Colorado Renaissance Festival

The Colorado Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair in Colorado located in Larkspur, Colorado 39 miles south of Denver and 32 miles north of Colorado Springs. The Renaissance Festival typically runs between the months of June and August. It is based on a 16th-century Tudor village.

Colorado Renaissance Festival
GenreRenaissance fair
DatesLate spring to mid summer
Location(s)Larkspur, Colorado
Coordinates39.22818°N 104.89892°W / 39.22818; -104.89892
Inaugurated1975
Attendance250,000 (average)
Area60 acres (240,000 m2) with 338 acres of camping grounds
Stages10
Websitecoloradorenaissance.com

It is located at 650 Perry Park Avenue, Larkspur CO 80118.[1]

History

The renaissance festival was begun in 1975 as a tear-down event in Morrison, Colorado with 60 artisan booths. After two years, the grounds moved to Castle Rock before settling in its current location of Larkspur. It was founded by a man named Jim Paradise. His son, Jim Paradise Jr. is the current director of the fair.[2]

Part or all of the Festival's current property in Larkspur was purchased from the historic American Federation of Human Rights Headquarters, which remains adjacent, in 1975.[3]

The 2020 season of the festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the 46th edition of the festival deferred to 2021.

Features

The festival features over 200 artisan shops and hundreds of costumed performers.[4] The festival also hosts weddings in accordance to the themed weekends.

Themed Weekends

Each of the eight weekends of the festival take on a different theme, influencing the performances, costumes, food, drink, art, shops, contests, and games throughout the festival grounds.

  • Opening Weekend! Children's Weekend
  • Magical Fantasy Weekend
  • Royal Ale & Art Festival
  • Celtic Festival
  • Wine Revelry
  • Love and Romance
  • Pirate Invasion
  • Fare Thee Well & Time Travelers Weekend[5]

See also

References
  1. "Colorado Renaissance Festival location".
  2. "Renaissance Festival making history with 30th anniversary".
  3. Maximo Cumsille (August 12, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: American Federation of Human Rights Headquarters / 5DA1097". National Park Service. Retrieved May 5, 2021. With accompanying 19 photos from 1997
  4. "Artisan's Marketplace - Colorado Renaissance Festival".
  5. "Themed Weekends - Colorado Renaissance Festival". Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2021-09-02.
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