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Scarborough Renaissance Festival, more commonly known as Scarborough Faire, is a
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. Scarborough Faire's first run was in 1981. The festival is open Saturdays and Sundays from the first weekend in April until Memorial Day Monday. The festival is historically based in the 16th century, under the reign of
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. The festival is in size, taking place on a site. There are 21 stages with more than 200 performances. Three
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shows take place each day. There are about 150 cast members that make up the characters at Scarborough Renaissance Festival. Almost all of the cast members are volunteers. The Scarborough Renaissance Festival also features 200 shops selling goods such as candles, soaps, jewelry, children's toys and even musical instruments. Many of the craftsmen selling their goods also provide demonstrations on how the items are made. The festival also features the Crown Kitchens - a selection of food stalls serving turkey legs (the festival serves over 20 tons of this signature food item per year), food skewers, sandwiches, ice cream and other items. 2020 saw no festival.


Special programs

Special programs at Scarborough include "Friends of the Faire", an exclusive festival membership with benefits, Student Days, which are special days open only to school groups for educational purposes, and Wedding Packages, which you may purchase to have your own Renaissance-themed wedding in the festival's special Wedding Garden.


Gallery

File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-1768.jpg, Harpist File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-1370.jpg, Musical artisan File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-2390e.jpg, Metalworking artisan File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-Swordmaster-1507.jpg, Swordmaster File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-5025.jpg, Entertainer File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-2465.jpg, Entertainer, Zilch the Torysteller, in period style dress File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-1490.jpg, Participant in period style dress File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-Joust-1687.jpg, Jousting and horsemanship File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-Joust-1690.jpg, Jousting and horsemanship File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-2772.jpg, Period style buildings File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-2756.jpg, Period style buildings File:Scarborough-Faire-TX-2449.jpg, Games and rides File:Pinwheel Sideshow.jpg, Pinwheel Sideshow 2021 Scarborough Renaissance Festival


See also

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Renaissance fair A Renaissance fair, Renaissance faire or Renaissance festival is an outdoor gathering open to the public and typically commercial in nature, which purportedly recreates a historical setting for the amusement of its guests. Some are permanent the ...
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List of Renaissance fairs This is a list of Renaissance faires and other Medieval-themed faires worldwide. North America United States Included below are the permanent-site fairs in the United States which are either notably long running, which regularly have had at lea ...
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Historical reenactment Historical reenactment (or re-enactment) is an educational entertainment, educational or entertainment activity in which mainly amateur hobbyists and history enthusiasts dress in historic uniforms or costumes and follow a plan to recreate aspect ...
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Jousting Jousting is a martial game or hastilude between two horse riders wielding lances with blunted tips, often as part of a tournament (medieval), tournament. The primary aim was to replicate a clash of heavy cavalry, with each participant trying t ...
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Society for Creative Anachronism The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century. A quip often used within the SCA describes ...
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List of open air and living history museums in the United States This is a list of open-air and living history museums in the United States. Ecological and environmental living museums Farm museums Alabama *Landmark Park, Dothan Alaska *Alaska Native Heritage Center, Anchorage California * Antique Gas ...


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SRFestival.com
Scarborough Renaissance Festival homepage Recurring events established in 1981 Renaissance fairs Tourist attractions in Ellis County, Texas 1981 establishments in Texas Waxahachie, Texas {{US-festival-stub