Clark County Parks & Recreation is inviting Southern Nevadans to trade the Strip for the Middle Ages this fall, announcing that the 32nd annual Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival will return to Sunset Park October 9-11. The county’s promotional post teases a walk through an Enchanted Forest filled with magical fairies and curious creatures, part of a three-day event that has grown into one of the region’s biggest non-gaming draws.
According to the announcement from Clark County Nevada, tickets for the festival are available through the event website, with the fair set up at Sunset Park, located at 2601 E. Sunset Rd. The festival has come a long way from its roots: it began in 1992 as a small pirate-themed gathering at Lorenzi Park, was rebranded as a Renaissance fair at Paradise Park in 1993, and moved to Sunset Park in 1994 to accommodate its rapid growth, according to Age of Chivalry.
From a Few Hundred Visitors to Tens of Thousands
What started as a niche event has since exploded in popularity. The three-day festival now draws between 50,000 and 60,000 visitors annually, a jump of more than 600 percent since its early years, when 1993 crowds numbered as few as 200 to 600 people, per the same account. That growth has helped cement the fair’s status among Clark County’s flagship community events.
The festival has picked up recognition along the way, including a Program Excellence Award from the Nevada Recreation and Parks Society in 2014, a Silver Award for Art and Culture in Best of Las Vegas in 2017, and a Bronze for Best Family Attraction in the 2025 inaugural Viewer’s Choice Awards. The event celebrated its 30th edition in 2024 and was inducted into the Las Vegas Magazine Hall of Fame in 2025.
Nine Villages, 14 Stages and a Fishing Pond
Today’s festival covers a 31-acre footprint inside Sunset Park, divided into nine themed villages — including the Royal Court, Pirate’s Port, Enchanted Forest and Mercenary Narrows — with 14 performance areas, more than 100 artisan vendors and 20 food stalls, according to Las Vegas Magazine. It’s a far cry from the single stage and handful of vendors that once made up the event…