Renaissance Festivals
Here is the master list of Renaissance fairs across the US. I am sure that there are some missing or that you may find missing information. You may even find some that are no longer around that I have listed (those are sad). I want to get them all. Please send me any info you see that is missing: email.
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Alabama
Annual Gatalop (SCA)
October 26, 2012
Fort Gaines, Daulphin Island, AL
Attendance: 1,000
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Alabama Renaissance Faire
October 2012
Wilson Park, downtown Florence, AL
Attendance: 38,000
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Mobile Renaissance Faire
Abba Shriners Lodge, 7701 Hitt Rd, Mobile, AL 36695
Attendance: 6000+
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Alaska
Three Barons Renaissance Faire
Fisrt 2 weeks of June 2012
Tozier Track, 3500 Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK
Attendance: 8,000
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Arizona
Arizona Renaissance Festival
Weekends – February 11 – April 1, 2012
12601 East Hwy. 60, Apache Junction, AZ
Attendance: 265,000
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Estrella War
march 27 – April 2, 2012
Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek, AZ
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Grand Canyon Renaissance Festival
El Nathan Campground, 3910 East Elpaso Dr., Flagstaff AZ
Attendance: 3,000-5,000
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Medieval Mayhem
July 6-8, 2012
Lakeside, AZ
Attendance: 2000
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Phoenix Faerie Festival
November 2013
Goodyear, AZ
Attendance: 2,000
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Two Rivers Renaissance Faire
February 3-5, 2012
Yuma, AZ
Attendance: 8,000
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ARKANSAS
Blackthorn Village Renaissance Faire
Maynard, AR
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Renaissance Days at UACCB
April 27-28, 2012
Batesville, AR
Attendance: 500
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Renaissance and Fantasy Faire of the Ozarks
Weekend of April 21, 2012
Fayetteville, AR
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Texarkana Renaissance Faire
October 5-7, 2012
Texarkana, AR
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California
All Hallows Fantasy Faire
October 20-21, 2012
Sonora, CA
Attendance: 3,000
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Agoura Renaissance Pleasure Faire Reunion
Santa Monica, CA
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Ardenwood Renaissance Faire
September 15-16, 2012
Fremont, CA
Attendance: 5,000
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Big Bear City Renaissance Faire
August 11, 12, 18 & 19, 2012
Fawnskin, CA
Attendance: 10,000
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Cain’s Crossing Renaissance Faire
Auburn, CA
Attendance: 3,000
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California City Renaissance Festival
California City, CA
Attendance: 2,000
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Central Coast Renaissance Festival
July 20-21, 2013
San Luis Obispo, CA
Attendance: 4,500
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Carnivale Ventura
February 8-10, 2013
Ventura, CA
Attendance: 4,000+
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The Escondido Renaissance Faire and Shakespeare in the Park
April 28-29 & May 5-6, 2012
Escondido, CA
Attendance: 5,000
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Excalibur Medieval Tournament and Market Faire
September 29-20, 2012
Arcata, CA
Attendance: 4,000
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Fair Oaks Renaissance Tudor Fayre
Fair Oaks, CA
Attendance: 10,000
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Folsom Renaissance Faire and Tournament
October 20-21, 2012
Folsom, CA
Attendance: 7,000
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Frazier Mountain Renaissance Faire & Elizabethan Shakespearean Festival
Weekends – June 9-24, 2012
Frazier Park, CA
Attendance: 2,000+
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Kearney Park Renaissance Faire
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 3,000+
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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
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Labyrinth of Jareth Fantasy Masquerade X
Los Angeles, CA
Attendance: 1,000
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Lake Renaissance Festival
Lower Lake, CA
Attendance: 1000-1500
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Lompoc Renaissance Festival
March 24-25, 2012
Lompoc, CA
Attendance: 3,000
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Medieval Fantasy Faire
April 28, 2012
Vacaville, CA
Attendance: 3,000
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Medieval Festival of Courage
Blue Lake, CA
Attendance: 2,000+
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Much Ado About Sebastopol
Sebastopol, CA
Attendance: 800-1,500
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Northern California Renaissance Faire
Hollister, CA
Attendance: 150,000
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Renaissance Pleasure Faire, Spring
Weekends – April 7 – May 20, 2012
Irwindale, CA
Attendance: 200,000
