List of Renaissance and Medieval fairs
This is a list of Renaissance faires and other Medieval-themed faires worldwide.
Daily Grand March of the royals at a Renaissance fair in the US
The Medieval Fair at Horb am Neckar (South Germany) 2019
North America
United States
Included below are the notable Renaissance, Medieval, and Fantasy fairs held in the United States. These include: any long running (20 plus years) fairs, and established fairs (5 plus years) that have a two-weekend or more annual run. Generally, U.S. renaissance fairs are open weekends only (including holidays) during the periods indicated. (Dates are codified to facilitate searching by date. )
Name | State | Fair Site & Type† | Setting & Info | Start Date |
Stage, Area, Amenities≠ | When Held | Highest Patron Count≠ |
References & External Links other |
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Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival | Nevada | Sunset Park, Las Vegas; recurring event | Five Renaissance villages; Renaissance, Hobbits, Fantasy | 1994 | 4 stages; limited camping; RVs≠ | (10b) mid-October (3 days) | 11k | LV Ren Fair |
Alabama Renaissance Faire | Alabama | Wilson Park; Florence; recurring event | The shire of Fountain on the Green | 1987 | 2 stages; pets OK; free admission≠ | (10d) 4th Weekend of October (2 days) | unk | Alabama's official state renaissance fair Al Ren Faire |
Arizona Renaissance Festival | Arizona | Gold Canyon, Pinal County; permanent site | Village of Fairhaven | 1989 | 12 stages; 300 acres≠ | (02a) early February–April (7 weekends) | 265k≠ (2004) |
Arizona RenFest |
Bay Area Renaissance Festival | Florida | Withlacoochee River Park, Pasco County; recurring event | Village of Fittleworth during the reign of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr; Germanic mercenaries, Celts, fantasy elements | 1979 | 10 stages; 260 acres; parking; tailgating; dogs allowed≠ | (02b) mid-February–early April (7 weekends) | 80k (1990s) |
Bay Area RenFest |
Brevard Renaissance Fair[1] | Florida | Wickham Park, Melbourne; semi-permanent site | Wickham Forest; Viking, Celts; Pirates; Heroes; Fantasy | 2015 | 9 stages; 20 acres; pets allowed | (02a) January–February (5 weekends) | 70k≠ (2020) |
Brevard Renaissance Fair |
Bristol Renaissance Faire[2] | Wisconsin | Bristol; permanent site | 1574 Bristol, England; Tudor, some fantasy aspects;[3] | 1972* | 16 stages; 30 fair acres; parking≠ | (07b) July–Labor Day weekend (8 weekends) | 400k[4][5] (1990) |
*Opened 1972 as King Richard's Fair; renamed 1988 Bristol Faire |
Camelot Days Medieval Festival[6] | Florida | Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood; recurring event | Arthurian times, c.1100 | 2003 | 3 stages; free admission; city parking; service animals only≠ | (11b) mid-November (2 weekends) | <5k (2012) |
Camelot Days |
Canterbury Renaissance Faire | Oregon | Silverton; semi-permanent | Village of Canterbury; Elizabethan England (1560–1600) | 2009 | 3 stages, 6+ acres; parking–shuttle≠ | (07c) last two weekends in July | 10k (2012) |
Canterbury Faire |
Carolina Renaissance Festival[7] | North Carolina | Huntersville; permanent site | Marketplace at the "Village of Fairhaven"; knights, sea fairies, fantasy | 1994 | 10 stages, 25 acres; free parking≠ | (10a) October–November (8 weekends) | 210k (2017) |
Carolina Renaissance Festival |
Central Coast Renaissance Faire[8] | California | Laguna Lake Park; San Luis Obispo, California; recurring event | The 1585 Shire of Donneybrook, England; Renaissance period | 1992 | 3 stages; paid public parking | (07b) mid-July (1 week) | 7k≠ (2022) |
Central Coast Renaissance Faire |
Colorado Renaissance Festival | Colorado | Larkspur; permanent site | A 16th-century Tudor village of King Henry & Queen Anne; pirates, fantasy elements | 1975 | 7 stages; 60 fair acres; 338 total acres; camping; parking≠ | (06c) mid-June–August (8 weekends) | 250k (2017)[9] |
Colorado Renaissance |
Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Fall) | Connecticut | Lebanon; semi-permanent | Harvest Festival at the Village of Lebanshire; Elizabethan England, cosplay, time travelers, romance | 1999 | 8 stages; parking; pets allowed;≠ | (09a) early September–mid-October (7 weekends) | 50k≠ (2022) |
CT Faire |
Robin Hood's Medieval Faire[10] | Connecticut | Fairgrounds, Connecticut; semi-permanent | Nottingham Forest, England (c.476 – 1400 A.D.); Robin Hood; cosplay; fantasy elements | 2010 | 5 stages; pets week | (05b) mid-May–July (6 weekends) | unk (2013)[11] |
Robin Hoods Faire |
Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Beach | Florida | Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach | 16th-century | 1993 | stages | (02a) February–March (4 weekends) | 90k (2012) |
Florida RenFest |
