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| Name | Type | State | Local Site & Buildings Type | Setting Info |
Year Opened | Area & Other Info | Attendance Reported | Month | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age of Chivalry Festival | Renaissance Faire | Nevada | Sunset Park; semi-permanent site | Five Renaissance villages; | 1994 | 4 stages | 40,000 | October | Visit Website |
| Alabama Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Alabama | Wilson Park, Florence, Al | Fountain on the Green | 1987 | 2 stages | 38,000 | October | Visit Website |
| Almonte CeltFest | Celtic/Highland Games | Canada | 182 Bridge Street, Almonte, ON | NA | 1997 | NA | 1,000 | July | Visit Website |
| Arizona Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Arizona | 12601 U.S. 60, Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 | Village of Fairhaven; | 1989 | 50 acres; 16 stages | 265,000 (2004 season) | February | Visit Website |
| Bay Area Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Withlacoochee River Park, Withlacoochee Boulevard, Dade City | Village of Fittleworth during the reign of Henry VIII and Katherine Parr, Germanic mercenaries, Celts, some fantasy elements | 1979 | 260 acres, pet friendly | 90,000 | February | Visit Website |
| Berks Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Pennsylvania | Quinta Las Cabanas Grove, Bowers Road, Reading | NA | 2002 | NA | 1,500+ | June | Visit Website |
| Bill Johnston Pirate Days | Pirate Festival | New York | 8 Fuller St, Alexandria Bay | NA | 1980 | NA | 8,000 | NA | Visit Website |
| Billy Bowlegs Pirate Festival | Pirate Festival | Florida | 39 Brooks St SE, Fort Walton Beach | NA | NA | NA | 15,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Brevard Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Wickham Park, Florida, 2500 Parkway Dr, Melbourne; non-permanent site | Shire of Wickham; | 2014 | 20 acres; nine stages | 30,000 | January | Visit Website |
| Bristol Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Wisconsin | Bristol; permanent site | 1574 Bristol, England; Tudor, some fantasy aspects; RenQuest RPG | 1972 | 16 stages; 30 fair acres (third largest in U.S.) | 225,000 | July,September | Visit Website |
| Calaveras Celtic Faire | Celtic/Highland Games | California | Calaveras County Fair & Jumping Frog Jubilee, Gunclub Road, Angels Camp | NA | 1986 | NA | 9,000 | March | Visit Website |
| Camelot Days Medieval Festival | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Topeekeegee Yugnee Park,Hollywood; non-permanent site | Arthurian times | 2003 | pets allowed | 10,000 | November | Visit Website |
| Canterbury Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Oregon | 6569 Valley View Rd, Silverton; repeating | Village of "Canterbury"; Elizabethan England (1558-1603) | 2009 | four stages, six-plus acres | 16,000 | NA | Visit Website |
| Cape Cod Pirate Festival | Prate Festival | Massachusetts | Bass River Sports World Inc | NA | 2021 | NA | 4,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Carolina Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | North Carolina | Carolina Renaissance Festival, Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville | Fictional "Fairhaven" | 1994 | 14 stages, 25 acres | 210,000 (2017 season) | October & November | Visit Website |
| Celtic Fest Mississippi | Celtic/Highland Games | Mississippi | Lakeshore Recreation Area, North Shore Parkway, Brandon | NA | 1991 | NA | 2,500 | October | Visit Website |
| Celtic Fest Ohio | Celtic/Highland Games | Ohio | 10542 OH-73, Waynesville, OH 45068 | NA | 2016 | NA | 2,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Celtic Fling and Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Pennsylvania | 2775 Lebanon Rd, Manheim | NA | 1998 | NA | 25,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Central Coast Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | California | Laguna Lake Park; San Luis Obispo, California; Repeating | 1585 England | 1992 | 4 stages | 7,000 (2022) | July | Visit Website |
| Central Indiana Enchanted Fairy Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Indiana | Murphy Aquatic Park, South County Road 625 East, Avon | NA | 2019 | NA | 650 | May | Visit Website |
