Upcoming Events
Yuletide Medieval Festival
A Celebratory Revelation of Yuletide History
Meet St. Nicholas
Ring in the Yuletide Season by meeting our St. Nick! You and your kids will love getting to celebrate this wonderful holiday tradition in the most traditional way that you can!
Medieval Jousting Tournaments
Join our incredible guilds and talent for one of the greatest and oldest showcases of athleticism: full contact jousting on horseback!
Daily Archery Tournaments
Whether you pick up a bow or watch one of our expert archers - you'll love this showcase of the oldest long-range fighting tradition in our world.
Live Knights Combat Tournament
Be enthralled by the skill and entertainment of our tournament-ready knights! We're featuring full-contact sword and axe fights at Yuletide this year.
Battle Re-Enactments
For the history-lover in all of us: come enjoy historical battle reenactments featuring some of the best actors in the business!
Four Unique Stages
Yuletide will feature four unique stages of constant entertainment - including music, comedy, and other fun acts.
All Hallows Fantasy Faire - Celtic New Year Samhain Celebration
The All Hallows Fantasy Faire is a two day all inclusive costume play event! Keeping the All-Hallows tradition this year, the dead will be celebrated like never before! Hundreds of visiting creatures and characters from your favorite fairy tales and Hollywood movies will come to life over this fun-filled family weekend!
The faire offers many exciting venues to hear live music, enjoy themed food and drink, buy unique items, and marvel at jugglers and magicians. Wear your new or old costume and get into the fun and thrills of the faire! If you are really into Cosplay dust off your sewing machine and get your creativity out and make a special Costume and enter our Contest. Music is always one of the favorites at the faire and this year will be more crazy& eclectic!!
The centerpiece for the faire is the Village Marketplace. You will find there many interesting streets and a town center where many activities take place. Highlights of the village include over fifty vendors & craftsmen showcasing their work. You can find a great variety of items for yourself or holiday gifts. A Food Court with many varieties of traditional and modern food will also be available in the village. The village will also offer the Slaughtered Lamb Tavern, featuring ales, beers, and frightful adult beverages!
Northern California Renaissance Faire - Oktoberfest Weekend
Our little village of Willingtown comes to life as our annual Market Faire welcomes talented and exotic performers from throughout the globe to our streets and stages. The Entertainment is non stop all day.
The streets and stages boast music and dance from traditional Morris and English Country, to Celtic and Gypsy Tribal. Swashbuckling swordfighters render women defenseless with their charm and skill.
The original form of Renaissance theatre is played out on the Royal Garden stage in the form of the hilarious Commedia Dell Arte performed by the renowned troupe, Commedia Volante.
Foolishness and fun rule the day as ever popular favorites, Moonie the Magnif’cent and BrooN bring their unique brand of mischief and humor to the Fools stage. The town is buzzing as the villagers prepare for a visit from Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth and the most famous Privateer of the time, Sir Francis Drake. Happy peasants, crooked Constables, gossiping washerwomen, and merry maidens fill the streets with revelry as the festivities begin. Seven stages boast non stop entertainment. For a complete list of shows, click on The Stages category. Meet all of the Theme Characters, Guilds and Musicians that fill the streets on our Theme Characters, Guilds and Musicians pages.
Vista Viking Festival
This family favorite ,Vista Viking Festival is ranked by Yelp as the areas #1 festival. Meet the Norse Gods and Viking Folk at the Living History Viking Village and Marketplace. Two stages of Live Music and Entertainment. Exotic food and drink and the Meet the BrewMasters Beer and Mead Garden Festival.
Axe throwing, KidZone, Live Viking Combat, Norway Heritage Hall, Games and Competitions and more. The 17th Annual Vista Viking Festival is proudly presented by the Norwegian Fish Club Odin, Sons of Norway Norge Lodge, Daughters of Norway Hulda Garborg Lodge, and the Norway Hall Foundation.
Valhalla Renaissance Fair
Embark on a lively journey through Elizabethan England, where you'll find yourself fully immersed in an enchanting old-world adventure set within the picturesque woods of Tahoe Valley Campground. Here, you'll rub shoulders with nobility, pirates, barbarians, and captivating maidens, all while indulging in a multitude of thrilling performances.
2024 Valhalla Renaissance Faire promises an extravaganza like no other, boasting three stages brimming with non-stop entertainment. You'll be captivated by action-packed shows, enchanting music, spirited dancing, jesters, a bustling thoroughfare teeming with 800 costumed actors, Shakespearean vignettes, meticulously choreographed battles, and engaging storytelling for both young and old. Additionally, there will be archery tournaments and a myriad of other delightful activities.
Central Coast Renaissance Faire
Step into the Elizabethan Renaissance and witness the grandeur of Queen Elizabeth I’s reign. Encounter legendary figures like Shakespeare, Raleigh, and Drake, alongside nobility dressed in their finest. Experience not only the elegance but also the intensity of battle scenes, where swords clash, adding a thrilling dimension to this historical era. Amidst it all, revel in the vibrant life of the Renaissance, where creativity and cultural brilliance flourish at every turn.
Koroneburg Renaissance Festival
The Koroneburg Renaissance Festival is one of the only permanently built Renaissance faires in Southern California, and is the most interactive Renaissance experience around! We offer great audience-participation content, giving you plenty to do and opportunities to learn about ye ol’ German 1450-1600 A.D. history!
In-period games, feasts, and much more await you when you visit. Bring the family along!
Yosemite Chivalry & Fantasy Festival
Experience a magical weekend of knights in shining armour clashing swords, epic archery competitions, and thrilling axe throwing contests. Immerse yourself in a realm where history and fantasy meld, where ancient legends and enchanting fables come to life. Embark on a journey to uncover the hidden secrets that dwell within the mysterious forest, soaring through the clouds and lurking behind every tree. Get ready for an unforgettable adventure filled with wonder and excitement. Join us for a weekend of chivalry and marvels beyond imagination.
Shasta Renaissance & Fantasy Faire
Golden Goblin Productions is a group of Redding area Renaissance Faire enthusiasts, reenactors, and artists who felt we needed a Faire in our area. The Shasta Renaissance and Fantasy Faire was started with the intent of bringing the area Rennies, artists, craftsmen, entertainers, and merchants together to provide Shasta County with a faire with a distinctly local character.
KVMR Celtic Festival
Featuring multiple musical and demonstration stages, the festival brings international performers to Nevada County and showcases an ever-increasing cadre of regional talent including musicians, dancers, and performing artists of every kind.
Workshops and sessions and the Youth Arts Program are held throughout the event to provide musicians of every age and caliber an opportunity to learn from each other, perform in front of a live audience, and hone their craft.