Colorado Renaissance Festival will get prepared for opening week with medieval meals and enjoyable

Hear ye! Hear ye! The Colorado Renaissance Festival is again for the 2026 season, bringing magic, whimsy and medieval impressed leisure.

The faire in Larkspur is a well-liked attraction that includes meals, swordsmanship, fire-breathing, dancing, over 200 artisans and extra. Three instances every day, the knights will delight the crowds as they show their valor on the jousting discipline. The beloved ren faire performer Jaque Ze Whipper may also return along with his fiery whip-cracking antics, however solely via July 12.

Organizers shared their pleasure for the beginning of the season on the competition’s Facebook web page, stating, “The streets of the Village are being readied, the stages prepared, the banners raised high, and the sounds of merriment already echo through the Realm. Noble performers, merry villagers, daring pirates, and wandering rogues anxiously await thy return!”

Each weekend, the faire gives one thing new:

• June 13-14: Magical Fantasy Weekend is devoted to whimsy and creativeness. It gives the possibility to satisfy mermaids, fairies, and different fantastical creatures.
• June 20-21: Pirates invade this weekend, bringing mischief and enjoyable all through the competition. Children can be part of the captain’s crew to seek for a legendary treasure.
• June 27-28: The sounds of the Scottish Highlands and the faire’s Irish Troubadour fill the air throughout Celtic Weekend.
• July 4-5: Children’s Weekend gives free admission to revelers 12 and below in the event that they attend with a paying grownup admission ticket. Kids can take part in a royal quest and take photographs with the King and Queen.
• July 11-12: Wine and Revelry Weekend is devoted to the “Nectar of the Gods,” that includes grape stomp competitions and a free wine tasting.
• July 18-19: Lovers are inspired to reaffirm their dedication on the Renewal of Vows ceremonies on Love and Romance weekend. Or guests can present their charisma and take part within the competition “wooing” competitors all through the day.
• July 25-26: For Time Travelers Weekend celebrates everybody from the previous, current and future.
• Aug. 1-2: The Colorado Renaissance Festival marks the top of the season with A Final Huzzah!

Although not required, guests are inspired to take part within the enjoyable and costume up. Many of the themed weekends additionally function costume contests on the Rose Stage. Find extra details about costume guidelines on the competition’s website.

This 12 months marks the competition’s forty ninth season, and the occasion continues to develop. Last 12 months, in a historic first, tickets to the ren faire offered out throughout Pirate Invasion week. As a end result, the faire has instituted a cap on on-line ticket gross sales.

The faire is open rain or shine on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 a.m. till 6:30 p.m. and runs from June 13 to Aug 2. Tickets for adults are $32, and $15 for youngsters aged 5-12. Attendance for youngsters below the age of 5 is free.

Food and beverage distributors contained in the venue are cash-only, and outdoors meals or drink just isn’t allowed.

Colorado is a proud sponsor of the Colorado Renaissance Festival.