List of Renaissance and Medieval fairs
This is a list of Renaissance faires and other Medieval-themed faires worldwide.
North America
United States
Included below are the permanent-site fairs in the United States which are either notably long running, which regularly have had at least a two-week or better run; and have had at least a five years continuing run. Generally, U.S. 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 |
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Age of Chivalry Festival | Nevada | Sunset Park; semi-permanent site | Five Renaissance villages; | 1994 | 4 stages | (10b) mid October (one weekend) | 40,000 | LV Ren Fair |
Alabama Renaissance Faire | Alabama | Wilson Park, Florence, Al | Fountain on the Green | 1987 | 2 stages | (10b) 4th Weekend of October | 35,000 | Al Ren Faire |
Arizona Renaissance Festival | Arizona | Gold Canyon; permanent site | Village of Fairhaven; | 1989 | 50 acres; 16 stages | (02a) early February – early April (eight weekends) | 265,000 (2004 season) | Arizona RenFest |
Bay Area Renaissance Festival | Florida | Withlacoochee River Park; new site | Village of Fittleworth during the reign of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr, Germanic mercenaries, Celts, some fantasy elements | 1979 | 260 acres, 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 Faire |
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; repeating | Village of "Canterbury"; Elizabethan England (1558-1603) | 2009 | four stages, six-plus acres[6] | (07b) mid-July (two weekends) | 10,000[7] | Canterbury Faire |
Runestone Festival: A Walk Through Time | Oklahoma | Heavener Runestone Park | Renaissance/Fantasy/VIking | 2005 | 2 stages, battlefield, 55 acres,30+ merchants, camping | (04a) 2nd weekend October |
2500 | Runestone |
Carolina Renaissance Festival | North Carolina | Huntersville; permanent | Fictional "Fairhaven" | 1994 | 14 stages, 25 acres | (10a) October -November (eight weekends) | 210,000 (2017 season) | Carolina Renaissance Festival |
Central Coast Renaissance Faire | California | Laguna Lake Park; San Luis Obispo, California; Repeating | 1585 England | 1992 | 4 stages | (07b) mid July | 7,000 (2022)[8] | Central Coast Renaissance Faire |
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 County 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)[11] | 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 | (03b) Last Full Weekend of March every year | 1,000 | Grand Lake 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)[12] | 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)[13] | 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[14] | Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate, a German village located along the Rhine, circa 1450-1600 | 1998[15] | 120-acre park; nine festival acres; five stages[16] | (05b) last weekend of May – first 4 weekends of June | 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)[17] | 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)[18] | Maryland Renaissance Festival |
Michigan Renaissance Festival | Michigan | Holly; permanent | "Hollygrove" village, late 16th-century England | 1979 | 100 acres; 17 acres (festival grounds) | (08b) mid-August – end of September | 230,000 (2004 season)[11] | 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, 3 events (June: Texas Pirate Festival; July: Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire November: Middlefaire). |
2006 | 21 acres; camping | (06a) early June: TPF (07b) mid-July: M&M Fest (10c) late October: 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 | 220,000 (2019 season)[19] | Renaissance Fest |
Mythical and Medieval Fest | South Carolina | RH Acres, Myrtle Beach | Renaissance, Fantasy, Viking, Pirate | 2014 | 15 acres | (11a) 2nd weekend November |
4000 (in 2019) | Mythical & Medieval Fest |
New Hampshire Renaissance Faire | New Hampshire | Fremont, New Hampshire, temporary | Undetermined period; charity event | 2004 | varies | (05b) Mid-May two consecutive weekends | appx. 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 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[20] – 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, 20 stages[21] | (08a) August – September | 140,000 (2010 season)[22] | Ren Faire – NY |
Northern California Renaissance Faire | California | Hollister; repeating | Derbyshire village of "Willingtown"; mid 1600s | 2004 | 11 acres | (09b) mid-September – mid-October (six weekends) | 150,000[23] | NorCal RenFaire |
Nottingham Festival | California | Simi Valley; non-permanent | Nottingham, Elizabethan England | 2013 | (11a) 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 – October (nine weekends) | 180,000 (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 through first weekend June (six weekends) | 88,000 (2017 season) | The Castle of Muskogee |
Oregon Renaissance Faire | Oregon | Canby; repeating | 1563 in the Scottish "Vale of Dunrose"; features Mary, Queen of Scots; | 2016 | (06a) Early June (two weekends) | Oregon Renaissance Faire | ||
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | Pennsylvania | Mount Hope Estate Manheim; permanent | 1589 English shire of "Mount Hope"; features Marlowe, Shakespeare and Elizabeth I, from 2014-2018 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 | (04a) Mid April | 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 (six weekends) | 55,000 (2005 season) | Pittsburgh RenFest |
Renaissance Festival of Nebraska | Nebraska | Papillion | "Crownsbury" 15th to 16th century | 2008 | 8 Festival acres: 20 parking acres | (05a) First 2 weekends in May | 11,000 (2018 season) | Renaissance Festival of Nebraska |
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California | California | Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area; Irwindale; Repeating | The market at "Port Deptford"; late 16th century | 1962 (oldest) | 20 acres[24] | (04a) April – late May | 200,000 (2004 season)[11] | 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 | McDade; permanent site | 1189–1199, Sherwood Forest; under the reign of Richard the Lion-Hearted; some fantasy elements; 100 permanent buildings including a complete castle. | 2010 | 25 acres, general population camping, clan camping | (02b) early March – late April | 101,000 (2019 season) | Sherwood Forest Faire |
Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire | Oregon | Kings Valley, Oregon; repeating | 1558-1603; modeled on elements of Shakespeare and Elizabeth I. | 1996 | five stages; parking; no pets | (09b) mid September (one weekend) | Shrewsbury Renaissance 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 | (06a) First Weekend of June | 3,500 | Siouxland Festival |
Escondido Renaissance Faire | California | Felicita County Park, Escondido, California; repeating | The Shire of Escondido; Her Majesty, Queen "Elizabeth Gloriana" | 2000 | 53 acres | (04a) April-May (Spring Faire; two weekends)
(10c) October-November (Fall Faire; two weekends) |
5,000 | Old Tyme Productions |
Sterling Renaissance Festival | New York | Sterling; permanent | The fictional village of "Warwick;" 1585 England | 1976 | 35+ acres; 12 stages; some camping areas[27] | (07a) July - August | 100,000[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 |
Vermont Renaissance Faire | Vermont | Mayo Events Fields, Stowe, Vermont; semi-permanent | Renaissance,
Fantasy, Medieval |
2016 | 3 stages, demo field, joust field, multiple encampments | End of June (one weekend) | 7,000+ | Vermont Gatherings |
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; repeating | The 1577 village of "Merriwick", Elizabethan England; pirates, carnival, fantasy elements | 2010 | No pets;[32] six stages; 8 faire acres (approx.); camping; parking | (08a) First three weekends of August | 45,000 (2015) | Midsummer Faire |
West Virginia Renaissance Festival | West Virginia | Hollow Hills Farm, Lewisburg, West Virginia; permanent site | The village of "Essex", broadly renaissance with fantasy elements | 2018 | 15 acres; 6 stages plus an equestrian arena | Every weekend in June | Growing annually | West Virginia Renaissance Festival |
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)[33] | Ye Merrie Greenwood Players |
- † Permanent = mostly permanent, purpose-built structures at stable location; Semi-permanent = may feature a few permanent purpose-built structures at a stable location; Repeating = event occurs regularly but with no permanent, purpose-built structures and/or at changing location(s)
Canada
Most Canadian events are only one weekend in duration. Those notable and older than 10 years are listed here.
Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Average seasonal attendance | Reference / external link |
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Robin in the Hood | Gibson Park, Elmira, Ontario (non-permanent) | Fictional Elmira; King Richard, Prince John, and Robin Hood | 2001 | mid-May (one weekend) | two stages; pets allowed; (repeating non-permanent) | Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival | |
Kingdom of Osgoode Medieval Festival | 5673 Osgoode Main Street, Osgoode, Ontario | Kingdom of Osgoode; Middle Ages; knights, Vikings | 2008 | one stage; camping; no pets; (repeating non-permanent) | mid-July (one weekend)[34] | Osgoode Medieval Fest | |
Montreal Medieval Fair (Salon de la Passion Medievale)[35] | Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec | 2001 | (repeating non-permanent) | early May (one weekend) | Salon Medieval | ||
Oxford Renaissance Festival | Dorchester Fairgrounds, 4939 Hamilton Rd, Dorchester, ON N0L 1G6 | Village of Wolvercote in the 1560s. | 2013 | 6 stages, indoor pub. Free parking, open rain or shine | One weekend near the end of June | Oxford Renaissance Festival | |
Medieval Faire (Canada's Wonderland) | 1981 |
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.
Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Average seasonal attendance | Reference / external link |
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Abbey Tournament and Medieval Festival | Abbey Museum, Brisbane, Australia | 600 – 1600 A.D.; authentic | 1990 | late June – early July | 37,000 (season) | Tournament | |
Balingup Medieval Carnivale | Balingup, Western Australia, Australia | "Balingup Village" | 1996 | late August | Balingup MedFest |
South Africa
Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Annual attendance | Reference / external link(s) |
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Magical Medieval Fayre | La Vue Lodge, Nietgedacht, South Africa | Fictional land of Moordoor | First Saturday in June | Medieval Fayre, various coverage |
Europe
United Kingdom
Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Average seasonal attendance | Reference / external link |
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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)[36] | Viking Fest |
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England | 1984[37] | Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury | Second full weekend in July[38] | Tewkesbury Medieval Festival | ||
England's Medieval Festival | Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England | July |
Elsewhere in Europe
Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Average seasonal attendance | Reference / external link |
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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 Renaissance of Candela | Candela, Italy | 2013 | at piazzetta | May | |||
Centre de l'Imaginaire Arthurien | Rennes, Bittany, France | 1988 | |||||
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/ | |
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)[39] | 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)[40] | Medieval Market |
Medieval Rose Festival | Rhodes, Greece | It's 1309 through 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 | |
Horber Ritterspiele (Knights games of Horb am Neckar) | Horb am Neckar, Germany | Knights tournament, camp life, medieval market | Historic city center, next to the river | June | ritterspiele.info | ||
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[41] | 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 |
Bitwa pod Grunwaldem (Battle of Grunwald) | Stębark, | Cultural medieval festival with the main theme of the battle of Grunwald in 1410. The main event is the staging of the battle | 1998 | Fields of Grunwald near the village of Stębark | Around 10th of July | Bitwa pod Grunwaldem | |
See also
- List of open air and living history museums in the United States
- List of tourist attractions worldwide
- Medieval Times
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External links
- U.S. Renaissance faires by state at RenFaire.com
- Up-to-date listing of Medieval faires around the world
- Up-to-date listing of Renaissance faires and festivals in the United States