{"id":196825,"date":"2026-03-18T20:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196825\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T20:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:03:10","slug":"st-petersburg-renaissance-faire-returns-next-month-with-jousting-mead-and-medieval-fun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/196825\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Petersburg Renaissance Faire returns next month with jousting, mead, and medieval fun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">The event is designed to appeal to all ages, with family-friendly programming that includes face painting, games, and interactive experiences. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">A pirate encampment, sword-fighting challenges, and themed activity areas provide additional entertainment for kids and adults alike.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Opening weekend, April 4th and 5th, will feature an Easter-themed celebration, including an egg hunt for children. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">During that weekend, kids under 15 can enter for free with a ticket. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Additional themed weekends throughout the run include pirate-focused \u201cSwashbuckler Weekend,\u201d a Roman-inspired \u201cBacchanal Weekend,\u201d and a whimsical \u201cGnomecore Weekend\u201d to close out the season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Tickets typically range from $25 to $30 for adults and $18 for children ages 5 to 15, with free admission for children under 5. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Attendance is capped each day and guests are encouraged to purchase tickets in advance online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Visit the St. Petersburg Renaissance Faire\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/stpetersburgrenaissancefaire.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">website<\/a> for more information and tickets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The event is designed to appeal to all ages, with family-friendly programming that includes face painting, games, and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":196826,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[202,204,203,199,201,200],"class_list":["post-196825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-st-petersburg","tag-st-pete","tag-st-pete-headlines","tag-st-pete-news","tag-st-petersburg","tag-st-petersburg-headlines","tag-st-petersburg-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196825","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=196825"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/196825\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=196825"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=196825"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=196825"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}