Renaissance Festivals
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Alabama
Annual Gatalop (SCA)
October 26, 2012
Fort Gaines, Daulphin Island, AL
Attendance: 1,000
Alabama Renaissance Faire
On facebook
October 2012
Wilson Park, downtown Florence, AL
Attendance: 38,000
Mobile Renaissance Faire
Abba Shriners Lodge, 7701 Hitt Rd, Mobile, AL 36695
Attendance: 6000+
Alaska
Three Barons Renaissance Faire
Fisrt 2 weeks of June 2012
Tozier Track, 3500 Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK
Attendance: 8,000
Arizona
Arizona Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – February 11 – April 1, 2012
12601 East Hwy. 60, Apache Junction, AZ
Attendance: 265,000
Estrella War
march 27 – April 2, 2012
Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek, AZ
Grand Canyon Renaissance Festival
El Nathan Campground, 3910 East Elpaso Dr., Flagstaff AZ
Attendance: 3,000-5,000
Medieval Mayhem
On Facebook
July 6-8, 2012
Lakeside, AZ
Attendance: 2000
Phoenix Faerie Festival
November 2013
Goodyear, AZ
Attendance: 2,000
Two Rivers Renaissance Faire
February 3-5, 2012
Yuma, AZ
Attendance: 8,000
ARKANSAS
Blackthorn Village Renaissance Faire
Maynard, AR
Renaissance Days at UACCB
April 27-28, 2012
Batesville, AR
Attendance: 500
Renaissance and Fantasy Faire of the Ozarks
On facebook
Weekend of April 21, 2012
Fayetteville, AR
California
All Hallows Fantasy Faire
On facebook
October 20-21, 2012
Sonora, CA
Attendance: 3,000
Agoura Renaissance Pleasure Faire Reunion
Santa Monica, CA
Ardenwood Renaissance Faire
On facebook
September 15-16, 2012
Fremont, CA
Attendance: 5,000
Big Bear City Renaissance Faire
August 11, 12, 18 & 19, 2012
Fawnskin, CA
Attendance: 10,000
Cain’s Crossing Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Auburn, CA
Attendance: 3,000
California City Renaissance Festival
On facebook
California City, CA
Attendance: 2,000
Central Coast Renaissance Festival
On facebook
July 21-22, 2012
San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 4,500
Carnivale Ventura
February 8-10, 2013
Ventura, CA
Attendance: 4,000+
The Escondido Renaissance Faire and Shakespeare in the Park
On facebook
April 28-29 & May 5-6, 2012
Escondido, CA
Attendance: 5,000
Excalibur Medieval Tournament and Market Faire
On facebook
September 29-20, 2012
Arcata, CA
Attendance: 4,000
Fair Oaks Renaissance Tudor Fayre
Fair Oaks, CA
Attendance: 10,000
Folsom Renaissance Faire and Tournament
On facebook
October 20-21, 2012
Folsom, CA
Attendance: 7,000
Frazier Mountain Renaissance Faire & Elizabethan Shakespearean Festival
On facebook
Weekends – June 9-24, 2012
Frazier Park, CA
Attendance: 2,000+
Kearney Park Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 3,000+
Kingdom of Coalinga: The Festival of the Queen
Coalinga, CA
Koronaburg Old World Renaissance Fesival
Weekends – May 12 – June 17, 2012
Corona, CA
Attendance: 25,000
Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade X
On facebook
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 1,000
Lake Renaissance Festival
Lower Lake, CA
Attendance: 1000-1500
Lompoc Renaissance Festival
On facebook
March 24-25, 2012
Lompoc, CA
Attendance: 3,000
Medieval Fantasy Faire
April 28, 2012
Vacaville, CA
Attendance: 3,000
Medieval Festival of Courage
On facebook
Blue Lake, CA
Attendance: 2,000+
Much Ado About Sebastopol
On facebook
Sebastopol, CA
Attendance: 800-1,500
Northern California Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Hollister, CA
Attendance: 150,000
Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Spring
On facebook
Weekends – April 7 – May 20, 2012
Irwindale, CA
Attendance: 200,000
San Jose Renaissance Faire
On facebook
August 4-5, 2012
San Jose, CA
St. Paul Newman Center Renaissance Festival
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 10,000
Scandinavian Festival/Viking Age Display
April 14-15, 2012
Thousand Oaks, CA
Atttendance: 6,000
Scottish Renaissance Festival
On facebook
June 16-17, 2012
Watsonville, CA
Attendance: 3000
Shaver Lake Renaissance Faire
Shaver Lake, CA
Truckee Renaissance Faire
Truckee, CA
Attendance: 3,000
