renaissance fair dates august october location s rapho township lancaster county pennsylvania lancaster county pennsylvania inaugurated 1981 attendance 250 000 1 average area 35 acres 140 000 m2 stages 15 website www.parenfaire.com the pennsylvania renaissance faire is a renaissance fair occurring over 13 weekends from early august through late october on the grounds of the mount hope estate and winery in manheim pennsylvania . 2 in 1980 the estate was sold and converted to a winery . contents 1 history 2 praise 3 business 4 see also 5 references 6 external links history edit in 1980 a two day jousting festival called the pennsylvania renaissance faire was held in the winery parking lot to attract visitors . the event proved popular and expanded in the following years . 3 in 2009 the faire was held on a 35 acre 140 000 m2 site with 90 shows performed daily on 12 stages hundreds of costumed characters and a recreation of a 16th century english village with authentic tudor buildings . musical performances shakespearean plays and other acts were offered twenty three royal kitchens served food and drink and renaissance merchants were on site . 4 the swashbuckler brewing company was founded on the grounds in 2000 5 and its product is available at the swashbuckler brew pub . 6 praise edit the faire s music and storytelling have been praised by the pennsylvania department of conservation and natural resources little buffalo performance center and in 1998 the faire was named one of the top 100 motorcoach accessible events in america by the american bus association . 7 business edit as a privately owned business the faire is not required to report revenues to the public . in a 1998 interview the owner chuck romito revealed that gross sales for wine purchases and tickets for shows at the mount hope estates including christmas halloween roaring 20s and other theme performances hover around 4 million while the faire s expenses were about 2 million . 3 as of 2008 american renaissance festivals were much larger in scale than their european counterparts . consuming history specifically mentions the pennsylvania renaissance faire for its high attendance along with the maryland renaissance faire which draws 225 000 visitors over three weeks and the bristol renaissance faire which reached a peak in 1990 with 400 000 visitors in seven weekends . 1 see also edit renaissance fair list of renaissance fairs reenactment jousting society for creative anachronism list of open air and living history museums in the united states references edit a b de groot jerome 2008 . consuming history . taylor & francis . p. 120 . isbn 0 415 39945 9 . odesser torpey marilyn 2008 . insiders guide to pennsylvania dutch country . globe pequot . pp. 222 to 223 . isbn 0 7627 4786 2 . a b period fun at the renaissance faire doth maketh the bottom line strong . central penn business journal . 1998 07 03 . retrieved 2009 08 05 . 29th annual pennsylvania renaissance faire . pennsylvania department of community and economic development . retrieved 2009 08 05 . bryson lew 2005 . pennsylvania breweries . stackpole books . pp. 121 to 124 . isbn 0 8117 3222 3 . swashbuckler history . swashbuckler brewing company . archived from the original on june 8 2009 . retrieved 2009 08 23 . neville erin 2000 09 08 . pennsylvania renaissance faire an educational experience out of class . the daily collegian . retrieved 2009 08 04 . external links edit official website pennsylvania renaissance faire on twitter wikimedia commons has media related to pennsylvania renaissance faire . coordinates 40 13 36 n 76 25 50 w 40.22666 n 76.43047 w 40.22666 ; 76.43047 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title pennsylvania renaissance faire & oldid 744587307 categories wineries in pennsylvaniavisitor attractions in lancaster county pennsylvaniarenaissance fairsrecurring events disestablished in 1981hidden categories commons category with page title same as on wikidatacoordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages add links this page was last modified on 16 october 2016 at 06 08 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view