Episode 34 - 2024’s Festivals, Festivals, Festivals - Installment 2

Bonjour! Welcome to Coffee Talk with King Francois I,  episode thirty-four, 2024’s Festivals, Festivals, Festivals - Installment 2. I am your host, Theodore Jander. In this episode, I will be highlighting the upcoming 2024 Renaissance Festivals here in the US, Canada, and overseas with their names and upcoming April, May, and June dates.

But before we begin our festival excursion, here is a short coffee-related joke. A man fell into a vat of coffee and died. The police told his wife, in an attempt to console her, “At least he didn’t suffer; it was instant.” So, grab a cup of your favorite brew, sit back, and enjoy this episode of Coffee Talk with King Francois I.

 

Episode Sponsor: Mid-America Festivals and their St. Louis Kegs ‘n’ Eggs event

(https://www.mafestivals.com/; https://www.stlkegsneggs.com/)

Have a hopping good time at the largest adult egg hunt in the St. Louis area.

Thousands of dollars of cash and prizes in 15,000 eggs are up for grabs. Come meet Bud Bunny. And, enjoy samplings of locally crafted beers, spirits, and even non-alcoholic drinks, live entertainment by Threshold, food trucks, a live DJ, and egg-citing games and contests aplenty.

Everyone receives a T-shirt, tote bag, and sample glass with their ticket. You can even bring your dog to join in the fun with their very own egg hunt and contests.

Join us Saturday April 13th, 2024, on the grounds of the St. Louis Renaissance Festival in Wentzville, Missouri. The pre-party begins at 11:00 am, with the egg hunt at 1:00 pm. Various tickets are available at https://stlrenfest.com.

Thank you to Mid America Festivals for their sponsorship of this episode and for making the following egg-cellent offer available to you, my listeners. To receive a Kegs ‘N’ Eggs Designated Driver ticket, valued at $35, be one of the first ten listeners to sign up for a seven day free trial of the “Caffé Lattes - Noble recognition!” tier on the Coffee Talk with King Francois I Podcast Patreon page. Click on or copy the following link to sign up for the aforementioned seven day free trial: https://www.patreon.com/checkout/CoffeeTalkwithKingFrancois?rid=9208011&is_free_trial=true

 

Podcast Sponsored by: Rosie’s Blossoms and Bouquets

Where to find more about the festivals highlighted in this episode:

April 2024

Ocean Renaissance - April 12 - 14, 2024 - Ocean City, Maryland

• https://www.oceanrenaissancefoundation.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/TidesTempests

Lost Spanish Treasure Hunt & Faire - April 12 - 13, 2024 - Fordland, Missouri

• https://www.castleshire.org/events.html
• https://www.facebook.com/Castleshire.org

Britchin' Brown Renaissance Festival - April 13, 2024 - Waynesboro, Virginia

• https://www.facebook.com/events/3618211361826637

Ames Renaissance Faire - April 13 - 14, 2024 - Ames, Iowa

• https://amesrenfaire.square.site/
• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61552535492336

Eastern NC Renaissance Faire - April 13 - 14, 2024 - Kinston, North Carolina

• https://www.encrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Eastern-North-Carolina-Renaissance-Faire-103334072112041/

Fantasy Medieval Fair - April 13 - 14, 2024 - Mount Gambier, South Australia

• https://fantasymedievalfair.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/fantasymedievalfair/events/

Tulare County Renaissance Festival - April 13 - 21, 2024 - Visalia, California

• https://tularecountyrenfair.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/TCRF1

Georgia Renaissance Festival - April 13 - June 2, 2024 - Fairburn, Georgia

• https://www.garenfest.com/
• http://www.facebook.com/garenfest

Fairfield Renaissance Faire - April 20 - 21, 2024 - Fairfield, Iowa

• https://www.fairfieldrenfaire.com/

Great Plains Renaissance Festival (Spring) - April 20 - 21, 2024 - Wichita, Kansas