Tulare County Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Visalia, CA
Attendance: 6,000-8,000
Valhalla Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Weekends – June2-10, 2012
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Attendance: 8,000
World Renaissance Faire
Silverado, CA
Attendance: 5,000
Colorado
Colorado Medieval Festival
Summer 2013
Evans, CO
Attendance: 2,500
Colorado Renaisance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – June 9 – July 29, 2012
Larkspur, CO
Attendance: 200,000
Mancos Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Mancos, CO
Attendance: 1,000
Pagosa Springs Renaissance and Pirate Festival
Pagosa Springs, CO
Connecticut
Connecticut Faerie Festival
Comers, CT
Connecticut Renaissance Faire “King Arthur’s Fall Harvest Fair”
On facebook
Weekends – September 29 – October 28, 2012
Hebron, CT
Attendance: 15,000
Connecticut Renaissance Faire “Robin Hood’s Springtime Festival”
On facebook
Weekends – May 12 – June 3, 2012
Guilford, CT
Attendance: 12,000
Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Weekends – June 23 – July 8, 2012
Ansonia, CT
Attendance: 5,000+
Somers Renaissance Festival
Somers, CT
Attendance: 750
Southern Connecticut Renaissance Festival
Danbury, CT
Attendance: 10,000
Florida
Bay Area Renaissance Festival at MOSI
On facebook
Weekends – February 18 – April 1, 2012
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 100,000
Camelot Days
On facebook
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Attendance: 4,000
Enchantment Renaissance Faire
St Augustine FL
Attendance: 8,000
Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Park
On facebook
Weekends – February 11 – March 11, 2012
Deerfield Beach, FL
Attendance: 100,000+
Florida Renaissance Festival – Kay Biscayne
On facebook
Weekends – March 31 – April 8, 2012
Miami, FL
Attendance: 45,000+
Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire
March 3-4 2012
Pensacola, FL
Attendance: 8,000+
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
On facebook
Weekends – January 28 – February 5, 2012
Gainesville, FL 32609
Attendance: 55,000
Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Tavares, FL
Attendance: 15,000
Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire
Weekends – January 14 – 22, 2012
Ft. Myers, FL
Attendance: 30,000
Sarasota Medieval Fair
On facebook
Sarasota, FL
Attendance: 26,000
The Villages Renaissance Festival
January 7, 2012
The Villages, FL
Georgia
Georgia Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – April 14 – June 3, 2012
Fairburn, GA
Attendance: 250,000+
Idaho
Idaho Renaissance Faire
Gem Island Sports Complex, ID
Moscow Renaissance Fair
On facebook
May 5-6, 2012
Moscow, ID
Attendance: 30,000
Ye Olde Renaissance Faire “Happily Ever After”
June 16-17, 2012
Meridian, ID
Attendance: 5,000
Illinois
Four Kingdoms Renaissance Festival
Rock Island, IL
Attendance: 10,000
Illinois Renaissance Festival
On facebook
August 25-26, 2012
Danville, IL
Attendance: 1,300-1,500
Olde English Faire
Hanna City, IL
Attendance: 10,000
Olde English Faire (Stronghold)
Oregon IL
Attendance: 8,000
The World of Faeries Festival
August 4-5, 2012
South Elgin, IL
Attendance: 1,500
Indiana
Enchanted Lakes Renaissance Faire & Marketplace
On facebook
June 15-17, 2012
Angola, IN
Fishers Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Fishers, IN
Attendance: 15,000
Huntington Jaycees Renaissance Faire
Huntington, IN
Attendance: 1600+
Michiana Renaissance Festival
On facebook
August 25-26, 2012
Mishawaka, IN
Attendance: 1000+
Iowa
Des Moines Renaissance Faire
Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 10,000
Dubuque Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Dubuque, IA
Iowa Shakesperience Festival
Moines, IA
Attendance: 500-1000 per night
Iowa Renaissance Festival
May 28-30, 2012
Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 8,000
Kingdom of Riverssance
On facebook
October 6-7, 2012
Sioux City, IA
Attendance: 8,000-10,000
Kansas
Cherokee Strip Renaissance Festival Faire
Arkansas City, KS
Attendance: 2,000
Festival of the Dragon
On facebook
October 27-28, 2012
Williamsburg, KS
Attendance: 1000
