Scarborough Renaissance Festival
Entertainment ProvidersTexas, United States51-200 Employees
Scarborough Renaissance Festival is a regional live-entertainment operation based in Waxahachie, Texas, offering an immersive Renaissance experience each spring. The festival spans eight weekends—Saturdays, Sundays, and Memorial Day—and presents full combat jousting, birds of prey demonstrations, a Mermaid Lagoon, and more than 20 stages of nonstop Renaissance entertainment. Visitors can explore the Artisan’s Marketplace with about 200 shops, observe artisan demonstrations and knighting ceremonies, and enjoy interactive elements such as human chess matches, games of skill, Renaissance rides, and the Grande Parade. It operates within the entertainment providers industry and functions as a regional destination for historical-themed spectacle aimed at families and adult enthusiasts seeking live, theatrical experiences. The festival is a division of Southwest Festivals, LLC, reflecting a broader portfolio of events in North Texas. In 2026, it received recognition at the 21st Annual Renaissance Festival Awards, earning top honors as Favorite Renaissance Festival (Southeast) and its Scarborough's Hollow Fall Fantasy Festival named Favorite Faery/Fantasy Festival.