Take a unique trip back in time to the Arizona Renaissance Festival. Not even in her wildest dreams would Queen Elizabeth have imagined a celebration such as this taking place near the foothills of the Superstition Mountains.
One of the largest events of its kind in the U.S., this special event is a place to revel in the atmosphere of a 16th-century European village. Join in the revelry rain or shine 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday from Feb. 1 through March 30. It is at 12601 E. U.S. Highway 60 in Gold Canyon.
The festival’s 50-acre village has 16 stages of nonstop entertainment, music, comedy, falconry, dance, mermaids and acrobatics. Foolish pleasures mix with artisan treasures as you shop, eat, and mingle with a cast of nearly 2,000 colorfully costumed characters, according to a release.
Explore the village marketplace with over 200 storybook shops, studios, and galleries filled with unique arts and crafts, handmade wares, kitchens and pubs, games and people-powered rides.