| Central Kentucky Celtic Festival and Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Kentucky | Kentucky Renaissance Fair, LLC, Elm Street, Eminence | NA | NA | NA | 5,000 | September | Visit Website |
| Colorado Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Colorado | 650 Perry Park Avenue, Larkspur | 16th-century Tudor village; pirates, fantasy elements | 1975 | 60 fair acres; 338 total acres including camping | 250,000 (2017 season) | June | Visit Website |
| Connecticut Renaissance Faire (Fall) | Renaissance Faire | Connecticut | 122 Mack Rd, Lebanon | Queen Elizabeth (England village of "Lebonshire"); Event Weekends (Cosplay, Doctor Who, Romance) | 1999 | NA | 72,000 | September, October | Visit Website |
| Dayton Celtic Fest | Celtic/Highland Games | Ohio | 237 East Monument Avenue, Dayton | NA | 2002 | NA | 1,000 | July | Visit Website |
| Door County Fantasy Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Wisconsin | Egg Harbor | Shire of "Enchanted"; Arthurian, Elizabethan and fantasy elements | 2011 | NA | NA | NA | Visit Website |
| Dublin Irish Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Ohio | 5600 Post Rd, Dublin | NA | 1987 | NA | 100,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Eastport Pirate Festival | Pirate Festival | Maine | 42 Water Street, Eastport | NA | NA | NA | 15,000 | September | Visit Website |
| Elizabeth Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Colorado | 4189 CO-86, Elizabeth, CO 80107 | NA | 1991 | NA | 2,000 | July | Visit Website |
| Escondido Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | California | Felicita County Park, Escondido, California; repeating | The Shire of Escondido; Her Majesty, Queen "Elizabeth Gloriana" | 2000 | 53 acres | 5,000 | April, May | Visit Website |
| Fae Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Virginia | Ix Art Park, 2nd Street Southeast, Charlottesville | NA | 2022 | NA | 2,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Fairyblossom Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Washington | Homewood Suites by Hilton Vancouver-Portland, Southeast Columbia Shores Boulevard, Vancouver | NA | 2015 | NA | 300 | June | Visit Website |
| Fantasy Wood Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Maryland | 10431 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Columbia | NA | 2018 | NA | 1,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Festival of Legends | Fantasy And Fairy Events | North Carolina | 2908 Optimist Farm Rd, Apex, NC 27539 | NA | 2012 | NA | 2,000 | April | Visit Website |
| Florida Renaissance Festival - Deerfield Beach | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Quiet Waters Park, Deerfield Beach | 16th century renaissance | 1993 | NA | 1,00,000 | February,March | Visit Website |
| Florida Renaissance Festival - Miami | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Cauley Square Historic Village, Miami; semi-permanent | Early 16th-century Renaissance village | 2009 | NA | 45,000+ | NA | Visit Website |
| Fresno Pirate Festival | Pirate Festival | California | Kearney Park, West Kearney Boulevard, Fresno | NA | NA | NA | 2,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Garrett County Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Maryland | Friendsville Community Park, Old River Road, Friendsville | NA | 1988 | NA | 2,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Georgia Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Georgia | 6905 Virlyn B Smith Rd, Fairburn, GA 30213 | The village of "Newcastle" during the reign of King Henry VIII | 1986 | 32 acres | 250,000 (2004 season) | April,June | Visit Website |
| Glasgow Lands Scottish Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Massachusetts | 300 North Main Street, Florence, Northampton | NA | 1993 | NA | 6,000 | July | Visit Website |
| Goderich Celtic Roots Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Canada | 168 West St, Goderich, ON | NA | 1993 | NA | 4,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Grand Lake Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Oklahoma | 438415 E. Hwy 60, Vinita; Semi-Permanent Site | 1540 Queensferry, Scotland; Reign of King James V | 2015 | 5 stages; free parking; onsite camping for participants only | 1,000 | March | Visit Website |
