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For Release on April 17th, 2023 at 8:00am CDT

2023 Texas Renaissance Festival Tickets Tickets On Sale Now

This is the 49th year of the Texas Renaissance Festival, the nation’s largest Renaissance-themed event

(TODD MISSION, TX, April 17, 2023) – The Texas Renaissance Festival today announced that tickets for the 2023 season are on sale now, with additional ticket discounts available for advanced online purchases at TexRenfest.com. Located one hour north of Houston, the Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed festival of food, fun and Renaissance magic with more than half a million visitors each year. It takes place over eight themed weekends from October 7th through November 26th.

Transcend the Mundane: This year’s festival will be creating even more immersive experiences for adults and children. With 21 stages, The King’s Feast, jugglers, bards, acrobats, games, rides, restaurants, pub crawls and more than 400 shoppes and artisans, there is something for everyone.

Bring the Whole Family: To make it an affordable destination for families, children five and under will be free every Saturday and kids 12 and under will be free every Sunday of the eight-week festival.

Stay and Play: The Texas Renaissance festival is also introducing exciting new “Stay and Play” packages that offer a great value for patrons and families who stay for the weekend. These packages include:

• Festival admission for both Saturday and Sunday
• Weekend camping pass (Thursday to Monday) at the Fields of New Market
• Access to special Fields of New Market events, including fun activities for kids at the Apprentice Gazebo
• Excitement for adults with admission to The Knight’s Club after hours party (age 21+).

Opening weekend advance special pricing starts at $17.00 for Saturday and $12.00 for Sunday. For details on each weekend and day-of pricing, visit texrenfest.com/tickets.

The Texas Renaissance Festival has established daily capacity limits to ensure that every patron experiences the festival at its best, so advance ticket purchases are advised.

For more information or to reserve your dream wedding, please visit trfweddings.com.

About Texas Renaissance Festival

The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation’s largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts over half a million visitors each year to its 55-acre recreation of a 16th Century European village. For more information, visit www.texrenfest.com.

Media Contacts:

Todd Wold, Marketing Director, Texas Renaissance Festival
281-356-2178 x310
twold (at) texrenfest.com

Jennifer Newton
Bluehouse Consulting Group, Inc.
503-805-7540
jennifer (at) bluehousecg.com

For Release on May 2nd, 2023, 2023 at 8:00am CDT

King's Call: Entertainers and Actors are Hereby Summoned to the Texas Renaissance Festival!

Auditions for the Festival's 49th season will be held on May 6 and May 13, 2023.

Todd Mission, TX - May 2nd, 2023 - Calling all actors, performers, and entertainers! The Texas Renaissance Festival, the nation's largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event, is seeking multi-talented and adaptable people to perform for the festival's eight themed weekends, running from October 7 through November 26, 2023. Auditions will be held on Saturday, May 6th and Saturday, May 13th in Todd Mission, Texas.

"Our entertainment department at the Texas Renaissance Festival is a huge part of what creates the wonderful, festive atmosphere here," says Jeffrey L. Baldwin, Entertainment Director for the Texas Renaissance Festival. "We are looking for people who have the right mix of personality and talent, with the ability to seamlessly provide a most unique experience for tens of thousands of visitors every weekend."

The Texas Renaissance Festival includes more than 4,000 actors, artists, and merchants throughout the nearly 55-acre park. Each year more than half a million visitors travel from all over the state - and across the country - to leave their cares behind and celebrate among the King's royal subjects. For its 49th season, this year's themed weekends will include: The Queen's Birthday (Opening Weekend), 1001 Dreams, Pirate Adventure, All Hallows Eve, Heroes and Villains, Barbarian Invasion, Highland Fling and Celtic Christmas.

For more information or to sign up for an audition, please visit texrenfest.com/audition-information.

About Texas Renaissance Festival

The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation's largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts over half a million visitors each year to its 55-acre New Market Village and Fields of New Market Campgrounds in Todd Mission, Texas. This immersive experience features world-renowned live entertainment works by master artists and craftspeople, award winning food and drink, hand-powered rides, and games, and over 50 interactive characters during its eight themed weekends from October 7 through November 26, 2023. For more information, please visit www.texrenfest.com.

Media Contacts:

Todd Wold, Marketing Director, Texas Renaissance Festival
281-356-2178 x310
twold (at) texrenfest.com

Jennifer Newton
Bluehouse Consulting Group, Inc.
503-805-7540
jennifer (at) bluehousecg.com

For Release on May 16th, 2023, 2023 at 8:00am CDT

Texas Renaissance Festival Opens Reservations for 100 Enchanting Weddings in 2023

The Texas Renaissance Festival invites couples to escape the ordinary and create the autumn wedding of their dreams in the Festival's charming 16th century-style chapels and gardens.

Todd Mission, TX - May 16th, 2023 - The Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF), the nation's largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event, today announced the opening of wedding reservations for the 2023 season, which takes place over eight themed weekends from October 7 through November 26, 2023. With four beautiful wedding venues, three deluxe wedding packages and ministers/celebrants for any tradition - as well as on-site catering, entertainment, and professional wedding planners - TRF makes it easy and stress-free for couples to create the enchanting wedding of their dreams.

"The Texas Renaissance Festival is about leaving the ordinary world behind to experience the fun and magic of a bygone era, and we're bringing that to our TRF weddings as well," said Christina Garcia, Weddings Coordinator of the Texas Renaissance Festival. "The Royal Celebration wedding ceremony incorporates the unique Renaissance charm of a carriage procession, bagpipes, Royal Guard escort and sword arch. The simple and elegant ceremonies take place in the iconic wedding venues of the Cathedral Chapel, Basilica, The English Garden, or The Rose Garden. Our inclusive packages and experienced event coordinators are here to help couples and their guests have a fantastic time at the romantic wedding of their dreams."

Located one hour north of Houston with beautiful autumn weather, the Texas Renaissance Festival is an immersive celebration of food, fun and Renaissance magic with more than half a million visitors each year. Only 100 slots are available for weddings to take place over eight themed weekends that include: The Queen's Birthday (Opening Weekend), 1001 Dreams, Pirate Adventure, All Hallows Eve, Heroes & Villains, Barbarian Invasion, Highland Fling and Celtic Christmas.

Couples of all traditions, genders and religions are welcome to express or renew their wedding vows at TRF, but space is limited, so applying early is advised.

For more information or to reserve your dream wedding, please visit trfweddings.com.

About Texas Renaissance Festival

The Texas Renaissance Festival is the nation's largest and most acclaimed Renaissance themed event. Established in 1974, the event attracts over half a million visitors each year to its 55-acre New Market Village and Fields of New Market Campgrounds in Todd Mission, Texas. This immersive experience features world-renowned live entertainment works by master artists and craftspeople, award winning food and drink, hand-powered rides, and games, and over 50 interactive characters during its eight themed weekends from October 7 through November 26, 2023. For more information, please visit www.texrenfest.com.

Media Contacts:

Todd Wold, Marketing Director, Texas Renaissance Festival
281-356-2178 x310
twold (at) texrenfest.com

Jennifer Newton
Bluehouse Consulting Group, Inc.
503-805-7540
jennifer (at) bluehousecg.com