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San Jose Renaissance Faire
August 4-5, 2012
San Jose, CA
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St. Paul Newman Center Renaissance Festival
Fresno, CA
Attendance: 10,000
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Scandinavian Festival/Viking Age Display
April 14-15, 2012
Thousand Oaks, CA
Atttendance: 6,000
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Scottish Renaissance Festival
June 16-17, 2012
Watsonville, CA
Attendance: 3000
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Shaver Lake Renaissance Faire
Shaver Lake, CA
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Truckee Renaissance Faire
Truckee, CA
Attendance: 3,000
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Tulare County Renaissance Festival
Visalia, CA
Attendance: 6,000-8,000
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Valhalla Renaissance Faire
Weekends – June2-10, 2012
South Lake Tahoe, CA
Attendance: 8,000
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World Renaissance Faire
Silverado, CA
Attendance: 5,000
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Colorado
Colorado Medieval Festival
Summer 2013
Evans, CO
Attendance: 2,500
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Colorado Renaisance Festival
Weekends – June 9 – July 29, 2012
Larkspur, CO
Attendance: 200,000
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Mancos Renaissance Faire
Mancos, CO
Attendance: 1,000
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Pagosa Springs Renaissance and Pirate Festival
Pagosa Springs, CO
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Connecticut
Connecticut Faerie Festival
Comers, CT
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Connecticut Renaissance Faire “King Arthur’s Fall Harvest Fair”
Weekends – September 29 – October 28, 2012
Hebron, CT
Attendance: 15,000
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Connecticut Renaissance Faire “Robin Hood’s Springtime Festival”
Weekends – May 12 – June 3, 2012
Guilford, CT
Attendance: 12,000
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Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Weekends – June 23 – July 8, 2012
Ansonia, CT
Attendance: 5,000+
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Somers Renaissance Festival
Somers, CT
Attendance: 750
Southern Connecticut Renaissance Festival
Danbury, CT
Attendance: 10,000
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Florida
Bay Area Renaissance Festival at MOSI
Weekends – February 18 – April 1, 2012
Tampa, FL
Attendance: 100,000
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Camelot Days
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Attendance: 4,000
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Enchantment Renaissance Faire
St Augustine FL
Attendance: 8,000
Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Park
Weekends – February 11 – March 11, 2012
Deerfield Beach, FL
Attendance: 100,000+
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Florida Renaissance Festival – Kay Biscayne
Weekends – March 31 – April 8, 2012
Miami, FL
Attendance: 45,000+
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Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire
March 3-4 2012
Pensacola, FL
Attendance: 8,000+
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Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
Weekends – January 28 – February 5, 2012
Gainesville, FL 32609
Attendance: 55,000
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Lady of the Lakes Renaissance Faire
Tavares, FL
Attendance: 15,000
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Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire
Weekends – January 14 – 22, 2012
Ft. Myers, FL
Attendance: 30,000
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Sarasota Medieval Fair
Sarasota, FL
Attendance: 26,000
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The Villages Renaissance Festival
January 7, 2012
The Villages, FL
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Georgia
Georgia Renaissance Festival
Weekends – April 14 – June 3, 2012
Fairburn, GA
Attendance: 250,000+
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Idaho
Idaho Renaissance Faire
Gem Island Sports Complex, ID
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Moscow Renaissance Fair
May 5-6, 2012
Moscow, ID
Attendance: 30,000
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Ye Olde Renaissance Faire “Happily Ever After”
June 16-17, 2012
Meridian, ID
Attendance: 5,000
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Illinois
Four Kingdoms Renaissance Festival
Rock Island, IL
Attendance: 10,000
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Illinois Renaissance Festival
August 25-26, 2012
Danville, IL
Attendance: 1,300-1,500
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Olde English Faire
Hanna City, IL
Attendance: 10,000
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Olde English Faire (Stronghold)
Oregon IL
Attendance: 8,000
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The World of Faeries Festival
August 4-5, 2012
South Elgin, IL
Attendance: 1,500
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Indiana
Blackhawk Manor Festival
April 13, 2013
Sleeping Bear Retreat
French Lick, IN
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Enchanted Lakes Renaissance Faire & Marketplace