| Great Lakes Medieval Faire and Marketplace | Renaissance Faire | Ohio | 3033 State Route 534, Rock Creek | The 13th-century forest kingdom of "Avaloch"; historic, fantasy, super-heroes, futuristic | 1992 | 13 fair acres | 100,000 | July,August | Visit Website |
| Great Plains Renaissance Festivals | Renaissance Faire | Kansas | 6501 W 21st St, Wichita, KS 67205 | 1300 A.D. in the shire of "Talonterra" | 2004 | NA | 15,000 | April | Visit Website |
| Greater St. Louis Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Missouri | Wentzville; permanent | "Petit Lyon", France during a 16th-century visit from King Fran?ois I | 1998 | NA | 25,000 | NA | Visit Website |
| High Desert Pirate Faire | Pirate Festival | California | 7500 Arrowhead Lake Rd, Hesperia, CA 92345 | NA | NA | NA | 3,000 | March | Visit Website |
| Hoggetowne Medieval Faire | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Alachua County Fairgrounds, Gainesville; permanent | Village of "Hoggetowne" during King Arthur's reign | 1987 | NA | 50,000 (2011 season) | NA | Visit Website |
| Hudson Valley Pirate Festival | Prate Festival | New York | Cantine Field, Pavilion Street, Saugerties | NA | 2019 | NA | 500 | May | Visit Website |
| Janesville Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Wisconsin | 600 N Main St, Janesville WI 53545 | A Step Back in Time, a Leap Forward in Fun! | 0000 | NA | NA | May | Visit Website |
| Kansas City Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Kansas | 633 N 130th St, Bonner Springs, KS 66012 | 1536 in "Canterbury"; Henry VIII, pirates, some fantasy and Robin Hood | 1977 | 16 acres | 200,000 | September,October | Visit Website |
| Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Kentucky | Kentucky Renaissance Fair, LLC, Elm Street, Eminence | Fictional "Briarwood", Scotland during the 14th-century reign of King?Robert the Bruce | 2005 | 113 acres | 40,000 | December | Visit Website |
| Kern County Scottish Gathering & Games | Celtic/Highland Games | California | 1142 South P Street, Bakersfield | NA | 1995 | NA | 4,500 | April | Visit Website |
| King Richard's Faire | Renaissance Faire | Massachusetts | King Richard's Faire, Main Street, Carver | 16th-century marketplace of "Carvershire" | 1982 | 80 acres (total), 9.9 festival acres (approx.) | 175,000 | September,October | Visit Website |
| Koroneburg Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | California | Riverview Recreation Park, 14600 Baron Drive, Corona; permanent[14] | Baron Heinrich von Lauffer's estate, a German village located along the Rhine, circa 1450-1600 | 1998 | 120-acre park; nine festival acres; five stages | 175,000 | NA | Visit Website |
| KVMR Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | California | Nevada County Fairgrounds, McCourtney Road, Grass Valley | NA | 1996 | NA | 1,000 | September, October | Visit Website |
| Labyrinth Masquerade | Fantasy And Fairy Events | California | 506 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles | NA | 1997 | NA | 1,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Las Vegas Celtic Gathering & Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Nevada | 9200 Tule Springs Rd, Las Vegas | NA | 2004 | NA | 10,000 | April | Visit Website |
| Longs Peak Scottish-Irish Highland Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Colorado | Manford Ave, Estes Park | NA | 1976 | NA | 60,000 | September | Visit Website |
| Louisiana Pirate Festival | Pirate Festival | Louisiana | Lake Charles Civic Center, Lakeshore Drive, Lake Charles | NA | 1957 | NA | 2,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Louisiana Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Louisiana | 46468 River Rd, Hammond, LA 70401 | Fall harvest in the 16th-century English village of "Albright" | 1999 | NA | 55,000 | November | Visit Website |
| Magical Realm Fantasy Faire | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Michigan | 1025 Cochran Ave, Charlotte | NA | 2018 | NA | 2,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Malad Valley Welsh Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Idaho | Malad City Park, South 100 West, Malad City | NA | 2005 | NA | 1,000 | June, July | Visit Website |
