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

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+