Great Bend Renaissance Faire
On facebook
June 30 – July 1, 2012
Great Bend, KS
Attendance: 2000
Great Plains Renaissance Festival
On facebook
April 21-22, 2012
Wichita, KS
Attendance: 15,000+
Kansas City Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Bonner Springs, KS
Attendance: 200,000
Kentucky
Highland Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends June 2 – July 8, 2012
Eminence, KY
Attendance: 16,000
Louisiana
Acadiana Medieval Faire
Monroe, LA
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – Nov 3 – December 9, 2012
Hammond, LA
Attendance: 45,000
Maine
Maine Renaissance Faire
Manchester, ME
Attendance: 1,500 per day
Maryland
FaerieCon: The Int’l Faerie Convention
On facebook
Baltimore, MD
The Maryland Faerie Fest
On facebook
May 11-13, 2012
Darlington, MD
Attendance: 5,000
The Maryland Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – August 25 – October 21, 2012
Crownsville, MD
Attendance: 290,000
Massachusetts
Abbadia Mare or Abbey by the Sea Rennaisance Festival
On facebook
July 21-22, 2012
Gloucester, MA
King Richard’s Faire
On facebook
Weekends – September 1 – October 21, 2012
Carver, MA
Attendance: 150,000+
Salem Village Renaissance Days
Salem, MA
Attendance: 1,500+
Silver Kingdom Renaissance Festival
On facebook
June 16-17, 2012
Charlton, MA
Attendance: 1200+
Michigan
Ishpeming Art Faire and Renaissance Festival
Ishpeming, MI
Attendance: 3,000
MayFaire Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Marshall, MI
Attendance: 5,000
Michigan Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – August 18 – September 30, 2012
Holly, MI
Attendance: 250,000
Mid Michigan Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – Junw 9 – July 1, 2012
Frankenmuth, MI
South Haven Renaissance Faire
South Haven Campgrounds, MI
Minnesota
Minnesota Renaissance Festival
On facebook
Weekends – August 18 – September 30, 2012
Shakopee, MN
Attendance: 315,000
Mississippi
Gulf Wars XX
March 11-18, 2012
Lumberton, MS
Ocean Springs Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Ocean Springs, MS
Attendance: 8,000
Missouri
Barataria Faire
Springfield, MO
Attendance: 3,000
Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Weekends – May 19 – June 10, 2012
Wentzville, MO
Attendance: 20,000
Missouri Renaissance Festival
Neosho, MO
Attendance: 10,000-12,000
White Hart Renaissance Faire
Hartville, MO
Attendance: 3,000
Montana
Hamilton Players Renaissance Faire
Hamilton, MT
Nebraska
Brownville Renaissance Festival & Pirate Cruise
Brownville, NE
Midwest Renaissance Festival
Omaha, NE
Attendance: 12,000+
Nebraska Renaissance Faire
May 12-13, 2012
Omaha, NE
Attendance: 7,500
Nevada
Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival
On facebook
October 12-14, 2012
Las Legas, NV
Attendance: 40,000
Boulder City Renaissance Faire
On facebook
April 27-29, 2012
Boulder City, NV
Attendance: 1,500-2,000
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Weekends – May 12-20, 2012
Kingston, NH
Attendance: 1,000
Waterville Valley Renaissance Fair
On facebook
Weekends – August 18-26, 2012
Waterville, NH
New Jersey
Cape May Renaissance Festival
On facebook
West Cape May, NJ
Lakewood Lions Charity Renaissance Faire
Lakewood, NJ
Attendance: 7,500
Medfest
Madision, NJ
Attendance: 200
NJ Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Weekends – June 2-10, 2012
Columbus, NJ
Attendance: 1,000 per day
New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom
Clinton, NJ
Attendance: 20,000
Warren County 4H Ren Faire
Harmony, NJ
Attendance: 5,000
Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire
On facebook
February 17-19, 2012
Somerset, NJ
Attendance: 5,000
New Mexico
Dona Ana Arts Council Renaissance Arts Faire
Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 25,000
Santa Fe Renaissance Faire
On facebook
Santa Fe, NM
Attendance: 6,000
New York
Aviator Sports/Recreation Renaissance Fest
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 4,000
Beardslee Castle’s Medieval Faire
Little Falls, NY
Attendance: 400
The Brass Ring Renaissance Faire
North Tonawanda, NY
Attendance: 2,000
Chelsea Mansion Renaissance Faire NEW LISTING!
