*by popular vote in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 (Best Renaissance Festival) & 2016, 2017, 2018 (new regional categories: Best Midwestern Festival) – published in Renaissance Magazine.

photos: John Karpinsky

2019 Season

Bristol Renaissance Faire Throws Open the Port of Bristol

Voted the #1 Renaissance Faire in the Region Set to Open July 6

More information coming soon!

Set on a summer day in 1574 when Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth visited the English city of Bristol, the Bristol Renaissance Faire is open for nine weekends just west of I-94’s Russell Road exit, near Kenosha, Wis. Open rain or shine, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., every Saturday and Sunday, July 6 through Sep. 1, and Labor Day Monday, Sep. 2. Tickets are $25.95 for adults; $11.50 for children, ages 5 to 12.  Children aged 4 and under are admitted free. Discount tickets are available in advance at RENFAIR.COM and all Menards stores.