Prepare thyself to revel with master revelers at the Colorado Renaissance Festival, where pleasures reign and merrymaking is the rule. www.ColoradoRenaissance.com
Experience the delights of Castleton; jousting, live chess matches, a masked ball, and the King's feast. Join King Henry VIII the first three weekends of May. okcastle.com
Annual event in Gotland, Sweden at the beginning of August. Reenactment of 1361 at Visby, a mighty Hanseatic city, including historical plays, music, markets, tournaments. www.medeltidsveckan.com/english.htm
A historical event which recreates an English village in the 1580's during the celebration of a visit from Queen Elizabeth and her court. www.vtrenfest.com
Offers continuous performances by jugglers, jesters, minstrels and magicians, as well as jousts by knights in armor on charging horses located in Sterling Forest, near Tuxedo, NY. www.renfair.com/NY
Lebanon, Maine; July and August schedule. General Renaissance theme with street performers. Participant, performer, vendor information. www.mainefaire.com
Annual Fantasy Renaissance Faire and Crafts Show as an Old English May Faire; jousting, contests, musicians, hand made crafts. May season, located in Ulster county, New York. www.stockwood.net
Travel back in time to revel in the atmosphere of a 16th-century European Country Faire and artisan marketplace. Ticket information, event schedule, map, and directions included. www.royalfaires.com/ARIZONA