| Maryland Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Maryland | 1821 Crownsville Rd, Annapolis, MD 21401 | Fictional Tudor village of "Revel Grove" | 1977 | 25 fair acres; 85 parking acres | 305,000 | August,September,October | Visit Website |
| May Day Faerie Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Maryland | Marshy Point Nature Center, Marshy Point Road, Middle River, Baltimore | NA | NA | NA | 1,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Medieval Fantasy Market Faire | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Ohio | 12210 Walhonding Rd, Pleasant City | NA | 2019 | NA | 100 | May | Visit Website |
| Michigan Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Michigan | 12500 Dixie Hwy, Holly, MI 48442 | "Hollygrove" village, late 16th-century England | 1979 | 100 acres; 17 acres (festival grounds) | 250,000 | August,September,October | Visit Website |
| Mid-Michigan Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Michigan | 7464 Frankenmuth Rd, Vassar, MI 48768 | Queen Anna of Bohemia with Martin Luther and various mythical and fantasy characters | 2008 | five fair acres; 12 parking acres | 1,500 | July | Visit Website |
| Middlefaire Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Texas | Hillsboro; permanent | 1652 A.D. in "Wiltonshire"; buccaneers, baroque characters, fantasy elements, 3 events (June: Texas Pirate Festival;),July: Magical & Medieval Fantasy Faire (November: Middlefaire) | 2006 | 21 acres; camping | 3,500 | NA | Visit Website |
| Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Connecticut | 119 Pulaski Highway, Ansonia, CT 06401 | Year unknown, in the Anleighshire, Kingdom of Cuulayne; under fictional King Tonitrus; fantasy immersion | 2011 | parking | 6,000 | June,July | Visit Website |
| Midwest Pirate Fest | Prate Festival | Nebraska | 11001 South 48th Street, Papillion | NA | 2009 | NA | 4,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Milwaukee Irish Fest | Celtic/Highland Games | Wisconsin | 200 North Harbor Drive, Milwaukee | NA | 1981 | NA | 100,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Minnesota Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Minnesota | 12364 Chestnut Blvd, Shakopee, MN 55379 | 16th-century "England-like" fantasy kingdom | 1971 | 22 acres | 305,000 | August,September,October | Visit Website |
| Mississippi Highland Games and Celtic Music Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Mississippi | Harrison County Fairgrounds, County Farm Road, Gulfport | NA | 1995 | NA | 4,500 | November | Visit Website |
| Mystic Realms Fantasy Fair | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Idaho | Bannock County Fairgrounds Pocatello, Fairground Drive, Pocatello | NA | 2023 | NA | 1,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Mythical and Medieval Fest | Renaissance Faire | South Carolina | RH Acres, Myrtle Beach | Renaissance, Fantasy, Viking, Pirate | 2014 | 15 acres | 4,000 (in 2019) | NA | Visit Website |
| New Hampshire Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | New Hampshire | 80 Martin Rd, Fremont | Undetermined period; charity event | 2004 | varies | 8,000 | May | Visit Website |
| New Jersey Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | New Jersey | Liberty Lake Day Camp and picnic grove, | 16th-century fictional village of Crossford in Northumberland; combines historical and fictional "visitors from time" with fantasy and magic, such as Shakespeare, Robin Hood, King Arthur. etc. | 2009 | 60 acres (including 7 acre lake) | 16,000 | May,June | Visit Website |
| New York Faerie Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | New york | 2195 New York 79, Harpursville | NA | 2009 | NA | 4,000 | June | Visit Website |
| New York Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | New York | 600 New York 17A, Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 | The fictional town of "Sterling" in late 16th-century Elizabethan England | 1977 | 65 acres, 20 stages | 200,000 | August,October | Visit Website |
