Your Guide To The 2022 Arizona Renaissance Festival

ARIZONA — For Arizonans who missed stepping back in time by cheering on jousters, checking out arts and crafts and general merrymaking in 2021, the Arizona Renaissance Festival is back on this year.

The popular annual festival was canceled in 2021, like so many other events, because of COVID-19.

The 34th annual festival features live entertainment, rides, games, jousting matches, food and drink and an artisan market in a 16th century European-style park that it calls the "Village of Fairhaven."

The festival spans a 50-acre village that includes 16 entertainment stages, an arts and crafts fair and plenty of food and drink options.

When: Every Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. from Feb. 5-April 3. The festival will also be open President's Day.

Where: In Gold Canyon at 12601 East US Highway 60.

Ticket Prices

• Adult: $30
• Child (12 and younger): $20
• Military and Senior (60 and older) discounts: $27 (only at the Festival Box Office)
• You can buy tickets at a $1 discount at Bashas’ and Food City stores across Arizona

COVID-19: Festival-goers are recommended to wear masks at all times and to socially distance and are strongly encouraged to mask in crowded areas, when indoors and when standing in line.

Some highlights in the daily schedule:

• Glass blowing demonstrations
• Sword swallowing and magic
• Cirque de Sewer Trained Cats and Rats
• Mistress Bawd Musical Comedy Show
• The Rambling Sailors: Nautical Tunes and Shanties
• Adam Crack: Fire Whip Show
• Puppies of Penzance: The Pirate Pups

Theme weekends

Feb. 5-6: Joust for you

Feb. 12-13: Renaissance and Romance

Feb. 19-21: Royal Raucous Abounds

Feb. 26-27: Time Travelers

March 5-6: Kids Need to Read, Pirates and Brewfest

March 12-13: Artist Appreciation and Celtic Celebration

March 19-20: Wizards and Wonder

March 26-27: All The World is a Stage

April 2-3: Fairytale Fynery: Final Huzzah