Michigan Renaissance Festival
michigan renaissance festival mich ren fest renaissance fair interactive outdoor event focus recreating look feel fictional english village called hollygrove reign queen elizabeth latter half th century large number patron also regularly attend festival costume fleshing street noble pirate viking wizard rogue wench assortment fantasy character festival also includes many nationally known renaissance festival stage act juggling show sword fighting show lane act twohour feast performed twice daily three full contact joust show performed daily activity game child age festival owned midamerica festival film alls faire love filmed michigan renaissance festival festival began operation ground adjacent colombiere center clarkston near junction dixie highway organiser moved festival acre ha property dixie highway one mile km north mount holly ski resort roughly acre ha developed far actual festival site acre ha within village wall accessible patron property accessible patron dixie highway includes two large parking area two lake horton lake walton lake wetland property part holly township michigan part groveland township michigan honor fictional village name changed hollygrove permanent structure stage built year festival expanded steadily accommodate estimated annual attendance people fair cancelled due covid pandemic season returned festival recreates english village period point recreate caste system time cast divided group based character social class highest class consists queen elizabeth royal court nobility knight following would mayor clergy rich middle class visiting royal dignitary middle class consists merchant tradesman character employment lower class consists farmer beggar pirate actor gypsy renaissance fair list renaissance fair reenactment jousting list open air living history museum united state michigan renaissance festival midamerica festival