2022 - Arizona Renaissance Festival - Pirate Invasion Weekend

Ahoy Me Hearties! It's a Pirate Invasion! Start practicing your ARRRGH for the Pirate Themed Weekend at the 34th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival.

Kids FREE with 2 new books on Saturday March 5th and & Sunday March 6th! 

• Kids FREE ($20 value, ages 5-12) with a donation of 2 *new* books at the Kids Need to Read booth near the the fair entrance (Children under 5 are always free).

Become a part of the action or relax as you roam the festival village and shops!  Are you a sailor who will be lured by the Mermaids; Laugh at the comedy show of the Knotty Nauticals; Or possibly catch a Glimpse of the Fearsome Pirate Krash Cosplay?

Saturday, March 5 - Child Pirate Costume Contest!

• Kids ages 5-12, at 1:30 at the come to the Royal Pavilion. Entrants will be judged on: Costume, ARR, & Swagger!

Sunday, March 6 - Adult Pirate Costume Contest!

• Ages 13 & up, at 1:30 at the come to the Royal Pavilion. Entrants will be judged on: Costume, ARR, & Swagger.

Royal Pavilion is between the entrance and Jacobs Ladder.

Also enjoy the BrewFest 

• BrewFest is both Saturday and Sunday, where you can sample a variety of craft brews between Noon and 3:45PM at the Village Green (right near the entrance to the Fair).

You never know what is going to happen, when you mingle with the King & Queen, enjoy good-humored teasing with the Village Fool, or dance with the gypsies! 

The Fair and Market Place are open from 10AM until 6PM for 9 weekends (Saturdays, Sundays, and Presidents’ Day Monday) from February 5th through April 3rd, 2022. The festival offers an opportunity to enjoy and explore the outdoor 16th Century village from 10 am to 6pm each event date. For more information, visit http://arizona.renfestinfo.com/

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2022 - 34th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival & Marketplace

The Queen and her Court continue a legacy of outdoor merriment for 9 weekends on February 5, through April 3th , 2022 (an extra weekend).

The Arizona Renaissance Faire held in Gold Canyon, Arizona is a 50 acre outside Circus, Amusement Park and Artisan Marketplace. Themed as a 16th century European styled Village called 'Fairhaven'. 

Attendees are immersed in a whimsical and historical setting featuring over 200 artisans and craft shops, 16 stages stages of live entertainment, music, comedy, jousting knights, human-powered rides, games of skill, and there are even escape rooms! 

There is ample food and drink of many variety to tease any royal palate. Try some mead with a giant turkey leg.

2022 Arizona Renaissance Festival Discount Coupon

Buy tickets online  - Children 4 and under are always free.

You can also SAVE $1 on tickets at Bashas' and Food City.

Parking is FREE courtesy of Bashas’ and Food City stores.

WHAT: 2022 Arizona Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace.

WHERE: Village of Fairhaven is located east of Apache Junction at 12601 East US Hwy 60.

WHEN: The Faire and Market Place are open from 10AM until 6PM for 9 weekends (Saturdays, Sundays, and Presidents’ Day Monday) from February 5th through April 3rd. The festival offers an opportunity to enjoy and explore the outdoor 16th Century village from 10 am to 6pm each event date. 

Open rain or shine. HUZZAH!

Cosplay welcome at the Faire; you are encouraged to come dressed in costume. Costume prop swords and daggers are permitted as long as they are properly sheathed, peace tied by the safety services personnel at the main entrance and remain sheathed during your Festival visit. Costumes also available for rent at the Belrose Costume Shop located near the entrance to the Festival. 

Enjoy one of the special themed weekends:

• February 5th & 6th – Opening Weekend
• February 12th & 13h – Romance/ Italian Age of Chivalry/ Carnevale Weekend
• February 19th, 20th & 21st – Royal Raucous Abounds Weekend
• February 26th & 27th – Time Travelers Weekend (Cosplay from any time period or genre)
• March 5th & 6th – Pirates & Brew Fest Weekend
• March 12th & 13th – Celtic Weekend & Artisan Appreciation
• March 19th & 20th – Wizards & Warlocks Weekend
• March 26th & 27th – Celebrating Theater Weekend
• April 2nd & 3rd – Fairytale Fynery Final Huzzah

For more information contact the Festival at 520-463-2600 or on the web at arizona.renfestinfo.com.

The festival’s open-air fairgrounds offer ample opportunity for social distancing within the 50-acre Village of Fairhaven. Guests are encouraged to stay socially distant from persons or groups they are not with. Frequent hand washing is encouraged, and hand sanitizer stations are located throughout the grounds.

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Haunted Europe: 10 days in London, Paris and Munich

Haunted Europe: Spend 10 days in England, France and Germany visiting some of the darker, spooky, and magical destinations in Europe. With this tour package, will you find paranormal activity at Hampton Court palace, Tower of London or in the labyrinth like Catacombs of Paris?

 

Haunted European Tour departs Friday, October 14, 2022 & returns Tuesday, October 25, 2022.

 

Highlights of the stop in London:

•                     Guided tour of Hampton Court Palace as you learn the tales of paranormal activity and resident ghosts, rumored to be two of King Henry VIII’s wives.

