King Richards Faire

What King Richards Faire does

King Richard's Faire is a privately held, family-run seasonal Renaissance festival operating on a 200-acre historic site in Carver, Massachusetts. Founded in 1982 and entering its 45th anniversary season in 2026, the business runs approximately eight weekends plus two Monday holidays between September 5 and October 25 each year, drawing primarily New England regional visitors (within 50 minutes of Boston and 45 minutes of Providence). The core product bundles live entertainment on eight stages and a tournament field (jousting three times daily, minstrels, acrobats, fire eaters, aerialists, and strolling performers), a Gaming Glen with 18 games and rides, an artisan marketplace of 70+ curated vendors, food and beverage (turkey legs, chowder, signature cocktails, mead, craft brews), and the on-site Remembrance Shoppe for memorabilia.

Revenue is generated through six streams: tiered admission tickets ($36-$46 adult / $22-$26 child depending on season), on-site food and beverage sales, merchandise, artisan and special vendor booth fees, group sales (25+ adults at $40/$26), and a layered private-events vertical encompassing weddings (three tiers from Royal to Fairy Tale, $350 to multi-thousand), anniversaries ($400), birthdays ($350 adult and child), royal proposals ($425), bachelor/bachelorette parties, and corporate outings. The technology footprint is modest: a Wix-hosted website, TicketSpice online ticketing with mobile wallet support, Google Analytics, and cash-only walk-up gate sales. No mobile app, no APIs, and no disclosed AI/ML capabilities.

The company is family-run with more than 55 years of industry experience and maintains a corporate office in Minnetonka, Minnesota alongside its Massachusetts festival operations. There are no disclosed funding rounds, institutional investors, or acquisition history. Customer segments span families with children (primary), couples and wedding parties, corporate groups, fantasy/fandom enthusiasts (targeted via themed weekends), bachelor/bachelorette parties, and group organizers. The company's ownership commentary indicates independent family operation, though one source identifies Edaville Entertainment Venue as a related/parent entity and the artisan application email domain (e-e-v.com) corroborates a corporate linkage between King Richard's Faire and Edaville.

Name

King Richards Faire

Legal name

King Richard's Faire

Website

https://kingrichardsfaire.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

King Richard's Faire is a privately held, family-run Renaissance festival operating weekends September through October on a 200-acre site in Carver, Massachusetts, serving New England families, couples, corporate groups, and fandom enthusiasts with live entertainment, jousting, artisan shopping, food, and rides.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Renaissance Festival Entertainment

NAICS

All Other Amusement and Recreation Industries (713990)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Community & Multi-Category Fairs (MPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

National/Seasonal Holiday Festivals (New Year, Harvest, Winter Markets) (MPAGAEAD)

Keywords

• Renaissance festival entertainment
• Live entertainment venue
• Seasonal festival events
• Family entertainment center
• Special event hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Minnetonka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Admission Tickets: Tiered pricing based on date of attendance - higher prices for peak October weekends. General admission with free parking, shuttle service, and program included.
2. Food and Beverage: On-site food and beverage sales including signature cocktails, wine, mead, beer, and classic faire fare like turkey legs, chowder, and more. Food tickets purchased with cash at kiosks.
3. Merchandise Sales: Remembrance Shoppe sells official faire memorabilia including pottery mugs, steins, apparel, swords, shields, and souvenirs. Additional artisan marketplace with various vendors.
4. Special Event Packages: Birthday parties ($350), corporate outings, bachelor/bachelorette parties, anniversaries ($400), royal proposals ($425), and wedding packages (3 tiers) with complimentary admissions, private tents, feast entertainment, and cast member participation.
5. Artisan Vendor Fees: Artisans rent shop spaces at the faire. Special vendors pay fees for limited season participation. Application and jury process for artisan acceptance.
6. Group Sales: Group discount rates for 25+ adults at $40 per adult and $26 per child, with flexible attendance options.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

King Richard's Faire operates a seasonal Renaissance festival on a 200-acre historic site in Carver, MA, running weekends from early September through late October. The festival combines live entertainment across 8 stages and a tournament field, jousting tournaments with armored knights on horseback, 18 games and rides in the Gaming Glen, an artisan marketplace of 70+ vendors, themed food and beverage service, and on-site merchandise sales. Special event packages extend the core offering into private celebrations including weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, bachelor/bachelorette parties, royal proposals, and corporate outings.

Product overview

King Richard's Faire operates as a single unified seasonal entertainment product - THE New England Renaissance Festival - which combines live entertainment (8 stages, jousting tournaments, performers), dining (award-winning food and beverages), shopping (over 70 artisan shops plus the Remembrance Shoppe), and attractions (The Gaming Glen with 18 games and rides) into one immersive experience. The core faire runs weekends September through October at a 200-acre Carver, MA site. Add-on event packages extend the product into private celebrations: Fairy Tale Weddings (8 complimentary admissions, feast tent, cast performances), Enchanted Weddings (6 admissions, private tent), and Royal Weddings (4 admissions, basic package); plus Anniversary Celebrations ($400), Adult and Children's Birthday Parties ($350 each), Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties, Corporate Outings & Private Parties, and Royal Proposals ($425). Group tickets (25+ adults) offer discounted admission. The company also recruits performers through Entertainment Cast Auditions and artisans through an application program.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Remembrance Shoppe: Official Faire memorabilia shop located just inside the front gate, offering hoodies, jackets, t-shirts, goblets, tankards, swords, shields, costumes, and other souvenirs.
• Artisans of the Realm
• Gaming Glen
• Taste of KRF
• Edaville Entertainment Venue

