Ohio Renaissance Festival 2025

Mark your calendars—August 30 through October 26, 2025, the Ohio Renaissance Festival returns to Waynesville, Ohio, bringing eight weekends of medieval merriment to life. From 10:30 am to 7:00 pm daily, visitors can wander through a sprawling 30-acre re-created 16th-century English village filled with knights, queens, jesters, and artisans.

This annual tradition invites guests to forget modern life and step into a world of royal pageantry, thrilling jousts, endless entertainment, and feasts fit for kings.

🎟️ Tickets are available online at renfestival.com/tickets.

✨ What to Expect

The Ohio Renaissance Festival is more than just a fair—it’s an immersive world packed with sights, sounds, and flavors of the past. Here’s what awaits:

• ⚔️ Jousting Tournaments – Witness knights in shining armor engage in full-contact jousts, just as it was done over 400 years ago.
• 👑 Queen Elizabeth I – Greet Her Majesty as she oversees the festivities with her royal court.
• 🎭 Live Entertainment – Enjoy over 100 shows daily across 17 different stages featuring comedy, music, dance, juggling, swordplay, and storytelling.
• 🛍️ Artisan Marketplace – Browse more than 150 shops offering handcrafted goods, period clothing, jewelry, weapons, art, and one-of-a-kind gifts.
• 🍗 Food & Drink – Feast on giant turkey legs, hearty stews, sweet pastries, mead, and ale for the ultimate Renaissance dining experience.
• 🎉 Interactive Street Performers – Meet costumed villagers, mischievous jesters, and wandering minstrels throughout the lanes.

📍 Location: Renaissance Park, Waynesville, Ohio

The festival takes place at Renaissance Park, a scenic site that has become home to this beloved event for decades. Just outside of Waynesville—a town with about 3,000 residents known as the “Antiques Capital of the Midwest”—the park is easily accessible by road and provides plenty of space for the festivities.

Waynesville is located in Warren County, between Dayton and Cincinnati, making it a convenient trip for visitors across Ohio and surrounding states. Travelers can reach the festival via Interstate 71 and Interstate 75, with clear signage leading to Renaissance Park.

🎭 A Festival for Everyone

Whether you’re a history buff, a fantasy enthusiast, or simply looking for a unique autumn outing, the Ohio Renaissance Festival 2025 delivers something for everyone. Families can enjoy interactive activities and stage shows, while adults can sample craft brews and mead. Shoppers will delight in the artisan marketplace, and thrill-seekers won’t want to miss the roaring cheers at the jousting arena.

Every weekend offers new memories—so many visitors return year after year, making it a tradition passed down through generations.