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Equus Maximus - The Extreme Joust
You'll be on the edge of your seat as noble knights in shining armor battle and compete with lance and sword, crossbow and chariot! This epic show is filled with thrilling stunts, trick riding, and over twelve tons of equine fury!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Premium Joust Seating Puts You in the Action!
Enjoy the best seats in the Joust!
- VIP Seating inside the Joust Arena on the Royal Reviewing Stand!
- Shaded and cushioned seating!
- Meet and greet with the Jousting Knights!
- Pennant to cheer your champion!
- Special VIP Crown!
- Photo opportunities and memories that will last a lifetime!
Purchase Premium Joust Seating Tickets for only $10 at the Front Gate Box Office or at the Knight's Ale tent near the Joust Arena.
NOTE: Please arrive at least 10 minutes early – we cannot seat anyone once the Joust has begun.
Fairburn, GA 30213
SPECIAL EVENT: Pub Crawl
Join our Pirates for a Pub Crawl!
Every Festival Day at 12:30pm and again at 3:00pm, our resident scallywags host a rowdy and bawdy voyage to each of Newcatle's drinking establishments. You'll get a souvenir tankard to hold yer grog, and then you'll set sail from the Brewer's Pub, make your way to the Drunk Monk Pub, and make port at the Tavern on the Hill. Along the way you'll be served a beer at each pub, be forced to listen to bad jokes, puns and/or riddles, hear some great music, and play a few bawdy drinking games. Huzzah!
Tickets are just $35 available online – get yours when you plan your trip! Only 30 spots available for each Pub Crawl, so don't wait!
Fairburn, GA 30213
SPECIAL EVENT: Fairy Tea Party
The fairies have set a magical table for twenty guests to join them for a fantastical Tea Party!
Each attendee will be served iced tea or lemonade and a delicious cupcake. You'll be mesmorized as you listen to fairy stories and enjoy loads of fun!
Tickets are $15 and are available online. There are only 20 spots available each day, so don't hesitate – buy yours now!
Fairburn, GA 30213
The Tortuga Twins
The Tortuga Twins will have you screaming with laughter! This audience-interactive show keeps you coming back for more, year after year! Rated PG – One R-rated show at the end of the day!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
The Washing Well Wenches
They're wet! They're wacky! And they want your laundry! The Washing Well Wenches bring us "good, clean fun and wet, dirty women"!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Giwayen Mata African Dance
Experience and celebrate the rich cultural traditions of Africa as performed by GIWAYEN MATA - the award-winning dance, percussion, and vocal ensemble.
PERFORMING APRIL 13 thru MAY 5
Fairburn, GA 30213
Barely Balanced Acrobatic Daredevils
They’re back, diving through fire, hurling machetes, and testing the limits of natural selection! Don’t miss seeing your favorite acrobats endanger their lives in this hilarious, award winning show. The day starts with their “Sharp Knives and Stupid Humans Extravaganza” and ends with the incredible “Fire Finale.” Come laugh, cheer, and become a part of the action!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Victoria Van Arnam
Victoria Van Arnam brings you jaunty jigs, raucous reels and beautiful ballads. Come listen to Victoria's hammered dulcimer and revel in the auld songs of ale.
PERFORMING MAY 25 thru JUNE 2
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Charry Garcia - One Man Band
Charry Garcia is a magician when it comes to creating beautiful music on a various array of instruments - all by himself! You'll be amazed at the melodies he conjures forth!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Birds of Prey
In addition to a presenting a majestic Falconry exhibition, this complete bird show includes hawks, eagles, owls and vultures. You’ll be astounded as these spectacular birds exhibit their free-flight skills directly over the heads of the audience! Presented by Earthquest™.
“….The greatest free-flying bird show in America,” says Jim Fowler, Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom and NBC’s The Today Show.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Cu Dubh
The sounds of ancient thundering war drums and skirling bagpipes like you’ve never heard before. Cu Dubh presents tribal warrior music at its best. Be you Viking, Druid, Celt, Mongol or Moor, these ringing harmonies and pounding rhythms will bring forth the ancient spirits and set loose the wolf once again!
PERFORMING MAY 11 thru JUNE 2
Fairburn, GA 30213
Hey Nunnie, Nunnie
The unconventional Mother Redempta and the mischievous ukulele wielding Sister Philomena Claire take the stage in a dazzling display of comedic escapades. Cracking jokes, singing songs, and “counseling” audience members, these two larger than life characters cause peals of laughter to ring like convent bells.
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Adama Ignus
Adamo Ignus is a fascinating display of fire manipulation and daring!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Hypnotist Rick Stratton
A certified hypnotherapist, stage hypnotist, and comedian, Rick Stratton has been traveling the United States for years making people laugh while performing his comedy hypnosis show. You’ll be filled with side-splitting laughter at the antics of the audience volunteers under his hypnotic spell.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Zoltan the Adequate
Brilliant? Amazing? No, just adequate! Come see feats of bizarre geek magic and stunts of sheer stupidity! Watch and cringe as Zoltan plays with fire, swallows a four-foot balloon, and more. Zoltan will fool you, delude you about how you were fooled, deceive you about that delusion, and then bamboozle you about the deception. Surely a curiosity to be reckoned with.
