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Contest ended! Road trip alert! Win 4 tickets to Carolina Renaissance Festival

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Jody Mace

UPDATE: This contest has ended. I’ve emailed the winner, whose first name is Alexandra Please check your email and respond within 48 hours.

Carolina Renaissance Festival is returning to the Charlotte area in 2021! It will be taking place Saturdays and Sundays from October 2nd to November 21st, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Are you up for a road trip to the Charlotte area? Then read on to learn about the festival and even for a chance to win 4 tickets!

If you do head to Charlotte for the festival, make sure to check out Charlotte on the Cheap for a huge list of things to do in the area. Looking for a hotel? Here are some hotel discounts in the Charlotte area.

Read on to enter to win four tickets to Carolina Renaissance Festival! Also learn about the features of the festival and some special days.

Photo courtesy of Carolina Renaissance Festival

Ticket Prices

Gate prices are:

  • Adults: $28
  • Children age 5-12: $18
  • Seniors 60+: $25
  • Active or retired military personnel: $25
  • Child dependents of active and/or retired military personnel: $15

Discounted ticket at Harris Teeter and online:

  • Adults: $27
  • Children age 5-12: $17
Photo courtesy of Carolina Renaissance Festival

Discount and Special Event Days at Carolina Renaissance Festival

Learn about the special weekends at Carolina Renaissance Festival. More details here.

Opening Weekend

October 2nd and 3rd, 2021: Receive 1 adult ticket with the purchase of 1 full-price adult ticket. Coupon is required. Here is where to find the coupons.

Kids’ Fantasy Weekend

October 9th and 10th, 2021: Receive 1 child ticket with the purchase of 1 full price adult ticket. Coupon is required. Here is where to find the coupons.

Photo courtesy of Carolina Renaissance Festival

Deaf Awareness Day

Saturday, October 30th, 2021: Certified sign language interpreters will interpret stage performances at select stages inside the village. Student interpreters from CPCC will be available to assist with communications in the streets and lanes, members of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community can save with discount admission. Stop by the Deaf Awareness Information Booth located outside the village entrance.

Halloween Daze and Spooky Knights

October 30th and 31st, 2021: Free child admission. No coupon required for all children age 12 and under. Free and safe trick or treating with free treats at over 100 locations throughout the Festival Village. There will also be a children’s Halloween Treasure Hunt with Treasure Chest filled with prizes.

Pirates’ Christmas Weekend

November 6th and 7th, 2021: There will be special pirate-themed entertainment all weekend. Spend $250 or more in arts and crafts at the festival and receive two FREE $28 Renaissance Festival tickets valid the remaining two weekends of the season.

Also, compete in the Pirate Costume Contest for a chance to win tickets and other prizes.

Photo courtesy of Carolina Renaissance Festival

Time Travelers’ Weekend

November 13th and 14th, 2021: Kids age 5-12 are admitted for free with a donation of school supplies. Come dressed as your favorite time traveling character for a chance to win prizes in a costume contest.

Final Huzzah

November 20th and 21st, 2021: Kids age 5-12 are admitted for free with a donation of a can of food.

Photo courtesy of Carolina Renaissance Festival

Carolina Renaissance Festival Features

Carolina Renaissance Festival is one of the Charlotte area’s biggest and most popular fall events. Enjoy an open air Artisan Market, games, rides, jousting knights, falconry, feasting and more.

Jousting Knights

Three times a day knights will battle for the Queen’s honor int he shire’s tournament arena.

Artisan Market

Shop for gifts for others or for yourself! You’ll find glass blowing, blacksmithing, cobblers, potters, candle makers, sculptors, leather workers, jewelers and more.

Falconry

Falconry was known as the “sport of kings.” Find out why as you watch these majestic birds in flight.

Sea Fairy Mermaids

Catch a glimpse of living mermaids as they perform underwater!

More entertainment

There are fourteen stages of entertainment, including comedy, music, dance vaudeville and circus entertainment. Over 500 costumed villagers roam the streets as well!

All Day Play

Ride the world’s largest rocking house, try out Da Vinci’s Flying Machine. Sail on the Voyage to the New World. Ride a camel. Meet the animals in the Village Petting Farm. Try out archery, ride the Pirate’s Assault Catapult, or throw a tomato at a surly peasant.

Photo courtesy of Carolina Renaissance Festival

Win 4 tickets to Carolina Renaissance Festival

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To enter the contest, just scroll down and leave a comment. If you win we will email you and ask for your mailing address so that we can get you the tickets. So make sure to be looking for an email from Triangle on the Cheap! Check your spam folder too. If we don’t receive a reply within 48 hours with your mailing address, we will move on to the runner up winner. Also, please know that after the winner is selected, we will announce the first name and last initial on the top of this post.