| North Carolina Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | North Carolina | Knightdale; permanent | 1575 in the Elizabethan village of "Kingston-upon-Hull" | 1995 | 22 fair acres | 25,000 | NA | Visit Website |
| North Texas Irish Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Texas | Robert L Parish Sr. Avenue, Dallas | NA | 1983 | NA | 1,000 | March | Visit Website |
| Northern California Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | California | Hollister; repeating | Derbyshire village of "Willingtown"; mid 1600s | 2004 | 11 acres | 1,50,000 | October | Visit Website |
| Nottingham Festival | Renaissance Faire | California | Simi Valley; non-permanent | Nottingham, Elizabethan England | 2013 | NA | NA | Visit Website | |
| Ohio Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Ohio | 35300 Vine St, Eastlake | NA | 2011 | NA | 1,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Ohio Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Ohio | 10542 State Highway 73, Waynesville, OH 45068 | 1572 A.D. in the English village of "Willy-Nilly on the Wash;" during the reign of?Elizabeth I | 1990 | 30 acres | 200,000 | September,October | Visit Website |
| Ohio Scottish Games & Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Ohio | Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, East Bagley Road, Middleburg Heights | NA | 1977 | NA | 8,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Oklahoma Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Oklahoma | 3400 W Fern Mountain Rd, Muskogee, OK 74401 | 1569 during the reign of Elizabeth I "Castleton" border town of Scotland & England, multiple country quarters (Italian, Celtic) | 1995 | 30 fair acres; 40 acres parking | 100,000 | April,June | Visit Website |
| Omaha Potter Faire | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Nebraska | Bellevue Berry Farm, Papillion | NA | 2018 | NA | 3,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Ontario Pirate Festival | Prate Festival | Canada | Marden Park, Marden Road, Guelph, Guelph/Eramosa, ON | NA | 2007 | NA | 3,500 | August | Visit Website |
| Oregon Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Oregon | 694 NE 4th Ave, Canby, OR 97013 | 1563 in the Scottish "Vale of Dunrose"; features?Mary, Queen of Scots; | 2016 | NA | 12,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Ormond Beach Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Florida | 2 John Anderson Drive, Ormond Beach | NA | 2010 | NA | 10,000 | April | Visit Website |
| Pacific Northwest Scottish Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Washington | 45224 284th Ave SE, Enumclaw, | NA | 1947 | NA | 30,000 | July | Visit Website |
| Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Pennsylvania | 2775 Lebanon Rd, Manheim, PA 17545 | 1589 English shire of "Mount Hope"; features Marlowe, Shakespeare and Elizabeth I, from 2014-2018 an early Tudor Henry VIII theme | 1981 | 35 acres | 250,000 (season) | August,October | Visit Website |
| Phoenix Scottish Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Arizona | Gilbert Regional Park, East Queen Creek Road, Gilbert | NA | NA | NA | 1,000 | March | Visit Website |
| Pirate Fest Las Vegas | Pirate Festival | Nevada | 628 W Craig Rd, North Las Vegas | NA | 2012 | NA | 15,000 | March | Visit Website |
| Pirate Fest Las Vegas | Renaissance Faire | Nevada | Craig Ranch Regional Park | Pirates and fantasy | November | Visit Website | |||
| Pirate Viking Summer Bash | Pirate Festival | New Mexico | Wildlife West Nature Park, N Frontage Rd, Edgewood | NA | 2019 | NA | 10,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Pirates of the Pontchartrain | Prate Festival | Louisiana | River Road, Hammond | NA | 2021 | NA | 1,000 | April | Visit Website |
| Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Pennsylvania | 112 Renaissance Lane, West Newton | "Morelandshire;" during the 16th century | 1994 | 20 fair acres; 280 parking acres | 90,000 | August,October | Visit Website |
| Privateer Days | Prate Festival | Canada | Liverpool, NS | NA | 1977 | NA | 4,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Ren in the Glen | Renaissance Faire | Wisconsin | 1442 Dunn St. Croix Road Glenwood City WI | A Medieval Fantasy Faire in Glenwood, Wisconsin | 2011 | free parking, dog friendly, 4 stages | NA | July | Visit Website |
