The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a 25 Acre English Village with 85 acres of free parking, 140 craft and specialty shops, 42 food and beverage emporiums, games, attractions, displays, 11 stages of ever changing entertainment with shows repeated throughout the day, 3,000 seat jousting arena and visited by the Royal Court of King Henry VIII.
Fast Facts
Where is it? 1821 Crownsville Rd, Annapolis, MD
When did it start? 1977
When does it run? August 28, 2021 to October 24, 2021
Artisans & Entertainers (170)
1893 Woodcrafts
Categories: Artisans, House and Home, Sculpture and Pottery, Specialty, Woodwork
1893 Woodcrafts is a veteran-owned business that specializes in hand-turned items made from rare historic, speciality, and exotic woods.
A Thousand Rasps
Categories: Artisans, Specialty, Leatherwork, Weaponry and Armor
Don't go adventuring unprepared! Follow for updates on custom leatherwork, illustration, and writing by Maddock Malys.
Adventure Armoury
Categories: Artisans, Specialty, Weaponry and Armor, Woodwork
We specialize in swords, shields, and accessories from video games, anime, movies, and fantasy.
Ancient Mysteries
Categories: Artisans, Specialty, Unique Specialties
With Tarot Cards, Palmistry, Runes and Lipsology our talented group's goal is to help clients to discover their best path forward for their highest good.
Andrew Lesny Photography
Categories: Artisans, Services, Portraits
Specializing in fantasy, cosplay, portrait and improvisational photography. Photographing at various renaissance festivals all over the United States. One on one and group shoots available, contact for more info.
Argenti Jewelry
Categories: Artisans, Clothing, Jewelry
Visit us for your next crafted treasure! jewelry unique Jewelry jewelry shop , tapestries, wall art, Adornments, garlands. Argenti Jewelry is a family run business and have been designing and producing jewelry for over 40 years.
Art of Fire
Categories: Artisans, House and Home, Glassware
Art of Fire is a world class state-of-the-art glassblowing studio located in a renovated dairy barn in the Agricultural Reserve in northern Montgomery County. The glass makers use heat, centrifugal force, gravity and physics to create a myriad of shapes...
Art of the Wood
Categories: Artisans, House and Home
Art of the Wood, AOW for short, strives to produce high quality, attractive and often amusing laser etched pins, mug decorations and artwork in wood.
Badger Blades
Categories: Artisans, Specialty, Weaponry and Armor
We are handcrafters of fully functional, combat ready swords, knives, daggers and various implements of destruction.
Ballet Theatre of Maryland
Categories: Entertainers, Dance
Our professional company aims to inspire our audience through the transforming power of American dance. Energy, athleticism, dynamism and passion are classic American dance ideals that move our dancers to achieve higher levels of artistry and skill, whether through the...
Barely Balanced Acrobats
Categories: Entertainers, Skilled performance
They're back, diving through fire, hurling machetes, and testing the limits of natural selection! Don't miss seeing your favorite acrobats endanger their lives in this hilarious, award winning show.
Bayfield Brass
Categories: Entertainers, Music
Founded in 1989, the Bayfield Brass is a group of 5 musicians from the Annapolis, MD area. The Bayfield Brass perform a wide range of musical styles from the Renaissance to Jazz.
Benison Bardwell, Minstrel
Categories: Entertainers, Music
Rich Follett performs easy-on-the-ears acoustic folk music. His song list includes familiar tunes from the 1920's to the present as well as his original compositions.
Blacksword Armoury
Categories: Artisans, Specialty, Metalwork, Weaponry and Armor
Supplier of weapons of all shapes, sizes, and designs from multiple cultures and time periods: swords, rapiers, knives, axes, shields,letter openers, whips, spears, practice weapons, helmets, armor, chain mail.
Blessed Scents
Categories: Artisans, House and Home
The Blessed Scents is a local, family run business out of Brooklyn, Maryland. We offer a variety of scented products for the body and household from lotions and shower gels to potpourri and incense sticks.
Boom Boom Shake Shake
Categories: Entertainers, Music
Blending traditional Middle Eastern music and dance with a modern vibe, Boom Boom Shake (BBS) brings you a show that is vivid and engaging. Enjoy every moment, as these bold characters take your spirit and imagination on an incredible journey...
Brooke Barboza Jewelry
Categories: Artisans, Clothing, Jewelry
Her work is wrought from 14k gold, sterling silver sheet and wire. Depth and texture are created using brushed and oxidized finishes. High quality natural gemstones such as opal, tourmaline, sapphire and tanzanite accent these beautiful, wearable pieces of art.
Bullseye Clothing
Categories: Artisans, Clothing, Costumes and Clothwork, Specialty, Leatherwork
Renaissance Clothing, furs, and accessories for men and women. Owned and operated by Pam and Gary Taylor.
Cakes & Ale
Categories: Entertainers, Exhibition
This page is for those who like Renaissance cooking, Renaissance drinking, and Renaissance festivals. Or who just want to know more about beaver tail, poisonous things like tomatoes, or the mushrooms "over there."
Camerata Musica, Madrigals
Categories: Entertainers, Music
Camerata Musica is an energetic group of singers who specialize in madrigal pieces with rich harmonies.
Catskill Mountain Moccasins
Categories: Artisans, Clothing, Costumes and Clothwork, Specialty, Leatherwork
We have been making custom moccasins for over 30 years. Every pair of our moccasins are custom made from a cast of each persons feet and legs. We are the oldest and most respected custom moccasin makers in the world....
Chaste Treasure
Categories: Entertainers, Music
Truly a treasure, but Questionably Chaste, this trio of upper class ladies brings you sass thru song and witty banter. Touring ren Faires since 2013.
Columbina
Categories: Entertainers, Comedy
Using acrobatics, magic, and any other odd talents we can hatch up, we breathe life back into the forgotten but vibrant, energetic, and, sometimes, bawdy style of Commedia.
Company Men
Categories: Entertainers, Comedy
Successful Renaissance Festival veterans Duncan Pace of "The London Broil" and Spencer Humm of "Hack and Slash" bring their collective 50 years of festival experience to "Company Men". These absurd "Shakespearean corporate executives" present a collection of short, festival-length music...