A Royal Invitation: History, Fantasy, and Fun Await on the thirty fourth Annual Florida Renaissance Festival

The trumpets sound, the flags fly, and the decision to revelry begins anew in South Florida! The thirty fourth Annual Florida Renaissance Festival rides into Quiet Waters Park as soon as once more, inviting all to feast, frolic, and expertise the magic of the Renaissance period. From February 7 to March 29, 2026, adventurers of all ages can step past the gates and right into a world of knights, nobles, and nonstop enjoyable throughout eight themed weekends.

Step into the 12 months 1587, the place pleasure surges via the village of Kimmendale because the Royal Court of King Robert Rivera returns for its grand annual pageant. This 12 months’s celebration carries particular that means: all collect to witness the handfasting of Prince Aaron of Veridian and Princess Katla Svartulff of Stalgaard. But even because the joyful ceremony approaches, shadows creep in…

Produced by Bobby Rodriguez Productions, the nationally acclaimed occasion invitations households to immerse themselves within the sights, sounds, and tastes of the Sixteenth century. “Whether feasting on turkey legs, cheering for jousting knights, shopping artisan crafts, or mingling with mystical characters – visitors can expect a whimsical escape where history and fantasy collide—and every weekend tells a new story,” stated Festival Producer, Bobby Rodriguez.

Read on to uncover the leisure and sights that await, in addition to particulars for every of the eight themed weekends the place typical garb and costumes are inspired!

What’s Old is New in 2026…

The Crimson Pirates: Skeleton Crew – This quartet of swashbuckling songsters will regale you with Celtic traditionals, haunting ballads, and hilarious comedian tunes, with a repertoire that spans historical English folksongs to the Muppets! Join this animated crew of singer-musicians as they harmonize and play over a dozen devices, weaving their songs, tales and jokes into an thrilling tapestry of maritime music and comedy!

Ari the Bard – He is a tiefling storyteller with a set of curious magical and mysterious gadgets in his “shop,” Ari’s Absurd Arcanum. Most gadgets on the cabinets had been collected again in Ari’s adventuring days for the weird or hilariously tragic tales related to them, and aren’t truly on the market!  And for the guy bards on the market: he’s additionally an ideal particular person to ask for monster courting recommendation!

Celtic Magic – Daniel GreenWolf is an award-winning magician, author, creator, & barely mad Irishman. Combining Celtic storytelling, a fast Irish wit, daredevil feats, and mind-boggling phantasm, this present will get your entire viewers concerned, and can have them stroll away saying “Ooh… Aah… YES!”

Shakespeare Approves! – Join your pleasant, neighborhood Shakespeare as he brings his multi-award-winning, one-person, audience-interactive, improv comedy Shakespeare present to you for its twentieth anniversary season. He’s taking you on adventures filled with merriment, sword fights, mistaken identities, star-crossed lovers, flying implements of doom, musical numbers of questionable suitability, being pursued by a bear, and … demise by fluffy kittens!

The Washing Well Wenches – Swing by the wash pit and go to the Washing Well Wenches, the place the ladies rule and the lads drool. They’re identified for greater than their gorgeous beauty. These ladies are additionally “I peed my pants!” humorous. *Thankfully, they are going to wash them for you after the present.

SAMKOMA – This dynamic musical efficiency group is impressed by highly effective Norse sounds, warrior drums, guitar, chanting, and different devices – channeling spirituality and emotion via their unique compositions. Incorporating influences from Taiko drums to Norse tradition, SAMKOMA celebrates the unity of range in collaborations with varied performers and cultures. Thrilling, immersive, and unforgettable the reside exhibits are a real gathering of spirit and sound.

The Hanlon-Lees Action Theater – They first crossed lances in 1979 and since then have dazzled hundreds of thousands at dozens of Renaissance Festivals all through the U.S.! For nearly half a century they’ve offered pleasure and pleasure with their 14th century fashion present. Colorfully costumed steeds and noble knights in shining armor brandishing genuine weapons maintain the spectacle ablaze on horseback and on foot with the motion and romance of the interval.

Edged Feather Experiences – Owned and operated by a grasp class falconer and wildlife educator, Crystal “Cryss” Stacey. Crystal has been working with and coaching birds of prey for over a decade. During that point, she has carried out over 1000+ instructional packages in 9 states throughout the nation. The birds are all educated to fly fully untethered, and are ready to exhibit their distinctive pure behaviors and vastly totally different personalities!  (All 8 Weekends!)

