Colorado Renaissance Festival
| Colorado Renaissance Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Renaissance fair |
| Dates | Late spring to mid summer |
| Location(s) | Larkspur, Colorado |
| Inaugurated | 1975 |
| Attendance | 250,000 (average) |
| Area | 60 acres (240,000 m2) with 338 acres of camping grounds |
| Stages | 10 |
| Website | coloradorenaissance |
The Colorado Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair in Colorado located in Larkspur, Colorado 39 miles south of Denver and 32 miles north of Colorado Springs. The Renaissance Festival typically runs between the months of June and August. It is based on a 16th-century Tudor village.
It is located at 650 Perry Park Avenue, Larkspur CO 80118.[1]
History
The renaissance festival was begun in 1975 as a tear down event in Morrison, Colorado with 60 artisan booths. After two years, the grounds moved to Castle Rock before settling in its current location of Larkspur. It was founded by a man named Jim Paradise. His son, Jim Paradise Jr. is the current director of the faire.[2]
One casualty to this festival happened in 2020 as it was cancelled on grounds of COVID-19 pandemic and the 46th was deferred to 2021.
Features
The festival features over 200 artisan shops and hundreds of costumed performers.[3] The festival also hosts weddings in accordance to the themed weekends.
Themed Weekends
Each of the eight weekends of the festival take on a different theme, influencing the performances, costumes, food, drink, art, shops, contests, and games throughout the festival grounds.
- Opening Weekend! “A Magical Adventure!!
- Royal Ale and Arts Festival
- Celtic Festival
- Children's Weekend
- Wine Revelry
- Love and Romance
- Pirate Invasion
- Fare Thee Well & Mardi Gras Style Carnivale