24th Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival

The Arizona Renaissance Festival is an outdoor event that combines entertainment and shopping reminiscent of what may have been found in a village market. Walk through our gates to be are transported into a Disney unplugged theme park where history IS the theme. Over 2,000 costumed characters strive to make you feel as if you have stepped into a village festival during the European Renaissance. Shop for historical crafts; eat a giant roasted turkey leg; take part in games of chance and skill (think carnival games but with archery instead of air guns.) There are 12 different stages where various types of entertainment can be enjoyed: sword fighting, comedy, magic, puppets, music, maybe a duel of wits or jousting knights.