About
The Colorado Renaissance Festival is a summer-long Renaissance faire on a wooded 60-acre site in Larkspur, running weekends from mid-June through the first weekend of August. Now in its 49th season, the festival stages full-contact jousting, dozens of live stage shows, a permanent artisan marketplace of 200+ handcraft shoppes (leatherwork, chainmail, glasswork, jewelry, pottery), and themed weekends built around costume, pirates, and Highland/Celtic culture.
What To Expect:
- 🐴 Full-contact jousting tournaments
- 🎭 Dozens of live stage shows and street performers
- 🛍️ 200+ artisan shoppes selling handcrafted goods
- 🍗 Royal Eateries food court (turkey legs, ale, mead)
- 👑 Themed weekends throughout the run
Important Information:
- – Weekends only, mid-June through early August
- – 650 Perry Park Ave, Larkspur, CO 80118
- – Tickets sell out on popular weekends — buy ahead online
Read our full visit guide — what to expect, tickets, parking, and the themed-weekend schedule →
📍 Local Insights
🎟️ Buy Tickets Ahead: Themed weekends and the final weekend of the season regularly sell out; the festival has implemented ticket limits in recent years.
🅿️ Free Parking, Long Walk-In: Parking is free but the lot is large — arrive early on busy weekends.
🍺 Cash Still Helps: Some smaller artisan booths move faster with cash on hand even though most now take cards.
👗 Costuming Welcome: Many guests dress in period or fantasy costume; it's part of the culture, not required.
🏇 What We Saw: We spent a day here this past summer and caught the joust in front of the royal viewing stand, a fire-breathing performer working the crowd at the Celestial Stage, and bagpipe-and-drum street musicians playing near the marketplace — the whole grounds stay in character from the front gate on.
See our full visit guide for parking, ticket prices, and the themed-weekend calendar →
⏰ Hours
Weekends only, mid-June through early August, roughly 10am–6:30pm. Closed weekdays and outside the festival season.
👉 Best For
- •Families
- •Costume/cosplay fans
- •Couples
- •Groups
- •Out-of-town visitors
Location
650 Perry Park Ave, Larkspur, CO 80118Review Sentiment
Based on recent Google reviews
"Regulars praise the jousting, the density and quality of the artisan shoppes, and the immersive theming. Some note long food lines and heat on peak-attendance weekends."
What You'll Find
- •Turkey Legs
- •Mead
- •Ale
- •Royal Eateries Food Court
- •Kettle Corn
📆 Best Times to Visit
Weekday-feel is impossible (weekends only); arrive at opening to beat crowds and parking backups, especially on themed weekends.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
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