January 2012

January 27-28, 2012 Pirates of Sacramento Port Marriotts's 2012
Held at Marriott Hotel.  piratesofsacramento.org

RIVERSIDE

Riverside Dickens Festival  January 7 - 8, 2012
Riverside Convention Center
Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA
dickensfest.com

March 2012

LOMPOC - Lompoc Renaissance Faire  March 24 - 25, 2012   Held at Ken Adam Park livingknights.com

SONORA Sonora Celtic Faire
March 9 -11, 2012
Mothers Lodge Fairground
Sonora, CA
sonoracelticfaire.com

April  - May 2012

CORONA

Koroneburg Old World Festival  May 12 - June 17, 2012
Cutthroats of Corona Pyrates Festival  May 26-28, 2012
Crossroads Riverview Park
14600 River Rd, Corona, CA
renaissanceinfo.compirateindex.html

CRESTLINE LAKE GREGORY
Pirates of Lake Gregory May 19, 2012, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Cost: $10 gate entry, south gate.
Adventure, costume contest, limbo, food vendors, dragon boat tour of lake.
lgdragonboat.org

ESCONDIDO

Spring Renaissance Faire  April 28 & 29, May 5 & 6, 2012
Cost: $17 admission
Pirate Village, Queen Elizabeth & Court, Gypsy Encampments, Food & Beverage Vendors, Street Entertainers, Three Stages with Shows, Live Battle Re-enactments, Musicians.
Fall Renaissance Faire  October, November
Felicita County Park
742 Clarence Lane
Escondido, CA
goldcoastfestivals.com

IRWINDALE

Renaissance Pleasure Faire April 7 – May 20, 2012
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
15501 E. Arrow Highway
Irwindale, CA
renfair.com

Saturdays & Sundays   10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area
Call: (626) 969-4750

FREMONT  Tartan Day April 14, 2012
Ardenwood Historical Farm
34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont, CA
eastbayscots.org

FRESNO
Queen Bess and the Pyrates  May 19-20, 2012
Roeding Park
N Motel Drive, Fresno, CA
queenbessandthepyrates.com

SAN JOSE Fantasy Faire

San Jose Fantasy Faire  April 14 -15, 2012
San Jose CA
sjfantasy.com

VISALIA

Tulare County Renaissance Festival   April 28-29, 2012
Plaza Park
W Airport Dr & S Plaza St
Visalia, CA
stmortimer.org
$10, $5 child

June 2012
 

COALINGA Renaissance Celebration  June 23 & 24, 2012
Coalinga, CA

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE Valhalla Renaissance Faire
June 2 -3, June 9 - 10, 2012
Camp Richardson Resort
1900 Jameson Beach Road
South Lake Tahoe, CA
valhallafaire.com
$17 admission

Four stages of continuous entertainment, Action packed shows, Music, Dancing, jesters, 900 costumed actors, Shakespearian vignettes, expertly staged battles, storytelling for children and adults, archery tournaments and much more. Shop over 100 merchants selling a wide array of arts and crafts, one of a kind jewelry items, woodcrafts artwork, ceramics, clothing, historic weapons and leather goods and  hard hitting joust.

WATSONVILLE

Scottish Renaissance Festival June 16 - 17, 2012, 10am to 6pm
Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
2601 East Lake Avenue
Watsonville, CA
scottishrenaissancefestival.org

Explore the History, Myth, & Legend of 16th century Scotland! Enjoy the Excitement & Competition of the Highland Games!

July 2012

SAN LUIS OBISPO

Central Coast Renaissance Festival   July 21-22, 2012
El Chorro Park Highway 1
San Luis Obispo, CA
ccrenfaire.com

SHAVER LAKE

Shaver Faire   July 14-15, 2012
Shaver Lake, CA
The Point at Shaver lake
44185 Highway 168, Shaver Lake, CA
shaverfaire.org

August 2012

SAN JOSE
San Jose Renaissance Faire  August 4 -5, 2012
sanjosefaire.com

September 2012

ARCATA

Excalibur Medieval Tournament  Sept. 29-30, 2012
Mad River Community Hospital
3800 Janes Rd.
Arcata, CA
excaliburfaire.org

FREMONT

Ardenwood Renaissance Faire September 15-16, 2012
Ardenwood Historical Farm
34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont, CA
ardenwoodfaire.com

HOLLISTER

Northern California Renaissance Faire September 15 - October 14, 2012
Casa De Fruita
10021 Pacheco Pass Highway, Hollister, CA
norcalrenfaire.com

SACRAMENTO

Seafarer's Marketplace and Pirates Festival  September 22-23, 2012
Rio Ramaza Marina
10000 Garden Highway
Sacramento, CA
louisianasue.com

October 2012

Folsom Renaissance Faire
Oct. 20 - 21st 2012
Folsom, CA
folsomfaire.com

BLUE LAKE

Medieval Festival of Courage  Oct. 13-14, 2012
Christie's Pumpkin Patch & Corn Maze
2870 Glendale Drive
Blue Lake, CA
medievalfestivalofcourage.org