Florida Renaissance Festival – Miami | Florida | Cauley Square Historic Village, Miami; semi-permanent | Early 16th-century village | 2009 | stages | (04a) April | 45k (2012) |
Florida RenFest |
Georgia Renaissance Festival | Georgia | Fairburn; permanent | Village of Newcastle, during the reign of King Henry VIII | 1986 | 32 acres | (04c) mid-April–June | 250k (2004)[12] |
Georgia Ren Fest |
Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace | Ohio | Rock Creek; permanent | 13th-century forest Kingdom of Avaloch; historic, fantasy, super-heroes, futuristic | 1992 | 13 fair acres | (07a) early July–mid-August (6 weekends) | 45k (2007) |
Medieval Faire |
Great Plains Renaissance Festivals | Kansas | Wichita | Shire of Talonterra, 1300 A.D. | 2004 | stages | (04b) mid-April and (10b) mid-October |
unk | Great Plains |
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire | Florida | Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville; permanent | Village of Hoggetowne, during King Arthur's reign | 1987 | stages | (01c) late January–early February | 50k (2011)[13] |
Hoggetowne Fair |
Kansas City Renaissance Festival | Kansas | Bonner Springs; permanent | 1536 in Canterbury; Henry VIII, pirates, some fantasy, Robin Hood | 1977 | 16 acres | (09a) September–mid-October | 200k 2022)[14] |
Kansas City RenFest |
Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival | Kentucky | Eminence; permanent | Briarwood, Scotland during the 14th-century reign of King Robert the Bruce | 2005 | 113 acres | (06a) early June–early July | 25k |
Highlands Ren Faire |
King Richard's Faire | Massachusetts | Carver; permanent | 16th-century Village of Carvershire marketplace | 1982 | stages; 80 acres, 10 festival acres (approx.) | (09a) September–late October | unk | King Richard's Faire |
Koroneburg Renaissance Festival | California | Riverview Recreation Park, Corona; permanent[15] | Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate, in a German village located along the Rhine, c.1450–1600 | 1998[16] | 5 stages; 120-acre park; 9 festival acres[17] | (05b) last weekend of May–June (5 weekends) | unk | Koroneburg Renaissance Festival |
Louisiana Renaissance Festival | Louisiana | Hammond | Fall harvest in the 16th-century English Village ofAlbright | 1999 | stages | (11a) early November – mid-December | 25k (2007)[18] |
Louisiana Renaissance |
Maryland Renaissance Festival | Maryland | Crownsville; permanent | Village of Revel Grove, a Tudor village | 1977 | 25 fair acres; 85 parking acres | (08c) late August–late October (5 weekends) | 280k (2012)[19] |
Maryland Renaissance Festival |
Medieval Fair of Norman, Oklahoma | Oklahoma | Reaves Park, Norman; semi-permanent | London, under the reign of King Edward III c.1350; some fantasy elements | 1977 | 6 stages, 25 acres, free to public | (04a) First weekend (Fri--Sun) in April | 350k (2015)[20] |
Medieval Fair of Norman |
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 (6 weekends) | 230k (2004)[12] |
Michigan Renaissance Festival |
Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival | Michigan | Frankenmuth/Vasser; permanent | Queen Anna of Bohemia, Martin Luther, mythical & fantasy characters | 2008 | 5 fair acres; 12 parking acres | (06a) June | unk | 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: T.P.F. (07b) mid-July: M&M Fest (10c) late October: Middlefaire |
-5k (2012) |
Texas Middlefaire Events |
Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire | Connecticut | Warsaw Park, Ansonia | The Anleighshire, Kingdom of Cuulayne; fictional King Tonitrus; fantasy immersion | 2011 | parking | (06b) mid-June–July (3 weeknds) | unk | Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire |
Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Minnesota | Shakopee; permanent | 16th-century "England-like" fantasy kingdom | 1971 | stages; 22 acres | (08b) mid-August–September (6 weekends) | 300k (2012) |
Minnesota Renaissance Festival |
Mythical & Medieval Fest | South Carolina | RH Acres, Myrtle Beach | Renaissance times; Fantasy, Viking, Pirates | 2014 | 15 acres | (11b) 2nd weekend in November | -5k (in 2019) |
Mythical & Medieval Fest |
New Hampshire Renaissance Faire | New Hampshire | Fremont, temporary | Undetermined period; annual charity event | 2004 | – | (05b) Mid-May for 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, Northumberland; historical and fictional "visitors from time" such as Shakespeare, Robin Hood, King Arthur; fantasy elements | 2009 | 60 acres (including 7 acre lake) | (05d) Last weekend in May (3 weekends) | 12k (2015)[21] |
New Jersey Renaissance Faire |
New York Renaissance Faire | New York | Tuxedo; permanent | The fictional Town of Sterling in late 16th-century Elizabethan England | 1977 | 20 stages; 65 acres[22] | (08a) August–September (6 weekends) | 140k (2010)[23] |
Ren Faire–NY |
