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| Name | Continent | Geocode Country | Geocode Region | Country | Region | Location | Site type | Setting info | Year opened | Area & other info | Annual season | Attendance reported |
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| Arizona Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Arizona | United States | Arizona | Gold Canyon, Arizona | permanent | Village of Fairhaven; | 1989 | 30 acres; 13 stages | early February – mid March (eight weekends) | 265,000 |
| Bay Area Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Florida | United States | Florida | Museum of Science & Industry Tampa, Florida | permanent | Village of Fiddlesworth; King Henry VIII, Germanic mercenaries, Celts, some fantasy elements | 1979 | pet friendly | mid-February – early April (seven weekends) | 80,000 |
| Bristol Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Wisconsin | United States | Wisconsin | Bristol, Wisconsin | permanent | 1574 Bristol, England; Tudor, some fantasy aspects; RenQuest RPG | 1972 | 16 stages; 30 fair acres (third largest in U.S.) | July – Labor Dayweekend (nine weekends) | 198,000 |
| Camelot Days Medieval Festival | North America | United States | Florida | United States | Florida | Topeekeegee Yugnee Park, Hollywood, Florida | temporary | Arthuriantimes | 2003 | pets allowed | mid-November | 4,000 |
| Canterbury Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Oregon | United States | Oregon | 8116 Mount Angel Hywy, Silverton, Oregon | Village of "Canterbury"; Elizabethan England (1558-1603) | 2009 | 6+ acres | mid-July | 10,000 | |
| Carolina Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | North Carolina | United States | North Carolina | Huntersville, North Carolina | permanent | Fictional "Fairhaven" | 1994 | 22 acres | October – mid-November | 160,000 |
| Colorado Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Colorado | United States | Colorado | Larkspur, Colorado | permanent | 16th-century Tudor village; pirates, fantasy elements | 1975 | 60 fair acres; 338 total acres including camping | June – July | 200,000 |
| Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Fall) | North America | United States | Connecticut | United States | Connecticut | North Haven, Connecticut | Queen Elizabeth ( Englandvillage of "North Havenshire"); Event Weekends (Cosplay,Doctor Who, Romance) | 1999 | late Sep. – late Oct. | 30,000 | ||
| Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Spring) | North America | United States | Connecticut | United States | Connecticut | North Haven, Connecticut | Robin Hood ( Englandcirca 1150 A.D.); fantasy elements encouraged | 2010 | five stages; parking | late May – early June | 12,000 | |
| Door County Fantasy Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Wisconsin | United States | Wisconsin | Egg Harbor, Wisconsin | Shire of "Enchanted"; Arthurian, Elizabethanand fantasy elements | 2011 | late June – early July | |||
| Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Beach | North America | United States | Florida | United States | Florida | Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach, Florida | 16th century renaissance | 1993 | February – March (including Presidents' Day) | 90,000 | ||
| Florida Renaissance Festival – Miami | North America | United States | Florida | United States | Florida | Cauley Square Historic Village, Miami, Florida | semi-permanent | Early 16th-century Renaissance village | 2009 | April | 45,000 | |
| Four Winds Canterbury Faire | North America | United States | Texas | United States | Texas | Troup, Texas | permanent | 1633 A.D. in Nottinghamshireand Paris; cavaliers (re: Three Musketeers) | 1994 | 300+ total acres; camping | early March – late April | |
| Georgia Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Georgia | United States | Georgia | Fairburn, Georgia | permanent | The village of "Newcastle" during the reign of King Henry VIII | 1986 | 32 acres | mid-April – June | 250,000 |
| Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace | North America | United States | Ohio | United States | Ohio | Rock Creek, Ohio | permanent | The 13th-century forest kingdom of "Avaloch"; historic, fantasy, super-heroes, futuristic | 1992 | 13 fair acres | July – mid-August | 45,000 |
| Great Plains Renaissance Festivals | North America | United States | Kansas | United States | Kansas | Wichita, Kansas | 1300 A.D. in the shire of "Talonterra" | 2004 | mid-April and (10b) mid-October | |||
| Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Missouri | United States | Missouri | Wentzville, Missouri | permanent | Petit Lyon, France during a 16th-century visit from King François I | 1998 | mid-May – mid-June | 25,000 | |
| Hoggetowne Medieval Faire | North America | United States | Florida | United States | Florida | Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville, Florida | permanent | Village of "Hoggetowne" during King Arthur's reign | 1987 | late January – early February | 50,000 | |