The Pub Crawl of Legend – Hosted by the Gaunt Family, Kimmendale’s proprietors of all issues scrumptious and drinkable, this tour via the pageant options our hottest pubs and consuming institutions. With tales, jokes and toasts alongside the way in which, in addition to a brand new and engaging grownup beverage at every vacation spot, the Gaunt household undoubtedly takes you on a Pub Crawl you received’t wish to refuse.

The Promenade – Nestled within the coronary heart of the shire of Kimmendale, guests to the pageant can meet all method of the townsfolk from our Village Clerk who can assign them a model new Sixteenth-Century occupation to our Publick Wyrks and be prepared to repair no matter you might have damaged. Upon the Village Stage audiences can be part of within the “Foole’s School” taught by the notorious Pester the Jester, get pleasure from William Shakespeare’s Pyramus and Thisbe, or be taught the “subtl-teas” of being a Lady with the one-and-only Lady Ettie. With ongoing exhibits and actions all through the day, the Promenade is to not be missed!

2026 Florida Renaissance Festival Themed Weekends

Weekend I: Gamemasters Unite – The Campaign Begins…

February 7 & 8, 2026

The pageant season awakens, and with it, a realm of journey the place future is yours to command. Step via the citadel gates and right into a world past the battle board, the place quests unfold at each flip and each selection shapes your legend. Assemble your social gathering of courageous companions—be they crafty Elves, stout Dwarves, noble Paladins, or masterful Mages—and put together to navigate mysteries, uncover treasures, and face challenges each wondrous and dangerous. Roll the cube to find out your destiny, however worry not the end result, for braveness, crafty, and camaraderie will carry you far. In this themed weekend of Dungeons & Dragons, laughter rings louder than the conflict of swords, tales are solid in each nook, and the one restrict is your creativeness. Step into the marketing campaign and declare your home amongst heroes!

Weekend II: Cupid’s Lullaby – Pulling on the Harpstrings!

February 14 & 15, 2026

This Valentine’s weekend, Cupid has put aside his golden bow and brought up a harp of moonlight and rosewood. With each delicate pluck, he weaves a melody that drifts via the Kingdom by the Sea—an enchantment that stirs even probably the most guarded hearts. The air hums with heat and marvel as laughter mingles with the scent of sugared confections and blooming petals. Stroll hand in hand beneath garlands of crimson silk, the place whispers of affection linger like candlelight upon the tide. Whether you search to appeal a brand new flame or bask within the pleasure of your personal firm, the music will discover you—gentle, tender, and true. Here, ardour isn’t merely felt, however lived, and each heartbeat joins the refrain of Cupid’s everlasting track.

Weekend III: A Viking’s Valor – Shields, Scales, Tails, and Ale!

February 21 & 22, 2026

Raise your horn excessive and let the thunder of the North echo via your soul! The mead flows like molten gold because the clans of the fjords collect as soon as extra beneath banners of glory. Join us in honoring the fearless Vikings—these iron-hearted raiders who braved the frozen seas, whose longships sliced via mist and delusion alike. Feast upon the spoils of your victories, the place roasted meats crackle over open flame and tales of conquest roll like storm clouds throughout the corridor. Dragons have fallen, legends have risen, and the clang of metal nonetheless hums within the wind. Here, valor is your foreign money and laughter your conflict cry—for within the Kingdom of Kimmendale, the saga of the North lives on in each track, each toast, and each soul courageous sufficient to forge their future beneath Odin’s watchful eye.

Weekend IV: Sirens and Shipwrecks – Party ‘til the tip of the Plank!

February 28 & March 1, 2026

Ahoy, ye daring souls and wayward wanderers! The captain requires revelry, and the tides themselves rise to reply. Don your most interesting pantaloons and fasten your tricorns as we set sail on a voyage of laughter, mischief, and maritime marvel. The decks creak beneath the rhythm of dance and drum whereas the scent of roasted fare and spiced rum mingles with the salt of the open sea. Among the scattered wrecks that dot our shores lie treasures reclaimed from the deep—pearls kissed by mermaids and gold pulled from the bones of forgotten galleons. Barter and brawl with retailers and marauders alike, for fortune favors the daring beneath lantern gentle. But because the solar sinks and the waves shimmer with silver hearth, beware the sirens’ track that echoes via the mist—candy and sorrowful, it calls sailors house who by no means want to depart. So elevate your tankard, courageous the waters, and let your legend be written among the many shipwrecks and stars! Huzzaaarrrgghhh!!!

Weekend V: His Majesty’s Marketplace – Haggle If You Dare!

March 7 & 8, 2026

Huzzah to the paper tipper!

