Arizona Renaissance Festival

The Arizona Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance-themed amusement park and Renaissance fair located in Gold Canyon, Arizona,[1] east of the Phoenix metro area in Pinal County. First run in 1989, the Arizona Renaissance Festival runs from mid winter to early spring every year due to the mild winter and spring weather. The fictional village of Fairhaven is open Saturdays, Sundays, and President's Day Monday.[2]

Arizona Renaissance Festival
GenreRenaissance fair
DatesMid winter to early spring
Location(s)Gold Canyon, Arizona
Inaugurated1989
Attendance250,000 (average)
Area30 acres (120,000 m2)
Stages14
Websitewww.arizona.renfestinfo.com

In addition to the many stages of live entertainment, another popular feature is the Pleasure Feast.[3]

The COVID-19 pandemic caused the 32nd annual festival to end early in mid-March 2020 and have since been on hiatus.

General information

Designed to be reminiscent of a 16th-century English village, the 30-acre (120,000 m2) festival fairgrounds feature a 14-stage theater, a circus, regularly scheduled daily jousting tournaments, and a feast.[4][5] The festival also has the Artisan Marketplace, an outdoor arts and crafts market located throughout the park in which merchants from around the nation and other countries sell many different kinds of hand-made or period-themed goods.

Other staples of the park include a petting zoo, several live performances including comedy routines and sword swallowing, a live mermaid exhibit, and a selection of food such as 'steak on a stake', sausages, turkey legs, and others. Patrons are welcome to wear costumes and costumes are available to rent at the festival.

See also

References
  1. "Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds". Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "The Pleasure Feast". Arizona Renaissance Festival.
  4. "Visit Phoenix AZ Renaissance Festival". Archived from the original on 2018-10-04.
  5. "What's New at the Arizona Renaissance Festival 2019". emol.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2007-03-23.


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