| Kansas City Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Kansas | United States | Kansas | Bonner Springs, Kansas | permanent | 1536 in " Canterbury"; Henry VIII, pirates, some fantasy and Robin Hood | 1977 | 16 acres | September – mid-October | 192,000 |
| Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Kentucky | United States | Kentucky | Eminence, Kentucky | permanent | Fictional "Briarwood", Scotland during the 14th-century reign of King Robert the Bruce | 2005 | 113 acres | early June – early July | 25,000 |
| King Richard's Faire | North America | United States | Massachusetts | United States | Massachusetts | Carver, Massachusetts | permanent | 16th-century marketplace of "Carvershire" | 1982 | 80 acres | September – late October | |
| Koroneburg Old World Festival | North America | United States | California | United States | California | Crossroads Riverview Park, Corona, California | Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate in a European village circa 1450-1600 | 1997 | mid-May – mid-June | |||
| Louisiana Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Louisiana | United States | Louisiana | Hammond, Louisiana | Fall harvest in the 16th-century English village of "Albright" | 1999 | early November – mid-December | 25,000 | ||
| Maryland Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Maryland | United States | Maryland | Crownsville, Maryland | permanent | Fictional Tudor village of "Revel Grove" | 1977 | 25 faire acres; 85 parking acres | late August – late October | 280,000 |
| Mayfaire Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Michigan | United States | Michigan | Marshall, Michigan | 16th-century English village; some fantasy elements | 2003 | last two weekends in May including Memorial Day | |||
| Medieval Fair of Norman | North America | United States | Oklahoma | United States | Oklahoma | Norman, Oklahoma | temporary | c. 1350 London, under the reign of King Edward III; some fantasy elements | 1977 | 10 acres | one weekend early April | 350,000 |
| Michigan Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Michigan | United States | Michigan | Holly, Michigan | permanent | Hollygrove village, late 16th-century England | 1979 | 100 acres (total), 17 acres (festival grounds) | mid-August – end of September | 230,000 |
| Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Michigan | United States | Michigan | Frankenmuth, Michigan | permanent | Queen Anna of Bohemia with Martin Luther and various mythical and fantasy characters | 2008 | 5 fair acres; 12 parking acres | June | |
| Middlefaire Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Texas | United States | Texas | Hillsboro, Texas | permanent | 1652 A.D. in "Wiltonshire"; buccaneers, baroque characters, fantasy elements | 2006 | 21 acres; camping | early June: Texas Pirate Festival,(07b) mid July: Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire, and(10c) late October – mid November: Middlefaire | 3,500 |
| Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Connecticut | United States | Connecticut | Warsaw Park, Ansonia, Connecticut | Year unknown, in the Anleighshire, Kingdom of Cuulayne; under fictional King Tonitrus; fantasy immersion | 2011 | parking | mid-June – early July | ||
| Minnesota Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Minnesota | United States | Minnesota | Shakopee, Minnesota | permanent | 16th-century "England-like" fantasy kingdom | 1971 | 22 acres | mid-August – September | 320,000 |
| New Jersey Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | New Jersey | United States | New Jersey | Liberty Lake Day Camp, Bordentown, New Jersey | 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) | Last weekend in May, first two weekends in June | 10,000 |
| New York Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | New York | United States | New York | Tuxedo, New York | permanent | The fictional town of "Sterling" in late 16th-century Elizabethan England | 1978 | 65 acres | August – September | 140,000 |
| North Carolina Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | North Carolina | United States | North Carolina | Knightdale, North Carolina | permanent | 1575 in the Elizabethan village of "Kingston-upon-Hull" | 1995 | 22 fair acres | early – mid-April | 25,000 |
| Northern California Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | California | United States | California | Hollister, California | permanent | Derbyshire village of "Willingtown"; mid 1500's | 2004 | 11 acres | mid-September – mid-October | 150,000 |
| Northwest Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Washington | United States | Washington | Nine Mile Falls, Washington | 1520, in the Tudor village of "Pleasance" | 1995 | early July – early August | |||
| Nottingham Festival | North America | United States | California | United States | California | Simi Valley, California | temporary | Nottingham, Elizabethan England | 2013 | November | ||
