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Renaissance
Faire Weddings: Eastern US
Renaissance faires
and festivals can be a romantic getaway for the two of you--or
be a venue for your wedding.
Below you'll find
a list of Renaissance faires held in the Eastern US (click here for faires in the Western US and here for faires elsewhere around the world.) We've provided the month
these faires typically operate but contact each for this year's
specific dates; these may vary.
Many faires offer wedding packages (and, often, handfasting packages
as well). For faires that we know offer wedding packages, we have
included an * beside each listing.
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CONNECTICUT
The
Connecticut Renaissance Faire
Date: September - October
Location: Woodstock
Highlights include: a human chess match, bellydancing, musicians
FLORIDA
Hoggetowne
Medieval Faire
Location: Gainesville
Date: February
This festival includes a game of human chess, magicians, jousters
and jugglers.
Lady of
The Lakes Renaissance Faire
Location: Orlando
Date: February
Enjoy a weekend of romance and merriment as knights battle for
the hand of a fair maiden.
* Pirates
In Paradise
Date: late November-December
Location: Key West, FL
Highlights include: Live out your fantasies of adventure on the
high seas with over one hundred historic re-enactors including
swashbucklers and mermaids, and be captivated by the music of
The Crimson Pirates
Florida
Keys Medieval Festival
Location: Lower Sugarloaf Key (near Key West)
Date: January
Watch a battle of wits at a human chess match, then turn your
eyes to the brave knights fighting for honor in jousting duals,
offered three times daily. Other highlights include an archery
competition and the comedy of The Hopeless Romantics.
Kiwanis-
Lee County Medieval Faire
Location: Ft. Myers
Date: January
Be dazzled by the spectacle of a royal court procession, jousting,
sword fighting, and strolling minstrels. Five stages provide continuous
entertainment.
Florida Renaissance Festival
Location: Ft. Lauderdale
Date: February
Currently celebrating its twelfth year, this faire offers twelve
stages, swashbucklers, and jousting three times a day.
*Bay
Area Renaissance Festival
Date: March - April
Location: Tampa
Celebrating over two dozen years, the Bay Area Renaissance Festival
offers a variety of themed weekends including Mid-East Mirage
weekend, where you can learn how to perform a seductive belly
dance; renew your vows or simply steal away the heart of your
beloved in a wooing contest during Chocolate and Romance weekend;
don a visor and and join in the festivities during Carnivale weekend.
Gulf
Coast Renaissance Faire
Date: March
Location: Pensacola
Enter a fantasy world filled with wizards and fire breathers,
and be dazzled by the fighting techniques of SCA demonstrators
at the Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire.
The
Italian Renaissance Festival
Date: March
Relive the days of Romeo and Juliet at a festival filled with
both court dancers and peasant dancers, as well as a lively game
of human chess.
GEORGIA
*Georgia
Renaissance Festival
Date:mid- April - early June
Location: Fairburn
The Georgia Renaissance Fesival is a magical world unto itself,
complete with sword swallowers, acrobats, and Hanlon Lee's Jousting
Knights from Hollywood
MARYLAND
Maryland
Renaissance Festival
Date: end August- October
Location: Crownsville, MD
Highlights include: join the magic of the Maryland Renaissance
Festival, celebrating its 27th season, complete with special weekends,
including the Pirate Invasion and Romance Weekend, where couples
can renew their vows at a special service
MASSACHUSETTS
King Richard's Faire
Date: end of August- October
Location: Carver
Highlights include: a display of falconry, gypsy and mid-eastern
dancing, sword fighting and magicians.
NEW JERSEY
That
Medieval Thing
Date: April
Location: Madison
This one day free event offers demonstrations of fencing and archery,
a living chessboard competition, and performances of medieval
plays.
NEW YORK
New
York Renaissance Faire
Date: Aug.-Sept.
Location: Tuxedo
Highlights: 11 main stages with entertainment such as minstrels,
jugglers, musicians, magicians and jousting tournaments as well
as a full Shakespearean production. Named one of the Top 100 events
by American Bus Association.
NORTH CAROLINA
*Carolina
Renaissance Festival
Date: weekends October- November
Location: Huntersville
Highlights include: immerse yourself in 16th century life as you
attend a jousting tournament and revel in the entertainment provided
by magicians, jugglers, and the music of Renaissance festival
favorites The Tortuga Twins.
*North
Carolina Renaissance Faire
Date: March - April
Location: Raleigh, North Carolina
Join in the merriment at this time capsule of days of yore.
OHIO
* Ohio
Renaissance Festival
Date: late August - October
Location: Harveysburg
Highlights include: enjoy swashbuckling at its best with a pirate
show complete with 65 ft. pirate ship, and attend weekly themed
weekends, including a Romance Weekend and Oktoberfest Weekend.
PENNSYLVANIA
Pennsylvania Renaissance
Festival
Date: mid August - October
Location: Lancaster
See article for more information
Fairie
Festival
Date: May
Location: Glen Rock
Escape into an enchanted world where celtic music fills the air
(Clann an Drumma is one of the many scheduled acts) and fairies rejoice at
the arrival of spring with a maypole dance. Held at Spoutwood Farm,
this festival is enjoying its 13th season.
TENNESSEE
Tennessee
Renaissance Festival
Date: May
Location: Arrington- Triune
Castle Gwynn overlooks the festivities and gives an air of medieval
authenticity to the Tennessee Renaissance Festival, now in its
18th year. Tour the castle, which is filled with ancient
weapons of battle, then enjoy archery competitions, period dancing,
birds of prey, and the musical stylings of Owain Phyfe.
VERMONT
* The Vermont Renaissance Festival
Date: weekends from late June through mid-July
Location: Bellows Falls, VT
Celebrate your love with a mid-summer ceremony at The Vermont
Renaissance Festival, which offers three
wedding packages, all of which include tickets for guests, sparkling
cider to toast your union and participation in a royal procession.
A wedding coordinator is on hand to help with details.
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