The Minnesota Renaissance Festival began its journey in September of 1971 on a 22 acre field in Jonathan, MN. More than 25,000 people visited the two weekend grand opening of the festival then named A Celebration of Nature, Art, and Life! That celebration has since grown to be the largest Renaissance Festival in the United States with an annual attendance of 300,000.

Come and be a part of this long-standing tradition by visiting the festival grounds in Shakopee, MN.

Gus the Bardic Troubadour will be performing his lively music sets oach day of the festival and will be found at the following Points of Interest:

11:00am - Queens Pub

12:45pm - Folkstone Pub for the 1st Pub Crawl

1:30pm - Event Tent for the Wine & Wits Show*

4:15pm - Folkstone Pub for the 2nd Pub Crawl

6:00pm - Clover Cottage

*Wine & Wits is a ticketed event