Recreating Renaissance (circa 800-1500s) since 2003.
Cost: $5, 3-12 age $2

FOLSOM

Folsom Renaissance Faire October 20-21, 2012
Folsom City Lions Park
Stafford Street at Natoma Street
Folsom, CA
10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
$14 adult
folsomfaire.com

GRASS VALLEY

KVMR Celtic Festival October 1 - 2, 2011
Nevada County Fairgrounds
11228 McCourtney Rd.
Grass Valley, CA
kvmr.org

SONORA

All Hallows Fantasy Faire October 20-21, 2012
Mother Lode Fairgrounds
Sonora, CA
allhallowsfaire.com

VENTURA  carnevaleventura.org

Designers' Fashion Show & Costuming Marketplace Crowne Plaza 450 E. October 7, 2012
Mission Park, 140 E. Main Street, Ventura CA 93001
All Ages Welcome to Attend
Admission: Free, donation encouraged

November 2012

FRESNO

Kearney Park Renaissance Festival  November  10 & 11, 2012
Kearney Park
7160 W. Kearney Blvd, Fresno, CA
kearneyrenaissancefaire.com

SAN FRANCISCO

Great Dickens Christmas Fair  November 23 - December 23, 2012
Cow Palace Exhibition Halls
2600 Geneva Avenue, San Francisco, CA
dickensfair.com

STOCKTON

99 Renaissance Festival November 3-4, 2012
San Joaquin Faire Grounds (new location 2012 TBD)
1658 S. Airport Way, Stockton, CA
99renaissancefestival.com

2013

VENTURA  carnevaleventura.org

The Carnevale Ventura is a serious attempt to bring to life a slice of Renaissance Italy. February 2013, come in costume to three event-filled days of masked balls, a renaissance faire, music, dance, contests, entertainment and more! More than seventy vendor tents and five guild tents will blanket beautiful Mission Park while musicians, actors, jugglers work their magic.

 
 
TO BE DETERMINED OR CANCELED IN 2012:

AUBURN 

Cain's Crossing Renaissance Faire usually in May, canceled in 2012!
Auburn Regional Park
3770 Richardson Drive
Auburn, CA
cainscrossing.org

BAKERSFIELD

Medieval Faire in the Shire of WinterMist  October 15 - 16, 2011
Central Park
21st Street at R Street
Bakersfield, CA
villageartisans.org

BIG BEAR CITY

Big Bear City Renaissance Faire Aug. 13 -21, 2011
Pedersens Mill
39115 Rim of the World Dr.
Fawnskin, CA
bbvrsinc.org

Weekends 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily, weekends only.
Admission: $15; Student, age 6-12, senior $12; free parking.
Big Bear City Renaissance Faire -- The shire of The Enchanted Shire recreating Renaissance (circa 1558-1603). Located in the beautiful San Bernardino Mountains, an exciting atmosphere of a 16th Century Renaissance...read more>

FAIR OAKS EVENT CANCELLED FOR 2012
Fair Oaks Tudor Faire
June 23rd & 24
Fair Oaks, CA
renaissance-rose.org

Seafarers Market Place
Sept 22nd and 23rd
Sacramento, CA
louisianasue.com
Great Western War
Oct. 3rd - 8
Bakersfield, CA
caid-gww.org

 

AGOURA HILLS

Agoura Renaissance Pleasure Faire Picnic & Revels  March 20, 2011
Paramount Ranch
2903 Cornell Rd.
Agoura, CA
dragondance.com

VALLEJO

Northern California Pirate Festival  June 18 - 19, 2011
Vallejo Waterfront
289 Mare Island Way, Vallejo, CA
norcalpiratefestival.com

SEBASTOPOL

Much Ado About Sebastopol  September 17, 2011
Ives Park
7400 Willow St, Sebastopol, CA
muchado.sebastopolschools.org

OJAI

Ojai Renaissance and Pirate Faire   No Event in 2011
goldcoastfestivals.com

PALM SPRINGS

Palm Springs Old World Festival  Feb. 25 - 27, 2011 --  Event is for sale
Frances Stevens Park
538 North Palm Canyon Drive
Palm Springs, CA
renaissanceinfo.com

FAIR OAKS

Fair Oaks Tudor Fayre June 25 - 26, 2011
Fair Oaks Park
Temple Park Rd, Fair Oaks, CA
renaissance-rose.org

CALIFORNIA CITY

California City Renaissance Festival October 15 - 16, 2011
Central Park
10460 Heather Avenue,
California City, CA
calcityrenfair.org

LONG BEACH

Long Beach Pirate Faire  September 17 - 18,   2011
Marina Green Park
Long Beach, CA
goldcoastfestivals.com

LOWER LAKE

Lake Renaissance Festival  May 28 - 29, 2011
Tuscan Village
16175 Main St.
Lower Lake, CA
lakerenfest.com