Scarborough Renaissance Festival

{{Primary sources|date=August 2009}} {{about|the fair in Texas|the traditional English fair and the song|Scarborough Fair}} '''Scarborough Renaissance Festival''', more commonly known as '''Scarborough Faire''', is a [[renaissance fair]] in [[Waxahachie]], [[Texas]]. [[Image:Scarborough-Faire-TX-2385e.jpg|thumb|right|Harpist at the Faire (2009)]] Scarborough Faire's first run was in 1981. The festival is open Saturdays and Sundays from the first weekend in April until Memorial Day Monday. The festival is historically based in the year 1533, under the reign of [[Henry VIII of England|King Henry VIII]]. The festival is {{convert|35|acre|m2}} in size, taking place on a {{convert|165|acre|km2|adj=on}} site. There are 21 stages with more than 200 performances. Three [[jousting]] shows take place each day. There are about 150 cast members that make up the characters in Scarborough Faire. Almost all of the cast members are volunteers. ==Special Programs== Special programs at Scarborough include "Friends of the Faire", an exclusive fair membership with benefits, Student Days, which are special days open only to school groups for educational purposes, and Wedding Packages, which you may purchase to have your own Renaissance-themed wedding in the fair's special Wedding Garden. ==See also== {{Portal|Dallas-Fort Worth}} * [[Renaissance fair]] * [[List of Renaissance fairs]] * [[Reenactment]] * [[Jousting]] * [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] * [[List of open air and living history museums in the United States]] ==External links== * [http://www.scarboroughrenfest.com ScarboroughRenFest.com] Scarborough Renaissance Festival homepage {{Commons category}} {{coord missing|Texas}}