofAlbright1999stages(11a) early November – mid-December25k
(2007) [18]
Louisiana Renaissance
Maryland Renaissance Festival Maryland Crownsville; permanentVillage of Revel Grove, a Tudor village197725 fair acres; 85 parking acres(08c) late August–late October (5 weekends)280k
(2012) [19]
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 elements19776 stages, 25 acres, free to public(04a) First weekend (Fri—Sun) in April350k
(2015) [20]
Medieval Fair of Norman
Michigan Renaissance Festival Michigan Holly; permanentHollygrove Village, late 16th-century England1979100 acres; 17 acres (festival grounds)(08b) mid-August–end of September (6 weekends)230k
(2004) [12]
Michigan Renaissance Festival
Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival Michigan Frankenmuth/Vasser; permanentQueen Anna of Bohemia, Martin Luther, mythical and fantasy characters20085 fair acres; 12 parking acres(06a) Juneunk Mid-Michigan RenFest
Middlefaire Renaissance Festival Texas Hillsboro; permanent1652 AD in "Wiltonshire"; buccaneers, baroque characters, fantasy elements, 3 events (June: Texas Pirate Festival;
July: Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire
November: Middlefaire).
200621 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 immersion2011parking(06b) mid-June–July (3 weeknds)unk Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Minnesota Renaissance Festival Minnesota Shakopee; permanent16th-century "England-like" fantasy kingdom1971stages; 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, Pirates201415 acres(11b) 2nd weekend in November-5k
(in 2019)
Mythical & Medieval Fest
New Hampshire Renaissance Faire New Hampshire Fremont, temporaryUndetermined period; annual charity event2004(05b) Mid-May for two consecutive weekendsappx. 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 elements200960 acres (including 7 acre lake)(05d) Last weekend in May (3 weekends)12k
(2015)
[21]
New Jersey Renaissance Faire
New York Renaissance Faire New York Tuxedo; permanentThe fictional Town of Sterling in late 16th-century Elizabethan England197720 stages; 65 acres [22] (08a) August–September (6 weekends)140k
(2010) [23]
Ren Faire–NY
Northern California Renaissance Faire California Hollister Village of Willingtown, Derbyshire; mid-1600s2004stages; 11 acres(09b) mid-September–mid-October (6 weekends)150k [24] NorCal RenFaire
Nottingham Festival California Simi Valley; Recurring Town of Nottingham , Elizabethan England2013(11a) Novemberunk Nottingham Festival
Ohio Renaissance Festival Ohio Harveysburg; permanent1572 AD in the English Village of Willy-Nilly-on-the-Wash199030 acres(09a) September–October (9 weekends)180k
Renaissance Festival
Oklahoma Renaissance Festival Oklahoma Muskogee; permanent1569 in Elizabethan Castleton, on the border of Scotland and England199530 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 2016stages ?(06a) Early June (2 weekends)unk Oregon Renaissance Faire
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire Pennsylvania Mount Hope Estate Manheim; permanentShire of Mount Hope; features Marlowe, Shakespeare and Elizabeth I, Tudor theme (ag: Henry VIII)1981stages; 35 acres(08a) August–October (thirteen weekends)250k [5] Penn Faire
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival Pennsylvania West Newton; permanent16th century Morelandshire199420 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 century20088 Festival acres: 20 parking acres(05a) First 2 weekends in May11k
(2018)
Renaissance Festival of Nebraska
The Maine Renaissance Faire Maine Acton, Maine; moving to Springvale, Maine unspecified20199 stagesLast 2 weekends in Julyunknown
The Maine Renaissance Faire
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California California Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area; Irwindale; RecurringThe late 16th-century market at Port Deptford196220 acres [25] (04a) April–late May200k
(2004) [12]
Oldest Ren-Faire in the US
SoCal RenFair
Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire Florida Lakes Park, Ft. Myers Medieval period, 900 – 1300 AD1996(01b) mid-January (2 weekends)unk Medieval Faire
St. Louis Renaissance Festival Missouri Wentzville; permanent16th-century Petit Lyon, France during a visit from King François I 1999stages(05b) mid-September–mid-October50k
St. Louis Renaissance Faire
Sarasota Medieval Fair Florida Woods of Mallaranny, Myakka City; permanentMedieval Period, 9th - 15th Century20054 stages, Human Combat Chess Match, Jousting, 3 pubs (2 permanent), Children's RealmNovember25k
(2011) [26]
Sarasota MedFair
Scarborough Renaissance Festival Texas Waxahachie; permanent1521 Town of Scarborough, under King Henry VIII 198135 acres(04a) early April–Memorial Day (7 weekends)200k
(2010) [27]
Scarborough Fair
Sherwood Forest Faire Texas McDade; permanent1189–1199, Sherwood Forest; under the reign of Richard the Lion-Hearted; some fantasy elements;201025 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 I19965 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 reign20016 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"2000stages; 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; permanentThe fictional Village of Warwick; 1585 England197612 stages; 35+ acres; camping acres [28] (07a) July–August (5 weekends)100k
(2019) [29]
Sterling, NY Festival
Tennessee Renaissance Festival Tennessee Arrington-Triune; permanent16th-century town of "Covington Glen;" features a full-sized replica "border castle", known as "Castell Gwynn"1985stages; 68 acres(05a) May (4 weekends)45k
(2008)
Tennessee RenFest
Texas Renaissance Festival Texas Todd Mission; permanentThe King's "New Market Village;" 3rd–16th century; Roman, Scots, Celts, pirates, fantasy197425 stages; 55 fair acres; 200+ camping acres; parking;(10a) October–Thanksgiving weekend (9 weekends)679k
(2016) [30]
Largest US RenFaire by attendance
TRF
Three Barons Renaissance Faire Alaska 3400 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage; recurring eventThe three barons' Italian, Arabic, and English camps at Hillshire Village; pirates, fantasy1992stages; free parking shuttle(06a) first two weekends in Juneunk 3 Barons
Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire Utah Marriott-Slaterville; semi-permanent1500–1650 in medieval Village of Hawkhurst; some fantasy elements200652 acres(05a) May (4 weekends)25k
(2011) [31]
Utah RenFest
Valhalla Renaissance Faire California Camp Richardson, South Lake Tahoe; semi-permanent1580 Elizabethan England; nobility, pirates, barbarians19933 stages; 7 acres(05d) Memorial day weekend–mid-June (4 weekends)49k
(2010) [32]
ValhallaFaire
Vermont Renaissance Faire Vermont Mayo Events Fields, Stowe; semi-permanentUnknown location; Renaissance, Fantasy, Medieval20163 stages, demo field, joust field, multiple encampments(06d) end of June (1 weekend)7k
[33]
Vermont Gatherings
Virginia Renaissance Faire Virginia Spotsylvania; semi-permanentElizabethan village of "Stafford" in the 1580s; pirates, Celts; inventors2002stages; No pets;(05c) mid-May–mid-June (4 weekends)20k
(2014)
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire Washington The Kelley Farm, Bonney Lake; recurringThe 1577 village of "Merriwick", Elizabethan England; pirates, carnival, fantasy elements20106 stages; 8 faire acres; camping; parking; no pets; [34] (08a) First three weekends of August45k
(2015)
Midsummer Faire
West Virginia Renaissance Festival West Virginia Hollow Hills Farm, Lewisburg; permanent siteThe Village of Essex; broadly renaissance with fantasy elements20186 stages; 15 acres;(06a) Four weekends in Juneunk West Virginia Renaissance Festival
Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire Washington Columbia Park, Kennewick Elizabethan/Shakespearean Era, circa 158519898 stages(09b) mid-September5k
(2016) [35]
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.