| Ohio Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Ohio | United States | Ohio | Harveysburg, Ohio | permanent | 1572 A.D. in the English village of "Willy-Nilly on the Wash;" during the reign of Elizabeth I | 1990 | 30 acres | September – late-October | 165,000 |
| Oklahoma Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Oklahoma | United States | Oklahoma | Muskogee, Oklahoma | permanent | 1559 during the reign of Elizabeth I"Castleton" border town of Scotland & England,multiple country quarters (Italian,Celtic) | 1995 | 30 fair acres; 40 acres parking | May thru first weekend of June | 85,000 |
| Oregon Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Oregon | United States | Oregon | Canby, Oregon, Oregon | temporary | 1563 during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots"Vale of Dunrose" | 2016 | 10 fair acres; 20 acres parking | June 18 & 19, 2016 | |
| Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Pennsylvania | United States | Pennsylvania | Mount Hope Estate Manheim, Pennsylvania | permanent | 1589 English shire of "Mount Hope"; features Marlowe, Shakespeareand Elizabeth I | 1981 | 35 acres | August – September – October | 250,000 |
| Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Pennsylvania | United States | Pennsylvania | West Newton, Pennsylvania | permanent | Morelandshire; during the 16th century | 1994 | 20 fair acres; 280 parking acres | late August – September | 55,000 |
| Renaissance Festival of Nebraska | North America | United States | Nebraska | United States | Nebraska | Papillion, Nebraska, Nebraska | permanent | Elizabethan England; fantasy elements including enchanted forest | 2015 | 80 acre site; 20+ festival acres, 5 stages, parking | Early May | 6,000 |
| Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California | North America | United States | California | United States | California | Irwindale, California | The market at "Port Deptford"; late 16th century | 1962 (oldest) | 20 acres | April – late May | 200,000 | |
| Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire | North America | United States | Florida | United States | Florida | Lakes Park, Ft. Myers, Florida | 900 – 1300 A.D. | 1996 | mid-January – late January | |||
| Sarasota Medieval Fair | North America | United States | Florida | United States | Florida | Sarasota Fairgrounds, Sarasota, Florida | 1381 A.D. | 2005 | mid-November | 25,000 | ||
| Scarborough Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Texas | United States | Texas | Waxahachie, Texas | permanent | 1533 Scarborough, under the reign of King Henry VIII | 1981 | 35 acres | early April – Memorial Day | 200,000 |
| Sherwood Forest Faire | North America | United States | Texas | United States | Texas | Paige, Texas | permanent | 1190, Sherwood Forest; under the reign of Richard the Lion Hearted; some fantasy elements | 2010 | some camping acreage | mid-February – early April | |
| Sterling Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | New York | United States | New York | Sterling, New York | permanent | The fictional village of "Warwick;" 1585 England | 1976 | 65 acres; 12 stages; some camping areas | July - August | 140,000 |
| Tennessee Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Tennessee | United States | Tennessee | Arrington- Triune, Tennessee | permanent | 16th-century town of "Covington Glen;" features a full-sized replica "border castle", known as "Castell Gwynn" | 1985 | 68 acres | May | 45,000 |
| Texas Renaissance Festival | North America | United States | Texas | United States | Texas | Todd Mission, Texas | permanent | New Market Village; 3rd–16th century; Roman, Celtic, pirates, fantasy | 1974 | 57 fair acres; 200+ camping/parking acres; 25 stages | October – November (nine weekends) | 678,500 |
| Three Barons Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Alaska | United States | Alaska | Anchorage, Alaska | permanent | The Italian, Arabic and English camps at the village of "Hillshire;" pirates, fantasy | 1992 | early June | ||
| Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire | North America | United States | Utah | United States | Utah | Marriott-Slaterville, Utah | permanent | 1500-1650 in medieval "Hawkhurst;" some fantasy elements | 2006 | 52 acres | May | 25,000 |
| Valhalla Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | California | United States | California | South Lake Tahoe, California | 1580 Elizabethan England; nobility, pirates, barbarians | 1993 | 7 acres | Memorial day weekend – mid-June | 49,000 | |
| Vermont Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Vermont | United States | Vermont | Stowe, Vermont, Vermont | Weeks Hill Road, Mayo Events Field | 2016 | Summer Faire weekend in mid-JuneWinter Faire in mid-winter | One weekend Summer Faire, one day Winter Faire | 6,000 | |
| Virginia Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Virginia | United States | Virginia | Spotsylvania, Virginia | permanent | Elizabethan village of "Stafford" in the 1580s; pirates, Celts; inventors | 2002 | mid-May – mid-June | 20,000 | |
| Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Washington | United States | Washington | Bonney Lake, Washington | The 1574 village of "Merriwick", England; pirates, carnival, some fantasy elements | 2010 | 150 acres (approx.) | August | 45,000 | |
| Wild Rose Renaissance Faire | North America | United States | Pennsylvania | United States | Pennsylvania | Columbus, Warren County, Pennsylvania | Middle Ages; pirates, Celts | 2007 | early – mid-June | |||
| Robin in the Hood | North America | Canada | Ontario, Canada | Canada | Ontario, Canada | Gibson Park, Elmira, Ontario, Canada, Ontario, Canada | temporary | Fictional Elmira; King Richard, Prince John, and Robin Hood | 2000 | two days; mid-May | ||
| Royal Medieval Faire[29] | North America | Canada | Waterloo, Canada | Canada | Waterloo, Canada | Waterloo Park West, Waterloo, Ontario, Waterloo, Canada | temporary | Fictional kingdom of Mearth; Celts and swordsman | 1997 | one day; late September | 5,500 | |
| Montreal Medieval Fair (Salon de la Passion Medievale)[30] | North America | Canada | Montreal, Quebec | Canada | Montreal, Quebec | Centre Pierre Charbonneau, Montreal, Quebec, Montreal, Quebec | temporary | 2001 | three days; early May | |||
| Abbey Tournament and Medieval Festival | Australia | Australia | Queensland | Australia | Queensland | Abbey Museum, Brisbane, Australia, Queensland | 600 – 1600 A.D.; authentic | 1990 | late June – early July | 37,000 | ||
| Balingup Medieval Carnivale | Australia | Australia | Western Australia | Australia | Western Australia | Balingup, Western Australia, Australia, Western Australia | Balingup Village | 1996 | late August | |||
| European Renaissance and Carnival of Venice (Festival Europeo di Rievocazioni Storiche) | Europe | Italy | Italy | Venice, Italy | Historic "Venezia" in the Middle Ages; many fantasy elements as it is also part of the Carnival of Venice | 1979 | February | |||||
| Castlefest | Europe | Netherlands | Netherlands | Lisse, Netherlands | Medieval scenes, games and more, related to renaissance and fantasy | 2004 | early August | |||||
| Jorvik Viking Festival | Europe | England | England | York, England | Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 A.D. | 1984 | mid-January and mid-February | 40,000 | ||||
| Kaltenberger Knights Tournament (Ritterturnier) | Europe | Germany | Germany | Kaltenberg Castle, Geltendorf, Bavaria, Germany | 14th-century medieval marketplace; authentic | 1980 | early – late July | 120,000 | ||||
| Medieval Market of Turku | Europe | Finland | Finland | City of Turku, Finland | A medieval marketplace in the 14th and 15th centuries | 1996 | late June | 100,000 | ||||
| Medieval Rose Festival | Europe | Greece | Greece | Rhodes, Greece | It's 1309 thru 1523 A.D. on the "Island of Rhodos"; some fantasy elements | 2005 | late May – early July | |||||
| Medieval Week on Gotland | Europe | Sweden | Sweden | Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden | 1361 A.D. in the Middle Agesmarket town of "Visby"; authentic | 1984 | early – mid-August | |||||
| Montelago Celtic Festival (Il Festival di Montelago) | Europe | Italy | Italy | Marche, Serravalle di Chienti, Italy | Late Middle Agesfantasy Celtic villages, lectures and games | 2002 | First weekend of August | |||||
| Santa Maria Medieval Journey (Viagem Medieval em Terra de Santa Maria) | Europe | Portugal | Portugal | Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Portugal | The early 15th century in the village of "Feira" marketplace and castle; authentic | late July – early August | ||||||
| Duke John's Festival (Hertug Hans Festival) | Europe | Denmark | Denmark | Haderslev, South Jutland, Denmark | Duke John II's reign in Haderslev, and the bringing of reformation to Denmark | early June | ||||||
| Federicus | Europe | Italy | Italy | Altamura, Italy | The king Frederick IIvisits the city with his entourage | 2012 | last weekend of April (three days) | |||||
| Renesansni festival Koprivnica (Renaissance fair Koprivnica) | Europe | Croatia | Croatia | 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 | late August | 50,000 | ||||
| Zeitreise ins Mittelalter Eggenburg | Europe | Austria | Austria | 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 | Second weekend of September | 30,000 |
Arizona Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Arizona
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Village of Fairhaven;
Year opened: 1989
Area & other info: 30 acres; 13 stages
Annual season: early February – mid March (eight weekends)
Attendance reported: 265,000
Bay Area Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Village of Fiddlesworth; King Henry VIII, Germanic mercenaries, Celts, some fantasy elements
Year opened: 1979
Area & other info: pet friendly
Annual season: mid-February – early April (seven weekends)
Attendance reported: 80,000
Bristol Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Wisconsin
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1574 Bristol, England; Tudor, some fantasy aspects; RenQuest RPG
Year opened: 1972
Area & other info: 16 stages; 30 fair acres (third largest in U.S.)
