Renaissance Festival Back For 2019 In Sparta

SPARTA, NJ — The Sparta Renaissance Festival is back for its third year in Sparta this weekend and next.

The festival transforms a Sparta campground into a medieval renaissance village. Attendees can shop at 50 different vendors, enjoy medieval foods (including the fan-favorite turkey legs), watch musical shows and see the knightly tournaments.

Jousting will be featured on the first weekend, while the Knights of Sussex will put on a sword fighting show the second weekend, among other shows.

Vendors include candies, jewelry, hand-forged steel items, and more.

Want to get hands on? There is an escape room, blacksmith demonstrations, boat rides, and axe throwing.

Children are welcome, and there are a "few special areas" where children can get "more involved with the fun," organizers say.

The Sparta Renaissance Festival will be held at Camp Sacajawea in Sparta on Sept. 7, 8, 14, and 25. It runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both days. When purchased online, tickets are $6 for a one day child and $16 for a one day adult. For all four days, children's tickets are $15 and adult tickets are $45. It is rain or shine.