• http://www.greatplainsrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/GreatPlainsRenFest

Escondido Renaissance Faire (Spring) - April 20 - May 5, 2024 - Escondido, California

• https://www.oldetymeproductions.com/escondidorenaissancefaire
• https://www.facebook.com/escondidorenaissancefaire

Price City Renaissance Festival - April 26 - 27, 2024 - Price, Utah

• https://meganmarshall2323.wixsite.com/price-utah-renaissan

The Festival of Legends - April 27 - 28, 2024 - Apex, North Carolina

• https://festivaloflegends.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/festivaloflegends

Wyndonshire Renaissance Faire - April 27 - 28, 2024 - Winchendon, Massachusetts

• https://www.eventeny.com/events/wyndonshirerenaissancefaire-8828/
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/867697607955323

Central Missouri Renaissance Festival - April 27 - May 5, 2024 - Kingdom City, Missouri

• https://www.centralmorenfest.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/CentralMoRenFest

Southern Indiana Renaissance Faire - April 27 - May 26, 2024 - Charlestown, Indiana

• https://renaissancefaireindiana.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Southern-Indiana-Renaissance-Faire-101322795188067/

Oklahoma Renaissance Festival - April 27 - June 2, 2024 - Muskogee, Oklahoma

• https://okcastle.com/renaissance/
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Castle-of-Muskogee/81715693705

 

May 2024

Montreal Medieval Fair - May 3 - 5, 2024 - L'Assomption, Quebec, Canada

• https://salonmedieval.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/medievaleslanaudiere/

Lavonia Renaissance Festival - May 4, 2024 - Lavonia, Georgia

• https://www.lavoniadowntown.com/renassiance-festival
• https://www.facebook.com/lavoniarenfest/

Ren Faire of Bandera County - May 4, 2024 - Pipe Creek, Texas

• https://requiemranch.wixsite.com/requiems-events/ren-faire-of-bandera-county
• https://www.facebook.com/RenFaireofBanderaCounty/

Camlann - A Festival for May - May 4 - 5, 2024 - Carnation, Washington

• https://camlann.org/may%20festival.htm

Cannenburch Medieval Festival - May 4 - 5, 2024 - Vaassen, Netherlands

• https://www.middeleeuws-festijn.nl/locaties/cannenburch/
• https://www.facebook.com/cranenburghevents

Enchanted Orchard Renaissance Faire - May 4 - 5, 2024 - Phillipston, Massachusetts

• https://enchantedorchardrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/events/1350049445710921/

The Renaissance Festival of Nebraska - May 4 - 19, 2024 - Papillion, Nebraska

• https://renfestnebraska.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/RenFestN

Tennessee Renaissance Festival - May 4 - 27, 2024 - Arrington, Tennessee

• https://www.tnrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/tnrenfest/

Brown County Library Renaissance Faire - May 11, 2024 - Howard, Wisconsin

• https://www.browncountylibrary.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/Library.BrownCounty

Newport Ren Faire - May 11, 2024 - Newport, Washington

• https://www.facebook.com/events/3433245523600399/

Royal Stagg Renaissance Faire - May 11 - 12, 2024 - Marshall, Michigan

• http://royalstagg.com/

Travellers Renaissance Village - May 11 - 12, 2024 - Greenfield, Iowa

• https://www.travellersrenaissancevillage.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/TravellingRenaissanceVillage

Two Rivers Medieval Faire - May 11 - 12, 2024 - Cashmere, Washington

• https://www.2riversmedievalfaire.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/TwoRiversMedievalFaire/

New Hampshire Renaissance Faire - May 11 - 19, 2024 - Fremont, New Hampshire

• https://nhrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/nhrenfaire/

Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire - May 11 - 27, 2024 - Marriott-Slaterville, Utah

