Romance of the Renaissance - Opening Weekend!
Chivalry and courtship reign this weekend in the Village of Newcastle.
Treat that special someone and sample delicious food, drink and fun!
Costume Contest
1:00pm at the Joust Arena
Vow Renewal Ceremony
4:30pm at the Celebration Garden
April 20 & 21
Pet Friendly Weekend!
Sponsored by Thrive Pet Healthcare
Bring your fur baby to the Festival this weekend!
Dogs and cats on leashes are welcome - please read and fill out the Registration Form here before you arrive - and check in at our Registration Tent outside the Front Gate.
Pet Costume Contest
1:00pm - Joust Arena
Dog Eating Contest - HOT Dog, that is!
3:30pm - Joust Arena
April 27 & 28
Highland Fling Weekend!
The Village of Newcastle welcomes the Scottish and Irish (and everyone else, of course!)
Bagpipes, drums and kilted characters abound, plus special contests! Bring your whole clan!
Don't miss the John Mohr Mackintosh Pipe & Drum Band parading through the Village.
The John Mohr Mackintosh
Pipe and Drum Band
Bonnie Knees Contest
2:00pm at the Brewer's Pub Stage
Mashed Potato Eating Competition
3:30pm in the Joust Arena
May 4 & 5
Time Traveler/Cosplay Weekend!
Cosplayers from all universes, time periods, genres, and multiverses will be converging in Newcastle this weekend!
Don your best cosplay and enter the costume contest!
Costume Contest - 1:00pm - Joust Field
Cosplay Costume Contest
1:00pm at the Joust Arena
May 11 & 12
Viking & Barbarian Weekend!
Invaders from the North will descend upon Newcastle and terrible...FUN will occur!
Odin has decreed this weekend be one of fun and frivolity, and so we feel obligated to oblige!
Costume Contest
1:00pm at the Joust Arena
Best Beard Contest
2:00pm at the Brewer's Pub
Der Flingen of der Fishin Competition
3:30pm in the Joust Arena
May 18 & 19
Wizarding Weekend!
Didn't get an owl from that famous wizarding school?
Don't worry - we'll be celebrating all things magical this weekend with wizard-themed costume contests and magical events. Travel by flue powder or your Nimbus 2000, but be here for all the spell-binding adventures!
Costume Contest - 1:00pm - Joust Field
Get Sorted!
11:00am at the Crown Stage
Costume Contest
1:00pm at the Joust Arena
Magical Broom Race
3:30 at the Joust Arena
May 25 - 27
Pirate Invasion Weekend!
It's a 3-Day Pirate Invasion!
Pirates and skallywags of all ages will find treasure in our special contests, like the Pirate Costume Contest and Walk The Plank Trivia!
It's a weekend full of fun piratical hijinks!
Pirate Costume Contest - 1:00pm Pirates Cove
Walk the Plank Trivia - 3:00pm - Brewer's Pub
Pirate Costume Contests
1:00pm at the Pirate's Treasure Ship
Walk the Plank Trivia Contest
2:00pm at the Brewer's Pub
Pirate Sea Leg Races
3:30pm at the Joust Arena
June 1 & 2
Flights of Fantasy/Final Weekend
As the Festival comes to a close, residents of the fairy realm will make the trek to Newcastle to share their magic with us!
Be on the lookout for magical creatures of all sorts!
It's our last weekend - Come out and get one last turkey legge, grab that special treasure you've had your eye on, and see your favorite show! After this weekend, we're history!