Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California
The Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California (RPFS) is a Renaissance faire that takes place at the Santa Fe Dam Recreation Area in Irwindale, California. It opened in the spring of 1963 and has been an annual event since then. Presently owned by Renaissance Entertainment Productions (REP), it is a commercial reenactment of a 1580s market faire at Port Deptford, a waterfront town in Elizabethan era England. The Faire is generally open from the first weekend of April through the weekend before Memorial Day.
Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California, April 2011
A Renaissance or medieval fair is an outdoor gathering that aims to entertain its guests by recreating a historical setting, most often the English Renaissance.
An actress playing the role of Mary, Queen of Scots
Harp player at Scarborough Faire, Texas
Fantasy elements, such as centaurs, are welcomed at some Renaissance fairs.
Jousting knights perform on horseback at the Texas Renaissance Festival