Northern California Renaissance Faire | California | Hollister | Village of Willingtown, Derbyshire; mid-1600s | 2004 | stages; 11 acres | (09b) mid-September–mid-October (6 weekends) | 150k[24] | NorCal RenFaire |
Nottingham Festival | California | Simi Valley; Recurring | Town of Nottingham, Elizabethan England | 2013 | – | (11a) November | unk | Nottingham Festival |
Ohio Renaissance Festival | Ohio | Harveysburg; permanent | 1572 A.D. in the English Village of Willy-Nilly-on-the-Wash | 1990 | 30 acres | (09a) September–October (9 weekends) | 180k |
Renaissance Festival |
Oklahoma Renaissance Festival | Oklahoma | Muskogee; permanent | 1569 in Elizabethan Castleton, on the border of Scotland & England | 1995 | 30 fair acres; 40 acres parking | (04b) Late April through first weekend June (6weekends) | 88k (2017) |
The Castle of Muskogee |
Oregon Renaissance Faire | Oregon | Canby; | 1563 in the Scottish Vale of Dunrose; features Mary, Queen of Scots | 2016 | stages ? | (06a) Early June (2 weekends) | unk | Oregon Renaissance Faire |
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | Pennsylvania | Mount Hope Estate Manheim; permanent | Shire of Mount Hope; features Marlowe, Shakespeare and Elizabeth I, Tudor theme (ag: Henry VIII) | 1981 | stages; 35 acres | (08a) August–October (thirteen weekends) | 250k[5] | Penn Faire |
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival | Pennsylvania | West Newton; permanent | 16th century Morelandshire | 1994 | 20 fair acres; 280 parking acres | (08c) late August–September (6 weekends) | 55k (2005) |
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 | 11k (2018) |
Renaissance Festival of Nebraska |
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California | California | Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area; Irwindale; Recurring | The late 16th-century market at Port Deptford | 1962 | 20 acres[25] | (04a) April–late May | 200k (2004)[12] |
Oldest Ren-Faire in the US SoCal RenFair |
Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire | Florida | Lakes Park, Ft. Myers | Medieval period, 900 – 1300 A.D. | 1996 | – | (01b) mid-January (2 weekends) | unk | Medieval Faire |
St. Louis Renaissance Festival | Missouri | Wentzville; permanent | 16th-century Petit Lyon, France during a visit from King François I | 1999 | stages | (05b) mid-September–mid-October | 50k |
St. Louis Renaissance Faire |
Sarasota Medieval Fair | Florida | Sarasota Fairgrounds, Sarasota | 1381 A.D. | 2005 | stages | (11b) mid-November | 25k (2011)[26] |
Sarasota MedFair |
Scarborough Renaissance Festival | Texas | Waxahachie; permanent | 1521 Town of Scarborough, under King Henry VIII | 1981 | 35 acres | (04a) early April–Memorial Day (7 weekends) | 200k (2010)[27] |
Scarborough Fair |
Sherwood Forest Faire | Texas | McDade; permanent | 1189–1199, Sherwood Forest; under the reign of Richard the Lion-Hearted; some fantasy elements; | 2010 | 25 acres, camping & clan camping | (02b) early March–late April (8 weekends) | 137k (2022) |
100 permanent buildings including a complete castle Sherwood Forest Faire |
Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire | Oregon | Kings Valley; | 1558-1603; elements of Shakespeare and Elizabeth I | 1996 | 5 stages; parking; no pets | (09b) mid-September (one weekend) | unk | Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire |
Siouxland Renaissance Festival | South Dakota | W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls | 1575 Town of Shrewsbury, England, the 17th year of Queen Elizabeth's reign | 2001 | 6 stages, parking, camping | (06a) First Weekend of June | -5k |
Siouxland Festival |
Escondido Renaissance Faire | California | Felicita County Park, Escondido, California; | The Shire of Escondido; Her Majesty, Queen "Elizabeth Gloriana" | 2000 | stages; 53 acres | (04d) April-May (Spring Faire; 2 weekends) (10d) October-November (Fall Faire; 2 weekends) |
5k |
Old Tyme Productions |
Sterling Renaissance Festival | New York | Sterling; permanent | The fictional Village of Warwick; 1585 England | 1976 | 12 stages; 35+ acres; camping acres[28] | (07a) July–August (5 weekends) | 100k (2019)[29] |
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 | stages; 68 acres | (05a) May (4 weekends) | 45k (2008) |
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–Thanksgiving weekend (9 weekends) | 679k (2016)[30] |
Largest US RenFaire by attendance TRF |
Three Barons Renaissance Faire | Alaska | 3400 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage; recurring event | The three barons' Italian, Arabic, and English camps at Hillshire Village; pirates, fantasy | 1992 | stages; free parking shuttle | (06a) first two weekends in June | unk | 3 Barons |
Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire | Utah | Marriott-Slaterville; semi-permanent | 1500–1650 in medieval Village of Hawkhurst; some fantasy elements | 2006 | 52 acres | (05a) May (4 weekends) | 25k (2011)[31] |
