Meow Wolf to Open Hotel and Art Venue in Phoenix

Meow Wolf, an art collective in Santa Fe, New Mexico has announced plans to open an enchanting 400 room hotel with immersive entertainment and art venue in the Roosevelt Row arts district near 3rd ST and Garfield in downtown Phoenix, AZ.

The Meow Wolf art-hotel concept will be a first for the company. The 20+ stories “Dream Machine Hotel” will have approx 400 rooms designed by local artists and offer overnight experiences to include: capsule rooms, communal hostel environments, and absurd luxury suites.

The plans also include a 10,000 sq. ft music and performance venue and 75,000 sq. ft art exhibit.

The release did not specify when the project would open or begin construction, just that it was a "multi-year project."

Later this year, Meow Wolf is also opening "Area 15", an art installation in Las Vegas, NV.

Meow Wolf was formed by a collection of artists in 2008 in Santa Fe, NM. The Santa Fe location is home to the "House of Eternal Return" (seen below), where visitors choose their own path through the 20,000 sq. ft exhibit by walking, climbing, and crawling through an imaginative and immersive environment. The website says the experience is appropriate for people of all ages.

The 2019, 31st Annual Arizona Renaissance Faire and Festival

Enjoy swordplay, wordplay, music and comedy at the Arizona Renaissance Festival's Royal Faire! Gaiety and fun await you in a 30 Acre Village! You never know what is going to happen, on stage or off. Mingle with the King & Queen, enjoy good-humored teasing with the Village Fool, or dance with the gypsies!

Open 10am to 6pm every Saturday and Sunday from February 9th through March 31st, 2019 (Including Presidents' Day).

Over 2000 costumed characters, including Living Mermaids
Over 200 Unique Artisan Shops
Jousting Three Times Daily at the King's Tournament Arena!
Games & Rides for All Ages

New for the 31st Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival Season are mini escape rooms presented by Escape Rooms Mesa. Each Mini Escape room will cost $10 and you will have 15 minutes to escape by solving the puzzles.

Don't miss the deliciously entertaining Pleasure Feast. Reserve your seats today!

The Festival Ticket Information
Children under 5 are always free and parking is also free, courtesy of Fry's Food Stores.

The Arizona Renaissance Festival offers several convenient ways to purchase admission tickets!

Purchase discounted tickets in advance at Fry's Food Stores statewide.
$26 for adults
$16.00 for children 5-12
Under 5 always free

Print your own discount tickets online, Save $1.00 with no service fee!  
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$27.00 for adults
$17.00 for children 5-12 (under 5 always free)

Purchase your admission tickets the day of the event onsite at the Festival.
$28.00 for adults (Print discount coupon from hallofframes.com good for opening weekend and Presidents day)
$18.00 for children 5-12 (under 5 always free)
$25.00 for seniors 60 and over
$25.00 for active/retired military and their spouses. Both must provide military ID.
$15.00 for dependents ages 5-12 of active/retired military personnel, must provide military ID.


The Arizona Renaissance Festival is one of the most interactive entertainment events, where you will enjoy non-stop entertainment presented in the streets and on 14 stages. The Fair is packed with a mix of comedy, music mischievous antics, dancing, circus performers and jousting knights! Become a part of the action or relax as you roam the festival village and shops!

Joining the 2019 Arizona Renaissance Festival this season: The Lynx show

The Arizona Renaissance Festival an interactive and entertaining trip back hundreds of years. Full of wonderful amusement and antics all around you! There is non-stop entertainment presented on 14 stages and each show is packed with a unique mix of comedy, music, acrobats and mischievous antics!

Come see Belly Dancers, circus performers, jousting knights on horseback, and so much more! Sit back and become a part of the action or relax or as you are surrounded (and often picked on) by over 2,000 costumed characters roaming the festival village!


Joining the 2019 Arizona Renaissance Faire this season: The Lynx Show provides combines comedy with story telling, magic and hilariously fun sideshow antics.

Starting at age of 17, Lynx has been a Street and Fair performer for 20 years in San Francisco and has become widely known for his showmanship and salacious and humor. Through each trick, illusion and stunt the audience is sure to be on the edge of their seats or peeing their pants with laughter.

Lynx not only offers an amazing and crowd pleasing stage show with comedy and laughter, he also provides walk around close-up prestidigitation.

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Open Saturdays and Sundays from February 9th - March 31st, 2019 from 10am to 6pm rain or shine. Also open Presidents' Day Monday, February 18, 2019.

The Pleasure Feast 2019  

Savor five courses of food and drink from the King's kitchen, served with live entertainment Just royalty. The twice daily event has limited seating which makes this the most exclusive event at the Festival!

Arizona Renaissance Festival to feature Escape Rooms Mesa - 2019

The 31st Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival and Faire will Feature 5 mini escape rooms presented by Escape Rooms Mesa.

Each Mini Escape room will cost $10 and you will have 15 minutes to solve the puzzles and escape.
*Escape the Plague                 
*Sword and the Stone
*Merlin's Wand                         
*Pirates Cove
*Magical Forest

This new addition is sure to add to the interactive entertainment of this annual festival.

Enjoy swordplay, music and comedy at the Arizona Renaissance Faire's Royal Festival! Fun awaits you in a 30 Acre Village of costumed characters, Artisan Shops, Jousting and Games & Rides for All Ages.

Open 10am to 6pm every Saturday and Sunday from February 9th through March 31st, 2019 (Including Presidents' Day).

For More information visit arizona.renfestinfo.com

Escape Rooms Mesa offers the biggest Escape Room experience in Arizona, the experience consists of being locked in an intricate room where the objective of finding the key to get out of that room! Escape Rooms Mesa is the nation’s largest escape room facility with 13 escape rooms to choose from

Escape Rooms Mesa is located just East of Country Club and North on University Dr. on the North East corner of University and MacDonald.

Phone: (602) 632-1542  

Address: 86 W University Dr, Mesa, AZ 85201

For more information visit escaperoomsmesa.com

My Two Cents

We went to the Arizona Renaissance Festival opening day February 9th, we we surprised to see some minor changes to the lay out of the Renfaire as well as a few new vendors. 

We made our way to the back of the Festival grounds near the Jousting arena and found the Escape Rooms. You pay $10 a person to reserve 1 of the 5 mini escape rooms.

We did the Plague, My short review is that it was a very challenging and enjoyable 15 minutes. 

My longer review is that the decor was well done and the puzzles were challenging. These mini 1 room escapes were better than some of the large 3 room escapes we have done. They made great use of the fairly small area they had to work with. Solving the puzzle optimally requires 3-5 persons in your group and paying attention to the walls, opening things for clues and some thinking. As with most escape rooms they do allow you to ask for a set number of clues. 

Definitely a great cost vs value. I definitely look forward to completing the other 4 This Renaissance Season.

* Have now returned and completed all but Pirates Cove, They are all great challenges!
* Have now beat Pirates Cove! Can not wait til next year!


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