Annual season: July – Labor Dayweekend (nine weekends)
Attendance reported: 198,000
Camelot Days Medieval Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Site type: temporary
Setting info: Arthuriantimes
Year opened: 2003
Area & other info: pets allowed
Annual season: mid-November
Attendance reported: 4,000
Canterbury Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Oregon
Setting info: Village of "Canterbury"; Elizabethan England (1558-1603)
Year opened: 2009
Area & other info: 6+ acres
Annual season: mid-July
Attendance reported: 10,000
Carolina Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: North Carolina
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Fictional "Fairhaven"
Year opened: 1994
Area & other info: 22 acres
Annual season: October – mid-November
Attendance reported: 160,000
Colorado Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Colorado
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 16th-century Tudor village; pirates, fantasy elements
Year opened: 1975
Area & other info: 60 fair acres; 338 total acres including camping
Annual season: June – July
Attendance reported: 200,000
Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Fall)
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Connecticut
Setting info: Queen Elizabeth ( Englandvillage of "North Havenshire"); Event Weekends (Cosplay,Doctor Who, Romance)
Year opened: 1999
Annual season: late Sep. – late Oct.
Attendance reported: 30,000
Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Spring)
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Connecticut
Setting info: Robin Hood ( Englandcirca 1150 A.D.); fantasy elements encouraged
Year opened: 2010
Area & other info: five stages; parking
Annual season: late May – early June
Attendance reported: 12,000
Door County Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Wisconsin
Setting info: Shire of "Enchanted"; Arthurian, Elizabethanand fantasy elements
Year opened: 2011
Annual season: late June – early July
Florida Renaissance Festival – Deerfield Beach
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Setting info: 16th century renaissance
Year opened: 1993
Annual season: February – March (including Presidents' Day)
Attendance reported: 90,000
Florida Renaissance Festival – Miami
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Site type: semi-permanent
Setting info: Early 16th-century Renaissance village
Year opened: 2009
Annual season: April
Attendance reported: 45,000
Four Winds Canterbury Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Texas
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1633 A.D. in Nottinghamshireand Paris; cavaliers (re: Three Musketeers)
Year opened: 1994
Area & other info: 300+ total acres; camping
Annual season: early March – late April
Georgia Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Georgia
Site type: permanent
Setting info: The village of "Newcastle" during the reign of King Henry VIII
Year opened: 1986
Area & other info: 32 acres
Annual season: mid-April – June
Attendance reported: 250,000
Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Ohio
Site type: permanent
Setting info: The 13th-century forest kingdom of "Avaloch"; historic, fantasy, super-heroes, futuristic
Year opened: 1992
Area & other info: 13 fair acres
Annual season: July – mid-August
Attendance reported: 45,000
Great Plains Renaissance Festivals
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Kansas
Setting info: 1300 A.D. in the shire of "Talonterra"
Year opened: 2004
Annual season: mid-April and (10b) mid-October
Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Missouri
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Petit Lyon, France during a 16th-century visit from King François I
Year opened: 1998
Annual season: mid-May – mid-June
Attendance reported: 25,000
Hoggetowne Medieval Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Village of "Hoggetowne" during King Arthur's reign
Year opened: 1987
Annual season: late January – early February
Attendance reported: 50,000
Kansas City Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Kansas
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1536 in " Canterbury"; Henry VIII, pirates, some fantasy and Robin Hood
Year opened: 1977
Area & other info: 16 acres
Annual season: September – mid-October
Attendance reported: 192,000
Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Kentucky
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Fictional "Briarwood", Scotland during the 14th-century reign of King Robert the Bruce
Year opened: 2005
Area & other info: 113 acres
Annual season: early June – early July
Attendance reported: 25,000
King Richard's Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Massachusetts
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 16th-century marketplace of "Carvershire"
Year opened: 1982
Area & other info: 80 acres
Annual season: September – late October
Koroneburg Old World Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: California
