The ORF Blog

October 19, 2022

Nothing compares to romance at the renaissance festival. We have flower sellers around every corner, offering up brightly colored blossoms for your sweetheart. Weddings occur on the regular, with big parades proclaiming the couple’s love as they travel up the lane to St. Peter’s Chapel. The Mass Vow Renewal takes place each year, giving those […]

October 12, 2022

Summer is at an end, but even as the school bells ring bright and early the kids come home full of energy. Autumn is the perfect backdrop for outdoor activities from fall festivals and pumpkin patches to haunted houses and yes, our very own Ohio Renaissance Festival. We’re past the midway point for the 2022 […]

October 5, 2022

Looking to dine like the Queen while enjoying the best that the Ohio Renaissance Festival has to offer? The Royal Feast offers up a wonderful five-course meal, from appetizers to dessert, including your very own special edition ceramic mug to take home. While our servers refill your drinks and bring each selection to your table, […]

September 28, 2022

Highland Weekend brings us around the corner from summer and into the full embrace of autumn, a fact for which we could not be more grateful. Delicious cool breezes and comfortable temperatures make festival days easy to enjoy with friends and family. Especially if you’re aiming for a little good-natured competition. The Highland Games were […]

September 21, 2022

The Sea Dogs of Queen Elizabeth Rollicking adventure, reallocation of wealth, and plenty of rum to go around. Today we look at these ragtag misfits with a sense of fondness for the freedom they inspire in us to take our life into our own hands and seek our fortunes in far-off lands. Being pirates or […]

September 14, 2022

The Elizabethan Fae Considering the concept of fairies from a historical standpoint might be enough to give one pause. They are only folklore after all, aren’t they? Stories meant to explain the weirdness of the world or to prevent children from misbehaving. That is an easy stance to take in 2022. But to the people […]

September 7, 2022

Good morrow and welcome to the Ohio Renaissance Festival 2022! I hope everyone out there is as ready for the season as I am, and with that in mind, I would like to make a few quick announcements. I want to try something a little different this season to keep things fresh. We’re going deeper […]

August 30, 2022

The week before opening is a special time for many of us. We all start taking inventory, knowing that we need to have everything packed and in its place so we don’t forget any of our garb or equipment on the first weekend. The newbie cast members are full of excitement and nerves as they […]

August 23, 2022

We are at two weeks and counting! I know all of us are revved up to hit the faire this year. The fan community has been buzzing and there seems to be a healthy dose of newcomers eager to have their first adventure. We want you, your family, and your friends to have the best […]

August 16, 2022

There’s no such thing as down time when you’re running a renaissance festival. Every year the Ohio Renaissance Festival gets a little bigger. With our growing popularity in-mind we put additional effort into improving the park for all our wonderful visitors. This means spending months curating new events, building or updating our village, and scouting […]