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Your Guide to the 2025 Arizona Renaissance Festival

February 1-2: Opening Weekend
The fair will be in full raucous splendor on opening weekend. Attendees can snag two adult tickets this weekend for only $46 (a $72 value) with advance purchase online (while supplies last).

February 8-9: Chivalry and Champions Weekend
Color a pennant for the Queen — downloadable from the festival website — and bring it to the box office to receive a free child admission (ages 5-12, $24 value).

Additionally, sign language interpreters will be available at select stage shows on February 8 in honor of Deaf Awareness Day.

February 15-17: Royalty Weekend
This action-packed weekend kicks off by celebrating the littlest revelers with a Princess Contest for kids ages 5-12 on February 15. On February 16, celebrate diversity and unity during the Royal Pride Day; don’t miss the adult-only Pride costume contest. Finally, on February 17, bring a birthday card for the Queen to the box office for free children’s admission.

February 22-23: Time Traveler’s Weekend
On Saturday, children are invited to dress as their spunkiest version of a time traveler, hero or villain for a special costume contest. Adults get a turn on Sunday with a multiverse time travel contest; come as your best hero from across the known universes, and don’t forget to bring your unique backstory.

March 1-2: Pirates Invasion and Brew Fest Weekend
BrewFest takes over the Renaissance Festival the first weekend in March. Enjoy a taste of history with a self-guided flight of seven beers and meads.

Plus, bring two new children’s books to the Kids Need to Read tent outside the front gate for free children’s admission.

March 8-9: Artisan Appreciation and Wizards and Wonder Weekend
Shop for unique wares and support the Queen’s artisans by spending $250 and receive a complimentary adult admission ticket to return to the fair (a $36 value). On Saturday only, children are encouraged to tap into their magical side with a mythical creature costume contest.

March 15-16: Celtic Weekend
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in Renaissance style with a festive Wearin’ ‘O the Green Contest on Sunday, March 16.

March 22-23: Viking Invasion Weekend
Vikings take over the fair with back-to-back days of Viking costume contests (children ages 5-12 on Saturday and adults on Sunday). Participants will be judged on their originality, costumes and answers to the questions, “Where are you from? What journey have you been on?”

March 29-30: Closing Weekend
Don’t miss the last weekend of Renaissance revelry. Bring three canned food items or non-perishables to the Superstition Community Food Bank’s tent and receive a child-free admission.

From whole roasted turkey legs to steak-on-a-stake, the Renaissance Festival isn’t short on iconic and indulgent dining options. Stop into Ye Olde World Sausage Maker for the full English experience — bangers and mash, corn beef and cabbage and shepherd’s pie, among others. For a lighter lunch, check out the salads and pita platters at The Mediterranean Fare.

The fair is packed with pubs offering brew, wines and mead for a sip of the Old World. And when you need an afternoon pick-me-up, seek out one of the roaming carts for some cinnamon-roasted nuts or maybe a glass of bubbly.

For the most memorable dining experience, treat yourself to the Pleasure Feast — a 90-minute show featuring music, laughs, pirate adventures and a five-course Mediterranean dinner. Tickets to the feast include admission to the Renaissance Festival and a limited-edition toasting goblet.

Lost Dutchman State Park

The 320-acre park features hiking trails that wind through the Superstition Mountain Wilderness, picnic facilities, designated campsites and group-use areas. The park’s towering Superstition Mountains make for iconic photos, especially at sunset.

Goldfield Ghost Town - Apache Junction, AZ

Experience what was once Goldfield, a teeming mining town in the late 1800s along the historic Apache Trail. Catch an Old Western gunfight, take a mine tour or explore the Superstition Reptile Exhibit.

Dolly Steamboat - Tortilla Flat, AZ

The peaceful Canyon Lake is best viewed on a scenic nature or astronomy dinner cruise aboard the Dolly Steamboat. Glimpse bighorn sheep, enjoy the breathtaking scenery and learn about the surrounding desert on the Dolly.