{"id":2325016,"date":"2026-03-12T16:44:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2325016"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:44:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:44:33","slug":"ohio-renaissance-festival-ranked-best-in-the-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ohio-renaissance-festival-ranked-best-in-the-country\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio Renaissance Festival ranked best in the country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>WAYNESVILLE, Ohio \u2014\u00a0The Ohio Renaissance Festival is attended by hundreds of thousands every year, those looking to be transported back to a time of knights, jousting and \u2014 of course \u2014 giant turkey legs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"data-image-wrapper img-hash-ed3819e0-0229-4414-982d-28b31ed27719 hashed-image center percent-hundred\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: relative;\"><\/div>\n<p>The festival has received some high praise in the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/10best.usatoday.com\/awards\/best-renaissance-fair\/\">USA Today\u2019s 10 Best Renaissance Fairs ranking<\/a>, landing the number one spot on the list in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are incredibly honored and grateful to our fans, performers, artisans, and staff who helped make this possible,\u201d said festival organizers in a press release Thursday. \u201cBeing named the #1 Renaissance Faire in the country by USA TODAY readers is a testament to the passion of the community that brings the village to life each season.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_video_container jeg_video_content\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ohio Renaissance Festival - Experience it\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tAUFWfbHzgM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"remove-embeded\"\/><\/p>\n<p><i>(Ohio Renaissance Festival)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The full ranking was as follows:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Ohio Renaissance Festival in Waynesville, Ohio<\/li>\n<li>Sherwood Forest Faire in McDade, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Maryland Renaissance Festival in Annapolis, Maryland<\/li>\n<li>Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire in Manheim, Pennsylvania<\/li>\n<li>Texas Renaissance Festival in Todd Mission, Texas<\/li>\n<li>Arizona Renaissance Festival in Gold Canyon, Arizona<\/li>\n<li>Carolina Renaissance Festival in Huntersville, North Carolina<\/li>\n<li>King Richard\u2019s Faire in Carver, Massachusetts<\/li>\n<li>New Jersey Renaissance Faire in Columbus, New Jersey<\/li>\n<li>Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, Minnesota<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>There\u2019s some time still to wait before the festival returns. It will be open to the public from Sept. 5 through Nov. 1 this year, with various themed weekends including pirates, fantasy, Viking and more.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more specific information on the festival&#8217;s <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/renfestival.com\/#\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source spectrumnews1.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WAYNESVILLE, Ohio \u2014\u00a0The Ohio Renaissance Festival is attended by hundreds of thousands every year, those looking to be transported back to a time of knights, jousting and \u2014 of course \u2014 giant turkey legs. 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