| Renaissance Festival of Nebraska | Renaissance Faire | Nebraska | 11001 South 48th Street, Papillion, NE 68133 | "Crownsbury" 15th to 16th century | 2008 | 8 Festival acres: 20 parking acres | 17,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California | Renaissance Faire | California | Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area, Arrow Highway, Irwindale | The market at "Port Deptford"; late 16th century | 1962 | 20 acres | 200,000 (2004 season) | April,May | Visit Website |
| Richmond Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Virginia | 600 South Laburnum Avenue, Richmond | NA | NA | NA | 1,000 | November | Visit Website |
| Riverdale Kiwanis Medieval Faire | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Lakes Park, Ft. Myers | 900 ? 1300 A.D. | 1996 | NA | NA | NA | Visit Website |
| Robin Hoods Faire (Spring) | Renaissance Faire | Connecticut | Harwinton Fairgrounds, 150 Locust Road, Harwinton | Robin Hood (England?circa 1150 A.D.); fantasy elements encouraged | 2010 | five stages; parking | 18,000 | May,July | Visit Website |
| Rosemary House Fairy Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Pennsylvania | 120 South Market Street, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055 | NA | 1994 | NA | 2,000 | September | Visit Website |
| Runestone Festival: A Walk Through Time | Renaissance Faire | Oklahoma | Heavener Runestone Park | Renaissance/Fantasy/VIking | 2005 | 2 stages, battlefield, 55 acres,30+ merchants, camping | 2,500 | NA | Visit Website |
| Rusty Scuppers Pirate Daze | Pirate Festival | Washington | 2323 Westhaven Drive, Westport | NA | 2003 | NA | 25,000 | June | Visit Website |
| S. Maryland Celtic Festival and Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Maryland | 10515 Mackall Road, Saint Leonard | NA | 1978 | NA | 9,000 | April | Visit Website |
| Saline Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | Michigan | West Bennett Street, Saline | NA | NA | NA | 1,000 | July | Visit Website |
| San Antonio Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Texas | 12210 Leslie Rd, Helotes | NA | 1999 | NA | 1,000 | April | Visit Website |
| San Diego Scottish Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | California | 1200 Vale Terrace Dr, Vista | NA | 1974 | NA | 1,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Sarasota Medieval Fair | Renaissance Faire | Florida | Sarasota Fairgrounds, Sarasota | 1381 A.D. | 2005 | NA | 25,000 (2011 season) | November | Visit Website |
| Scarborough Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Texas | 2511 FM 66, Waxahachie | 1521 Scarborough, under the reign of King Henry VIII | 1981 | 35 acres | 200,000 (2010 season) | April,May | Visit Website |
| Scottish Fest USA | Celtic/Highland Games | California | 88 Fair Dr, Costa Mesa, | NA | NA | NA | 16,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Scottish Highland Gathering & Games | Celtic/Highland Games | California | Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton | NA | 1866 | NA | 40,000 | September | Visit Website |
| Shadow Bay Celtic Festival | Celtic/Highland Games | South Carolina | RH Acres, Socastee Boulevard, Myrtle Beach | NA | 2001 | NA | 1,000 | April | Visit Website |
| Sherman Celtic Fest and Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Texas | 2190 Fallon Drive, Sherman | NA | NA | NA | 1,000 | March | Visit Website |
| Sherwood Forest Faire | Renaissance Faire | Texas | 1883 Old Hwy 20, McDade | 1189 1199, Sherwood Forest; under the reign of Richard the Lion-Hearted; some fantasy elements; 100 permanent buildings including a complete castle. | 2010 | 25 acres, general population camping, clan camping | 101,000 (2019 season) | March,April | Visit Website |
| Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Oregon | Kings Valley, Oregon; repeating | 1558-1603; modeled on elements of Shakespeare and Elizabeth I. | 1996 | five stages; parking; no pets | 19,000 | September | Visit Website |
