Included below are the fairs in the United States which are either notably long running or which regularly have had at least a two-week or better run. Generally, renaissance fairs are open weekends-only during the periods indicated. States are listed first and dates are codified to facilitate searching by state and by date.
Name | State | Local site & buildings type | Setting info | Year opened | Area & other info | Annual season | Attendance reported | Reference/external link | |
Age of Chivalry Festival | Nevada | Sunset Park; semi-permanent site | Five Renaissance villages; | 1994 | 4 stages | (10b) mid October (one weekend) | LV Ren Fair |
Alabama Renaissance Faire | Alabama | Wilson Park, Florence, Al | Fountain on the Green | 1987 | 2 stages | 4th Weekend of October | 35,000 | http://www.alrenfaire.org/ |
Arizona Renaissance Festival | Arizona | Gold Canyon; permanent site | Village of Fairhaven; | 1989 | 30 acres; 13 stages | (02a) early February – mid March (eight weekends) | 265,000 (2004 season) | Arizona RenFest |
Bay Area Renaissance Festival | Florida | Museum of Science & IndustryTampa; permanent site | Village of Fittleworth during the reign of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr, Germanic mercenaries, Celts, some fantasy elements | 1979 | pet friendly | (02b) mid-February – early April (seven weekends) | 80,000 (in 1990s) | Bay Area RenFest |
Brevard Renaissance Fair | Florida | Wickham Park, Florida, 2500 Parkway Dr, Melbourne; non-permanent site | Shire of Wickham; | 2014 | 20 acres; nine stages | (02c) Mid – January and first weekend of February (three weekends) | 25,000 (season) | Brevard Renaissance Fair |
Bristol Renaissance Faire | Wisconsin | Bristol; permanent site | 1574 Bristol, England; Tudor, some fantasy aspects; RenQuest RPG[1] | 1972[2] | 16 stages; 30 fair acres (third largest in U.S.)[1] | (07a) July – Labor Day weekend (nine weekends) | 198,000 (season)[3][4] | Bristol RenFair |
Camelot Days Medieval Festival | Florida | Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood; non-permanent site | Arthurian times | 2003 | pets allowed | (11b) mid-November | 4,000 (2012)[5] | Camelot Days |
Canterbury Renaissance Faire | Oregon | 6569 Valley View Rd, Silverton | Village of "Canterbury"; Elizabethan England (1558-1603) | 2009 | four stages, six-plus acres[6] | (07b) mid-July | 10,000[7] | Canterbury Faire |
Heavener Runestone Viking Festival | Oklahoma | Heavener Runestone Park | Viking Festival | 2011 | 2 stages, battlefield, 55 acres,30+ merchants, camping | 2nd weekend of April and October | 2500 | http://www.facebook.com/heavenervikingfestival |
Annual Carolina Renaissance Festival | North Carolina | Huntersville; permanent | Fictional "Fairhaven" | 1994 | 12 stages, 25 acres | (10a) October – mid-November (two weekends) | 160,000 (2010 season)[8] | [https://www.carolina.renfestinfo.com/ Carolina Renaissance Festival] |
Colorado Renaissance Festival | Colorado | Larkspur; permanent | 16th-century Tudor village; pirates, fantasy elements | 1975 | 60 fair acres; 338 total acres including camping | (06a) June – August (~eight weekends) | 250,000 (2017 season)[9] | Colorado Renaissance |
Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Fall) | Connecticut | Lebanon | Queen Elizabeth (England village of "Lebonshire"); Event Weekends (Cosplay, Doctor Who, Romance) | 1999 | (09c) early September – mid-October (six weekends) | 30,000 (season) | CT Faire |
Robin Hoods Faire (Spring) | Massachusetts | Lancaster | Robin Hood (England circa 1150 A.D.); fantasy elements encouraged | 2010 | five stages; parking | (05b) mid-May (three weekends) | 2,000/day; three weekends[10] | Robin Hoods Faire |
Door County Fantasy Renaissance Faire | Wisconsin | Egg Harbor | Shire of "Enchanted"; Arthurian, Elizabethan and fantasy elements | 2011 | (06c) late June – early July (two weekends) | Door Co. Renaissance |
Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Beach | Florida | Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach | 16th century renaissance | 1993 | (02a) February – March (including Presidents' Day) | 90,000[5] | Florida RenFest |
Florida Renaissance Festival – Miami | Florida | Cauley Square Historic Village, Miami; semi-permanent | Early 16th-century Renaissance village | 2009 | (04a) April | 45,000+[5] | Florida RenFest |
