Carolina Renaissance Festival

New for our 20th!

Special Guest

Artiste Du Jours!

In honor of the Village's 20th anniversary, Their Majesties have requested select special guest artists to perform in the Village! Don't miss these wonderful guest artists as they perform in the village for a limited time only!! Click for details!

New! The Celtic Music of Lissakeole!

Amazing vocalists, talented musicians, and the spirit of Ireland, all wrapped up into one extraordinary package! Lissakeole (lis-sa-key-ole in Gaelic), a four-piece, Irish band from the upstate of South Carolina, performs a wide variety of Celtic music, ranging from fast-paced jigs and reels to slow, emotional ballads. This dynamic group will take you on a marvelous journey into Ireland's past and touch your soul with the struggles and triumphs of its people. Click to Visit Lissakeole's website!

The Artisan Marketplace!

Mix foolish pleasures with artisan treasures! The village marketplace has over 100 elaborately adorned shops. Find hand made items such as blown glass, premium leather goods, & jewelry. Watch an artisan create a masterpiece right before your eyes! Click To Read More!

Special Event Weekends!

Every weekend at the Carolina Renaissance Festival offers non-stop entertainment! And we like to spice it up further by providing additional special event activities! Many of our Special Event Weekends offer opportunities for free or discounted admission, adult and child costume contests with prizes, giveaways, and/or sepecial guest performers. Click To Read More!

New to the Stage! Hannibal the Liar!

A true teller of tales and an incredibly accomplished sleight of hand magician, Hannibal dazzles audiences by blending jaw-dropping magic with sidesplitting comedy & inspirational story telling! Click to Visit Hannibal's website!

Endless Entertainment!

The Carolina Renaissance Festival is one of the most interactive entertainment shows ever created with wonderful amusements and antics on going all around you! Enjoy non-stop entertainment presented on 11 stages every event day. There is comedy, music, dancing, circus performers, jousting knights on horseback, and much more! Sit back and relax or become a part of the action as you are surrounded by over 500 costumed characters roaming the festival village! Click To Read More!

About The Festival!

Introduced in 1994, the Carolina Renaissance Festival has grown to be one of the largest Renaissance fairs nationwide. The Carolina Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, an 11-stage theater, a 22-acre village marketplace, an interactive circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament & a feast - all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure! Click to learn more!