June 15-17, 2012
Angola, IN
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Fishers Renaissance Faire
Fishers, IN
Attendance: 15,000
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Huntington Jaycees Renaissance Faire
Huntington, IN
Attendance: 1600+
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Michiana Renaissance Festival
August 25-26, 2012
Mishawaka, IN
Attendance: 1000+
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Iowa
Des Moines Renaissance Faire
Des Moines, IA
Attendance: 10,000
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Dubuque Renaissance Faire
Dubuque, IA
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Iowa Shakesperience Festival
Moines, IA
Attendance: 500-1000 per night
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Iowa Renaissance Festival
May 28-30, 2012
Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 8,000
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Kingdom of Riverssance
October 6-7, 2012
Sioux City, IA
Attendance: 8,000-10,000
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Kansas
Cherokee Strip Renaissance Festival Faire
Arkansas City, KS
Attendance: 2,000
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Festival of the Dragon
October 27-28, 2012
Williamsburg, KS
Attendance: 1000
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Great Bend Renaissance Faire
June 30 – July 1, 2012
Great Bend, KS
Attendance: 2000
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Great Plains Renaissance Festival
April 21-22, 2012
Wichita, KS
Attendance: 15,000+
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Kansas City Renaissance Festival
Bonner Springs, KS
Attendance: 200,000
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Kentucky
Highland Renaissance Festival
Weekends June 2 – July 8, 2012
Eminence, KY
Attendance: 16,000
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Louisiana
Acadiana Medieval Faire
Monroe, LA
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Louisiana Renaissance Festival
Weekends – Nov 3 – December 9, 2012
Hammond, LA
Attendance: 45,000
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Maine
Maine Renaissance Faire
Manchester, ME
Attendance: 1,500 per day
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Maryland
FaerieCon: The Int’l Faerie Convention
Baltimore, MD
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Maryland Faerie Fest
May 11-13, 2012
Darlington, MD
Attendance: 5,000
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Maryland Renaissance Festival
Weekends – August 25 – October 21, 2012
Crownsville, MD
Attendance: 290,000
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Massachusetts
Abbadia Mare or Abbey by the Sea Rennaisance Festival
July 21-22, 2012
Gloucester, MA
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King Richard’s Faire
Weekends – September 1 – October 21, 2012
Carver, MA
Attendance: 150,000+
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Salem Village Renaissance Days
Salem, MA
Attendance: 1,500+
Silver Kingdom Renaissance Festival
June 16-17, 2012
Charlton, MA
Attendance: 1200+
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Ventfort Medieval Faire
104 walker St
Lenox, MA
413-6373206
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Michigan
Blackrock Medieval Summerfest
Weekends: July 14-29, 2012
Augusta, MI
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Olde World Village Website
Ishpeming Art Faire and Renaissance Festival
Ishpeming, MI
Attendance: 3,000
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MayFaire Renaissance Festival
Marshall, MI
Attendance: 5,000
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Michigan Renaissance Festival
Weekends – August 18 – September 30, 2012
Holly, MI
Attendance: 250,000
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Mid Michigan Renaissance Festival
Weekends – Junw 9 – July 1, 2012
Frankenmuth, MI
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South Haven Renaissance Faire
South Haven Campgrounds, MI
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Minnesota
Minnesota Renaissance Festival
Weekends – August 18 – September 30, 2012
Shakopee, MN
Attendance: 315,000
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Mississippi
Gulf Wars XX
March 11-18, 2012
Lumberton, MS
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Ocean Springs Renaissance Faire
Ocean Springs, MS
Attendance: 8,000
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Missouri
Barataria Faire
Springfield, MO
Attendance: 3,000
Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire
Weekends – May 19 – June 10, 2012
Wentzville, MO
Attendance: 20,000
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Missouri Renaissance Festival
Neosho, MO
Attendance: 10,000-12,000
White Hart Renaissance Faire
Hartville, MO
Attendance: 3,000
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Montana
Hamilton Players Renaissance Faire
Hamilton, MT
Nebraska
Brownville Renaissance Festival & Pirate Cruise
Brownville, NE
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Midwest Renaissance Festival
Omaha, NE
Attendance: 12,000+
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Nebraska Renaissance Faire
May 12-13, 2012
Omaha, NE
Attendance: 7,500
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Nevada
Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival
