Maryland Renaissance Festival
maryland renaissance festival renaissance fair located crownsville maryland set fictional thcentury english village named revel grove festival spread acre open last weekend august run nine weekend early minnesota lawyer jules smith sr – invested george coulams minnesota renaissance festival year later coulam left minnesota festival started texas renaissance festival smith sold share minnesota festival organized similar festival maryland near merriweather post pavilion columbia fair first held four weekend drew people see performance penn teller flying karamazov brother among others fair moved current location crownsville smith turned management fair son jules smith jr still run festival three sibling festival originally elizabethan fair switched focused henry viii england king henry played actor fred nelson replacing bill huttel huttels death july maryland renaissance festival announced would operate due covid pandemic english tudor village acre wood field craft shop food outlet participant populate village work directly company vendor performer stage character throughout village maryland renaissance festival utilizes eight major theater four smaller stage tavern childrens area jousting tiltyard seating list renaissance fair official website