Georgia Renaissance Festival | Georgia | Fairburn; permanent | The village of "Newcastle" during the reign of King Henry VIII | 1986 | 32 acres | (04c) mid-April – June | 250,000 (2004 season)[14] | Georgia Ren Fest |
Grand Lake Renaissance Festival | Oklahoma | 438415 E. Hwy 60, Vinita; Semi-Permanent Site | 1540 Queensferry, Scotland; Reign of King James V | 2015 | 5 stages; FREE parking; onsite camping for participants only | Last Full Weekend of March every year | 1,000 | http://okierennie1.wixsite.com/williams-entertain/grand-lake-renaissance-festival |
Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace | Ohio | Rock Creek; permanent | The 13th-century forest kingdom of "Avaloch"; historic, fantasy, super-heroes, futuristic | 1992 | 13 fair acres | (07a) early July – mid-August | 45,000 (2007 season) | Medieval Faire |
Great Plains Renaissance Festivals | Kansas | Wichita | 1300 A.D. in the shire of "Talonterra" | 2004 | (04b) mid-April and (10b) mid-October | Great Plains |
Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire | Missouri | Wentzville; permanent | "Petit Lyon", France during a 16th-century visit from King François I | 1998 | (05b) mid-September – mid-October | 25,000 | St. Louis Renaissance Faire |
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire | Florida | Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville; permanent | Village of "Hoggetowne" during King Arthur's reign | 1987 | (01c) late January – early February | 50,000 (2011 season)[11] | [https://web.archive.org/web/20110714051056/http://www.gvlculturalaffairs.org/website/programs_events/HMF/medieval_index.html Hoggetowne Fair] |
Kansas City Renaissance Festival | Kansas | Bonner Springs; permanent | 1536 in "Canterbury"; Henry VIII, pirates, some fantasy and Robin Hood | 1977 | 16 acres | (09a) September – mid-October | 192,000 (2008 season)[12] | Kansas City RenFest |
Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival | Kentucky | Eminence; permanent | Fictional "Briarwood", Scotland during the 14th-century reign of King Robert the Bruce | 2005 | 113 acres | (06a) early June – early July | 25,000 | Highlands Ren Faire |
King Richard's Faire | Massachusetts | Carver; permanent | 16th-century marketplace of "Carvershire" | 1982 | 80 acres (total), 9.9 festival acres (approx.) | (09a) September – late October | King Richard's Faire |
Koroneburg Renaissance Festival | California | Riverview Recreation Park, 14600 Baron Drive, Corona; permanent[13] | Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate, a German village located along the Rhine, circa 1450-1600 | 1998[14] | 120-acre park; nine festival acres; five stages[15] | (05b) last weekend of May – first 4 weekends of June | [https://renfestcorona.com/ Koroneburg Renaissance Festival] |
Louisiana Renaissance Festival | Louisiana | Hammond | Fall harvest in the 16th-century English village of "Albright" | 1999 | (11a) early November – mid-December | 25,000 (2007 season)[16] | Louisiana Renaissance |
Maryland Renaissance Festival | Maryland | Crownsville; permanent | Fictional Tudor village of "Revel Grove" | 1977 | 25 fair acres; 85 parking acres | (08c) late August – late October | 280,000 (2012 season)[17] | Maryland Renaissance Festival |
Medieval Fair of Norman | Oklahoma | Norman; temporary | c. 1350 London, under the reign of King Edward III; some fantasy elements | 1977 | 10 acres | (04a) one weekend early April | 350,000 (2015 season)[18] | [https://medievalfair.org/ Medieval Fair of Norman] |
Michigan Renaissance Festival | Michigan | Holly; permanent | "Hollygrove" village, late 16th-century England | 1979 | 100 acres (total), 17 acres (festival grounds) | (08b) mid-August – end of September | 230,000 (2004 season)[19] | Michigan Renaissance Festival |
Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival | Michigan | Frankenmuth/Vassar, Michigan; permanent | Queen Anna of Bohemia with Martin Luther and various mythical and fantasy characters | 2008 | five fair acres; 12 parking acres | (06a) June | Mid-Michigan RenFest |
Middlefaire Renaissance Festival | Texas | Hillsboro; permanent | 1652 A.D. in "Wiltonshire"; buccaneers, baroque characters, fantasy elements | 2006 | 21 acres; camping | (06a) early June: Texas Pirate Festival, (07b) mid July: Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire, and (10c) late October – mid November: Middlefaire | 3,500 | Texas Middlefaire Events |
Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire | Connecticut | Warsaw Park, Ansonia | Year unknown, in the Anleighshire, Kingdom of Cuulayne; under fictional King Tonitrus; fantasy immersion | 2011 | parking | (06b) mid-June – early July | Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire |
Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Minnesota | Shakopee; permanent | 16th-century "England-like" fantasy kingdom | 1971 | 22 acres | (08b) mid-August – September | 320,000 (2011 season)[20] | Renaissance Fest |
New Hampshire Renaissance Faire | New Hampshire | Fremont, NH | A family friendly, educational, visual, and theatrical event. | Mid May 2 consecutive weekends | http://www.nhrenfaire.com/ |
New Jersey Renaissance Faire | New Jersey | Liberty Lake Day Camp and picnic grove, Bordentown; permanent | 16th-century fictional village of Crossford in Northumberland; combines historical and fictional "visitors from time" with fantasy and magic, such as Shakespeare, Robin Hood, King Arthur. etc. | 2009 | 60 acres (including 7 acre lake) | (05d) Last weekend in May, first two weekends in June | 10,000 average[21] – 12,500 (2015 season) | New Jersey Renaissance Faire |
New York Renaissance Faire | New York | Tuxedo; permanent | The fictional town of "Sterling" in late 16th-century Elizabethan England | 1977 | 65 acres | (08a) August – September | 140,000 (2010 season)[22] | Ren Faire – NY |
North Carolina Renaissance Faire | North Carolina | Knightdale; permanent | 1575 in the Elizabethan village of "Kingston-upon-Hull" | 1995 | 22 fair acres | (04a) early – mid-April (two weekends) | 25,000 | North Carolina Ren Faire |
Northern California Renaissance Faire | California | Hollister; permanent | Derbyshire village of "Willingtown"; mid 1600s | 2004 | 11 acres | (09b) mid-September – mid-October (six weekends) | 150,000[23] | NorCal RenFaire |
Northwest Renaissance Festival | Washington | Nine Mile Falls | 1520, in the Tudor village of "Pleasance" | 1995 | (07a) early July – early August (four weekends) | Northwest Renaissance Festival |
Nottingham Festival | California | Simi Valley; non-permanent | Nottingham, Elizabethan England | 2013 | November | Nottingham Festival |
Ohio Renaissance Festival | Ohio | Harveysburg; permanent | 1572 A.D. in the English village of "Willy-Nilly on the Wash;" during the reign of Elizabeth I | 1990 | 30 acres | (09a) September – late-October (eight weekends) | 165,000 (season) | Renaissance Festival |
Oklahoma Renaissance Festival | Oklahoma | Muskogee; permanent | 1569 during the reign of Elizabeth I "Castleton" border town of Scotland & England, multiple country quarters (Italian, Celtic) | 1995 | 30 fair acres; 40 acres parking | (04b)Late April thru first weekend June (six weekends) | 88,000 (2017 season) | The Castle of Muskogee |
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | Pennsylvania | Mount Hope Estate Manheim; permanent | 1589 English shire of "Mount Hope"; features Marlowe, Shakespeare and Elizabeth I, since 2014 an early Tudor Henry VIII theme | 1981 | 35 acres | (08a) August – October (thirteen weekends) | 250,000 (season)[4] | Penn Faire |
Pirate Fest Las Vegas | Nevada | Craig Ranch Regional Park | Pirates and fantasy | Nevada RenFest |
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival | Pennsylvania | West Newton; permanent | "Morelandshire;" during the 16th century | 1994 | 20 fair acres; 280 parking acres | (08c) late August – September (five weekends) | 55,000 (2005 season) | Pittsburgh RenFest |
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California | California | Irwindale | The market at "Port Deptford"; late 16th century | 1962 (oldest) | 20 acres[24] | (04a) April – late May | 200,000 (2004 season)[19] | SoCal RenFair |
Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire | Florida | Lakes Park, Ft. Myers | 900 – 1300 A.D. | 1996 | (01b) mid-January – late January | Medieval Faire |
Sarasota Medieval Fair | Florida | Sarasota Fairgrounds, Sarasota | 1381 A.D. | 2005 | (11b) mid-November | 25,000 (2011 season)[25] | Sarasota MedFair |
Scarborough Renaissance Festival | Texas | Waxahachie; permanent | 1521 Scarborough, under the reign of King Henry VIII | 1981 | 35 acres | (04a) early April – Memorial Day | 200,000 (2010 season)[26] | Scarborough Fair |
Sherwood Forest Faire | Texas | Paige; permanent site | 1189-1199, Sherwood Forest; under the reign of Richard the Lion Hearted; some fantasy elements | 2010 | some camping acreage | (02b) early March – late April | 90,000 (2016 season) | Sherwood Forest Faire |
