Kansas City Renaissance Festival 2026 will run on Saturdays and Sundays from September 5 through October 18, with additional opening days on Labor Day, September 7, and Monday, October 12, at its permanent festival grounds in Bonner Springs, Kansas. The 50th season brings together tournament jousting, themed weekends, live stage entertainment, contests, hundreds of artisans, children’s activities, food, taverns and separately ticketed Royal Events in the village of Canterbury.