What to KnowThe Original Renaissance Pleasure FaireApril 4-May 17, 2026 (Saturdays and Sundays)Santa Fe Dam AreaIrwindale$53 adult; $28 child (ages 5-12); $275 season pass<\/p>\n
“Maypole” is term that is well-known to us, even among those people who don’t dance around the playful prop with a spring-inspired spring in their step.<\/p>\n
And while the flower-strewn, ribbon-flutterful staple of springtime may indeed be a month-of-May sort of thing, a certain Southern California celebration starts its Renaissance-style rollicking in April.<\/p>\n
Make that early April: The Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire<\/a> begins to revel, frolic, and dance around the maypole, or aprilpole, if you please, on April 4, and tickets<\/a> are available for purchase now.<\/p>\n Along with flower-filled and fluttery things, there are jousts, jests, madrigals, and all sorts of thematic shopping spots, as well as the ever-popular Pub Crawls.<\/p>\n Look for “7 new pubs” at the 2026 event, which dons its crown and fairy wings each Saturday and Sunday from Easter Saturday through May 17.<\/p>\n Pub Crawl tickets are still “TBA” as of Feb. 4, so do keep a merry eye on the Ren Faire socials for updates (yep, those do go as fast as a steed puts hooves to ground).<\/p>\n Information about the ever-popular, ever-whimsical Theme Weekends are beginning to bloom, but you’ll want to check back for more information on dressing in your steampunk style or pirate-inspired togs.<\/p>\n Irwindale is the kingdom where all of this throwback fun bubbles and burbles, like a mystical potion simmering in an enchanted cauldron.<\/p>\n