Travel through time and enter the magical realm of dragons and fairies, knights and trolls, royalty and wenches! Join hundreds of performers, artisans, and costumed entertainers for a day filled with song and dance, laughter, amusement, and excitement.
The Colorado Renaissance Festival returns to Larkspur this summer for eight spectacular weekends! This year is the Festival's 44th Anniversary, and they've got a great lineup of returning acts — including fan favorites like the Joust, Washing Well Wenches, The London Broil, and Celtic Legacy — as well as new performers!
Entertainment
The Joust is the highlight of the festival, with a Tournament of Skill, a Tournament of Arms, and Trial by Combat scheduled throughout the day! Everyone in the audience really gets into cheering for "their" knight and booing at all the others!
The London Broil is a trio of jugglers who are both skilled and entertaining. They'll have you laughing out loud through the entire show!
The Kamikaze Fireflies are part comedy, part circus. You may have seen them several years ago on America's Got Talent. They are even better when you see them live at the Festival.
Celtic Legacy plays rock songs with bagpipes, drums, and a guitar! These guys are so fun and energetic, you'll want to watch and listen to them all day!
The Washing Well Wenches have a hilarious show with LOADS (see what I did there?) of audience interaction and participation.
NEW! Master Falconer Ash Cary of Knightwings presents the natural behaviors of owls, hawks, and falcons and their impact on the ecosystem.
NEW! Zilch the Torysteller has been “peaching teople how to leak in a spifferent danguage” for over four decades. He takes classic tales and utterly mangles them historically and hysterically. Hear him render stories like “Loldigocks and the Bee Threars,” “Rindercella,” and Spilliam Wakeshear’s classic “Jomeo and Ruliet.”
Plus MANY, MANY more! Musicians, a hypnotist, fire-breathers, dancers, acrobats, singers, and a living fountain are just a few of the other Renaissance variety acts you'll discover.
Themed Weekends
July 3-4 • Opening Weekend is Children's Weekend! This weekend will be filled with activities for the little ones, including a costume contest, a Royal Quest, and a Knighting Ceremony! For this weekend only, Children 12 and under experience the festival for FREE with a paying adult!
July 10-11 • Magical Fantasy Weekend! Join the adventure to a mystical realm full of fairies and enchantments! Visit with a live mermaid, play with a unicorn, or be blessed by one of the many fantastical inhabitants of the realm. There will also be costume contests for both children and adults.
July 17-18 • Royal Ale & Art Festival (and Military Appreciation Weekend)! Enjoy FREE Ale Sampling at the Dancing Bear Pub from 11:30 AM–2:00 PM. This weekend only, all military personnel receive a Buy-One-Get-One-Free Adult Ticket with Military I.D. plus their children, ages 12 and under, enter the realm FREE! Redeem at the Box Office only.
July 24-25 • Celtic Festival! Enjoy our Celtic weekend, including special Celtic Dance Groups, Musicians, and Pipe Bands (Welcome Pikes Peak Highlanders!). Be sure to Don Ye Kilts for the “Best Men in Kilts” contest.
July 31-August 1 • Wine Revelry! Watch the Legendary Grape Stomp Competition. Plus, adults can enjoy FREE wine sampling at the Dancing Bear Pub from 11:30 AM–2:00 PM.
August 7-8 • Love and Romance! Lovers, renew your vows of faith and commitment at the “Renewal of Vows” ceremony at the Canterbury Chapel. Single? Participate in the “Wooing” Competition taking place in the streets throughout the day!
August 14-15 • Pirate Invasion! Enjoy a weekend of rousing good tales and tunes of high-seas adventures, swash-buckling sword fights, a Pirate Costume Contest, and a jolly good time! Children can participate in A Pirate Treasure Hunt!
August 21-22 • A Final Huzzah!! It's a weekend filled with frivolities truly fit for a king! Celebrate the last weekend with a return to the past or a "Back to the Future" sort of day. It's a memorable conclusion to the 44th anniversary season.
Don't try to fit everything into one visit... you simply can't! Instead, visit the website to download a program and Festival Map with all the times and locations of the various shows to help you plan your day.
Bring sunscreen, a spray bottle (for misting yourself), and an empty reusable or factory-sealed disposable water bottle. There are water fountains near the privies (bathrooms), so you can refill your misting and water bottles as needed.
The Colorado Renaissance Festival takes place in Larkspur (off I-25 at Exit 173) for eight festive weekends, rain or shine. Gate tickets are $27 for adults and $12 for children 5-12. Children under 5 are free. Save time and money when you purchase and print online. Parking is free!
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