Festival Facts:
Annual Attendance: 200,000
Began in 1981
The Festival runs 8 consecutive weekends and Memorial Day Monday each spring
Scarborough Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance-themed festival based on the year 1533, during the reign of England’s King Henry VIII
Scarborough Festival is a 35 acre 'village' (larger than most area shopping malls) within a 167 acre site
The festival employs more than 2,000 performers, artisans, food service people, grounds crew, and retail staff during the course of a season
The festival is a privately held company owned by the same two families since its inception.
Entertainment:
21 stages with over 200 performances daily
3 Full Combat Jousts take place each day
150 primarily volunteer members of the Scarborough Academy of Performing Arts make up the performing company that become the "characters" of Scarborough including our very own King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn
Daily Falconry demonstrations are conducted by John Karger of Last Chance Forever Wildlife Conservatory
Shoppes & Artisan Demonstrations:
200 permanent shoppes feature unique handmade wares made by artisans from around the country
Scarborough Renaissance Festival is one of the largest outdoor "juried" craft shows in the country
Each day, Artisans demonstrate ancient arts such as Glassblowing, Blacksmithing, Candlemaking, Printing on a Guttenberg Press, leather crafting, broomaking, Armor making, Coin minting, and much more
Hearty Food:
More than 20 tons of the Festival’s famous Giant Turkey Legs are devoured annually during the eight-weekend season
Non-traditional foods such as hand made pastas, seafood, stir fry, steak-on-a-stick, Scott's eggs, Italian Ice, etouffee, empanadas, fajitas, meatball sandwiches, baklava, quiche, pastries, and more than 60 other hearty foods make up the culinary adventure at Scarborough Renaissance Festival
Five Food Court Areas (kitchens) are strategically located throughout the festival, each offering a completely different menu selection
Seven Pubs and Taverns offer hearty ales, variety of beers, wine, mead, and frozen favorites.
Annual Attendance: 200,000
Began in 1981
The Festival runs 8 consecutive weekends and Memorial Day Monday each spring
Scarborough Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance-themed festival based on the year 1533, during the reign of England’s King Henry VIII
Scarborough Festival is a 35 acre 'village' (larger than most area shopping malls) within a 167 acre site
The festival employs more than 2,000 performers, artisans, food service people, grounds crew, and retail staff during the course of a season
The festival is a privately held company owned by the same two families since its inception.
Entertainment:
21 stages with over 200 performances daily
3 Full Combat Jousts take place each day
150 primarily volunteer members of the Scarborough Academy of Performing Arts make up the performing company that become the "characters" of Scarborough including our very own King Henry VIII and Queen Anne Boleyn
Daily Falconry demonstrations are conducted by John Karger of Last Chance Forever Wildlife Conservatory
Shoppes & Artisan Demonstrations:
200 permanent shoppes feature unique handmade wares made by artisans from around the country
Scarborough Renaissance Festival is one of the largest outdoor "juried" craft shows in the country
Each day, Artisans demonstrate ancient arts such as Glassblowing, Blacksmithing, Candlemaking, Printing on a Guttenberg Press, leather crafting, broomaking, Armor making, Coin minting, and much more
Hearty Food:
More than 20 tons of the Festival’s famous Giant Turkey Legs are devoured annually during the eight-weekend season
Non-traditional foods such as hand made pastas, seafood, stir fry, steak-on-a-stick, Scott's eggs, Italian Ice, etouffee, empanadas, fajitas, meatball sandwiches, baklava, quiche, pastries, and more than 60 other hearty foods make up the culinary adventure at Scarborough Renaissance Festival
Five Food Court Areas (kitchens) are strategically located throughout the festival, each offering a completely different menu selection
Seven Pubs and Taverns offer hearty ales, variety of beers, wine, mead, and frozen favorites.
