Renaissance Festivals and Faires
Feathered hats, ornate gowns and peasant rags. Learn how to dress like a pirate, gypsy or even the queen at a ren fest near you.
What Should I Wear to a Renaissance Festival?
What to wear to a renaissance festival. Learn what to wear to a renaissance faire, as well as what not to wear.
What to wear to a renaissance festival. Learn what to wear to a renaissance faire, as well as what not to wear.
Renaissance and Medieval Costume
Renaissance and Medieval Costumes.
Renaissance and Medieval Costumes.
Photos from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival
Costumed princesses, maidens and more from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.
Costumed princesses, maidens and more from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.
How To Make the Most of Renaissance Faires
Renaissance Faires offer visitors the chance to shed their modern selves and adopt a persona from ye days of olde. Find out how to get the most of it.
Renaissance Faires offer visitors the chance to shed their modern selves and adopt a persona from ye days of olde. Find out how to get the most of it.
Arizona Renaissance Festival
Do's and Don'ts of the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Know what to bring, what to expect and where to eat.
Do's and Don'ts of the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Know what to bring, what to expect and where to eat.
Enchanted Forest Renaissance Faire
From your About.com guide to Texas, take a trip to the Enchanted Forest Renaissance Faire.
From your About.com guide to Texas, take a trip to the Enchanted Forest Renaissance Faire.
Kansas City Renaissance Festival
Information on ticket cost, times and dates from you guide to Kansas City.
Information on ticket cost, times and dates from you guide to Kansas City.
Renaissance Pleasure Faire
One of the largest renaissance faires in the country. Come with our guide to Los Angeles to see what it's all about.
One of the largest renaissance faires in the country. Come with our guide to Los Angeles to see what it's all about.
Georgia Renaissance Festival
Running in April and June, see what the Georgia Renaissance Festival has to offer.
Running in April and June, see what the Georgia Renaissance Festival has to offer.
Maryland Renaissance Festival
Our guide to Washington DC has the scoop on the Maryland Renaissance Festival.
Our guide to Washington DC has the scoop on the Maryland Renaissance Festival.
Alabama Renaissance Faire
The Alabama Renaissance Faire has much to offer in ale and craft.
The Alabama Renaissance Faire has much to offer in ale and craft.
How to Work at a Ren Faire
What kind of jobs are available, and how to pretend you are someone else while dealing with customers.
What kind of jobs are available, and how to pretend you are someone else while dealing with customers.
Elizabethan Curses and Insults
Learn these creative terms from the days of old, and be on your way to insult or honor someone at the renaissance festival.
Learn these creative terms from the days of old, and be on your way to insult or honor someone at the renaissance festival.
Elizabethan Accents
Don't turn to Austin Powers to hone your British accent. At a Renaissance Fair, you need to talk the talk. Learn how to speak as well as the royal family.
Don't turn to Austin Powers to hone your British accent. At a Renaissance Fair, you need to talk the talk. Learn how to speak as well as the royal family.
Bay Area Renaissance Festival
Our guide to Tampa will let you know what to expect at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival.
Our guide to Tampa will let you know what to expect at the Bay Area Renaissance Festival.
Pittsburg Renaissance Festival
Take a trip to the Pittsburg Renaissance Festival with your about.com guide.
Take a trip to the Pittsburg Renaissance Festival with your about.com guide.
Northwest Renaissance Festival
Our guide to North West US Travel gives you a little peek at the entertainment of the Northwest Renaissance Festival.
Our guide to North West US Travel gives you a little peek at the entertainment of the Northwest Renaissance Festival.
Texas Renaissance Festival
Don't expect to see cowboys at this Texas event. Get an idea of what you will see from our about.com guide.
Don't expect to see cowboys at this Texas event. Get an idea of what you will see from our about.com guide.