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Lancelot Entertainment was formed in 2024 to invest in Renaissance festivals without overseeing day-to-day operations. Amended Securities and Exchange Commission filings from March 2026 indicate the group has raised $63.3 million.<\/p>\n
In August 2024, Lancelot Entertainment bought King Richard\u2019s Faire in Carver, Massachusetts. Lancelot also owns the Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Texas and the Georgia Renaissance Festival near Atlanta.<\/p>\n
Representatives for Lancelot Entertainment did not respond to messages seeking comment.<\/p>\n
Scott Bowser said the transaction was finalized in early March and that the properties sold at that time included ones associated with the festival, including print and costume shops. That real estate was purchased by Lancelot Ent PA Real Estate Holding LLC.<\/p>\n
Bowser said Lancelot Entertainment approached him about buying the festival. He declined to disclose any financial details of the arrangement with Lancelot Entertainment, including the terms under which Lancelot Entertainment will hold the festival on property the Bowsers own.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have bought multiple fairs. They believe in Renaissance fairs and will continue to grow and acquire fairs as they become available,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire began in 1980 as a jousting competition to promote Mount Hope Estate & Winery, which was purchased the previous year by a group led by Chuck Romito. The estate is home to the Grubb Mansion, a 19th-century Federal-style residence constructed by Henry Grubb, whose family established an iron furnace on the property in 1784.<\/p>\n
The Bowsers, who began operating a brewery at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in 2000, eventually bought the annual festival as well as the property where it is held.<\/p>\n
Scott Bowser, 56, noted that when they first took over the festival, they did not announce the transition for three years. He recalled that during that time, few people could tell the business had traded hands and he said expects the current transaction will be similar.<\/p>\n
\u201cNothing in my business life has changed,\u201d he said. \u201cThey reached out to me and here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n