Scarborough Renaissance Festival

Scarborough Renaissance Festival, more commonly known as Scarborough Faire, is a renaissance fair in Waxahachie, Texas.

Scarborough Renaissance Festival
16th century English structure
Status	Active
Genre	Renaissance Fair
Begins	Early April
Ends	Late May
Frequency	Annually
Venue	2511 FM 66
Location(s)	Waxahachie, Texas
Coordinates	32.360291°N 96.889696°W / 32.360291; -96.889696 (Texas Scarborough Renaissance Festival)
Years active	42
Attendance	200,000 (average)
Area	165-acre (0.67 km2)
Activity	Carving & Sculpting Chivalry Falconry Folklore Glasswork Metalsmithing Music Scarborough Academy of Performing Art Theatre Themed Weekends
Website	www.srfestival.com

Scarborough Faire's first run was in 1981. The festival is open Saturdays and Sundays from the first weekend in April until Memorial Day Monday. The festival is historically based in the 16th century, under the reign of King Henry VIII. The festival is 35 acres (140,000 m²) in size, taking place on a 165-acre (0.67 km²) site. There are 21 stages with more than 200 performances. Three jousting shows take place each day. There are about 150 cast members that make up the characters at Scarborough Renaissance Festival. Almost all of the cast members are volunteers.[1][2][3]

The Scarborough Renaissance Festival also features 200 shops selling goods such as candles, soaps, jewelry, children's toys and even musical instruments. Many of the craftsmen selling their goods also provide demonstrations on how the items are made. The festival also features the Crown Kitchens - a selection of food stalls serving turkey legs (the festival serves over 20 tons of this signature food item per year), food skewers, sandwiches, ice cream and other items.[4][5]