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Maryland Renaissance Festival


  • Anne Arundel Fairgrounds Route 450 and Crownsville Road Crownsville, MD (map)

Dates: Weekends, Aug 24 - Oct 20, 10am-7pm

Festival-goers can join His Most Royal Highness King Henry VIII in the forests and glades with over 140 artisans exhibiting crafts in their own renaissance shops. You'll not go hungry or thirsty as there are five taverns featuring cool libations, and 42 food and beverage emporiums providing a vast array of savory and sweet treats. You'll dine on smoked turkey legs, fresh crepes, succulent ribs, fresh seafood, and sandwiches. Wash that all down with an array of ales, ciders, and wines.

Visitors can dress in Renaissance-era costumes (they rent them at the festival) and look the part as they enjoy strolling the streets, watching live performances on 10 stages, and happening upon dozens of intriguing street acts in the English village.

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