East Norwich, NY
Attendance: 2,500
Hudson Valley Mayfaire
Kingston, NY
Attendance: 1,200
Kingdom of Acre’s Faire at Our Lady of Grace
West Babylon, NY
The Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park
Manhattan, NY
Attendance: 60,000
New York Renaissance Faire
Tuxedo Park, NY
Attendance: 150,000+
Rome Renaissance & Craft Festival
Rome, NY
Attendance: 5,000
Sands Point Medieval Faire
Port Washington, NY
Attendance: 4,000
Sterling Renaissance Festival
Sterling, NY
Attendance: 100,000
Wild Renn Fest
East Aurora, NY
Attendance: 10,000
North Carolina
Carolina Renaissance Festival
Huntersville, NC
Attendance: 150,000
King Henry Renaissance Faire
Rocky Mount, NC
Attendance: 2,500
Midsummer Fairy Festival
Wake Forest, NC
North Carolina Renaissance Faire
Wake Forest, NC
Attendance: 30,000+
Ohio
Ashville Viking Festival
Ashville, OH
Attendance: 6,000
Cambridge Medieval Market Faire, fomerly known as Southeastern Ohio Renaissance Faire
Cambridge City Park, OH
Attendance: 200
Great Lakes Medieval Faire
Rock Creek, OH
Attendance: 100,000
Medieval and Renaissance Faire at Ohio State University
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Harveysburg, OH
Attendance: 175,000
Oklahoma
King’s Champion Medieval Faire
Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 3,000
Lawton Renaissance Faire
Attendance: 7,000 – 10,000
Norman Medieval Fair
Norman, OK
Attendance: 385,000
Oklahoma Renaissance Festival at the Castle at Muskogee, OK
Muskogee, OK
Attendance: 85,000
Spirit of Magic
Spavinaw, OK
Oregon
Canterbury Renaissance Faire
Silverton, OR
Attendance: 10,000
Faerieworlds Festival Summer (Faerie & Celtic Music and Art)
Eugene, OR
Attendance: 3,000
Faerieworlds Festival Winter
Eugene, OR
Rogue Renaissance Fantasy Faire
Central Point, OR
Attendance: 5,000
Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire
Kings Valley, OR
Attendance: 19,000
Pennsylvannia
Fairy Festival
Mechanicsburg, PA
Great Pennsylvania FlavorFest
Lancaster, PA
Attendance: 1,500
May Day Fairie Festival
Glen Rock, PA
Attendance: 16,000
Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Lehighton, PA
Pennsic Wars (SCA)
Slippery Rock, PA
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
Lancaster, PA
Attendance: 200,000
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
West Newton, PA
Attendance: 50,000
Renaissance Weekend at Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia, PA
Village Renaissance Faire
Wrightstown, PA
Attendance: 6,000 – 10,000
Wild Rose Renaissance Faire
Columbus, PA
South Carolina
The Enchanted Chalice Renaissance Faire
Greenville, SC
South Dakota
Siouxland Renaissance Festival
Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 8,000
Tennessee
Shakespeare and Friends, A Renaissance Faire
Roversville, TN
Attendance: 3,000
Tennessee Renaissance Festival
Triune, TN
Attendance: 50,000
Texas
Fantasy Festival Middlefaire
Hillsboro TX
Four Winds Masque Ball
Troup, TX
Attendance: 1,000
Four Winds Renaissance Faire
Troup, TX
Attendance: 14,000
Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire NEW LISTING!
Hillsboro, TX
Middlefaire Renaissance Festival
Hillsboro, TX
Attendance: 500 – 1,000 per weekend
Scarborough Renaissance Festival
Waxahachie, TX
Attendance: 200,000
Sherwood Forest Faire
McDade, TX
Attendance: 50,000
Texas Renaissance Festival
Plantersville, TX
Attendance: 450,000
Utah
Shire of Cote du Ciel: Renaissance Faire
Logan, UT
Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 20,000+
Utah Renaissance Festival & Fantasy Faire
Marriot-Slaterville, UT
Attendance: 10,000
Vermont
Medieval Country Fair
Jericho, VT
Virginia
Fort Bragg Renaissance Faire
Fayetteville, NC
Gloucester Renaissance Festival
Gloucester, VA
Attendance: 2,000
Harvest Faire
Newport News, VA
Attendance: 960
Stone Tower Glenn Renaissance Faire – SPRING
Solon, VA
Attendance: 2,000
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Spotsylvania, VA
Attendance: 12,000
Washington
Alls Faire
East Bonney Lake, WA
Camlann Village Festivals
Carnation, WA
Attendance: 8,000
A Festival for May
Carnation, WA
Attendance: 500
Northwest Renaissance Festival
Spokane, WA
Attendance: 2,000+
Port Gamble Medieval Faire
Port Gamble, WA
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Buckley, WA
Attendance: 30,000
Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire
Richland, WA
Attendance: 6,000
Wisconsin
Bristol Renaissance Faire
Kenosha, WI
Attendance: 200,000+
Chippewa Valley Renaissance Faire
Chippewa Falls, WI
Attendance: 30,000
Door County Renaissance Fantasy Faire
Egg Harbor, WI
Janesville Renaissance Faire
Janesville, WI
Attendance: 2,500+
Poor Man’s Pennsic
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Attendance: 1,000
Wisconsin Renaissance Faire
Downing, WI
Attendance: 15,000+
