Do we have renaissance fairs in the UK?

Posted by Grouchy-Age5197@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 21 comments

Basically as the question asks. I know we have reinactments and historical RP here in the uk stuff but I only have a wizard costume and I'm not looking to get huge into accurate historical cosplaying. Just in the mood for something with a more relaxed atmosphere like where I've seen people go as elves or goblins or whatever.

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Coconutpieplates@reddit

Maybe look into Fantasy Forest for next year. I know a few LARPers who are very wizardy and go to LARP events as wizard characters so maybe look into if your area has a latp group you can join?

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Timely_Egg_6827@reddit

Yes, Society for Creative Anachronism and LARPing events both exist.

https://www.live-roleplaying.co.uk/

https://fantasyforest.co.uk/

Less wizardly and more historic

https://membermojo.co.uk/scauk

And then you have the hard-core re-enactmenters where you get told of if you wear cotton.

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Anathemachiavellian@reddit

In a similar vein there are Medieval festivals. I’ve been to Englands Medieval Festival in the south east which was good fun.

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PabloMarmite@reddit

One thing that’s always bugged me is that 99% of the time when Americans have a “renaissance fair” they actually mean “medieval fair”.

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Anathemachiavellian@reddit

Plus fairies and other magical creatures for some reason. I feel like ours are more historically accurate. Maybe less fun!

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Enough_Response@reddit

and don't forget the Camelot theme park we used to have 30 years ago complete with daily jousts to watch!

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connectfourvsrisk@reddit

Hijacking the post to ask if anyone knows of a good one coming to Northern Ireland?

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LethargicOnslaught@reddit

Our local town has re-enactors perform on events like May day in full 17th century costumes, in a purpose buolt village of the same period. Not quite medieval but certainly more accurate.

Little Woodham village for those interested in seeing old English customs

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Semley@reddit

I've never been, but heard Fantasy Forest mentioned as a UK equivalent.

https://fantasyforest.co.uk/

Also depending what your wizard costume is like, you might wanna try LARP? Although it's not the same, there are lots of options for LARP in the UK and for me it scratches the itch that I get from wishing I could go to a ren faire.

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LongjumpingInside565@reddit

Definetely sounds like fantasy forest is the type of thing they're looking for. It isnt fantasy specific, I see lots of sci-fi and video game type cosplay there as well. Always surreal to walk past the cheltenham train station opposite a hoard of cosplayers waiting for a bus but they're 1000% better than people there for the races.

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theowleryonehundred@reddit

https://barnetmedievalfestival.wordpress.com/

Barnet has one.

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takhana@reddit

There’s a huge one in Tewkesbury - https://www.tewkesburymedievalfestival.co.uk/

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Harrry-Otter@reddit

Are you thinking of live action roleplay?

That exists here. I was once sat in a pub and got to watch a orc war happening on the playing field opposite.

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