The ORF Blog

October 6, 2020

On Saturday the 1572 Roadhouse BBQ offered up the last of their concert series with Southern Accents, a Tom Petty tribute band named after the 6th studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. It’s funny how you can grow up listening to an artist on the radio and never realize just how many of […]

October 1, 2020

Spooky Season is upon us! The International Wenches Guild Local 73: Wenches of Myth wants to help you bring in the season with their very own display of the Hexenbrut! This dance went viral back in 2016 and since then has taken hold in popular culture every Halloween as various groups do their own iterations. […]

September 29, 2020

Spooky season has been declared, and everyone is ready for the scares to begin! I find it fascinating to see what people gravitate to in times of crisis. I clearly remember people decorating for Christmas in July this year, and for once I understood the need for it. Whatever it takes to bring a little […]

September 22, 2020

They sure are finding ways to keep us busy at the ORF grounds this season! From concerts to bbq, special events, and community gatherings there’s something to do every weekend even without the larger faire being operational. The Scotty Bratcher Band Played 1572 Presents We spent last Saturday evening at the 1572 Presents for a […]

September 15, 2020

We all knew that faire was going to look a bit different this year. I think it made us a little nervous to see how everything would come out with the closing of the Ohio Renaissance Festival in favor of the more limited Magical Days, Madrigal Knights. But I truly feel that everyone present at […]

September 8, 2020

For thirty years, Labor Day weekend has held a special place in our hearts. Far from the backyard barbecues and furniture sales, the gates of the Ohio Renaissance Festival burst open at the sound of the canon and the faire season begins. Only this year it didn’t go quite like that. For a lot of […]

September 1, 2020

While the Ohio Ren Faire has been canceled for the 2020 season we will be hosting a series of limited access events for our guests to enjoy. We’ve got a lot of fun in store for you, so read ahead to see what to do, where to go, and what you need to know when […]

August 25, 2020

There was fun to be had at Renaissance Park last weekend, giving everyone a chance to pull up and enjoy ourselves. We told people nothing was stopping them from coming to the 1572 in full garb, and some of our rennies took that to heart. Folks show up in beautiful garb, ready to eat some […]

August 18, 2020

If 2020 hadn’t been…well, 2020, we would have spent this last weekend rocking out to the sound of bagpipes and drums as we downed a Guinness while wearing a kilt. Well… Technically if 2020 had not 2020ed we’d have done it in June! It would have been a glorious precursor to the ren fair, whetting […]

August 11, 2020

From the start, the Ohio Renaissance Festival had a plan to survive this year and all its twists and turns. Stay alert. Pay attention to what is going on. Be adaptable to change. Make policies and guidelines based upon the necessary safety of their cast, crew, and guests. It was a solid plan. But as […]