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Entertainment
Magazine:
Arizona Renaissance Festival
2024 Arizona
Renaissance Festival
The Arizona
Renaissance Festival is celebrating its
36th season. Festival dates are Saturdays,
Sundays and Presidents’ Day Monday, starting on February 3 through March 31, 2024.
Stroll
through the Renaissance grounds and relive history
Mythic heroes slaying
dragons, steel clad warriors jousting atop mighty
steeds and knights in shining armor saving damsels in
distress…this can all be found at the Arizona
Renaissance Festival.
There is definitely
something for the children and the kid in all of us to
be found at the faire; experience your best day out in
history!
Arizona's annual
festival is one of the largest in the nation, held on
weekends in February and March in its fanciful
European style village constructed on a 30-acre site
just below the foothills of the Superstition
Mountains, east of Phoenix. This is where you’ll
find theater, circus, an arts and crafts fair, a
jousting tournament, people-powered rides, and a feast
– all rolled into a nonstop, day long family
adventure!
Merchants hawk their
wares, selling everything from clothing to custom
ceramics. Several offer interesting demonstrations
displaying skills of blacksmithing, glassblowing and
pottery throwing.
Two tons of horse, knight and armor
gallop onto the field prepared to do battle with
ten-foot lances for a lady's honor. And when the joust
is done, you can visit the "The Royal Stables" and
meet your champion from the era of chivalry. Jousting
is held three times daily in the King's Tournament
Arena. Continue reading about the history of jousting.
There are many free activities for you and your family to enjoy:
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Stage Performances throughout the day
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Knighting Ceremony
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Bocce Ball
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3 Daily Jousts
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Petting Zoo
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Mermaid Grotto
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Glass Blowing, Blacksmith, Jewelry making Demonstrations
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Birds of Prey Show
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Free Parking
KIDS OF ALL AGES ENJOY THE ROYAL
FAIRE
 And kids love this place! Dozens of
activities bring out their smiles. A Festival favorite
with children is Mother (and Father) Goose brought to
life, with their costumed ducks and geese, Maggie,
Mimi and Matilda. Kids will cheer for their favorite
knight or try their hand at archery.
Children delight in the
return of a falcon, the king of sports, at the
Falconer’s Heath. Kids also, love riding the
people-powered Da Vinci’s Flying Machine, the Swan
Swing, Christopher Columbus’ “Voyage to the New
World”, the Slider Joust, as well as, the Piccolo
Pony, a rocking horse bigger than an elephant.
In addition to the
people-powered rides, the Festival offers interactive
games like the dragon climbing tower, the castle
siege, Jacob’s Ladder, a maze and an archery range.
Kids will surely be asking for a hat, wand, wooden
sword, shield, or to have their face painted, or to
make a sand dragon, along with other items available
for purchase at the Festival. Those bolder of heart
may feed the dragon or play king of the log.
Mythic heroes slaying
dragons, steel clad warriors jousting atop mighty
steeds and knights in shining armor saving damsels in
distress…this can all be found at the AZ Renaissance
Festival. There is definitely something for the
children and the kid in all of us to be found at the
faire; experience your best day out in history!
Arizona's annual
Renaissance Festival is one of the largest in the
nation. The ARF is held on weekends in February and
March in its fanciful European style village
constructed on a 30-acre site located
just below the foothills of the Superstition
Mountains, east of Phoenix, AZ. This is where you’ll
find theater, circus, an arts and crafts fair, a
jousting tournament, people-powered rides, and a feast
– all rolled into a nonstop, day long family
adventure. Find out more happening at this year's
ARF.
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