The choice is yours, you get to be a part of the story.<\/p>\n
What Awaits You in the Realm of El Paso![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-gettyimages-1415866970.jpg\")
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The Faire is divided into three immersive zones, each with its own personality:<\/p>\n
The Mortal Outpost: is your entry point, you humble human. Traditional crafts, historical wares, hearty faire food, and what the organizers call “Alchemists,” which is the best possible term for alcohol vendors.<\/p>\n
The Seelie Grove: is where the Light Fae hold court. Expect ethereal art, floral wonders, and the kind of whimsical treasures that feel like they were pulled from a bioluminescent fever dream.<\/p>\n
The Shadow Court: is exactly what it sounds like: gothic curiosities, forged iron, and the macabre. The Dark Fae are not here to be friendly. They are here to be interesting.<\/p>\n
Live on the High Stage: fire performers, gravity-defying acts, haunting music, and theatrical performances from the old world. Wandering atmosphere characters will move through the grounds, meaning the story is not just on stage, it is all around you.<\/p>\n
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Zach Chenoweth and Elisabeth Gaytan are the founders of the Borderlands Renaissance Faire, and they are not newcomers to this world. Zach is a fencing coach with a background in HEMA (Historical European Martial Arts), meaning the blade-work you see here carries real history behind it. Elisabeth is a grappler and wilderness devotee whose connection to primal movement and the natural world shapes the Faire’s Unseelie aesthetic. Together, they have built this event specifically to bring a darker, more folklore-driven flavor of the Renaissance circuit to the El Paso desert.<\/p>\n
“We’re both big Renaissance faire lovers and we started putting our own twist on it,” Chenoweth told KTSM.<\/p>\n
That twist? You get to be part of the story. Seriously, you can even go to the official faire website and read up on the story so you can be prepared for your role!!<\/a><\/p>\n Calling All Artisans, Performers, and Troubadours The Faire is still actively seeking vendors and performers. If you make things with your hands, perform with your body, or conjure with fire and music, there is a realm waiting for you:<\/p>\n Merchants and Artisans (handcrafted goods, jewelry, costuming): $125 for a 10×10 setup for the 2-day eventFood and Beverage (period-appropriate fare and Alchemists): $200 for a 10×10 setup inside the park, or $250 for a food truck spotPerformers (stage acts, wandering characters, musicians): Contact the organizers directly to arrange a meeting<\/p>\n All setups should be themed appropriately to your realm. Vendor setup day is November 6.<\/p>\n Apply at\u00a0borderlandsrf.com\/joinus<\/a>.<\/p>\n Event DetailsWhat: Borderlands Renaissance Faire (inaugural year)When: November 7-8, 2026, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.Where: Ascarate Park and Pavilion, 6900 Delta Dr., El Paso, TXTickets: Available at\u00a0borderlandsrf.com<\/a>Vendor\/Performer Applications:\u00a0borderlandsrf.com\/joinus<\/a><\/p>\n The veil is at its thinnest. El Paso has never had anything quite like this. Come as yourself, come as someone else entirely, come armored in iron and crowned in flowers. The Court awaits.<\/p>\n Step Inside El Paso\u2019s Haunted Kohlberg Mansion<\/p>\n You can actually buy one of El Paso\u2019s most historic haunted mansions. Explore the Kohlberg Mansion and discover what paranormal investigators found inside.<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Courtesy: Brandon Thomas\/ Dead Battery Co.<\/p>\n Monteleones Back Alley Stakehouse And Dinner Theater in El Paso!<\/p>\n Gary Monteleone runs a series of themed restaurants here in El Paso and one of them offers an amazing murder mystery dinner theater experience where the audience gets to participate by investigating clues left by the cast, guessing who the killer was, and enjoying a pretty decent meal!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Grizz<\/p>\n El Paso’s Monthly Movie Loteria Is A Gem For Movie Lovers<\/p>\n Movie Loteria is a monthly loteria game combined with movie trivia, hosted by two movie lovers just trying to do something fun for the community. The custom loteria cards are hand drawn by host and local artist, Pablo Adriel Martinez or The Pablam. Pablo and Carlos create trivia questions around new themes every month and invite the community for a fun night for movie geeks and movie newbies alike. <\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Grizz<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"El Paso has hosted concerts, festivals, gaming events, and film celebrations. But this November, something entirely different is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":471496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[138,140,139,141,142,143],"class_list":["post-471495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-el-paso","tag-el-paso","tag-el-paso-headlines","tag-el-paso-news","tag-featured-carousel","tag-include-in-newsletter","tag-local-el-paso"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=471495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/471495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/471496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=471495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=471495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=471495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Getty](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/attachment-gettyimages-1415866872.jpg\")
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