Renaissance Festivals in Tennessee - TN Ren Faires
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Tennessee Renaissance Festivals
Tennessee is host to four annual Renaissance faires in Triune, Cookeville, Rogersville and Ardmore, TN. A Renaissance festival is a fun way to spend the day, combining history with live entertainment, much of it interactive. Where else can you mingle with royalty and peasants in 16th century surroundings?
To fully enjoy a Renaissance fest, it is fun to put together a costume. You will get ideas on costumes by looking at the pictures below and by browsing the Renaissance Marketplace at the bottom of this lens.
This lens will introduce you to four Renaissance festivals in Tennessee. If you are considering attending your first Renaissance Festival, the article Top Five Ways to Prepare for a Renaissance Festival will walk you through how to plan your first visit to a Ren Fest as well as what to bring and what to wear.
More costume ideas below!
A list of Ren fests found across the state of Tennessee
- Ardmore Renaissance Faire - April
- Dragon Days Renaissance Festival - April
- Shakespeare and Friends Celtic Renaissance Festival - June
- Tennessee Renaissance Festival - May
Books about the Renaissance
What You Will Find at Most Tennessee Renaissance Festivals
- Period Costumes
- Celtic Music
- Jousting
- Fire Eating
- Belly Dancers
- Renaissance Shopping
- Swords & Armor
- Handcrafts
- Food Vendors
- Pirates, Robin Hood and Much More!
Tennessee Renaissance Festival Fashions 2012
Tennessee Renaissance Festivals Photo Gallery
Photos from the various Ren faires in Tennessee
Ardmore Renaissance Faire
The Ardmore Renaissance Faire has been held in Ardmore, TN/AL one weekend every April from 2003 through 2008.
Ardmore Renaissance Faire has been held one weekend every April from 2003 through 2008 in the town of Ardmore which sits in both Alabama and Tennessee. Sponsored by the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce, the Renaissance fest did not take place in 2009. Future plans for the Ardmore Renaissance Faire are uncertain at this time, but a spokesperson for the Armore Chamber of Commerce told me in they are hoping to host the Ren faire again in 2010.The 2008 Ardmore Renaissance Faire featured sword swallower Dan Meyer as well as belly dancers, pirates and shopping. This is the only Ren fest I am aware of in Tennessee where small pets are allowed.
Ardmore Renaissance Faire 2008 Photos
More Renaisssance shopping below!
Dragon Days Renaissance Festival
The Dragon Days Renaissance Festival takes place in Cookeville, TN one weekend every April
Every April for the past two years has seen the Dragon Days Renaissance Festival come to Cookeville for one weekend.The Pickled Brothers fire eaters and sword swallowers were among the acts who performed at the 2009 Dragon Days Renaissance Festival in Cookeville, TN.
Shakespeare and Friends Celtic Renaissance Festival
The Shakespeare and Friends Celtic Renaissance Festival has been going on for 10 years in Rogersville, TN, one weekend every June.
Hosted by William Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth I for the past decade, the Shakespeare and Friends Celtic Renaissance Festival in the picturesque small town of Rogersville in Northeast Tennessee offers a little bit of everything. High points in 2009 included a joust, fire eater Johnny Phoenix, Celtic music, and a nice assortment of booths.See photos from the 2009 Shakespeare & Friends Celtic Renaissance Faire in Rogersville, TN.
Tennessee Renaissance Festival
The Tennessee Renaissance Festival takes place the first four complete weekends in May and Memorial Day in Triune, TN.
The Tennessee Renaissance Festival located outside of Nashville, Tennessee in the small town of Triune, has been treating its visitors to fine Renaissance entertainment for over 24 years. One of the high points of the Tennessee Renaissance Festival is the fact that Castle Gwynn, a real castle, sits on part of the festival grounds!See photos from the 2009 Tennessee Renaissance Festival in Triune, Tennessee.
Tennessee Renaissance Festival Photos 2005 through 2008
Articles About the Tennessee Renaissance Festival
23rd Tennessee Renaissance Festival at Full Tilt
22nd Tennessee Renaissance Festival Family Day
Tennessee Renaissance Fest Fun for the Family
Top Five Ways to Plan for the Tennessee Renaissance Festival
See the Tennessee Renaissance Festival lens for much more information on the TN Ren. Fest.
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Find out more about the Tennessee Renaissance Festival & Castle Gwynn at these related lenses
Renaissance Shopping
Put your Renaissance costume together!
More costume and accessory ideas
More Activities in Tennessee
- Nashville 4th of July Celebrations and Patriotic Events in Middle Tennessee
- There are many 4th of July celebrations and patriotic events to chose from around Nashville!
- Memorial Day Celebrations in Nashville, Tennessee: Honoring the Fallen
- There are quite a few ways to celebrate Memorial Day in Nashville, so let's take a look at some of the ways Nashvillians will be celebrating Memorial Day this year.
- Christmas Eve Church Services in Nashville, Tennessee
- Since Nashville is home to country, rock and gospel artists as well as tons of top session musicians, even the smallest churches usually have talents that are top-notch performing during the holidays.
- A Tender Nashville Tennessee Christmas
- Nashville/Davidson County is a large Metropolitan area full of free things to do for the holidays.
- Tennessee Christian Calendar
- Read and post gospel events for free
Prithee Sign Ye Olde Renaissance Guestbook!
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tdove
Jun 13, 2009 @ 11:54 am | delete
- Thanks for joining G Rated Lense Factory!
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papawu
Jun 10, 2009 @ 3:12 pm | delete
- I have only been to Memphis before for the BBQ. I have also only been to one Renaissance Fair before and that was in Califonia. However, do to your wondderfully done lens, I may have another reason to visit Tennessee in the near future. Besides the yummy Memphis Pit that is.:)
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SimeyC
Jun 10, 2009 @ 10:58 am | delete
- Very nice Lens - my daughter demonstrates sword fighting at one of these in NJ - it's fun and exciting! 5*
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Visit the Tennessee Renaissance Festival every weekend in May!
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