Scarborough Renaissance Festival to celebrate chivalry May 10-11
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX. (May 5, 2025): Scarborough Renaissance Festival® (Scarborough Faire®) is celebrating Chivalry May 10 and 11 and invites everyone to come revel in the chivalry and romance of the Renaissance this weekend! Plus, there’s a special Kids Free Day on Mother’s Day.
Visitors can join the Hanlon-Lees Knights for lessons in how to be chivalrous at 1:30 pm each day at the Joust Arena. You are sure to see proof that chivalry is indeed alive and well in today’s world!
Each day at 2:30 pm, couples are also invited to celebrate their own modern-day romances with a Renaissance flair by participating in the Vow Renewal Ceremony at the Festival’s Royal Marquee (new location). They will renew their vows and commitments to each other in a lovely, romantic ceremony that is free with Festival admission. For many visitors this is an annual tradition that simply cannot be missed!
On Mother’s Day, May 11 (Sunday only) kids ages 12 and under get in free! Up to three kids 5-12 get in free with each paid adult. Kids 4 & under are always free.
“Chivalry in today’s world may be considered a lost art, but it’s alive and well at Scarborough Faire®” says Helaine Thompson, Director of Marketing & Communications of Scarborough Renaissance Festival®. “During our Celebrating Chivalry weekend, we strive to bring some of the honor, courtesy, and courage that embody Chivalry back to our 21st Century visitors. It’s just a little bit of the age-old magic and majesty that makes Scarborough such an amazing place!”
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, Lady Genevieve, The London Broil Show, Queen Chikamharida, Statue Comedius de Marbelous, Syndicate Academy of Sword & Skill, Terra Prongwort, The Toasted Clover Show, 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 “Rare Breeds” Wine and “Pucker Up!” Beers. 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, for just three more weeks now – May 26, 2025. Upcoming themed weekends and special events are 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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