Join 200,000 Other North Carolinians At This Year's Gigantic Renaissance Festival
Robin Jarvis
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Many people don’t realize one of the largest renaissance fairs in the country takes place each year in the Tar Heel State. For eight enchanted weekends each fall, the Carolina Renaissance Festival will delight visitors with a world of medieval charm. Spanning 25 acres, the festival comes to life with charming castles, pubs, cottages, and many other must-see attractions that make a day at the festival much like spending a day in Camelot.
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Tickets to the Carolina Renaissance Festival are available online or at regional Harris Teeter stores. The prices are $32/adults, $20/children ages 5-12, and kids under 5 are always free. Special prices are available to seniors and the military as well. Prefer to wait and purchase tickets when you arrive? You can do that, too. Major credit cards are accepted at the festival box office, and many vendors inside also accept them; however, some do not – so bring some cash. Learn more about the Carolina Renaissance Festival from the official website and follow the Facebook page here.
Address: 16445 Poplar Tent Road, Huntersville, NC, 28078
Want to know how far Huntersville is from where you are? Here are some waypoints… It’s located 23 miles north of Charlotte, 129 miles east of Fayetteville, 66 miles south of Winston Salem, 103 miles southeast of Boone, 67 miles southeast of Morganton, and 143 miles east/southeast of Asheville.
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What is the largest Renaissance Fair in America?
The Texas Renaissance Festival is the largest one in the United States of America. It’s also one of the oldest renaissance festivals in America, having begun in 1974. Each year it brings in over 500,000 guests. The fair is held annually from early October all the way through the last weekend in November, so you have plenty of time to travel to this festival before heading to the Carolina Renaissance Festival. The Carolina Renaissance Festival holds another large amount, 200,000 visitors, making it one of the top-attended renaissance festivals in America.
Can you dress as a pirate during a renaissance festival?
Absolutely! The traditional pirate costume that you see out and about is perfect for the time period of the Renaissance. Pirates did exist during the 1300s-1600s, and they frequently sailed from the northern hemisphere and traveled to the southern hemisphere to pirate. Many people will dress in a pirate’s costume at a renaissance festival.