Hear ye, hear ye! His Majesty has thrown open the citadel gates of the royal market, welcoming all who wander to experience a bazaar brimming with splendor. From the clang of the blacksmith’s forge to the candy fragrance of the candlemaker’s stall, each nook of the Artisan’s Village hums with life and craft. Rows of tents and timbered retailers gleam beneath silken banners, their tables laden with treasures wrought by the fingers of masters—advantageous leathers, gleaming metals, carved woods, and delicate wonders spun from creativeness itself. Bring your coin and your intelligent tongue, for the joys of the cut price is as wealthy as gold, and fortune favors those that dare to haggle. Yet beware, for one trinket usually results in two, and shortly your purse could really feel lighter than your coronary heart! Spend properly, for whispers inform that those that most impress the retailers—and the King—could discover themselves rewarded past mere coin, with royal favor and renown all through the realm.

**This Weekend 5 Only (March 7 & 8, 2026) – Special Offer for Patrons!

Weekend VI: Clover the Rainbow – A Gathering of Green!

March 14 & 15, 2026

Step right into a world awash in inexperienced as we rejoice St. Patrick’s Day with mirth, magic, and Celtic cheer! The fields shimmer with enchanted clovers, and the air hums with the playful mischief of leprechauns hiding their golden treasures. Don your kilts, wave your banners, and lift your tankards excessive as pipes and drums fill the dominion with vigorous jigs and reels. Feast on hearty Irish fare, sip frothy ales, and take part spirited dances that honor the traditions of Ireland, Scotland, and the Celtic Isles. Hunt on your personal hidden pot of gold, barter with whimsical retailers, or just revel within the merriment that swirls like a rainbow via each nook of the pageant. This weekend, luck sparkles in each chortle, legend lingers in each story, and the magic of St. Patrick’s Day invitations all to change into a part of the enchantment!

Weekend VII: Rise of the Cog-Keepers – Tinkering in Time!

March 21 & 22, 2026

A brand new age dawns because the Cog-Keepers take middle stage in a realm powered by steam, brass, and boundless creativeness. Wander streets alive with hissing pipes, spinning gears, and clockwork wonders that click on and whirl at each flip. Step into the Gear Garden, our latest pub, the place patrons can toast to invention with frothy ales and glowing elixirs amid a backdrop of brass and steam. Witness inventors bending gentle, sound, and mechanics into fantastical creations. Come be enchanted by the Cog & Corset Cabaret, our dazzling new leisure stage, the place performers twirl, sing, and dazzle beneath brass chandeliers, weaving magic, music, and mischief into each act. Inspired by Da Vinci’s genius and the daring dreamers of tomorrow, this weekend invitations you to grease your cogs, tighten your gears, and ignite your creativeness—right here, each invention is a gateway to journey, and innovation itself is pure magic.

Weekend VIII: Fantastical Fables – A World Beyond the Page!

March 28 & 29, 2026

As the season’s ultimate weekend dawns, the gates of creativeness swing extensive, inviting all to step into the enchanted realm of Kimmendale, the place tales collide and magic lingers in each nook. Wander with Sherlock Holmes as he uncovers hidden clues alongside cobblestone streets, come across Medusa lurking amongst ivy-draped ruins, or dance with Hobbits in sun-dappled glades beneath whispering timber. Seek steering from Hercules on daring feats, commerce intelligent methods with Aladdin below moonlit skies, or observe Alice down a curious rabbit gap into marvel. From fairy story forests to legendary realms, every character provides a spark to Kimmendale’s dwelling tapestry, and each adventurer turns into a part of the story. Celebrate creativeness, weave your personal story, and assist shut the season with a weekend the place legends, mischief, and the magic of Kimmendale come alive in methods solely doable when each story meets the subsequent!

Admission to the pageant is $39 for adults, and $15 for kids (youngsters below 5 years outdated are free). Purchase a 2026 Season Pass Perk on-line and save 10% off (of $25 or extra complete) of your buy at our great Souvenir Shop! Season move perks embody a particular commemorative pin in celebration of the thirty fourth annual pageant, $12 VIP parking, categorical lanes at three of our main pubs, a particular unique reward that may be picked up on the field workplace – plus way more!

VIP parking will probably be obtainable for buy Online and In-Person. Guests MUST present their Season Pass buy – Limited Space Available. Separately, we provide a $3 energetic army and senior (65+) low cost, they can’t be mixed. Physical identification playing cards are required to obtain the low cost.

HUZZAH TO OUR NEW BEVERAGE!

Nidhoggr Mead – Imported from England – will probably be on the pageant on your enjoyment this 12 months. Drawing inspiration from Viking tradition, the mead firm brings the traditional artwork of mead-making to modern-day. Cheers!

2026 Florida Renaissance Festival Sponsors are: Comcast, Visit Lauderdale, Pepsi, Sapporo, Jack Daniel and 1911 Cider.

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