Setting info: Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate in a European village circa 1450-1600
Year opened: 1997
Annual season: mid-May – mid-June
Louisiana Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Louisiana
Setting info: Fall harvest in the 16th-century English village of "Albright"
Year opened: 1999
Annual season: early November – mid-December
Attendance reported: 25,000
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Maryland
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Fictional Tudor village of "Revel Grove"
Year opened: 1977
Area & other info: 25 faire acres; 85 parking acres
Annual season: late August – late October
Attendance reported: 280,000
Mayfaire Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Michigan
Setting info: 16th-century English village; some fantasy elements
Year opened: 2003
Annual season: last two weekends in May including Memorial Day
Medieval Fair of Norman
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Oklahoma
Site type: temporary
Setting info: c. 1350 London, under the reign of King Edward III; some fantasy elements
Year opened: 1977
Area & other info: 10 acres
Annual season: one weekend early April
Attendance reported: 350,000
Michigan Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Michigan
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Hollygrove village, late 16th-century England
Year opened: 1979
Area & other info: 100 acres (total), 17 acres (festival grounds)
Annual season: mid-August – end of September
Attendance reported: 230,000
Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Michigan
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Queen Anna of Bohemia with Martin Luther and various mythical and fantasy characters
Year opened: 2008
Area & other info: 5 fair acres; 12 parking acres
Annual season: June
Middlefaire Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Texas
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1652 A.D. in "Wiltonshire"; buccaneers, baroque characters, fantasy elements
Year opened: 2006
Area & other info: 21 acres; camping
Annual season: early June: Texas Pirate Festival,(07b) mid July: Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire, and(10c) late October – mid November: Middlefaire
Attendance reported: 3,500
Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Connecticut
Setting info: Year unknown, in the Anleighshire, Kingdom of Cuulayne; under fictional King Tonitrus; fantasy immersion
Year opened: 2011
Area & other info: parking
Annual season: mid-June – early July
Minnesota Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Minnesota
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 16th-century "England-like" fantasy kingdom
Year opened: 1971
Area & other info: 22 acres
Annual season: mid-August – September
Attendance reported: 320,000
New Jersey Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: New Jersey
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 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.
Year opened: 2009
Area & other info: 60 acres (including 7 acre lake)
Annual season: Last weekend in May, first two weekends in June
Attendance reported: 10,000
New York Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: New York
Site type: permanent
Setting info: The fictional town of "Sterling" in late 16th-century Elizabethan England
Year opened: 1978
Area & other info: 65 acres
Annual season: August – September
Attendance reported: 140,000
North Carolina Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: North Carolina
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1575 in the Elizabethan village of "Kingston-upon-Hull"
Year opened: 1995
Area & other info: 22 fair acres
Annual season: early – mid-April
Attendance reported: 25,000
Northern California Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: California
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Derbyshire village of "Willingtown"; mid 1500's
Year opened: 2004
Area & other info: 11 acres
Annual season: mid-September – mid-October
Attendance reported: 150,000
Northwest Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Washington
Setting info: 1520, in the Tudor village of "Pleasance"
Year opened: 1995
Annual season: early July – early August
Nottingham Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: California
Site type: temporary
Setting info: Nottingham, Elizabethan England
Year opened: 2013
Annual season: November
Ohio Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Ohio
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1572 A.D. in the English village of "Willy-Nilly on the Wash;" during the reign of Elizabeth I
Year opened: 1990
Area & other info: 30 acres
Annual season: September – late-October
Attendance reported: 165,000
Oklahoma Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Oklahoma
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1559 during the reign of Elizabeth I"Castleton" border town of Scotland & England,multiple country quarters (Italian,Celtic)
Year opened: 1995
