Come live the fantasy at Scarborough on May 3-4
May the “4th” be with you and come Live the Fantasy and celebrate Spring at Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Scarborough Faire®) this weekend – May 3 & 4, 2025. Cosplay fans, Cottagecore, DC, Marvel, Anime, Steampunk, and fantasy enthusiasts of all kinds; this weekend is just for you with fantasy costumes being the attire of choice! Note that family-friendly costumes are always welcome but not required.
At 12:00 pm each day there will be fantasy-based costume contests for adults as well as separate costume contests for kids 12 and under at the Festival’s Royal Pavilion Stage. At 2:30 pm each day children can participate in the fanciful Fairy Initiation Ceremony at the Festival’s Royal Marquee and receive their very own fairy wand! No pre-registration required for either event.
Returning for 2025 is the tremendously popular Fandom Trivia! At 3:00 pm each day, adults are invited to bring their own team (of up to 6 people) or create a team on the spot at the Lady Hawke Stage for a 30-minute game of team trivia. Test your knowledge of all things fantastical, from sci-fi to mythology, comic books, to Ren Faires. No registration required, just come join in the trivia fun!
This weekend is also the Spring Celebration at Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Scarborough Faire®) in commemoration of May Day. Visitors can join in the fun along with the Festival’s performers by donning colorful flowers to welcome in Spring.
“Costumes are always welcome at Scarborough, but this weekend is focused on the fantasy realm, and we invite everyone to come show off their cosplay alter-egos!” Says Helaine Thompson, Director of Marketing & Communications of Scarborough Renaissance Festival®(Scarborough Faire®). “It will also be one of the best people watching spectacles of the season with comic book, movie, and sci-fi characters joined by fairies, gnomes, and all other manner of fantasy creatures everywhere you look!”
Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Scarborough Faire®) is a full day of interactive fun for everyone, 16th Century style with full-combat jousting (new for 2025), Birds of Prey exhibitions, and 20+ stages of incredible, interactive live entertainment. There are Renaissance rides, games of skill, the Royal Menagerie Petting Zoo, knighting ceremonies, a Living Chess Match, food & drink fit for Royalty, and much more. Limited engagement entertainment this weekend includes Celtic Legacy, Jim Mackenzie the Comedian with Mad Skills, The London Broil Show, Lady Prudence, Queen Chikamharida, Statue Comedius de Marbelous, Syndicate Academy of Sword & Skill, Terra Prongwort, and Troubadork! Tobias the Adequate. Showtimes and the complete entertainment schedule can be found at www.SRFestival.com
Visitors will want to explore the Artisan Marketplace’s 200 shoppes and be amazed by authentic artisan demonstrations too! Joining Scarborough’s Artisan Marketplace for a limited time are guest artisans A Faire Journey Children’s Clothing, Dancing Glass Beadworks, Endangered Arts, Little Wing Studio, Morbid Hookers, and Spellbound Creations.
Visitors 21 & older can get a taste of the custom blended mead from North Texas’ Breaking Brew Meadery and the new mead from Nidhoggr Mead Co. along with other adult beverages at the (17) pubs and taverns. Those with discerning pallets can partake in a one-hour beer or wine tasting event. These events take place two times each Festival day and each weekend has a different theme and variety. This weekend’s themes are the Wine and Beers of the New World. The seating at the tasting events is limited and they regularly sell out, so visitors are encouraged to purchase their tasting tickets in advance (and at a discount) at www.SRFestival.com. Tasting tickets are $40 each at the events in addition to Festival admission.
Come Step Back in Time for the Time of your Life at Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Scarborough Faire®) Saturdays, Sundays, and Memorial Day Monday, now – May 26, 2025. Upcoming themed weekends and special events are Chivalry Weekend May 10 & 11, kids free on Mother’s Day May 11 (up to 3 kids 12 & under free with each paid adult, kids 4 & under always free), Legends of the Seas Weekend May 17 & 18, and The Last Huzzah May 24, 25, & 26.
Some food & drink locations, all of the pubs, and the souvenir shoppes only accept Credit, debit, Apple Pay, and other forms of digital payment. Cash is still accepted at many of the artisan shoppes and some food locations as well. Additional attractions, games, and rides remain cash only. ATMs and reverse ATMs are conveniently located throughout the Festival for your convenience.
Single day tickets for the 2025 season are $38 at the gate for Adults (13+) and $18 for Kids (5-12). Kids 4 & under are always Free. Advance date-specific discount tickets are available at www.SRFestival.com and single-day discount tickets are available at North Texas Tom Thumb & Albertsons stores.
Located in Waxahachie, Texas, Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Scarborough Faire®) is just 30 minutes south of downtown Dallas, off I-35E and one hour north of Waco. Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Scarborough Faire®) is sponsored by Dr Pepper, Tom Thumb & Albertsons, and Whataburger.
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