• http://utahrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Utahrenfest/

Virginia Renaissance Faire - May 11 - June 9, 2024 - Spotsylvania, Virginia

• https://varf.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Virginia-Renaissance-Faire/213104435383276

Medieval Day at Royal Rabbit Vineyards - May 18, 2024 - Parkton, Maryland

• https://royalrabbitvineyards.com/event/royal-rabbit-vineyards-2024-medieval-celebration/

Bluffwoods Renaissance Festival - May 18 - 19, 2024 - Saint Joseph, Missouri

• https://www.bluffwoodsrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Bluffwoodsrenfest

Fantasy of the Lakes - May 18 - 19, 2024 - Lindstrom, Minnesota

• https://fantasyofthelakes.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/fantasyofthelakes/

Janesville Renaissance Faire - May 18 - 19, 2024 - Janesville, Wisconsin

• http://www.jvlrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/JVLFaire

Mayfaire on the Green - May 18 - 19, 2024 - Holland Patent, New York

• https://www.facebook.com/MayFaireontheGreen

Niles Renaissance Faire - May 18 - 19, 2024 - Niles, Michigan

• https://www.nilesrenaissancefaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/NilesHistoryCenter/

New Jersey Renaissance Faire - May 18 - June 9, 2024 - Columbus, New Jersey

• https://www.njrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/NewJerseyRenFaire/

Southeast Texas Renaissance Faire - May 18 - June 16, 2024 - Call, Texas

• http://www.southeasttexasrenaissancefaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/southeasttexasrenaissancefaire

Robin Hood’s Medieval Faire - May 18 - June 30, 2024 - Harwinton, Connecticut

• http://www.robinhoodsfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/ctfaire

Open Fields Medieval Festival - May 25, 2024 - Thetford, Vermont

• http://medfest.openfields.org/

RenFest Southern Maryland - May 25, 2024 - Leonardtown, Maryland

• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556758566522

Shasta Renaissance and Fantasy Faire - May 25 - 26, 2024 - Anderson, California

• https://shastafaire.wixsite.com/shastafaire
• https://www.facebook.com/shastarenfaire/

Whidbey Ren Faire - May 25 - 26, 2024 - Langley, Washington

• https://whidbeyislandrenfaire.org/

Philly Faire - The Philadelphia Renaissance Faire® - May 25 - 27, 2024 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• https://www.phillyfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/phillyfaire

Iowa Renaissance Festival - May 25 - June 2, 2024 - Middle Amana, Iowa

• https://www.iowarenfest.com

North Dakota Renaissance Festival - May 25 - June 16, 2024 - Regent, North Dakota

• https://www.facebook.com/NorthDakotaRenaissanceFestival

Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival - May 31 - June 1, 2024 - Elmira, Ontario, Canada

• http://www.robininthehood.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Robin-in-the-Hood-Medieval-Festival/104888596255608

Koroneburg Renaissance Festival - May 25 - June 23, 2024 - Corona, California

• https://renfestcorona.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/koroneburg

 

June 2024

Fire In The Shire - June 1, 2024 - Alma, Wisconsin

• https://www.explorealma.com/events/fire-in-the-shire

Montana Renaissance Festival - June 1 - 2, 2024 - Red Lodge, Montana

• https://www.montanarenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Montana-Renaissance-Festival/260111977422698

Siouxland Renaissance Festival - June 1 - 2, 2024 - Sioux Falls, South Dakota

• https://www.siouxlandrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/siouxlandrenfest/

Yosemite Chivalry & Fantasy Festival - June 1 - 2, 2024 - Mariposa, California

• https://www.chivalryandfantasyfestival.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/chivalryandfantasyfestival

Canterbury Village Medieval Faire - June 1 - 9, 2024 - Lake Orion, Michigan

• https://www.canterburyvillagemedievalfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/CanterburyVillageMedievalFaire

Three Barons Renaissance Fair - June 1 - 9, 2024 - Anchorage, Alaska

• https://www.3barons.org/

Oregon Renaissance Faire - June 1 - 16, 2024 - Canby, Oregon

• https://www.oregonfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Oregon-Renaissance-Faire-125192897650789

