The Maryland Renaissance Festival is once again returning to the Washington DC area this year for an extended time of medieval entertainment. Starting on August 23 and running every weekend through October 19, the Maryland Renaissance Festival offers visitors an immersive escape into a world of chivalrous knights and fair maidens. The events of the festival are set around Henry VIII’s arrival to the renaissance village with a variety of activities taking place. Unique dining experiences, period arts and crafts, jousting tournaments and numerous other activities and events populate the village area, offering something different for every visitor. Over 200,000 people visit the Maryland Renaissance Festival yearly to escape to an entirely other world of imagination and wonderment, and this is your year to join the ranks.
Those looking to carry the theme of the Maryland Renaissance Festival right into a full vacation experience may also want to look into Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament. Located in Hanover, MD, Medieval Times offers a complete night of entertainment with a four-course dinner fit for a king and entertaining time of knightly competition. Throughout the show six knights will battle each other for glory and the hand of the princess in a variety of competitions ranging from horse races and jousting to hand-to-hand combat.