NameLocationSettingYear openedAreaSeasonAverage seasonal attendanceReference / external link
Robin in the HoodGibson Park, Elmira, Ontario (semi-permanent)Fictional Elmira; King Richard, Prince John, and Robin Hood2001mid-May (one weekend)two stages; pets allowed Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival
Montreal Medieval Fair (Salon de la Passion Medievale) [36] Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec 2001(recurring semi-permanent)early May (one weekend) Salon Medieval
Oxford 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.

NameLocationSettingYear openedAreaSeasonAverage seasonal attendanceReference / external link
Abbey Tournament and Medieval Festival Abbey Museum, Brisbane, Australia 600 – 1600 AD; authentic1990late June – early July37,000 (season) Tournament
Balingup Medieval Carnivale Balingup, Western Australia, Australia "Balingup Village"1996late August Balingup MedFest

South Africa

NameLocationSettingYear openedAreaSeasonAnnual attendanceReference / external link
Magical Medieval Fayre La Vue Lodge, Nietgedacht, South Africa Fictional land of MoordoorFirst Saturday in JuneMedieval Fayre, various coverage

Europe

United Kingdom

NameLocationSettingYear openedAreaSeasonAverage seasonal attendanceReference / external link
Jorvik Viking Festival York, England Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 AD1984At the site of old Viking settlement of Jorvikmid-January and mid-February40,000 (2011 season) [37] Viking Fest
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England 1984 [38] Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury Second full weekend in July [39] Tewkesbury Medieval Festival
England's Medieval Festival Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England July

Italy

NameLocationSettingYear openedAreaSeasonAverage seasonal attendanceReference / 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 1979at the Piazza San MarcoFebruary
European Renaissance of Candela Candela, Italy 2013at piazzettaMay
Federicus Altamura, Italy The king Frederick II visits the city with his entourage2012 [40] Historic city centerlast 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 games2002Upland of Taverne, Serravalle, MacerataFirst weekend of August Montelago Celtic Festival website

Germany

NameLocationSettingYear openedAreaSeasonAverage seasonal attendanceReference / external link
Horber 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; authentic1980Throughout the castle groundsearly – late July120,000 (2010 season) [41] Ritterturnier

Elsewhere in Europe

NameLocationSettingYear openedAreaSeasonAverage seasonal attendanceReference / external link
Horsens Medieval Festival Horsens, Denmark Wooden taverns, mediaeval markets, chivalry, horses, renaissance events, and fantasy1992Around and within the largest prison museum in the world, 'Horsens Prison Museum'late August60,000 [42] Middel Alder Festival
Centre de l'Imaginaire Arthurien Rennes, Brittany, France 1988
Castlefest Lisse, Netherlands Medieval scenes, games and more, related to renaissance and fantasy2004Throughout the castle grounds of castle Keukenhofearly August http://castlefest.nl/news/
Medieval Market of Turku City of Turku, Finland A medieval marketplace in the 14th and 15th centuries1996Old Great Squarelate June100,000 (2005 season) [43] Medieval Market
Medieval Rose Festival Rhodes, Greece It is 1309 through 1523 AD on the "Island of Rhodos"; some fantasy elements2005late May – early July Medieval Rhodes
Medieval Week on Gotland Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden 1361 AD in the Middle Ages market town of "Visby"; authentic1984The entire islandearly – 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; authenticIn the Feira castle and surrounding city streetslate 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 DenmarkThe town center of Haderslevearly 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 values2005Koprivnica fortress wallslate August50,000 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)1995In the historic center of EggenburgSecond weekend of September30,000 Zeitreise ins Mittelalter Eggenburg
Bitwa pod Grunwaldem (Battle of Grunwald) Stębark,

Poland

Cultural 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

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