Renaissance festivals in Pennsylvania will bring merriment and pleasure this summer. Renaissance festivals are fro fantasy and amusement. Pathways of Renaissance villages fill with costumed characters from medieval times.
Visitors often dress in period costume. Visitors and character actors mingle and laughs ensue. The festivals feature Renaissance era food, drink, arts, music and entertainment.
Pennsylvania hosts an impressive array of Renaissance fairs. The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire runs twelve weekends, from August to October. The Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival begins in late August and runs through September. Smaller renaissance festivals are held in Kutztown, Lehighton, Manheim and Columbus. Following is information about the festive events.
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
August 9 – October 28, Weekends plus Labor Day, 11 am to 8 pm
Manheim, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Fantasy Festival is a trip back to the days of chivalrous nights an pageantry. Twelve weeks of merrymaking on 35 acres. The afire features 21 Royal Kitchens, 13 Stages of entertainment, over 90 shows daily, artisans demonstrating ancient crafts, award winning winds and ales and lagers brewed on site.
There are twelve weekends of mirth. Following are the themes for each merry weekend.
August 9 – 10: The Grande Arrival, Two for One Weekend
August 16 – 17: Chivalry & Romance
August 23 – 24: Swashbuckler Adventure
August 30 – 31 & September 1: Children’s Fantasy
September 6 – 7: Olde Worlde Fest
September 13 – 14: Music, Dance & Make-A-Wish
September 27 – 28: Oktoberfest
October 4 – 5: Wine Harvest
October 11 – 12: Pyrate Invasion
October 18 – 19: Halloween Days & Spooky Knights I
October 25 – 26: Halloween Days & Spooky Knights II
The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire is at Mount Hope Estate and Winery in Manheim, PA. Tickets are $9.95 to $28.95.
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace
August 23 – September 28, Weekends plus Labor Day, 10 am to 6:30 pm
West Newton, Pennsylvania
The all new Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival has seven themed stages of entertainment, from jugglers to magicians to combat jousting. Wandering musicians and townspeople mingle with royalty on the shady pathways of the village. Ticket prices not posted at time of writing.
Kutztown Renaissance Faire
May 3 – 4, 10 am to 6 pm
Kutztown, Pennsylvania
Admission Free. Please feel free to wear a period costume.
Midsummer Renaissance Faire
June 6 – 7 10 am to 7 pm
Lehighton, Pennsylvania
Admission Adults $15, Children (5-12) $7, Children under 5 free.
Celtic Fling and Highland Games
June 27 – 29, 11 am to 8 pm
Manheim, Pennsylvania
Wild Rose Renaissance Faire
October 4 – October 26, Weekends plus Columbus Day, 10 am to 5 pm
Columbus, Pennsylvania
Information is subject to change. See the festival websites for additional information.
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