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Private Events & Celebrations

Celebrate somewhere people will actually remember

Bring your group into the Georgia Renaissance Festival for a day built around feasting, entertainment and the atmosphere of the village — or reserve Thistle Grove Garden for a private celebration of your own.

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Spring 2027 Festival Days

Choose Your Festival Experience

Two ways to bring your people into the Festival — one for groups who want to be in the thick of it, one for groups who want a place of their own. Birthdays, anniversary celebrations, reunions, corporate outings, employee appreciation events — any reason to gather.

  • Festival Celebration

    Price$1,500

    Up to 10 guests

    For groups that want a planned Festival experience together without reserving a private event space.

    Includes

    • Festival admission for up to 10 guests
    • Reserved seating together at The Feast at Thistle Grove
    • Advance group coordination

    Additional guests: $120 per guest

    A group of friends celebrating together at the Festival
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  • Private Garden Celebration

    Private Garden Use

    Price$4,500

    Up to 20 guests

    For groups that want a private place to gather before continuing into the Festival.

    Includes

    • Festival admission for up to 20 guests
    • 90 minutes of private use of Thistle Grove Garden
    • The Garden in its standard Festival configuration, with its existing tables and seating appropriate to the gathering
    • Simple nonalcoholic refreshments in the Garden
    • Reserved seating together at The Feast at Thistle Grove
    • Advance event coordination

    Additional guests: $140 per guest

    Use the Garden for a birthday, an anniversary, employee or client recognition, a toast, gifts, an approved cake moment — or simply time together before the Feast. GARF provides the Garden and the elements listed; custom décor, setups or entertainment are quoted separately.

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Celebrate at Thistle Grove

Thistle Grove is the Festival's dedicated wedding and celebration setting — a garden, a hall and a feast, woven into the village in Fairburn, just south of Atlanta — an event venue unlike any other. Beginning with the Spring 2027 season, it brings three places together.

  • Thistle Grove Garden

    The Festival's garden setting — and, for a Private Garden Celebration, yours for ninety minutes.

  • The Hall at Thistle Grove Opens Spring 2027

    The building at the heart of Thistle Grove, home to the Feast.

  • The Feast at Thistle Grove Opens Spring 2027

    A programmed dining experience of roughly ninety minutes — food, drink and entertainment. Private-event guests dine together as part of that experience.

The Feast is not simply a private banquet-room rental. Your group is seated together inside a dining experience the whole Festival comes for — and that's exactly the point.

A couple dines together at the Feast at Thistle Grove

Add More to the Day

Reserved Joust Seating

$15 per guest

Keep your group together for one of the Festival's signature tournaments with reserved seating.

Pub Crawl

$55 per guest · 21+ only

A 90-minute hosted Pub Crawl with live entertainers throughout the experience.

  • Three crawl stops
  • Three beers
  • Souvenir mug

Other Enhancements

May include, when available:

  • Additional beverage or refreshment options
  • Select GARF-approved entertainment or character enhancements

All enhancements are subject to availability, Festival schedules, group size and event type.

Musicians raise their glasses at a Festival pub

Celebrating Something?

Looking for a birthday party venue near Atlanta with a little more theater? Birthdays, anniversaries, retirements and other special moments can be recognized with a Festival announcement — just ask, whether or not you've booked a package. We accommodate requests as scheduling allows; they're never guaranteed, and there's no charge simply to ask.

Planning a Proposal?

You're welcome to propose during your Festival visit. If you'd like GARF's help coordinating a particular location, announcement or Festival moment, send us a request in advance and we'll do our best to help.

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Booking & Availability

Private events that include guaranteed Feast seating must be booked at least 30 days before the Festival date. Additional guests are subject to availability, and exact Feast, Joust, Pub Crawl and other experience times depend on the final Festival entertainment schedule.

Tell Us What You're Planning

Whether you're bringing ten people for a Festival celebration or gathering a larger group in Thistle Grove Garden, tell us a little about your occasion, preferred date and group size. Our team will review your request and help determine the best fit.

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Planning a wedding instead?

Weddings at the Festival Handfasting Ceremonies

Festival Celebration and Private Garden Celebration are Spring 2027 Festival-day options. Thistle Grove is at the Georgia Renaissance Festival in Fairburn, GA, near Atlanta.