| Siouxland Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | South Dakota | W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds, Sioux Falls, Sd | Shrewsbury, England 1575, the 17th year of Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth's reign | 2001 | six stages, parking, camping at fairgrounds | 4,500 | June | Visit Website |
| St. Andrews Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Michigan | 20501 Newburgh Rd, Livonia | NA | 1849 | NA | 10,000 | August | Visit Website |
| Sterling Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | New York | 15385 Farden Rd, Sterling | The fictional village of "Warwick;" 1585 England | 1976 | 35+ acres; 12 stages; some camping areas | 1,00,000 | July, August | Visit Website |
| Tennessee Pirate Fest | Prate Festival | Tennessee | 550 Fiske Rd, Harriman | NA | 2016 | NA | 2,700 | May | Visit Website |
| Tennessee Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Tennessee | 2124 Newcastle Road, Arrington | 16th-century town of "Covington Glen;" features a full-sized replica "border castle", known as "Castell Gwynn" | 1985 | 68 acres | 45,000 (2008 season) | May | Visit Website |
| Texas Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | Texas | 21778 FM 1774, Todd Mission | The King's "New Market Village;" 3rd And 16th century; Roman, Scots, Celts, pirates, fantasy | 1974 | 25 stages; 55 fair acres; 200+ camping acres; parking; | 678,500 (2016 season) | October, November | Visit Website |
| Texas Scottish Festival and Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | Texas | 3101 FM 51, Decatur | NA | 1987 | NA | 1,000 | May | Visit Website |
| Three Barons Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Alaska | 3400 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage; semi-permanent | The Italian, Arabic, and English camps at the village of "Hillshire;" pirates, fantasy | 1992 | No pets; | 12,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire | Renaissance Faire | Utah | 970 West 17th Street, Marriott-Slaterville | 1500?1650 in medieval "Hawkhurst;" some fantasy elements | 2006 | 52 acres | 25,000 (2011 season) | May | Visit Website |
| Valhalla Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | California | Camp Richardson, South Lake Tahoe; semi-permanent | 1580 Elizabethan England; nobility, pirates, barbarians | 1993 | three stages; seven acres | 49,000 (2010 season) | NA | Visit Website |
| Vermont Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Vermont | Mayo Events Fields, Stowe, Vermont; semi-permanent | Renaissance,Fantasy, Medieval | 2016 | 3 stages, demo field, joust field, multiple encampments | 7,000+ | June | Visit Website |
| Virginia Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Virginia | 5621 Courthouse Rd, Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvania | Elizabethan village of "Stafford" in the 1580s; pirates, Celts; inventors | 2002 | No pets; | 20,000 (2014 season) | May,June | Visit Website |
| Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Washington | 20021 Sumner-Buckley Hwy E, Bonney Lake | The 1577 village of "Merriwick", Elizabethan England; pirates, carnival, fantasy elements | 2010 | No pets;?six stages; 8 faire acres (approx.); camping; parking | 55,000 | August | Visit Website |
| West Virginia Renaissance Festival | Renaissance Faire | West Virginia | Hollow Hills Farm, Lewisburg, West Virginia; permanent site | The village of "Essex", broadly renaissance with fantasy elements | 2018 | 15 acres; 6 stages plus an equestrian arena | 6,000 | June | Visit Website |
| Wheaton Arts Fantasy Faire | Fantasy And Fairy Events | New Jersey | 1501 Glasstown Road, Millville | NA | NA | NA | 2,000 | June | Visit Website |
| World of Faeries Festival | Fantasy And Fairy Events | Illinoise | Vasa Park, State Route 31, South Elgin | NA | 2004 | NA | 2,300 | August | Visit Website |
| WV Wild and Wonderful Celtic Fest and Highland Games | Celtic/Highland Games | West Virginia | Camp Pioneer, Kings Run Rd, Beverly | NA | 2022 | NA | 1,500 | June | Visit Website |
| Ye Merrie Greenwood Renaissance Faire | Renaissance Faire | Washington | Columbia Park, Kennewick, Washington | Elizabethan Shakespearean Era celebration, circa 1585, vendors, performances, jousting | 1989 | eight stages | 5,000 (2016) | NA | Visit Website |
