Came here for the first time today. It was very well done with the shops and buildings, like a cute little village. Cast and staff were always in character and friendly, made it a very fun environment. Glad they had a cider option to pick from, food and most beers were 8-10 tickets which is pricey but it's what I expected.
If you have never been to a Renaissance Fair, this is the place to go! Over ten stages with continuous acts, jousting, turkey legs, axe throwing, beautifully made period costumes, knives and swords, and a chance to roam the grounds with the performers. They have beer, wine and mead and food stations throughout. Frequenters of the fair come in costume and generously pose for photos. King Richard's Fair runs from Labor Day to mid October. Don't miss it.
Tons of fun. We loved being able to dress up and go to all the shows. There is a lot of entertainment to view every half hour.
Their food is ok. Nothing special there. You will need to buy tickets to purchase food and drinks. The lines for that are really long.
I've made attending this Renaissance faire an annual ritual with friends. We go early and stay all day. It is always a fun time especially if you have others to enjoy it with.
Always look for coupons online to reduce the ticket price for entry.
I highly recommend Chaucer's Honey Mead at the Wizard's Winery, it's delicious!
Decent entertainment, but not a good value for the price. You have to buy (non-refundable) tickets for food and drinks, which always leaves you going home with extra tickets.
Shows are entertaining.
Dressing up ...eating delicious food.. and HONEY MEAD!!! What else in life do you need?? Always a great time at this Faire. Professional quality entertainment..not to be missed.
We used to travel 1.5 hours regularly to Carver when my son Ryan was in his early teens. Maybe 12-15. We loved the lions and tigers, and I was more than surprised when I went to leave the stage after a magician's act, and he called me back to give me back my watch! The theatre performances were hilarious. And my son and I always enjoyed the jousting at the end of the day.
Most likely will return next year, this year however was a let down after paying an arm an leg to get in it was mostly just shops. We were able to see the big cat show, a joust, and a few acts but other then that not a whole lot to do other then spend money. Spent most of the time trying to find something that our daughter could do which being under 2 was hard to do. Only one bathroom area seemed to be moving pretty fast but I needed the handicap one (only one with the diaper changing pull out) so only had to wait 2 minutes max. They did have interesting games but it was 5 dollars to play and no prizes. The games consisted of archery, knive throwing, axe throwing, etc. . . didn't seem worth playing to us condering we have our own archery range and knife throwing station at my parents. Would have been more fun if we were able to drink. They do allow it but I'm currently pregnant and my husband was driving so no drinks for us. Hopefully next year there will be more to do other then just spend money.
Giant cats, daring knights, and amazing shows! Yes the faire is expensive. Yes the vendors are as well. Yes the food is also expensive .
However, if you go to window shop, collect business cards, and enjoy the entertainment you can have a wonderful day without going bankrupt. Dress up, meet with friends, interact with the actors, watch some shows and have a brilliant time.
1st time visit back in 2019. Parking out in the field was ok. Was greeted by the dressed up employees at the front and ridiculed me in a jokingly type of manner. I took it but I guess its part of the experience. Price of admission was ok. Went in, it was mostly shops around the courtyard. And then more shops. After another. Then there was some scheduled shows which I found was entertaining. After each show was done was a bit of a "cringe" due to workers asking for tips and although they are joking that they need the tips, it makes the attending audience uneasy. Do these performers get paid enough? I assume they have other careers that working here during their opening season. I dont mind giving tips but only if the show was very good and asking for tips is not played out by some mental "give me sympathy" mind games to make the audience feel bad and give reason to tip. If I enjoyed the show, I will tip but not when the audience feels forced. The medieval era is a tough one to cover as there was early, mid and late medieval. Then there's the renaissance. Many visitors come in customs and are more fantasy rather than factual representations of the medieval era. I did see some workers with elf ears. I dont think its medieval but maybe in movies. Overall, I didn't really feel the medieval vibe. I really was hoping the faire truly brings the essence of the medieval period but i guess beggars cant be choosers. Overall, I'd still come back again if I had kids to bring here but I didn't really feel much of the medieval era. I feel that as a customer, I feel that if I want to comeback again, I would need to be able to comeback to my peers to tell them how wonderful of an experience I had coming to this place. But the food was meh, shows were 6/10 (except the cat show, I loved it!) and drink/meal ticket was .... not sure how to make of this but thats the system they follow. In the end of the day, I understand this placed is a business and they need profits to keep to entertain a large community of people. I just feel like someone needs to redesign this place and make it a medieval faire.
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