Bristol Renaissance Faire Kenosha
Festival on Wisconsin/Illinois Border Recreates Summer Day in 1574
Bristol Renaissance Faire in Kenosha Wisconsin is a recreation of an outdoor 16th century marketplace, complete with Queen Elizabeth I, Her Majesty's Royale Court and dashing knights jousting on handsome steeds. Bristol is on the Illinois/Wisconsin state border, midway between Chicago and Milwaukee.
The Ren Faire is an imaginative, interactive fantasy festival, ideal for a leisurely day of strolling, packed with entertainment. The Bristol Renaissance Faire starts on the weekend of July 5 and runs through September 1. The fair runs Saturdays, Sundays and on Labor Day Monday.
A Summer Day in 1574 and Queen Elizabeth I
Bristol Renaissance Faire captivates visitors with the spectrum of revelry and entertainment. The framework of the faire is a summer day in 1574. Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth visited the English hamlet of Bristol in England. Queen Elizabeth and historically based characters are juxtaposed with fictional scenarios. Robin Hood and his Merry Men play act street fighting escapades.
Gallant knights jousting on horseback put on a show several times a day. Scheduled shows feature jousting knights on horseback, dancers, swashbuckling swordsmen, musicians, comedians and an eclectic assortment of performers. Costumed actors and performers entertain and interact with the audience, drawing spectators into the show.
The marketplace is in the village. Stroll along well worn dirt pathways and browse through more than 175 unique shops, tents and carts. Vendors offer a myriad of merchandise in the medieval spirit of the Renaissance Faire.
Fans of Ren faires often get into the act, wearing fantasy costumes and interacting with the character actors. Stroll the dirt paths of the village and see bawdy wenches, faeries, belly dancers, minstrals, musicians, magicians, fooles, ghouls and a whole cast of colorful characters.
Food and Beverage
Strolling the dirt lanes of the wooded fair grounds can build a hardy appetite. Food specialties sold at the festival include a satisfying variety, such as roasted turkey legs, barbecued ribs, skewered, sauteed garlic mushrooms, steak sandwiches, tempura, grilled chicken, ice cream and fruit crepes. Hearty festival food can be washed down by a thirst quenching ale, fine wine, mead, iced tea or lemonade. There is a food booth lane in the village. Liquid refreshments can be found throughout the festival grounds.
Bristol Renaissance Faire is a fantasy festival that transports visitors back in time over nine weekends this summer. Visit the medieval village to get another perspective of history and the world or to just plain have fun.
Bristol Ren-Faire Celebrates 21st Anniversary
Bristol Renaissance Faire celebrates its 21st anniversary this year. over the past 21 years, the festival has transported about three million guests back into the 16th century. Bristol Renaissance Faire opened in the summer of 1988. The faire in on the 30 acre grounds that had been the site of King Richard's Renaissance Faire. Bristol management built a permanent village of shops, pubs and performance stages. Bristol Ren-Faire is one of the premiere fantasy festivals in America. Approximately 200,000 visitors are expected to pass through the gates this year.
General Information
Tickets are available as general admission, season pass and Faire Fun Pack. One Grand Opening Weekend, discounted tickets are available at the gate.
- General Admission: Tickets at the gate are $18.95 for adults. Children $9.50. New this season is the Queen's Pass. for $27.50, which is good for any two days of the 2008 season. The 2008 Season Pass is $85.00. The season pass is valid for admission to all days of the 2008 season.
- Grand Opening Weekend Special. On July 5 and July 6, there is a special admission promotion. Adult tickets are $15 on opening weekend. All kids, through age 12, are admitted free n this special weekend. No coupons are required.
- The Faire Fun Pack is a $102.50 value for $80.00. The Fun Pack includes two adult tickets for one day admission, prepaid parking voucher in the preferred parking lot, Briston T shir, Tankard with beverage and $20 Queen's Currency to spend on food, beverage, games or rides.
There is parking for a fee at the festival grounds.
Bristol Renaissance Faire is in Kenosha, Wisconsin, just north of the Wisconsin/Illinois state border. t/he faire is west of I-94 of the Russell Road exit. Kenosha is midway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin State Fair takes place in August in West Allis, see Wisconsin State Fair Milwaukee, WI