Products and services

• King Richard's Faire (Main Event) A seasonal Renaissance festival entertainment event featuring live performances across 8 stages and a tournament field, three daily jousting tournaments with armored knights on horseback, an 18-attraction Gaming Glen, an artisan marketplace of 70+ vendors, themed food and beverage service, and on-site merchandise. Designed for families, themed-fandom enthusiasts, and event-goers in New England.
• Royal Weddings Package Basic Renaissance-themed wedding package with 4 complimentary admissions, champagne toast or royal sodas, celebration cupcakes, and a reserved party table with cast member visits. Minimum 30 guests.
• Enchanted Weddings Package Mid-tier Renaissance-themed wedding package with 6 complimentary admissions, a private wedding tent, cast visits, champagne toast, hair braiding and body art services, and a Together in Arms family crest. Minimum 50 guests.
• Fairy Tale Weddings Package Premium Renaissance-themed wedding package with 8 complimentary admissions, a festival stage ceremony, a Renaissance officiant, royal court cast attendance, a full Old English-style feast tent, cast performances, and a framed Together in Arms family crest. Minimum 50 guests, up to 100.
• Royal Proposals Romantic proposal package priced at $425, including a secret celebration itinerary and participation in a professional stage show to pop the question. Designed for couples seeking a memorable themed proposal experience.
• Anniversary Celebrations Anniversary package priced at $400, including 2 complimentary admissions, official pottery steins and mugs, royal sodas, and a royal proclamation by King Richard. Designed for couples marking milestone anniversaries.
• Adult Birthday Parties Adult birthday celebration package priced at $350, including 1 complimentary admission, official t-shirt, cupcakes, royal parade participation, jousting tournament seating with the Royal Court, and an optional champagne toast.
• Children's Birthday Parties Children's birthday package priced at $350, including 1 adult and 1 child complimentary admission, official t-shirt, cupcakes, royal parade participation, jousting tournament seating with the Royal Court, and a knight proclamation by King Richard.
• Bachelor/Bachelorette Parties Pre-wedding celebration package including jousting tournament seating with the Royal Court, a reserved party table with cast member visits, and a champagne toast. Tent rental available for larger parties. Designed for wedding parties seeking a unique Renaissance-themed celebration.
• Corporate Outings & Private Parties Private event hosting for companies, families, organizations, schools, and friend groups, featuring exclusive use of the Royalty Tent, Olde English Feast, and full access to faire entertainment. Designed for corporate outings, team-building, and private group celebrations.
• Group Tickets (25+) Group discounted admission rates starting at $40 per adult and $26 per child with a minimum 25 adults, available with advanced reservation and flexible attendance options. Designed for organizations, schools, churches, and large group outings.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Edaville Entertainment VenuecoreOthersEdaville Entertainment Venue is the parent/entertainment company that operates King Richard's Faire. Learn more about Edaville at www.Edaville.com.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Texas Renaissance Festival: The largest Renaissance festival in the United States, operating an 8-weekend fall season on a 55-acre themed site in Todd Mission, TX. Directly comparable to King Richard's Faire on seasonal operating model, jousting/entertainment programming, artisan marketplace, and tiered ticketing — but at materially greater scale.
• Minnesota Renaissance Festival: Major Midwest Renaissance festival operating weekends in fall in Shakopee, MN — close geographic overlap with King Richard's Faire's Minnetonka, MN corporate office. Same season-window, similar entertainment/artisan/costume positioning, making it the most operationally comparable direct peer.
• Bristol Renaissance Faire: Wisconsin-based Renaissance fair operating a multi-weekend summer season. Comparable live entertainment, artisan marketplace, and food-and-beverage model; summer window contrasts with KRF's fall window, but competitive for share-of-spend in live medieval/fantasy experiential entertainment.
• Maryland Renaissance Festival: Large East Coast Renaissance festival in Crownsville, MD running weekends in fall. Closest East Coast direct peer by operating model, attendance scale, jousting tournaments, and artisan/heavy-entertainment programming mix.
• Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire: Mount Hope, PA festival on an estate site with themed weekends, artisan crafts, and theatrical performances. Comparable on-site footprint, themed-weekend programming, and artisan-economy model.
• Sherwood Forest Faire: Texas Renaissance festival in McDade, TX running weekends in spring. Comparable costumed cast, artisan marketplace, and themed entertainment; different season window means a complementary rather than head-to-head competitor, but a clear model benchmark.
• Carolina Renaissance Festival: Huntersville, NC Renaissance festival operating weekends in fall with jousting, themed weekends, and artisan village. Same season timing and Atlantic-Seaboard regional dynamic, addressing similar family-and-fandom customer cohorts.
• Ohio Renaissance Festival: Midwest Renaissance faire operating weekends in fall near Waynesville, OH. Comparable scale, themed-weekend programming, food-and-beverage monetization, and integrated artisan marketplace.
• Georgia Renaissance Festival: Fairburn, GA festival running weekends in spring with jousting, themed weekends, and artisan programming. Comparable themed-fandom approach and entertainment formula, differing primarily in season timing.

Broad incumbents

• Medieval Times: Year-round, multi-location medieval-themed dinner theater with resident jousting knights and a four-course feast. Operates broader Mediterranean-themed entertainment at national scale rather than a single seasonal festival, but directly competes for the same medieval/fantasy experiential spend with deeper operating resources.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/KRFaire
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/1982KRF
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheKingRichardsFaire
• Instagraminstagram.com/krfaire
• TikToktiktok.com/@krfaire
• Pinterestpinterest.com/search/pins/?q=king+richards+faire

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