# List of Renaissance and Medieval fairs

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.)
       Table Key: † 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

### 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 |
| 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) | 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 |
| Feste Médiévale de Saint-Marcellin | Saint-Marcellin Quebec 5 Rte de l'Église, Saint-Marcellin, QC G0K 1R0 | Medieval and viking | 2003 | | One week-end Mid august | | https://www.festemedievale.net/ |

## 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) | Viking Fest |
| Tewkesbury Medieval Festival | Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England | | 1984 | Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury | Second full weekend in July | | Tewkesbury Medieval Festival |
| England's Medieval Festival | Herstmonceux Castle, Sussex, England | | 1993 | | July | | |

### Italy

| Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Reference / external link |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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) | Ritterturnier |

### Elsewhere in Europe

| Name | Location | Setting | Year opened | Area | Season | Average seasonal attendance | Reference / external link |
| 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 | 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) | 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, Poland | 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 |