King Richard’s Faire Free Preview

If you’ll be in downtown Boston on September 2nd, head over to the Hatch Shell and catch a free preview of King Richard’s Faire from 11:00am-1:00pm. Many of their performers will be there entertaining the crowd.

[Tip via Boston Events Insider]

King Arthur’s Harvest Faire

The Connecticut Renaissance Faire will present “King Arthur’s Harvest Faire” in Hebron, CT on weekends from September 25th to October 24th, including Columbus Day. For information visit http://www.ctfaire.com/fall/.

King Richard’s Faire

The popular Renaissance fair King Richard’s Faire in Carver, MA will be running on weekends beginning September 4th and running through October 24th, including Mondays on the long Labor Day and Columbus Day weekends. For details visit http://www.kingrichardsfaire.net/.

Medieval Tournament

A Medieval Tournament sponsored by the Society for Creative Anachronism will be held at Fort Knox in Prospect, ME on September 11th. According to the Friends of Fort Knox website:

Knights will have armored combat, medieval music played, arts and science displays will be on hand and an archery demonstration will take place.

A complete schedule of events is posted at http://fortknox.maineguide.com/events.html.

Fort Knox Pirate Festival

A Pirate Festival will be held at Fort Knox in Prospect, ME on July 17 (rain date July 18) from 10:00am to 3:00pm. According to the Friends of Fort Knox website:

Join the professional Pirates of the Dark Rose for a day of swashbuckling sword fights, duels, cannon fire and pirate ship attack. The pirate ship “Must Roos” will let loose cannon fire on the Fort as she sails the waters of the Penobscot River, in search of booty. The festival will feature a treasure hunt, pirate parade (all are encouraged to attend dressed in your best pirate attire), best dressed and most authentic sounding pirate contests. Regular Fort admission and a $3 per person event donation requested, because pirates love their gold! Those planning to spend the day may want to bring a lunch.

Learn more at http://fortknox.maineguide.com/events.html.

Midsummer Magick Faire

The Midsummer Magick Faire is a Renaissance festival being held in Oxford, CT the weekends of July 17-18, July 24-25, and July 31-August 1. Learn more at http://midsummermagickfaire.com/.

New England Pirate Faire

The New England Pirate Faire will ransack Gloucester, MA the weekends of June 19th-20th and 26th-27th. Learn more at http://www.pastimesentertainment.com/pirate.html.

Southern Connecticut Renaissance Festival

The Southern Connecticut Renaissance Festival will be held on the weekends of May 29-30, June 5-6 and June 12-13 in Danbury, CT. For more information visit http://www.thescrf.com/.

Robin Hood Springtime Festival

The Robin Hood Springtime Festival is a Renaissance faire that sneaked up on me. The first weekend has already gone by, but you can still enjoy it for the next two weekends, May 15-16 and 22-23. The event is presented by the same folks behind the Connecticut Renaissance Faire and is held in Guilford, CT. For details visit http://www.ctfaire.com/spring/.

[Tip via Dawn -- go buy some brownies from her on the final weekend]

UMass Renaissance Festival

On May 2, the University of Massachusetts Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies in Amherst, MA will be having a free Renaissance festival:

A day-long celebration featuring songs, scenes, dances, and games for kids. Honest Harmony Madrigal Singers, Short Cuts Sword Dance Troupe, Open Mic Shakespeare, Phoenix Swords performance troupe, UMass Department of Theater, and Renaissance Center Theater Company perform. 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Meadow. Free and open to the public.

For more information visit http://www.umass.edu/renaissance/calendar.htm.

[Tip via Johnny's List of Weird Boston Events]