October 12-14, 2012
Las Legas, NV
Attendance: 40,000
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Boulder City Renaissance Faire
April 27-29, 2012
Boulder City, NV
Attendance: 1,500-2,000
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New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Renaissance Faire
Weekends – May 12-20, 2012
Kingston, NH
Attendance: 1,000
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Waterville Valley Renaissance Fair
Weekends – August 18-26, 2012
Waterville, NH
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New Jersey
Cape May Renaissance Festival
West Cape May, NJ
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Lakewood Lions Charity Renaissance Faire
Lakewood, NJ
Attendance: 7,500
Medfest
Madision, NJ
Attendance: 200
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NJ Renaissance Faire
Weekends – June 2-10, 2012
Columbus, NJ
Attendance: 1,000 per day
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New Jersey Renaissance Kingdom
Clinton, NJ
Attendance: 20,000
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Warren County 4H Ren Faire
Harmony, NJ
Attendance: 5,000
Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire
February 17-19, 2012
Somerset, NJ
Attendance: 5,000
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New Mexico
Dona Ana Arts Council Renaissance Arts Faire
Las Cruces, NM
Attendance: 25,000
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Santa Fe Renaissance Faire
Santa Fe, NM
Attendance: 6,000
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New York
Aviator Sports/Recreation Renaissance Fest
Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 4,000
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Beardslee Castle’s Medieval Faire
Little Falls, NY
Attendance: 400
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The Brass Ring Renaissance Faire
North Tonawanda, NY
Attendance: 2,000
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Chelsea Mansion Renaissance Faire
East Norwich, NY
Attendance: 2,500
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Hudson Valley Mayfaire
Kingston, NY
Attendance: 1,200
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Kingdom of Acre’s Faire at Our Lady of Grace
West Babylon, NY
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Krebashia Kingdom Medieval Fantasy Faire
Chateugay, NY
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The Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park
Manhattan, NY
Attendance: 60,000
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New York Renaissance Faire
Tuxedo Park, NY
Attendance: 150,000+
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Rome Renaissance & Craft Festival
Rome, NY
Attendance: 5,000
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Sands Point Medieval Faire
Port Washington, NY
Attendance: 4,000
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Sterling Renaissance Festival
Sterling, NY
Attendance: 100,000
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Wild Renn Fest
East Aurora, NY
Attendance: 10,000
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North Carolina
Carolina Renaissance Festival
Huntersville, NC
Attendance: 150,000
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Festival of Legends
April 21-22, 2012
Chapel Hill, NC
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Ohio
Ashville Viking Festival
Ashville, OH
Attendance: 6,000
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Cambridge Medieval Market Faire
Cambridge City Park, OH
Attendance: 200
Great Lakes Medieval Faire
Rock Creek, OH
Attendance: 100,000
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Medieval and Renaissance Faire at Ohio State University
Ohio State University
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Ohio Renaissance Festival
Harveysburg, OH
Attendance: 175,000
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Oklahoma
King’s Champion Medieval Faire
Tulsa, OK
Attendance: 3,000
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Lawton Renaissance Faire
Attendance: 7,000 – 10,000
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Norman Medieval Fair
Norman, OK
Attendance: 385,000
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Oklahoma Renaissance Festival at the Castle at Muskogee
Muskogee, OK
Attendance: 85,000
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Spirit of Magic
Spavinaw, OK
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Oregon
Canterbury Renaissance Faire
Silverton, OR
Attendance: 10,000
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Faerieworlds Festival Summer
Eugene, OR
Attendance: 3,000
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Faerieworlds Festival Winter
Eugene, OR
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Rogue Renaissance Fantasy Faire
Central Point, OR
Attendance: 5,000
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Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire
Kings Valley, OR
Attendance: 19,000
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Ye Merry Greenwood at Glastonbury
May 11-12, 2013
Port of Toledo
Toledo, OR
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Pennsylvannia
Fairy Festival
Mechanicsburg, PA
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Great Pennsylvania FlavorFest
Lancaster, PA
Attendance: 1,500
