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Get your lances and chain mail ready \u2014 it\u2019s time, once again, for the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. <\/p>\n
Spanning 35 acres of the Mount Hope Estate and Winery<\/a> in Manheim, the faire draws around 200,000 guests annually and features dozens of costumed cast members, loads of era-specific food and drink, and enough drama to fill a scroll or two. <\/p>\n The faire is open Saturdays and Sundays from through Oct. 25, with tickets on sale now. <\/p>\n This year\u2019s storyline centers on Queen Elizabeth, whose journey to Mount Hope has made waves in that it\u2019s expected to conclude with a decision: Who will the queen take as a spouse? <\/p>\n As the faire\u2019s website teases, \u201ccandidates are put forward, choices are made, sides are taken, [and] conflicts, resolutions, and hijinks ensue.\u201d <\/p>\n Here\u2019s everything you need to know before making the trek to Lancaster County: <\/p>\n Dates & times for the 2026 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire<\/p>\n The faire is held Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. 25, rain or shine. Gates open at 11 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. \u2014 though merchants close at 7 p.m. <\/p>\n \ud83d\udccd 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, Pa. 17545<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd52 Aug. 16\u2013Oct. 26, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m.\u20138 p.m. <\/p>\n \ud83d\udcde 717-665-7021<\/p>\n \ud83c\udf10 parenfaire.com<\/a><\/p>\n Schedules for the 2026 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire<\/p>\n \u201cDaily Writs\u201d \u2014 or individual weekend schedules \u2014 are available on the festival website<\/a>. <\/p>\n A series of special events \u2014 including a pub crawl, a \u201cBard\u2019s Breakfast,\u201d and a pair of escape rooms \u2014 are also scheduled, though additional tickets are required. <\/p>\n Tickets to the 2026 Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire<\/p>\n Tickets are available through the Renaissance Faire\u2019s online ticket sale website, parenfaire.com<\/a>. Prices vary by age and date. <\/p>\n Through Sept. 13: $38.95 for ages 12+; $21.95 for ages 5-11. <\/p>\n Sept. 19-Oct. 25: $42.95 for ages 12+; $23.95 for ages 5-11. <\/p>\n Children 4 and under are free. <\/p>\n Discounted tickets are available for those in the military, law enforcement, fire and EMS, medical workers, government employees, and educators. Discounted \u201csunset tickets\u201d \u2014 with admission after 4 p.m. \u2014 are also available. <\/p>\n \u201cRoyal Hound\u201d tickets, which admit dogs pending the approval of registration, are $8 per animal. <\/p>\n Tickets can only be purchased through the event\u2019s website. <\/p>\n Themed weekends at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire<\/p>\n