The smell of fried food and brined snacks drifted through Depot Park on Jan. 24 and 25 as crowds in cloaks and corsets lined up for turkey legs, fish and chips, and oversized pickles at the 39th ...

The Maryland Renaissance Festival’s nine-weekend season began Saturday with literal fanfare, bringing together an eclectic group of armored, winged, hooded, corseted, kilted and face-painted patrons.

King Richard's Faire in Carver, Massachusetts, was ranked among the nation's best Renaissance fairs by USA TODAY 10BEST. Here's how it ranked.

USA Today said the Ohio Renaissance Festival in Waynesville was voted the No. 1 best renaissance faire in the United States.

The festivals are nominated by an expert panel and then voted on by the readers.