PERFORMING APRIL 13 thru MAY 5
Fairburn, GA 30213
The Ded Bob Sho
"Hey Audience!" You can find yer ol' pal Bob on the Marrakech Stage this season! He's everyone's favorite "Specter of Ceremonies" and he brings his unique brand of graveside humor to the Georgia Renaissance Festival! But, beware! Sit toward the front of the audience and you may be "Bob-mo-tized"! Rated PG.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Angels in Disguise
A clever can't-miss variety show featuring three heroines in disguise with incredibly geeky (and frequently cheeky) adventures regaled through singing, sword-fighting, and comedy! Join their epic, empowering, and entertaining antics and missions as they search for the King's Jewels
Appearing May 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, 27, June 1 & 2
Fairburn, GA 30213
Splatter Time Players Mud Show
Earth-splattering fun awaits you at this fun-filled “earthy” presentation! Watch as this crazy duo execute back flips and belly flops straight into the mud! This “dirty” show will prove to be good, clean fun for audiences of all ages!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Explorers of the 16th Century
The 16th Century was the Age of Exploration – and conquest – of the “New World”. This interactive presentation examines the material culture of the European explorers – especially the De Soto Expedition of 1540 which passed close to the area of the Georgia Renaissance Festival grounds.
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! The ArieArie Show!
The ArieArie Show is something to behold! He is part juggler, part acrobat, and 100% entertaining. You'll enjoy his spectacular feats designed especially to appeal to human audiences.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Shenanigans
The Shenanigans are a musical trio hailing from the fair shores of Eire, bringing with them fun-filled music and almost-funny jokes.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Gypsy Geoff
Children of all ages will be mesmerized by Geoff as he balances, juggles, and creates feats of wonder! Geoff is an accomplished magician, clown, mime, and juggler, and we promise you will leave his show with a smile on your face!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! The Long and Short of It
The all-lady pirate crew of The Crimson Curse have washed a-shore at the Georgia Renaissance Festival, and you know what that means: naughty tunes, drinking songs, and mayhaps even a heart-felt ballad or two! Powerhouse musicians Joni Minstrel, Naughty Nellie Peachbottom, and Lilly Bragg join forces for intoxicating harmonies and more schtick than thou canst shake a stick at.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Les S Moore
How often does a pickpocket tell you what he's doing, let alone show you? Les S Moore will steal your stuff. See this show before the King has him arrested!
Performing May 11, 12, 18 & 19
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! The Muckers
Performing May 11 & 12
Fairburn, GA 30213
Parrots of the Caribbean
Colorful and chatty parrots are the stars of this free-flight aviary! Get up close and personal with these beautiful exotic birds. It's a tropical adventure!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Free Juggling School
Are you convinced you can never learn to juggle? Sir William Drops will prove you wrong! Sir Will is a master juggler and has been teaching juggling for over 30 years, and really enjoys a challenge. Learn to juggle and receive an official certificate to prove it. And it's free...!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Mother and Father Goose
Stop by the Goose Gazebo and have a visit with Mother and Father Goose and their "children" – gentle, tame geese who love to snuggle on your lap for a photo!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
La Luminosa, Romantic Harpist
La Luminosa will capture your heart with her beautiful and skilled musicianship. Her hands will pluck your heartstrings as easily as she plucks her harp! Fall under her spell...
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Landloch'd!
From the highlands of Scotland, and the Moor-infested lands of Spain, these two men met upon the high seas and decided to share their love of Celtic and pirate music with the masses.
ALL SEASON!
Photo credit: SoulCatching Photography
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Adetoun Abayomi, African Traveler
Learn about the history and culture of Africa as told through the eyes of Adetoun Abayomi - nomadic traveler. Her unique style will captivate and entertain your students as she retells the folk tales and stories from her culture, as well as her experiences in traveling from her homeland to England.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Bareheaded Bards
These Bards will entertain, amuse and assault your senses with their brand of Celtic music.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
Friar Finnias Finnegan
A proud member of the Bawdy Bodacious Bothersome Brown Bohemian Brethren, this fun-loving friar will delight you with songs of drinking and merriment!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Lydian Lovelace - Romantic Songs
Lydian Lovelace will soothe your soul with romantic tunes.
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! Shakespeare - More or Less!
Master Shakespeare is in the process of finishing his latest work, about a pair of star-crossed lovers, a nurse and a bear? Watch as he and his fellow actors muddle through this "work in progress"!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
NEW! The Courtier's Academy
ALL NEW! Join members of his Majesty's Royal Court as they instruct the young members of the Kingdom in proper court behavior and manners. Upon completion, each young noble receives a certificate from the King or Queen themselves!
ALL SEASON!
Fairburn, GA 30213
The Walking Green Man
Don't be frightened when the tree next to you moves – it's just the Green Man! This twelve-foot tall living, talking tree has the face of the mythical Green Man and will enthrall and delight your entire family.
PERFORMING APRIL 13 thru 27
Fairburn, GA 30213