The winner will be randomly selected on August 18th.

Please enter only once. Duplicate entries will be deleted.

Reader Interactions

Comments

    • Yasmine Lopez says

      I never win anything but I’m still going to try! I think that NC is a beautiful state and my kids are old enough that we can explore together! We would love this! Also, Thank you to triangle on the cheap for giving us so many wonderful things for us to do!

  7. Sara Theissen says

    Thank you for this great opportunity! Would love to experience this with my family.

  10. Tracy Jacobs says

    My son wants to see a show for his birthday gift (10/15). This would be a wonderful surprise!

  13. Amy D Mapel says

    I would love to win these tickets! Never been to this one since we moved to North Carolina.

  14. Charlene Brickhouse says

    Renfair has become part of our family traditions! I can’t wait till it’s back in town 🙂

  16. Jasmine Williams says

    We just moved from DC and thought we’d miss out on all of the Renn Faire fun. I’m so excited to hear that there is one in NC!

  19. Kelly Velarde says

    Tickets from you will be awesome. Will be a great experience to our family.. thanks 🤩

  25. Jackie Dodge says

    I haven’t been to the Renaissance Festival in years! Would love to go again and take my daughter!

  26. Carl says

    LOVE, love Renaissance festivals, but didn’t know one was in the area until now. I’m super excited already!

  27. Lisa Truffi says

    I am new to NC and would love to attend the Ren Faire. WinnIng free tickets would be awesome. I have been going for years.

  29. Maria C. says

    This sounds amazing, maybe even better than the Renaissance Festival back home in Minnesota!

  37. Cara Kornegay says

    Sounds like a blast! Love all the information your site provides! Keep up the good work!!!!!

  38. Gerry Delengowski says

    I’ve never attended a Renaissance Fair! Just to experience the genre!!! I love glass blowing and have a few originals. I also love ironwork, cobbling, handcrafts. This would be the perfect fair!

  39. Elaina Moriarty says

    I’m getting married the weekend before the Ren Fest opens and it’s a fantasy themed wedding! Fiancé and I are huuuge nerds who just adore stuff like this. Could be the perfect mini-moon!

  40. Erin Gortman says

    Ren Fest is one of my absolute favorite festivals to go to! So happy it’s back this year 🙂

  41. Sara Taylor says

    Oh this is just great! I went to one years ago in Tampa area. So looking forward to checking this out. Thanks for the article!

  42. Lara Fuenmayor says

    Would love to attend the festival as we have never been! It would be such a great experience for our exchange students.

  45. Yajaira Mejia says

    This would be great and FUN to go! We have never gone before- help us with this WIN to make it an adventure 🙂

  46. Barb says

    Would love to go! Looks like so much fun. Still exploring NC and haven’t been to Charlotte yet. Would be great to get out and see it all!

  47. Mary Lee Behar says

    I would love to go with my husband, two kids, my mom and our 17 year old foreign exchange student.

  52. Jennie Margaret Lund says

    Hail and well met gentle folks, Lords, and Ladies! This is one of the best Renn Fes in the country! I went every year when I lived in Charlotte.

  55. Anastasia says

    We’ve relocated from Ohio and I’m so excited to learn about the Carolina Renaissance Festival, it looks much larger than the one we had. My young daughter has never been and my elderly father had no idea these things existed. It just became part of his bucket list!

  56. Gay says

    This faire is on my bucket list of activities to attend. I have heard so many wonderful things about this event.

  61. MaryAnn Faralli says

    We’re new to North Carolina. Just moved here in March 2021. This fair is definitely on our list. Will be bringing the entire family! Can’t wait! So many great things to do!

  62. Jason Jou says

    Always wanted to go to the festival since thr nineties, i thought it used to be near winston salem back in the days.

  63. Krista says

    Would love to win these tickets and go with my three cousins!! We would dress up and have an absolute blast.

  64. Alicia Martinez says

    I have fond memories going to the Ren Faire as a kid! My fiancé and future bonus kid would love it. Difficult to explain what a fun experience it is without being there!

  65. Nancy Paramore says

    I LOVE everything ab the renaissance fair! From the delicious food (especially those huge turkey legs!) To the hilarious comedy shows and the jousting 🏇
    And oh man the merry mermaids are a delight to watch 😀
    Also sooooo many cool things to buy! Swords, armour, jewelry, dresses, figures and I can’t wait to see what this years mugs will look like 🙂 so much fun and I can’t wait to go!!

