Minnesota Renaissance Festival
minnesota renaissance festival renaissance fair interactive outdoor event focus recreating look feel fictional th century englandlike fantasy kingdom operates seven consecutive weekend midaugust final week september sometimes first weekend october site near minnesota river shakopee suburb twin city minnesota renaissance festival began september tovah feldshuh queen jonathan minnesota people visited twoweekend grand opening festival time called minnesota renaissance fair changed minnesota renaissance festival later promoted “a celebration nature art life” jonathan site moved farm highway hill north chaska according info page book history american renaissance festival al olson published moved current site shakopee continues one oldest largest renaissance festival united state played host early career national act magician penn teller flying karamazov brother juggling troupe currently host act zilch torysteller puke snot johnny phoenix tortuga twin danger committee august penn teller first show together minnesota renaissance festival jason mraz also worked pickle boy boy man sell pickle early performance career festival feature entertainer crafter food booth another popular feature feast fantasy minnesota renaissance festival one several event united state owned operated midamerica festival grown one largest renaissance festival united state annual attendance land festival built leased midamerica festival announced would likely last season current location lease contains clause owner terminate lease time midamerica festival announced lease term would expire currently several site consideration including property part scott county near belle plaine minnesota december announced lease current site extended season august stated minnesota renaissance festival facebook page season would th season cancelled due covid season considered th season also stated lease current site extended season though new update regarding proposed new permanent site made since announced march site near jordan minnesota probable land near scott county fairground purchased purpose december stated minnesota renaissance festival facebook page lease current site extended season minnesota renaissance festival provided free parking site near shakopee due increasing traffic problem began limiting number vehicle using onsite parking selling limited number datespecific parking voucher direction available website parking available parking lot accessible two dirt road one highway highway onto acre campus limited access festival site led significant transportation issue including delay long two hour either entering leaving fairground traffic problem created significant backup delay along minnesota highway traffic identified number one issue minnesota transportation museum provided train trip renaissance festival using northern pacific train used chicago north western railway track minneapolis merriam junction located next renaissance festival ground rail line severed hopkins chaska list renaissance fair reenactment jousting society creative anachronism list open air living history museum united state minnesota renaissance festival