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May Day Fairie Festival
Glen Rock, PA
Attendance: 16,000
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Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Lehighton, PA
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Pennsic Wars (SCA)
Slippery Rock, PA
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Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
Lancaster, PA
Attendance: 200,000
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Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
West Newton, PA
Attendance: 50,000
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Renaissance Weekend at Fort Mifflin
Philadelphia, PA
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Village Renaissance Faire
Wrightstown, PA
Attendance: 6,000 – 10,000
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Wild Rose Renaissance Faire
Columbus, PA
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South Carolina
The Enchanted Chalice Renaissance Faire
Greenville, SC
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South Dakota
Siouxland Renaissance Festival
Sioux Falls, SD
Attendance: 8,000
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Tennessee
Tennessee Renaissance Festival
Triune, TN
Attendance: 50,000
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Texas
Fantasy Festival Middlefaire
Hillsboro TX
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Four Winds Masque Ball
Troup, TX
Attendance: 1,000
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Four Winds Renaissance Faire
Troup, TX
Attendance: 14,000
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Ingleside Renaissance Faire
Live Oak Park
Ingleside, TX
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Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire
Hillsboro, TX
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Middlefaire Renaissance Festival
Hillsboro, TX
Attendance: 500 – 1,000 per weekend
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Red River Renaissance Faire
October 27-28, 2012
Wild Horse Creek Camp
2992 CR 2285
Telephone, TX
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Scarborough Renaissance Festival
Waxahachie, TX
Attendance: 200,000
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Sherwood Forest Faire
McDade, TX
Attendance: 50,000
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Texas Renaissance Festival
Plantersville, TX
Attendance: 450,000
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Utah
Shire of Cote du Ciel: Renaissance Faire
Logan, UT
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Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Cedar City, UT
Attendance: 20,000+
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Utah Renaissance Festival & Fantasy Faire
Marriot-Slaterville, UT
Attendance: 10,000
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Vermont
Medieval Country Fair
Jericho, VT
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Virginia
Fort Bragg Renaissance Faire
Fayetteville, NC
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Gloucester Renaissance Festival
Gloucester, VA
Attendance: 2,000
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Harvest Faire
Newport News, VA
Attendance: 960
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Stone Tower Glenn Renaissance Faire – SPRING
Solon, VA
Attendance: 2,000
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Virginia Renaissance Faire
Spotsylvania, VA
Attendance: 12,000
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Washington
Alls Faire
East Bonney Lake, WA
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Camlann Village Festivals
Carnation, WA
Attendance: 8,000
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A Festival for May
Carnation, WA
Attendance: 500
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Northwest Renaissance Festival
Spokane, WA
Attendance: 2,000+
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Port Gamble Medieval Faire
Port Gamble, WA
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Spokane Renaissance Faire
October 6-7, 2012
Spokane, WA
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Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Buckley, WA
Attendance: 30,000
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Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire
June 29-30, 2013
Richland, WA
Attendance: 6,000
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Wisconsin
A Gathering of Rogues and Ruffians Renaissance Faire
October 13-14, 2012
Hwy W
New Glarus, WI
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Bristol Renaissance Faire
Kenosha, WI
Attendance: 200,000+
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Chippewa Valley Renaissance Faire
Chippewa Falls, WI
Attendance: 30,000
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Door County Renaissance Fantasy Faire
Egg Harbor, WI
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GlenFests
July 28-29, 2012
Glenwood City, WI
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Janesville Renaissance Faire
Janesville, WI
Attendance: 2,500+
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Poor Man’s Pennsic
Wisconsin Rapids, WI
Attendance: 1,000
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Wisconsin Renaissance Faire
Downing, WI
Attendance: 15,000+
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