Kentucky Highland Renaissance Festival - June 1 - July 21, 2024 - Eminence, Kentucky

• https://www.kyrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kentucky-Renaissance-Fair/248606697019

Colorado Medieval Festival - June 7 - 9, 2024 - Loveland, Colorado

• https://www.coloradocastle.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoMedievalFestival

New York Capital District Renaissance Festival - June 8 - 9, 2024 - Altamont, New York

• https://nycapitaldistrictrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/pages/New-York-Capital-District-Renaissance-Festival/511652742284730

Sandpoint Renaissance Faire - June 8 - 9, 2024 - Sandpoint, Idaho

• https://sandpointrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/Sandpointrenfaire/

Silver Sage Renaissance Festival - June 8 - 9, 2024 - Garden City, Kansas

• https://www.ssrf-village.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/SilverSageRenFest

Kingdom Faire - June 8 - 16, 2024 - Huguenot, New York

• https://kingdomfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/kingdomfaire

White Hart Renaissance Faire - June 8 - 23, 2024 - Hartville, Missouri

• https://www.whitehartfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/whitehartfaire

West Virginia Renaissance Festival - June 8 - 30, 2024 - Lewisburg, West Virginia

• https://wvrenfest.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/wvrenfest

Kitsap Medieval Faire - June 15, 2024 - Bremerton, Washington

• https://www.kitsapmedievalfaire.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/KITSAPMEDIEVALFAIRE/

Black Hills Renaissance Festival - June 15 - 16, 2024 - Lead, South Dakota

• https://sites.google.com/view/black-hills-renaissance-festiv/home
• https://www.facebook.com/BlackHillsRenFest/

Rentopia Renaissance Faire - June 15 - 16, 2024 - Bentonville, Arkansas

• https://rentopianwa.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61556287735636

Colorado Renaissance Festival - June 15 - August 4, 2024 - Larkspur, Colorado

• https://coloradorenaissance.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/ColoradoRenaissanceFestival

End Of The Road Ren Fair - June 21 - 23, 2024 - Valdez, Alaska

• https://endoftheroadrenfair.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/EndOfTheRoadRenFair/

Camlann Midsomer Festival - June 22 - 23, 2024 - Carnation, Washington

• https://camlann.org/midsomer%20festival.htm

Vermont Renaissance Faire - June 22 - 23, 2024 - Essex Junction, Vermont

• https://www.vtgatherings.com/vtrennfaire.html
• https://www.facebook.com/vtrennfaire

Wheaton Arts Fantasy Faire - June 22 - 23, 2024 - Millville, New Jersey

• http://www.wheatonarts.org/calendar-eventon/

Mystic Realms Fantasy Fair - June 28 - 30, 2024 - Pocatello, Idaho

• https://mysticrealmsfantas.wixsite.com/mysticrealmsfair
• https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100089132783076

Colchester Medieval Fayre - June 29 - 30, 2024 - Colchester, Essex, England

• https://www.foodanddrinkfestivalsuk.co.uk/colchester-medieval-fayre/

Ye Merrie Greenwood at Glastonbury - June 29 - 30, 2024 - Toledo, Oregon

• http://yemerriegreenwoodfaire.org/
• https://www.facebook.com/GlastonburyRenfaire/

Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire - June 29 - July 14, 2024 - Ansonia, Connecticut

• https://mfrenfaire.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/MFRenFaire

 

If you are a performer, merchant, or diehard patron in or of the Renaissance Festival world and would like to be featured on Coffee Talk with King Francois I, reach out to me by way of clicking on the following link: https://www.theodorejander.com/coffeetalkpodcast.

Podcast music, Noblemen’s Hunt, composed by Theodore Jander and Drunken Sailor, arranged and orchestrated by Theodore Jander.

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