•                     You'll want to put on the sorting hat after the Harry Potter-themed tour of the streets of London., including sites where scenes of Diagon Alley were filmed. Visit the entrance to the Ministry of Magic and see the famous Platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross Station.

•                     Enjoy a Murder Mystery Dinner.

•                     Explore the dark, confined streets of the Whitechapel and Spitalfields neighborhoods in London’s East End. Will you find a clue regarding the unsolved murders committed by Jack the Ripper?

•                     Optional add on is a visit the Tower of London and explore some of the ground’s forbidding areas and torture sites, including the Bloody Tower, the Tower Green, and the scaffold site.

Highlights of the stop in Paris:

•                     Climb down to the labyrinth like corridors of Les Catacombes de Paris which holds the remains of over 6 million Parisians.

•                     Seek out the ghosts of Frédéric Chopin, Oscar Wilde, Marcel Proust, Jim Morrison, and Edith Piaf while visiting the Père Lachaise Cemetery.

•                     Optional add on is a visit the Palace of Versailles; Does Marie Antoinette Still Roam the Halls of Versailles?

Highlights of the stop in Munich:

•                     Visit Dachau, the first Nazi concentration camp during World War II.

•                     Visit Schloss Neuschwanstein, the Bavarian wonderland made for the “fairytale king” which inspired Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland. Ludwig II didn’t get a happily ever after, he was found dead in Lake Starnberg not long after he moved into the nearly finished castle.  Oddly enough, so was his psychiatrist, who had declared him insane.

Tour package starts at $3879 per person and includes:

•                     10 nights in handpicked hotels

•                     10 breakfasts

•                     5 dinners with beer or wine (Including a Murder Mystery Dinner)

•                     7 sightseeing tours and 2 optional tours (Day 5 - The Tower of London’s Dark Past and Day 7 - The Palace of Versailles)

•                     Expert Tour Director & local guides

•                     Private deluxe motor coach

•                     1 train ride from London to Paris

•                     1 on-tour flight from Paris to Munich

•                     Plenty of time to explore

 

See full Itinerary here

Questions, call 1-800-438-7672 & Reference Tour Number: 70387661

Important information: 

• Travel dates: 10/14/22 - 10/25/22
• Must book by 5/19/21 - 15 Spots left on tour
• Deposit: $450 per person at the time of reservation with Final payment date: 7/16/22
• OR $99 deposit with monthly autopayments
• Current promotions: 
• Travelers who book by 3/31/21 will receive $100 off their reservation. 

 You may also be interested in the Haunted Halloween Tour: 7 days in Dublin, Edinburgh & London

2021 Arizona Renaissance Festival Cancelled due to COVID-19

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***

The 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace will open on February 6, 2021 with new guidelines in response to COVID-19. This includes new ticketing procedures, and heightened safety operations for its 50 acres of open air fairgrounds.

TICKETS: 

• For 2021, date specific tickets must be purchased Online in Advance: 
• Adults (ages 13 and over): $28 
• Children (ages 12 and under) will receive FREE admission at the gate, with no child ticket or coupon required this year, an $18 value courtesy of Fry’s Food and Drug Stores. 

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***

The Queen and her Court continue a legacy with outdoor merriment for 9 weekends on February 6, through April 4th , 2021 (an extra weekend).

The Fair held in Gold Canyon, Arizona is a 50 acre outside Amusement Park and Artisan Marketplace, themed as a 16th century European styled Village called 'Fairhaven'. Attendees are immersed in a whimsical and historical setting featuring over 200 artisans shops, 14 stages stages of live entertainment, human-powered rides, games of skill, jousting knights, music and comedy. Also there is ample food and drink of many variety to tease any royal palate. 

For the 2021 festival, tickets will be limited quantity date-specific and must be purchased online in advance of arriving at the festival grounds. General admission tickets will NOT be available for purchase at the fairgrounds box office or traditional retail locations for the 2021 event. 

Free event parking and children ages 12 and under will receive FREE admission at the gate with no child ticket required this year, an $18 value, courtesy of Fry’s Food and Drug Stores. 

For 2021, the festival has new safety protocols and guidelines for its patrons, staff, artisans, and performers. The festival’s open-air fairgrounds offer ample opportunity for social distancing within the 50-acre Village of Fairhaven. Masks will be required of all festival visitors unless eating or drinking in one of the fairgrounds many designated socially distanced picnic areas. Guests are encouraged to stay socially distant from persons or groups they are not with. Frequent hand washing is encouraged, and hand sanitizer stations are located throughout the grounds. 

The festival offers an opportunity to enjoy and explore the outdoor 16th Century village for nine consecutive weekends including Presidents’ Day  from February 6 through April 4, from 10 am to 6pm each event date. 

For more information contact the Festival at 520-463-2600 or on the web at arizona.renfestinfo.com.

WHAT: 33rd Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival & Artisan Marketplace.

WHERE: Festival site is located east of Apache Junction at 12601 East US Hwy 60.

WHEN: The Festival runs from 10AM until 6PM for 9 weekends (Saturdays, Sundays, and Presidents’ Day Monday) from February 6 through April 4. 

Open rain or shine. HUZZAH!

*** 2021, 33rd annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is Cancelled***