List of Renaissance and Medieval fairs
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This is a list of Renaissance faires and other Medieval-themed faires worldwide.
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 and Type† | Setting and Info | Start Date | Stage, Area, Amenities≠ | When Held | Highest Patron Count≠ | References and External Links |
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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) | 30k - 40k | 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 and 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 AD); 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 AD | 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 and fantasy characters | 2008 | 5 fair acres; 12 parking acres | (06a) June | unk | Mid-Michigan RenFest |
Middlefaire Renaissance Festival | Texas | Hillsboro; permanent | 1652 AD 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 AD 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 and England | 1995 | 30 fair acres; 40 acres parking; 22 stages | (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 |
Ren in the Glen | Wisconsin | Glenwood City; recurring event | "Thornberry;" Medieval, Renaissance, Fantasy | 2012 | 5 Stages; free parking, dogs allowed | (07d) Last weekend in July (2 days) | <1k (2014) | Ren in the Glen |
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 |
The Maine Renaissance Faire | Maine | Acton, Maine; moving to Springvale, Maine | unspecified | 2019 | 9 stages | (07c) Last 2 weekends in July | unknown | The Maine Renaissance Faire |
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 AD | 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 | (09a) mid-September–mid-October | 50k | St. Louis Renaissance Faire |
Sarasota Medieval Fair | Florida | Woods of Mallaranny, Myakka City; permanent | Medieval Period, 9th - 15th Century | 2005 | 4 stages, Human Combat Chess Match, Jousting, 3 pubs (2 permanent), Children's Realm | 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 and 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 | Champlain Valley Expo, Essex; semi-permanent | Unknown location; Renaissance, Fantasy, Medieval | 2016 | 6 stages, demo field, joust field, multiple encampments | (06d) end of June (1 weekend) | 10k [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 | Sky Meadows Farm, Snohomish; recurring | The 1577 village of "Merriwick", Elizabethan England; pirates, carnival, fantasy elements | 2010 | 6 stages; 8 faire acres; camping; parking; no pets;[34] | (07d) Mid-July–late-August (5 weekends) | 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 | |
Cooks Creek Medieval Festival | Cooks Creek, Manitoba, Church of the Immaculate Conception | 2004 | End of July (every even year) | Cooks Creek Medieval 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 AD; 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 AD | 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, Brittany, 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 is 1309 through 1523 AD on the "Island of Rhodos"; some fantasy elements | 2005 | late May – early July | Medieval Rhodes | ||
Medieval Week on Gotland | Visby, Gotland Island, Sweden | 1361 AD 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 10 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
- Medieval Faire (Canada's Wonderland)
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- Up-to-date listing of Medieval faires around the world
- Up-to-date listing of Renaissance faires and festivals in the United States