ENC Ren Faire
Fair
Why pick this one
Eastern North Carolina Renaissance Faire offers free entertainment, including jousting, at the Lenoir County Fairgrounds in Kinston, with 2024 attendance exceeding 12,000.
Best for
- families seeking an outdoor Renaissance-themed festival
- guests interested in jousting, costumed performances, Vikings, pirates, or fantasy characters
- visitors seeking included live entertainment and artisan vendors
- people attending a Kinston-area event
Look elsewhere if
- guests need an indoor-only event
- visitors want to bring outside pets
- guests need to bring outside food or beverages without a medical or infant-related exemption
- visitors need to rent a wheelchair or cart on site
Specialties
- live jousting
- Renaissance and medieval reenactment
- costumed historical and fantasy performances
- artisan vendors
- themed games
What makes them different
- Located at the Lenoir County Fairgrounds in Kinston, North Carolina
- Reported more than 12,000 attendees in 2024
- All stage entertainment is included with admission
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization
- Features Renaissance, medieval, Viking, pirate, fairy, and fantasy themes
- Serves
- Kinston
Distilled from this business's own website.
Contact & Location
- Address
- 401 Fairgrounds Rd, Kinston, NC 28504-4645
- Website
- http://www.encrenfaire.com/
Services
- public outdoor festival
- live entertainment
- food and drink vendors
- artisan marketplace
- family activities
- volunteer participation opportunities