Located just north of Charlotte, NC is a village where imagination,fantasy, and history burst to life. It is a place where adults can feel and act like children while children are treated as royalty. It is a magical realm where you will forget about your daily cares. The Carolina Renaissance Festival is back for 8 consecutive Saturdays and Sudays from October 5th through November 24th, 2024 with all-new entertainment on Saturdays and Sundays, from September 30th through November 19th.
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With trumpets blaring and cannon blasting, the village gates swing wide open at 9:30 a.m. With so much to see and do, Festival organizers encourage arrival at the opening to experience a great day out in history.
Within the village, visitors are transported to a European-style country fair filled with interactive theater, circus merriments, spirited games and rides, an art and craft market, feasting fit for royalty, ethereal fairies, friendly dragons, mermaids of the deep, majestic falconry presentations, and gallant knights on horseback jousting three times daily in the Queen’stournament arena. These are but a glimpse of the abundance of attractions that make the Carolina Renaissance Festival a beloved fall tradition for 31 years.
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In addition to returning popular festival attractions, new themed weekends this festival include:
- Opening Weekend Invasion Celebration – Kick off the festival season on October 5 & 6 with Vikings, barbarians, crusaders, orcs, raiders, and more! The village gates open for an invasion celebration! Adults receive discounted admission, with conditions detailed on the festival website.
- Wizards & Revels Weekend – October 12 & 13. Level up by winning prizes in the Sorcerers& Spell Casters contest. Children ages 12 and under receive free admission with conditions detailed on the festival website.
Must see new entertainments include:
- Witch Trials! – Famed tragedian Ned Alleyn makes fun of horrible history by having the audience persecute an innocent volunteer to roars and howls of laughter.
- Princess Sofia & Princess Catalina – The daughters of the village’s reigning monarch,Queen Isabella, have returned from their worldly travels to charm children young and old with great tales of their regal adventures and displays of manners of courtship.
The festival is bustling with amazing people working diligently to ensure a good time for all. Part of the festival experience is meeting and interacting with all the colorful characters, shopping for arts and crafts items, or watching as they are made right before your eyes with time-honored demonstrations of weaving, glass blowing, blacksmithing, jewelry, pottery, candle making, and so much more.
There is an endless array of food for feasting, and a bevy of beverages including coffee, wine, honey mead, craft beers and ales, and Pepsi drinks. So, bust out your sense of good cheer, chomp a giant turkey leg, hoist a toast for your favorite night, leave your cares behind, and time travel to the greatest party since Camelot! Advance tickets are sold online only with date-specific selections available while ticket supplies last at www.carolina.renfestinfo.com.