Utah RenFest |
Valhalla Renaissance Faire | California | Camp Richardson, South Lake Tahoe; semi-permanent | 1580 Elizabethan England; nobility, pirates, barbarians | 1993 | 3 stages; 7 acres | (05d) Memorial day weekend–mid-June (4 weekends) | 49k (2010)[32] |
ValhallaFaire |
Vermont Renaissance Faire | Vermont | Mayo Events Fields, Stowe; semi-permanent | Unknown location; Renaissance, Fantasy, Medieval | 2016 | 3 stages, demo field, joust field, multiple encampments | (06d) end of June (1 weekend) | 7k [33] |
Vermont Gatherings |
Virginia Renaissance Faire | Virginia | Spotsylvania; semi-permanent | Elizabethan village of "Stafford" in the 1580s; pirates, Celts; inventors | 2002 | stages; No pets; | (05c) mid-May–mid-June (4 weekends) | 20k (2014) |
Virginia Renaissance Faire |
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire | Washington | The Kelley Farm, Bonney Lake; recurring | The 1577 village of "Merriwick", Elizabethan England; pirates, carnival, fantasy elements | 2010 | 6 stages; 8 faire acres; camping; parking; no pets;[34] | (08a) First three weekends of August | 45k (2015) |
Midsummer Faire |
West Virginia Renaissance Festival | West Virginia | Hollow Hills Farm, Lewisburg; permanent site | The Village of Essex; broadly renaissance with fantasy elements | 2018 | 6 stages; 15 acres; | (06a) Four weekends in June | unk | West Virginia Renaissance Festival |
Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire | Washington | Columbia Park, Kennewick | Elizabethan/Shakespearean Era, circa 1585 | 1989 | 8 stages | (09b) mid-September | 5k (2016)[35] |
Ye Merrie Greenwood Players |
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† Permanent = majority of venue comprises permanent, outdoor, purpose-built structures in a stable site; Semi-permanent = outdoor event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g.: public parks; private farms, etc.) and features some permanent purpose-built structures; Recurring Event = event occurs regularly at stable public or private venue (e.g.: public parks; private farms, etc.) but with no purpose-built structures; any event with temporary structures only (tents, portable stages, etc.) or held at indoor venue.
≠Attendance figure is referenced
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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 (semi-permanent) | Fictional Elmira; King Richard, Prince John, and Robin Hood | 2001 | mid-May (one weekend) | two stages; pets allowed | Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival | |
Montreal Medieval Fair (Salon de la Passion Medievale)[36] | Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec | 2001 | (recurring semi-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 | |
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 |
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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)[37] | Viking Fest |
Tewkesbury Medieval Festival | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England | 1984[38] | Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury | Second full weekend in July[39] | Tewkesbury Medieval Festival | ||
England's Medieval Festival | Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England | July | |||||
Italy
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 | |||
Federicus | Altamura, Italy | The king Frederick II visits the city with his entourage | 2012[40] | Historic city center | last weekend of April (three days) | Federicus | |
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 | |
Germany
Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Average seasonal attendance | Reference / external link |
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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 | ||
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)[41] | Ritterturnier |
Elsewhere in Europe
Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Average seasonal attendance | Reference / external link |
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Horsens Medieval Festival | Horsens, Denmark | Wooden taverns, mediaeval markets, chivalry, horses, renaissance events, and fantasy | 1992 | Around and within the largest prison museum in the world, 'Horsens Prison Museum' | late August | 60,000[42] | Middel Alder Festival |
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/ | |
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)[43] | 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 | |
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 | ||
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
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- 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
External links
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