
The Directorie of Renaissance Faires is the premier source for event information on Renaissance Faires and Festivals in the United States. Their listings (both by state and by event) include directions to each Faire, admission fees, dates for each event, historical period portrayed, contact numbers to call/write for further information and more. Much more! Don't leave for Faire without consulting The Directorie, first!
BIGGER! BETTER!! NEWER!!! Sir Clisto Seversword--a member of the Medieval and Renaissance Ring--has scoured the Web to find information on Renaissance Faires, Medieval costumes, knightly weapons, castles, Medieval weddings, games, instruments of torture, siege engines, Medieval song and dance, food and drink and more! You can find it all here in Sir Clisto's comprehensive (if not exhaustive!) Tome of Adventure and Knowledge...with over 65 chapters and still growing!!!
THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE Anachronisms Homepage: gateway to everything you want to know about pre-17th century history and life! Costuming, Medieval arts and sciences, rules of combat, SCA events, heraldry and more--with a listing of SCA groups near you. If Renaissance Faires just aren't enough, consider joining the SCA and live the New Middle Ages all year long!
A RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL ONLINE! Hear the "Corsairs", the "Rogues of Scotland" and more in streaming audio at this 24-hour, online radio station hosted by the RenGeek himself, Michael McDane Harris. Tune in to his live Internet Radio broadcast, then surf these other fine RenFest sites with the sounds of Faire in your ears!
THE INTERNATIONAL WENCHES' GUILD. Yes, there really is such an organization (kind of boggles the mind, doesn't it, fellas???!?)! This large site offers membership information for prospective Wenches-to-be, a members' directory, newsletters, message boards, chatroom (open Tuesday evenings at 8:30pm CST - Java-enabled browser required), merchant pages and links to other Wenchly sites. Also included is "The Rennie Roster", an interactive calendar where ALL Rennies can post their whereabouts during Faire season.
"Based in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, the Bilge Pumps specialize in sea songs, shanties and Celtic music laced with a HUGE dose of silly comedy." Order their T-shirts, CDs, magnetic ribbons from their online store; read the lyrics to their MANY Faire songs; view the photo galleries from years past and much more in this rollicking site!
Visit AXEL THE SOT's virtual "Pub on the Web", open 24 hours a day. You can check out his latest CD here, with lots of naughty limericks and bawdy ballads. Find out why "Beer is Better Than Women"! Also included is everything you ever wanted to know about Axel, where you'll find him this year, song samples from his CD and more.
Not to be outdone by their buccaneer brethern, THE CORSAIRS, (in)famous for their rousing, rowdy Pirate Show at Scarborough Faire, have also captured a site on the Web. Here you'll find info on their crew, a current performance schedule, photos from previous Faire appearances and details on their latest CDs, with soundclips in mp3 format. And while you're at it, send them some fan messages directly to them by email from their site!
ELVENDRUMS has to be one of the most original musical groups out on the circuit today. Judge for yourself by checking out their latest CD here, with soundclips! You'll also find background info on the group, their current tour schedule, photo gallery from past performances and much more. Next on Jerry Springer: "Elves Who Play Drums -- And The Rennies Who Love Them"!
AHOY! The JOLLY ROGERS are here! You'll find bios of this bawdy crew, their scheduled Faire performances, photo archive and info on "Pirates' Gold", their latest CD--with song samples you can download in either wav or ra format--on this well-designed site. Arrr, and don't be forgettin' to sign their ship's log, the Guestbook, before you weigh anchor!
THE ROGUES: if you've heard them at Faire already, you know they're awesome! If you haven't heard them yet, get thee to their Website where you'll learn all about them, their CDs and their whereabouts during Faire season.
Photography On The Run presents Faire photography by Paul and Hollie. Browse thru extensive portrait galleries of Scarborough and the Texas Renaissance Festival going all the way back to 2002. Outstanding!
The RenGeek -- Michael McDane Harris -- offers photo galleries of the Texas Renaissance Festival, Scarborough, Excalibur, Bristol, the Louisiana Renaissance Festival and the now-defunct Hawkwood Medieval Fantasy Faire here.
Temptress Tricia offers her own views of the Texas and Scarborough Renaissance Festivals, here.
TRF, Excalibur, Tablerock, Maryland, Ingleside and Scarborough: Austin's Rengirl, Selena, certainly gets around!
Ben, the Grinning Demon of TRF, has also visited the Excalibur Medieval Fantasy Faire as well as the Louisiana Renaissance Festival. Check out his photo galleries, links to the Goth Side and the backstory of his Faire character here on this site.
Visit Aviana, the beautiful White Faerie of Texas. Extensive photo galleries recount her visits to local renaissance festivals, including Texas, Louisiana and Excalibur. Additional galleries detail the adventures of Regina, Aviana's mortal avatar, at Gulf Wars, TRF and LRF.
Blackwolf the Dragonmaster, Duke of Talisker and New York City's first and only Unofficial Wizard, recounts his visits to the Realms of Sterling Forest and Fort Tryon in the far-off and fabled lands of New York State. An extensive list of links will also aid your journey onward through the Aether!
This page created 16 May 1997
This page revised 20 May 2007
