Arizona Renaissance Festival
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| Arizona Renaissance Festival | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Renaissance fair |
| Dates | Mid winter to early spring |
| Location(s) | Gold Canyon, Arizona |
| Inaugurated | 1989 |
| Attendance | 250,000 (average) |
| Area | 50 acres (200,000 m2) |
| Stages | 16 |
| Website | www |
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]
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.[citation needed]
General information[]
Designed to be reminiscent of a 16th-century English village, the 51-acre (210,000 m2) festival fairgrounds feature a 14-stage theater, regularly scheduled daily jousting tournaments, Birds of Prey display, games of skill such as; axe throwing, archery and more, 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 leggs", and others. Patrons are welcome to wear costumes and costumes are available to rent at the festival.
See also[]
- Renaissance fair
- List of Renaissance fairs
- Reenactment
- Jousting
- Society for Creative Anachronism
- List of open air and living history museums in the United States
References[]
- ^ "Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds". Arizona Renaissance Festival Grounds.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-10-04. Retrieved 2018-10-03.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "The Pleasure Feast". Arizona Renaissance Festival.
- ^ "Visit Phoenix AZ Renaissance Festival". Archived from the original on 2018-10-04.
- ^ "What's New at the Arizona Renaissance Festival 2019". emol.org. Archived from the original on 2007-02-25. Retrieved 2007-03-23.
External links[]
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- The official website of the Arizona Renaissance Festival
- The official Facebook page of the Arizona Renaissance Festival
Coordinates: 33°19′13″N 111°25′47″W / 33.320175°N 111.429838°W
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