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The Texas Renaissance Festival (dubbed the Ren Fest) is an annual Renaissance fair located in Todd Mission, Texas, about 55 miles northwest of Houston. [1] The Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF) started in 1974 on the location of an old strip mining site. The festival claims to be "the nation’s largest Renaissance theme park."
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Renaissance fair. A Renaissance Festival (medieval fair or ren faire) is an outdoor gathering that aims to entertain its guests by recreating a historical setting, most often the English Renaissance. Renaissance festivals generally include costumed entertainers or fair-goers, musical and theatrical acts, art and handicrafts for sale, and ...
Following the day-to-day of Coulam’s theme-park Xanadu, “Ren Faire” unfolds with a highly theatrical presentation, reflecting the transportive fantasy that the fest itself promises visitors.
The Scarborough Renaissance Festival (also called Scarborough Faire), a Renaissance fair theme park, is located southwest of the town. It opens annually during April and May, and has been in operation since 1981. [22] The city's annual Gingerbread Trail Festival features tours of many of the Gingerbread homes. [23]
The original Six Flags amusement park, Six Flags Over Texas is rated four out of five with 3,286 reviews on TripAdvisor. The proclaimed "thrill capital of Texas" has 14 roller coasters, including ...
Oct. 2, 2007: The Wildcatter ride at Six Flags Over Texas. The park is imploding the ride to make room for its new ride for the 2008 season the Tony Hawk’s Big Spin ride.
George C. Coulam (c. 1938) is an American business owner. He is the founder of the Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF), the largest Renaissance fair in the United States. [2] Since 1982, he has also served as the mayor of Todd Mission, Texas. [3] Coulam drew wider public attention after being featured in the 2024 HBO documentary series, Ren Faire.