  66. dave j lafontaine says

    used to go to these in Denver. Glad its also here. cant wait to have the kids experience this amazing festival

  68. Alexi S says

    I’ve dreamed of going for a long time and this would be a great way to convince my partner he wants to go too!

  69. Moana Anderson says

    Never been and would love to win these tickets for my girls (4) especially it will be a nice surprise for my now 5 year old daughter she’s been fighting cancer for 4 years and now in remission!

  71. Heather H says

    We will be in Charlotte in November and have never been to a Ren Festival. Would love to check it out while we’re there!

  73. Shari says

    We have enjoyed many visits there! Have not been since 2013. I enjoy the villagers: the Tree, the Silent Fairy, the Pauper! Our family would love to go again. Great fun!

  76. Dominique N. says

    Thy son and I would love to go
    We’ve never been before
    We’ve heard of such events but lo’!
    Have thought they all be lore.
    He -an archer and I,a mere maiden
    But we beseech you to consider us still
    For our time has been chore and school work laden
    And we could quite use a free thrill. 🖤

  77. Kara Z. says

    I have always wanted to go to one of these, but the admission prices are a little over my recreational budget. Totally excited that you are doing a drawing for free tickets: maybe my family and I will finally get to go!!

  80. Hannah Stayton says

    I have always wanted to go but have never gotten the chance. This looks like so much fun.

  81. Beth says

    I used to take my kids to the Ren Faire when they were little and they loved it. We haven’t been in years and I would love to experience that with them again.

  82. Velinda Hatcher says

    What a great way to enjoy time with friends and family. I might dress up myself!

  84. Kayla ONeill says

    I’ve never been after living much of my just a few miles from the fairgrounds, maybe now is finally my chance when I live many miles away in Durham. The Deaf awareness day in October sounds really neat as a chance to get more practice with ASL.

  87. Donna Finch says

    We have never been but have always wanted to go . This would be a totally awesome experience. We would love to win these tickets!

  88. Nada K says

    We recently moved to NC and your newsletter is our guide to this beautiful state. Ren Festival sounds like fun 🤩 and now it’s on our list. Thanks a million!!!😊

  89. Carol Greenwald says

    We love the Renaissance Faire and winning tickets means we have more money to spend at the artisans market. So exciting!

  90. Anthony Dunbar says

    New to NC, sounds like a wonderful event and area to explore. Would love to win tickets! Thanks!

  93. Brenda Cash says

    I have ALWAYS wanted to attend the Renaissance Festival! My birthday is Nov 23 and this would be a perfect birthday gift to myself with friends in tow.

  94. Elizabeth J says

    My friend is coming from Miami for this festival–we met in college studying medieval history! so you know we love this. Would absolutely love to win the tickets.

  98. Kuo Hsiang,Chang says

    I’ve been a big fan of Renaissance festival. I hope to win those tickets for my family.

  100. Samantha Bisese says

    Absolutely love the RenFair!! Would love to return again and introduce my partner to this wonderful event.

  102. Megan Bartee says

    We Love Ren Faire!! We dress up and go every year with a large group of friends this would be amazing!

  103. Emily Sarrells says

    I’ve never been to a renaissance festival. I think it would be great fun for my family.

  104. Ron Echols says

    It would be awesome to win these tickets to take my children to just get away from the reality we’ve all been living through the past year. To whomever wins, have a blast! Peace ✌️

  105. Pat Germano says

    When we lived in New York State, we went to the Sterling Renaissance Festival every year. I can’t wait to go to the Carolina Festival and bring my grandchildren to enjoy the fun!!

  106. Dana Cusick says

    New to the area (I know, I know…we are collectively sorry!!) and would love to go check this out. We are only a family of 3 so would definitely donate the 4th ticket

  107. Phyo Phyo Zin says

    I would love these tickets! I have never been to an event like this and it would be so exciting to experience that.

  108. Magdali says

    This would be amazing to go to with my 5 year old son. We are relatively new to the area and would love to have a chance to explore a different city.

  110. Todd S. says

    Thanks for the write-up on this event. It reminds me of a local Renaissance Faire from the area where I grew up!

  111. Ruth M PORTER says

    I have never been able to go to the Renaissance festival and always wanted to! Would love to take my grandsons! I also love Triangle on the Cheap, it’s the best!

