Minnesota Renaissance Festival 2026 runs August 22–October 4, on weekends, plus Labor Day, September 7, and Festival Friday, October 2, at the Festival Grounds, Shakopee, Minnesota. The event celebrates its 55th season with jousting, more than 16 stages of entertainment, artisan shopping, themed weekends, food, games and a full 16th-century village atmosphere.

The festival is one of the best-known Renaissance events in the United States, with a large open-air marketplace, costumed villagers, royal court characters, daily contests, live shows and family attractions spread across the grounds.