Area & other info: 30 fair acres; 40 acres parking
Annual season: May thru first weekend of June
Attendance reported: 85,000
Oregon Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Oregon
Site type: temporary
Setting info: 1563 during the reign of Mary, Queen of Scots"Vale of Dunrose"
Year opened: 2016
Area & other info: 10 fair acres; 20 acres parking
Annual season: June 18 & 19, 2016
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Pennsylvania
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1589 English shire of "Mount Hope"; features Marlowe, Shakespeareand Elizabeth I
Year opened: 1981
Area & other info: 35 acres
Annual season: August – September – October
Attendance reported: 250,000
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Pennsylvania
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Morelandshire; during the 16th century
Year opened: 1994
Area & other info: 20 fair acres; 280 parking acres
Annual season: late August – September
Attendance reported: 55,000
Renaissance Festival of Nebraska
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Nebraska
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Elizabethan England; fantasy elements including enchanted forest
Year opened: 2015
Area & other info: 80 acre site; 20+ festival acres, 5 stages, parking
Annual season: Early May
Attendance reported: 6,000
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: California
Setting info: The market at "Port Deptford"; late 16th century
Year opened: 1962 (oldest)
Area & other info: 20 acres
Annual season: April – late May
Attendance reported: 200,000
Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Setting info: 900 – 1300 A.D.
Year opened: 1996
Annual season: mid-January – late January
Sarasota Medieval Fair
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Florida
Setting info: 1381 A.D.
Year opened: 2005
Annual season: mid-November
Attendance reported: 25,000
Scarborough Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Texas
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1533 Scarborough, under the reign of King Henry VIII
Year opened: 1981
Area & other info: 35 acres
Annual season: early April – Memorial Day
Attendance reported: 200,000
Sherwood Forest Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Texas
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1190, Sherwood Forest; under the reign of Richard the Lion Hearted; some fantasy elements
Year opened: 2010
Area & other info: some camping acreage
Annual season: mid-February – early April
Sterling Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: New York
Site type: permanent
Setting info: The fictional village of "Warwick;" 1585 England
Year opened: 1976
Area & other info: 65 acres; 12 stages; some camping areas
Annual season: July - August
Attendance reported: 140,000
Tennessee Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Tennessee
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 16th-century town of "Covington Glen;" features a full-sized replica "border castle", known as "Castell Gwynn"
Year opened: 1985
Area & other info: 68 acres
Annual season: May
Attendance reported: 45,000
Texas Renaissance Festival
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Texas
Site type: permanent
Setting info: New Market Village; 3rd–16th century; Roman, Celtic, pirates, fantasy
Year opened: 1974
Area & other info: 57 fair acres; 200+ camping/parking acres; 25 stages
Annual season: October – November (nine weekends)
Attendance reported: 678,500
Three Barons Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Alaska
Site type: permanent
Setting info: The Italian, Arabic and English camps at the village of "Hillshire;" pirates, fantasy
Year opened: 1992
Annual season: early June
Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Utah
Site type: permanent
Setting info: 1500-1650 in medieval "Hawkhurst;" some fantasy elements
Year opened: 2006
Area & other info: 52 acres
Annual season: May
Attendance reported: 25,000
Valhalla Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: California
Setting info: 1580 Elizabethan England; nobility, pirates, barbarians
Year opened: 1993
Area & other info: 7 acres
Annual season: Memorial day weekend – mid-June
Attendance reported: 49,000
Vermont Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Vermont
Setting info: Weeks Hill Road, Mayo Events Field
Year opened: 2016
Area & other info: Summer Faire weekend in mid-JuneWinter Faire in mid-winter
Annual season: One weekend Summer Faire, one day Winter Faire
Attendance reported: 6,000
Virginia Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Virginia
Site type: permanent
Setting info: Elizabethan village of "Stafford" in the 1580s; pirates, Celts; inventors
Year opened: 2002
Annual season: mid-May – mid-June
Attendance reported: 20,000
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Washington
Setting info: The 1574 village of "Merriwick", England; pirates, carnival, some fantasy elements
Year opened: 2010
Area & other info: 150 acres (approx.)