  112. Knina Harvey says

    Hi thank you for this opportunity. I have a husband and two children (one teen and one young adult). The four tickets would be perfect and we can make a family trip out if it. I’m excited about this win or lose. Thank you! 🙏

  114. Alexa Adamo Valverde says

    WE LOVE TRIANGLE ON THE CHEAP! We moved here in 2020 as Atlanta on the Cheap fans, and were so glad to find you guys in the Triangle. You’ve been a lifesaver for this new family to the area – during the pandemic no less. Thank you for all you do. We will definitely have to check out the Renaissance Festival. If the free tickets are still available, consider us!

  115. Cee Sharp says

    What a wonderful way to spend a family vacation together, especially after the arrival of our newest addition. I hope we win.

  117. Amanda Norris says

    Sounds like an awesome lineup for the different weekends. Would love to go! Thank you Triangle on the Cheap for keeping everyone in the loop for events.

  118. Mary Jo Holmes says

    The Carolina Renaissance Festival is one of the best festivals in North Carolina. So much to do there!

  121. Shanna says

    I grew up near here and used to go every year! It’s seriously amazing, love the falconers and the candied almonds! This will be the first year i get to bring my kids and we are so excited!

  127. Nicole says

    Good Day!! This wench has never attended a Renaissance Faire and I think 2021 is the year to experience it. I am anticipating great fun upon arrival to the festival. Fare thee well!!

  128. Jennifer says

    We love the Ren Faire and go every year, except last year of course. Thanks for the contest!

  131. Megan Turner says

    I haven’t been to one of these since I was like 18. I always had a great time, I would love to take my son, he would love to experience this. It would definitely be worth my first trip to Charlotte!

  134. Michelle S. Harris says

    Good morning, and happy happy Sunday to you. Thank you so much for this opportunity to enter the contest. To win those 4 tickets , would be such a blessing. We have Not be to the event as of yet! Claiming it!

  135. Debbie Keeter says

    Sounds like a great event! I’ve never been and would love to attend with my granddaughter!!

  136. Jen says

    dressing up is the most family friendly fun you can have in a weekend
    might have to go back several times to give all of the alter egos their time in the sun 🌚

  137. Melissa Defren says

    Hello….I moved to N. Carolina only a few short months ago and I absolutely love it! My favorite thing to do in my prior state of Pennsylvania was to go to the renaissance fair! I was so excited to see that it is down here as well. I could sure use those free tickets as I am awaiting disability and money is tight. Look forward to seeing you all there!

  138. William Taylor says

    New transplants to Raleigh. AWe always enjoyed the Renaissance Festivals in Las Vegas, NV. Looking forward to attending this one in Charlotte.

  145. Johnson Denise says

    Awesome. We are new to the area and have attended a renaissance festival in Harveysburg, Ohio. I would love to visit NC’s festival with the grandkids

  147. Kelly Vaughn says

    This is a fantastic festival. It has been many years since I have had the chance to go but everywhere you look there is something interesting happening. It is a fascinating world that they create and a great time for all ages.

  153. Shauna Hester says

    That sound like fun for the whole family. I am already a subscribers. I enjoy getting newsletters every week.

  155. Stephanie A Cooper says

    I haven’t been to a Renaissance faire in almost 20 years! It would be great to win tickets to this one!

  159. Richa says

    What a wonderful experience this would be! I am originally from Minnesota and miss the Renaissance festival from there… my kids have never attended one and I would LOVE to take them to the one in NC.
    Thank you.

  163. Joan Crites says

    This would be a surprise for my husband who really loves these festivals! I’ve never been to one , but would love to see one. 😃🙏🏼

  164. Sue Morgan says

    I wasn’t aware that there was a Renaissance Faire nearby. It has been awhile since I went to one, I remember how much fun it was. I would love to go again!

  165. Susan says

    Went two years ago and had a blast! My daughter didn’t get to go so I will be taking her this year. I would love to win tickets – I may even dress up this year!

  168. Sharon Zishuk says

    It’s been over 15 years since living in the Charlotte area and going to the festival. Would love the opportunity to go back now that my kids are grown!

  176. Sarah says

    This Ren Faine looks mind blowing!! Thank you for publishing this detailed article and for the chance to win tickets!!!

  180. Sashah H says

    This looks amazing! I’m looking forward to shopping in the market and seeing the animals.

  181. Patricia Lizonitz says

    Wow!!!! This sounds like it will be an exciting fun-filled event. Might learn a little history too. Would love to go there on a road trip.

  186. Kirk Hasenmueller says

    Please pick me!! I’ve been looking for somewhere to wear my tights and puffy-sleeved shirt!!

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