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Alabama Renaissance Faire
Florence, AL · Arts & Culture
- When
- October 24–25, 2026
- Where
- Wilson Park · Florence · AL
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
Alabama's Renaissance festival fills Wilson Park in downtown Florence with jousting, costumed performers, and craft vendors each fall. Now in its 40th year, the free two day faire is one of the longest running events of its kind in the state. A separate ticketed Renaissance Feast with a medieval themed dinner runs the week before at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum.
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Alabama's Renaissance festival fills Wilson Park in downtown Florence with jousting, costumed performers, and craft vendors each fall.
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