16 Years of Cheers!

When the Carolina Renaissance Festival was introduced in 1994 the event was just a 6 acre village.  Entering the Village of Fairhaven 16 years later you experience 22 acres filled with 10 stages of non-stop entertainment, a tournament arena for jousts, an open-air market with 100 artisan shops, kitchens and pubs, games of skill and people powered rides... Read More!

New Show! Barely Balanced!

Comedy, acrobatics, & danger! These hilarious daredevils will amaze you with shocking physical acts of balance!  See their Fire Extravaganza Show - so dangerous they can only do it once a day.  Diving through flaming hoops!  Breathing ten foot fireballs! Click to learn more!

Celtic Trader Jams!

November 7th & 8th ~Charlotte's renowned Celtic Trader music jams have found a home with an annual reunion at the Renaissance Festival!  Enjoy special Celtic performances by local guest musicians.  Kilt wearing handsome highlanders are encouraged to strut their stuff in the Knobby Knees Contest!

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The Artisan Marketplace!

Mix foolish pleasures with artisan treasures!  The village marketplace has over 100 elaborately adorned shops.  Find hand made items such as blown glass,  premium leather goods, and jewelry.  Watch an artisan create a masterpiece right before your eyes! Read More!

New! Olde Public Punishment!

Crooks and varlets beware!  Thy fate be sealed whenst Ye Olde Nottingham Players unleash an interactive public punishment spectacle like no other!  Locks, stocks, songs, comedy, and humiliation unfold as you join in on the fun!  Join these whimsical shire denizens as they engage you in all manner of medieval merriment throughout the day!  Click to see more!

Endless Entertainment!

The Carolina Renaissance Festival is one of the most interactive entertainment shows ever created with wonderful amusements and antics on going all around you!  Enjoy non-stop entertainment presented on 10 stages every event day.  There is comedy, music, dancing, circus performers, jousting knights on horseback, and much more!  Sit back and relax or become a part of the action as you are surrounded by over 500 costumed characters roaming the festival village! Read More!

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