Connecticut Renaissance Festivals and Faires

• When: A Single Day in October
• Where:
  The International School of Dundee
  55 Florence Road
  Riverside, CT

The Queen of England, Elizabeth Tudor, is on progress searching throughout the realm for a champion. This champion must embody all of the chivalric ideas, honesty, bravery, courage, wit, honor and intellect. All subjects may try, from the highest born lord to the lowest base peasant, to win the right to be the Champion of England. Many small contests will pit the contestants against each other testing both their skill and wits. The main contest will be a human chess match where living chess pieces battle for each square and have the chance to oust their competitors.

• When: A Weekend in June
• Where:
  Pleasant View Golf Center
  452 South Rd
  Somers, CT

A full weekend of merriment in pastoral Somers, Connecticut. Pig roast, Interactive village. Mead-Drinking contests- barber-leeching- and other unique village offerings.

• When: Weekends in July
• Where:
  Warsaw Park
  119 Pulaski Highway
  (Route 243 East)
  Ansonia, CT 06401

The SCRF is held at Warsaw Park, in Ansonia, Connecticut. This beautiful 38-acre park in Southern Connecticut is filled with lots of grass, trees and shade.

As in the past, we will again have a Night Faire by candlelight! We are the only faire on the East Coast to do faire at night!

• When: Weekends in September and October
• Where:
  Hebron Lions Fairgrounds
  347 Gilead Street
  Hebron, CT

The Connecticut Renaissance Faire isn't the same old agricultural festival you grew up with as a kid. It is an enchanted experience that takes you back to the age of King Arthur. Here you'll witness jousting, knights in shining armor, over 40 hours of themed shows daily, more than 100 crafters, exotic foods and fun for all ages. This is one day trip you don't want to miss.

Find renaissance festivals in your state or in the neighboring states, or plan a weekend of costume fun on a medieval vacation across the country. This map of U.S. renaissance festivals will help you in your quest.

We want to see what you wore and what you plan to wear to the next renaissance faire. Tell us... was it handmade? Who made it? Did you add your own touches to an existing piece bought at a renaissance faire? We already know ren folk aren't shy, so it's time to upload ye olde photos!

There are people from all walks of life who attend renaissance festivals, and that calls for a lot of crazy costuming. Find out what is generally appropriate and learn how to create some of your own renaissance festival 'garb'.

Tell us about it. Ask questions on where to get gowns, how to sew bodices. The forum awaits thee.