The first Renaissance Faire was held in 1963, becoming the Renaissance Pleasure Faire at Agoura, California; Novato's Black Point RPFN followed a few years later. Since then the love of history, fantasy, costuming, and ale has spread Faires across the United States. Some are Renaissance era, some Medieval, but all have a home for Pirates, Elves, Fairies, Vikings, Klingons and You.
This is a small listing of the faires within Arizona, California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. For a more complete list check: http://www.renfaire.com.
Arizona
Arizona Renaissance Festival - Apache Junction (Feb - Apr)
Grand Canyon Renaissance Faire - Flagstaff (Jul)
Medieval Mayhem - Lakeside (Jul)
Phoenix Faerie Festival - Goodyear (Nov)
Two Rivers Renaissance Faire - Yuma (Feb)
California
99 Renaissance Festival - Stockton (Oct)
Agoura Renaissance Pleasure Faire Reunion Picnic and Revels - Agoura (Mar)
All Hallows Fantasy Faire - Sonora (Oct)
Big Bear City Renaissance Faire - Fawnskin (Aug)
Big Bear Pirate Faire - Fawnskin (Jul)
Cain's Crossing Renaissance Faire - Auburn (May)
Central Coast Renaissance Festival - San Luis Obispo (Jul)
Cutthroats of Corona Pyrates Festival - Corona (May)
Escondido Spring Renaissance Faire - Escondido (Apr - May)
Fair Oaks Tudor Fayre - Fair Oaks (Jun)
Folsom Renaissance Faire - Folsom (Oct)
Golden Gate Renaissance Faire - San Francisco (Aug)
KVMR Celtic Festival - Grass Valley (Oct)
Kearney Park Fair - Fresno (Nov)
Koroneburg Old World Festival - Corona (May - Jun)
Lake Renaissance Festival - Lower Lake (May)
Northern California Pirate Festival - Vallejo (Jun)
Northern California Renaissance Faire - Hollister (Sep - Oct)
Ojai Renaissance and Pirate Faire - Ventura (May)
Palm Springs Old World Festival - Palm Springs (Mar)
Queen Bess and the Pyrates - Fresno (May)
Renaissance Pleasure Faire - Irwindale (Apr - May)
Scottish Renaissance Festival - Watsonville (Jun)
Shasta Dragonwood Celtic Renaissance Faire - Anderson (May)
Sonora Celtic Faire - Sonora (Mar)
Tartan Day - Fremont (Apr)
Tulare County Renaissance Festival - Visalia (Apr)
Valhalla Renaissance Faire - South Lake Tahoe (Jun)
Idaho
Moscow Renaissance Fair - Moscow (Apr - May)
Ye Olde Renaissance Faire - Meridian (Jul)
Nevada
Age of Chivalry Renaissance Festival - Las Vegas (Oct)
Boulder City Renaissance Faire - Boulder City (Mar)
Oregon
Canterbury Renaissance Faire - Silverton (Jul)
Faerieworlds - Eugene (Jul - Aug)
Portland Pirate Festival - Portland (Sep)
Rogue Renaissance Fantasy Faire - Central Point (Jul)
Shrewsbury Renaissance Faire - Kings Valley (Sep)
Utah
Utah Midsummer Renaissance Faire - Cedar City (Jul)
Utah Renaissance Festival and Fantasy Faire - Marriott-Slaterville (May)
Washington
Camlann Medieval Faire - Carnation (Jul - Aug)
Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire - Buckley (Aug)
Ye Merrie Greenwood Faire - Richland (Jun)
