Renaissance Pleasure Faire Business Office

This year’s Renaissance Faire was a soggy, unforgettable adventure. The weather may not have been on our side, but in true Ren Faire spirit, everyone embraced the mud, mist, and medieval madness with humor and heart. From squelching through the fairegrounds in soaked boots to watching drenched performers deliver their lines with extra drama, the atmosphere was wild and woolly – quite literally. Cloaks clung, curls frizzed, and more than one knight looked like they’d taken a tumble in the pigsty. But somehow, it made the whole experience feel even more authentic – like we’d truly stepped into a gritty, rain-drenched 15th century village. Highlights included the ever-committed jousters riding through puddles like pros, musicians playing on despite the drizzle, and vendors cheerfully slinging turkey legs and mead under dripping tents. The crowd? Damp, a little bedraggled, but absolutely undeterred. Would I have preferred sunshine? Sure. But honestly, the mud added its own charm. If you came for pristine costumes and dry comfort, you probably left early. If you came for adventure, laughs, and a little chaos – this was your year. Note to self: Bring better boots next time.

It's fun. I wish there was a social circle. People spend so much to just walk with their friends. It would be nice to have maybe an interactive bar where people could meet and talk to other people and maybe a costume contest or something to bring all those people together. Also, they could maybe add misters in that bar area as well for people overheating.

I have always loved the renaissance pleasure fair, but this year was a little different. The security team inside of the tournament area was not as nice as they normally are. They had us push our stroller, which was a small stroller that when pushed against the front row seat did not even extend further than my legs. The security guard came and told us that we needed to fold it up or leave and we said OK well what about the other people that had their stroller out and he explained while they were up against the side wall so that was the compromise we asked well, is that an option for us? He said sure, and he walked away upset. We went along the side wall that was placed next to a trashcan and no overhead shade so basically they were having babies sit in the sun next to the trash cans, which I thought was really inappropriate. Another security guard came and told us we were not able to stand there either after we were already told that we could when we told him the other guard said he said that’s fine and let us stay however, without any sunshade it was too hot for my child and I who am pregnant and so we left early. The food is always delicious but the girls were premade and put into tissue paper so I ordered my Gyro and it is out took my first bite. The entire tissue paper fell apart in the bottom, and that was the last she wrote.

The Irwindale Pleasure Faire is always a joy to attend. I go atleast twice a year and I just completed my first trist at the faire this last weekend. A must if you enjoy imbibing is the pubcrawl, it's an absolute drunken blast. However, you might be outta luck this year as it sells out months in advance and they no longer sell half the tickets at the door. Tickets are also a steep $65 per crawl ticket. Yes, parking and getting into the faire can be crazy so I suggest getting there early when the parking opens around 9am. The reason for the 4 star review as opposed to 5 is the continuous raising of prices that seems to be a yearly thing. Entry tickets are now at a stiff $44. That's not including the parking fee, or pubcrawl ticket if you decide to do that. Its disheartening to talk to other attendees who are on the brink of getting priced out or how people who would normally be multiple day attendees are only coming once a season. To any faire big wigs who read this please strive to keep your prices reasonable so that all may continue to enjoy the pleasure of the faire.. That being said see you again on the last day this may 18th one last pubcrawl for the season!

This is a pretty good Renaissance Festival. I've been to a few in Southern California and other parts of the country. I think this is the best, lots of performances, lots of different kinds of shops. It's in an actual park, so they have parking lots and ample toilets before you even get to the gates and pay to get into the Ren faire. There's another little one with visited in the LA area that has mostly porta potties and no drinking water and you park on dust so everything's really dusty and dirty within an hour of them opening. I like that there's many food choices here, some of the crafts people here get really into it and they give demonstrations on how they make things. It costs more than some of the smaller Ren Festivals but I do like having actual hand washing and more entertainment and food. It was pretty hot the weekend we went and the fair had misting stations to help people stay cool. Another thing I like about this renfair is that each weekend has a theme, pirates was my favorite theme. Lots of customers dress up, you don't have to be a booth owner or performer to show up in a fun costume. Huzzah

After two years of absence the Renaissance Pleasure Faire is back! We got to go during the opening weekend and it’s just as grand as I remember. Most of my favorite shows are still here, and a couple of new ones added to the line up. Food is still amazing, but I was bummed that the meat pies are no longer offered. Come dressed comfortably or in your favorite pirate, fairy, wizard, or wench costume. Make sure to bring cash as most vendors are still cash only. Some do accept Lady visa, Master card, and New World Express, but not all. There are still a lot of shopping opportunities and drinking to be done, so don’t miss out of a great family adventure.

This year, there were many more shops, and shows, and the turkey legs even tastes better😄

Had an amazing time at the fair - everyone was super nice minus the normal humans who only think of themselves. I went in a wheelchair and I should have taken a snow plow attachment for the front end because no one could move out of the way for a wheelchair to drive or to see.