Episode 10 - Festivals, Festivals, Festivals

Episode 10:

Bonjour! In this short episode, I will be highlighting the names and upcoming February and March dates for a number of Renaissance Festivals here in the US. Though passed, there were a few one and two weekend-only Ren Faires in January.

That said, let it be known that at least one Renaissance Festival occurs each weekend of the year. Or, almost every weekend. The one exception would be the weekend right before or after Christmas, depending on what day Christmas falls. That is when you would not be able to find a Renaissance Festival. Needless to say, if you are longing for that Ren Faire fix and are willing to travel many miles, well, you can take a step back in time every weekend if you so choose. As the year progresses, you can often find three or more Renaissance Festivals taking place each weekend, thus providing potential options closer to where you live.

Where to find more about the festivals highlighted in this episode:

Brevard Renaissance Fair - January 7 - February 5, 2023 - Melbourne, Florida

• https://brevardrenaissancefair.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/brevardrenaissancefair

Acadiana Renaissance Fête - January 14 - February 12, 2023 - Opelousas, Louisiana

• https://www.larenfete.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/LARENFETE/

Kerrville Renaissance Festival - January 21 - February 5, 2023 - Kerrville, Texas

• https://www.kerrvillerenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/KerrvilleRenFest/

Two Rivers Renaissance Faire - February 3 - 5, 2023 - Yuma, Arizona

• https://www.tworiversfaire.com
• https://www.facebook.com/Two.Rivers.Renaissance.Faire/

Arizona Renaissance Festival - February 4 - April 2, 2023 - Apache Junction, Arizona

• https://arizona.renfestinfo.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/RENFESTINFO/

Vermont Winter Renaissance Faire - February 4 - 5, 2023 - Essex Junction, Vermont

• https://www.vtgatherings.com/winter-renaissance-faire.html
• https://www.facebook.com/VTRennFaire/

Florida Renaissance Festival, Deerfield Beach - February 4 - March 19, 2023

• https://www.ren-fest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/flarenfest
• https://www.instagram.com/flarenfest/
• https://twitter.com/flarenfest

Bay Area Renaissance Festival - February 18 - April 2, 2023 - Dade City, Florida

• https://www.bayarearenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/bayarearenaissance
• https://twitter.com/bayarearenfest

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Gulf Coast Renaissance Faire and Pirate Festival - March 4 and 5, 2023 - Milton, Florida

• http://www.gcrf.us/
• https://www.facebook.com/gulfcoastrenfair/

Sherwood Forest Faire - March 4 - April 23, 2023 - McDade, Texas

• https://www.sherwoodforestfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/sherwoodforestfaire
• https://twitter.com/sherwoodfaire

Grand Lake Renaissance Festival - March 11 - 12, 2023 - Vinita, Oklahoma

• https://www.williamsentertainment.org/grand-lake-renaissance-festival
• https://www.facebook.com/GrandLakeRenaissanceFestival

Queensferry Renaissance Festival - March 18 - 19, 2023 - Vinita, Oklahoma

• https://queensferryrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/queensferryrenaissancefestival

High Desert Pirate Faire - March 18 - 19, 2023 - Hesperia, California

• https://www.oldetymeproductions.com/highdesertpiratefaire
• https://www.facebook.com/HDPirateFaire/

Alabama Medieval Fantasy Festival - March 25 - 26, 2023 - Greenville, Alabama

• https://www.almff.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/ALMFF/
• https://instagram.com/alabamamedievalfantasyfestival/
• https://twitter.com/ALMFF_36037

Guthrie Renaissance Faire - March 24 - 26, 2023 - Guthrie, Oklahoma

• https://guthrierenfair.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/GuthrieRenaissanceFaire

New Mexico Renaissance Celtic Festival - March 24 - 26, 2023 - Edgewood, New Mexico

• https://nmrenceltfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/NMRCFestival/

Pirate Fest Las Vegas - March 25 - 26, 2023 - North Las Vegas, Nevada

• https://www.piratefestlv.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/piratefestlv

London Bridge Renaissance Faire - March 31 - April 2, 2023 - Lake Havasu City, Arizona

• https://www.londonbridgerenfaire.com
• https://www.facebook.com/LBRFHavasu/

Medieval Faire of Norman - March 31 - April 2, 2023 - Norman, Oklahoma

• https://www.medievalfair.org
• https://www.facebook.com/MedievalFair

If you are a performer, merchant, staff, or diehard patron in or of the Renaissance Festival world and would like to be featured on Coffee Talk with King Francois I, reach out to me by way of clicking on the following link: https://www.theodorejander.com/coffeetalkpodcast.

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