Annual season: August
Attendance reported: 45,000
Wild Rose Renaissance Faire
Continent: North America
Country: United States
Region: Pennsylvania
Setting info: Middle Ages; pirates, Celts
Year opened: 2007
Annual season: early – mid-June
Robin in the Hood
Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Ontario, Canada
Site type: temporary
Setting info: Fictional Elmira; King Richard, Prince John, and Robin Hood
Year opened: 2000
Annual season: two days; mid-May
Royal Medieval Faire[29]
Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Waterloo, Canada
Site type: temporary
Setting info: Fictional kingdom of Mearth; Celts and swordsman
Year opened: 1997
Annual season: one day; late September
Attendance reported: 5,500
Montreal Medieval Fair (Salon de la Passion Medievale)[30]
Continent: North America
Country: Canada
Region: Montreal, Quebec
Site type: temporary
Year opened: 2001
Annual season: three days; early May
Abbey Tournament and Medieval Festival
Continent: Australia
Country: Australia
Region: Queensland
Setting info: 600 – 1600 A.D.; authentic
Year opened: 1990
Annual season: late June – early July
Attendance reported: 37,000
Balingup Medieval Carnivale
Continent: Australia
Country: Australia
Region: Western Australia
Setting info: Balingup Village
Year opened: 1996
Annual season: late August
European Renaissance and Carnival of Venice (Festival Europeo di Rievocazioni Storiche)
Continent: Europe
Country: Italy
Setting info: Historic "Venezia" in the Middle Ages; many fantasy elements as it is also part of the Carnival of Venice
Year opened: 1979
Annual season: February
Castlefest
Continent: Europe
Country: Netherlands
Setting info: Medieval scenes, games and more, related to renaissance and fantasy
Year opened: 2004
Annual season: early August
Jorvik Viking Festival
Continent: Europe
Country: England
Setting info: Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 A.D.
Year opened: 1984
Annual season: mid-January and mid-February
Attendance reported: 40,000
Kaltenberger Knights Tournament (Ritterturnier)
Continent: Europe
Country: Germany
Setting info: 14th-century medieval marketplace; authentic
Year opened: 1980
Annual season: early – late July
Attendance reported: 120,000
Medieval Market of Turku
Continent: Europe
Country: Finland
Setting info: A medieval marketplace in the 14th and 15th centuries
Year opened: 1996
Annual season: late June
Attendance reported: 100,000
Medieval Rose Festival
Continent: Europe
Country: Greece
Setting info: It's 1309 thru 1523 A.D. on the "Island of Rhodos"; some fantasy elements
Year opened: 2005
Annual season: late May – early July
Medieval Week on Gotland
Continent: Europe
Country: Sweden
Setting info: 1361 A.D. in the Middle Agesmarket town of "Visby"; authentic
Year opened: 1984
Annual season: early – mid-August
Montelago Celtic Festival (Il Festival di Montelago)
Continent: Europe
Country: Italy
Setting info: Late Middle Agesfantasy Celtic villages, lectures and games
Year opened: 2002
Annual season: First weekend of August
Santa Maria Medieval Journey (Viagem Medieval em Terra de Santa Maria)
Continent: Europe
Country: Portugal
Setting info: The early 15th century in the village of "Feira" marketplace and castle; authentic
Annual season: late July – early August
Duke John's Festival (Hertug Hans Festival)
Continent: Europe
Country: Denmark
Setting info: Duke John II's reign in Haderslev, and the bringing of reformation to Denmark
Annual season: early June
Federicus
Continent: Europe
Country: Italy
Setting info: The king Frederick IIvisits the city with his entourage
Year opened: 2012
Annual season: last weekend of April (three days)
Renesansni festival Koprivnica (Renaissance fair Koprivnica)
Continent: Europe
Country: Croatia
Setting info: 4 day historical mega spectacle Renaissance Festival kerning late medieval historical facts and originality of Koprivnica, Drava and the Croatian cultural heritage values
Year opened: 2005
Annual season: late August
Attendance reported: 50,000
Zeitreise ins Mittelalter Eggenburg
Continent: Europe
Country: Austria
Setting info: Cultural medieval festival; yearly changing topic (2015: The Reception of the Middle Ages; 2016: Myths and Legends; 2017: The 500 Anniversary of the Reformation)
Year opened: 1995
Annual season: Second weekend of September
Attendance reported: 30,000