Siouxland Renaissance Festival | South Dakota | W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls, Sd | Shrewsbury, England 1575, the 17th year of Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth’s reign | 2001 | six stages, parking, camping at fairgrounds | First Weekend of June | 3,500 | http://siouxlandrenfest.com |
Spring Escondido Renaissance Faire | Felicita County Park | Escondido, California; semi-permanent | The Shire of Escondido; Her Majesty, Queen "Elizabeth Gloriana" | 2000 | 53 acres | April and May | 5,000 | Old Tyme Productions |
Sterling Renaissance Festival | New York | Sterling; permanent | The fictional village of "Warwick;" 1585 England | 1976 | 65 acres; 12 stages; some camping areas[27] | (07a) July - August | 140,000 (2010 season)[28] | 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 | 68 acres | (05a) May (four weekends) | 45,000 (2008 season) | 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 – November (nine weekends) | 678,500 (2016 season)[29] | TRF |
Three Barons Renaissance Faire | Alaska | 3400 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage; semi-permanent | The Italian, Arabic, and English camps at the village of "Hillshire;" pirates, fantasy | 1992 | No pets; | (06a) first two full weekends in June | 3 Barons |
Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire | Utah | Marriott-Slaterville; semi-permanent | 1500-1650 in medieval "Hawkhurst;" some fantasy elements | 2006 | 52 acres | (05a) May (four weekends) | 25,000 (2011 season)[30] | Utah RenFest |
Valhalla Renaissance Faire | California | Camp Richardson, South Lake Tahoe; semi-permanent | 1580 Elizabethan England; nobility, pirates, barbarians | 1993 | three stages; seven acres | (05c) Memorial day weekend – mid-June | 49,000 (2010 season)[31] | ValhallaFaire |
Virginia Renaissance Faire | Virginia | Spotsylvania; semi-permanent | Elizabethan village of "Stafford" in the 1580s; pirates, Celts; inventors | 2002 | No pets; | (05b) mid-May – mid-June (four weekends) | 20,000 (2014 season) | Virginia Renaissance Faire |
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire | Washington | The Kelley Farm, Bonney Lake; permanent site | The 1577 village of "Merriwick", Elizabethan England; pirates, carnival, fantasy elements | 2010 | Pets allowed; six stages; 150 acres (approx.); campsites available | (08a) August | 45,000 (2015) | Midsummer Faire |
Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire | Washington | Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington | Elizabethan/Shakespearean Era celebration, circa 1585, vendors, performances, jousting | 1989 | eight stages | (09b) mid-September | 5,000 (2016)[32] | Ye Merrie Greenwood Players |
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Most Canadian events are only one weekend in duration. Those notable and older than 10 years are listed here.
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 | 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 Rennaissance of Candela (Candela,)italy 2013 at piazzetta May |
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/ |
Jorvik Viking Festival | York, England | Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 A.D. | 1984 | At the site of old Viking settlement of Jorvik | mid-January and mid-February | 40,000 (2011 season)[35] | [https://www.jorvikvikingfestival.co.uk/ Viking Fest] |
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)[36] | Ritterturnier |
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)[37] | Medieval Market |
Medieval Rose Festival | Rhodes, Greece | It's 1309 thru 1523 A.D. on the "Island of Rhodos"; some fantasy elements | 2005 | late May – early July | Medieval Rhodes |
Medieval Week on Gotland | Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden | 1361 A.D. in the Middle Ages market town of "Visby"; authentic | 1984 | The entire island | early – mid-August | Medeltidsveckan |
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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 |
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 |
Federicus | Altamura, Italy | The king Frederick II visits the city with his entourage | 2012[38] | Historic city center | last weekend of April (three days) | Federicus |
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 Eggenburg |
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31. ^Ren Fair #150
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