Kansas City Renaissance Festival
kansa city renaissance festival renaissance fair held fall bonner spring kansa united state next sandstone amphitheater year fair begin labor day weekend continues seven weekend open saturday sunday well labor day columbus day faire began benefit kansa city art institute became standalone event late presently fair booth stage entertaining patron annually operating day keeping artistic beginning kcrf feature shop vendor many sell original craft artwork site artistic featuring winding treelined lane painted mural bannerstrewn fancifully decorated building particular institute historic educational art ihea maintains large presence artisan demonstrate variety textile wood metal crafting technique even operating fully functional blacksmith shop kcrf offer free living history tour patron view craftspeople work well hear presentation costumed character renaissance art science medicine warfare festival began much smaller festival first season operated primarily benefit kansa city art institute rather business purchased midamerica festival also operates minnesota renaissance festival turned much larger business concern kansa city renaissance festival addition sold new ownership late tremendous growth encountered also faced extreme possibility shut move early part st century talk lease fight wyandotte county kansa scenario festival ownership management gave serious thought relocating festival taking every structure sign ultimately lease fight resolved midamerica festival signing new longterm lease agreeing keep festival open bonner spring heralded time another thirty year covid pandemic caused season cancelled renaissance fair list renaissance fair reenactment jousting society creative anachronism list open air living history museum united state kansa city renaissance festival website ihea website