Sarasota Medieval Fair
Myakka City, FL · Arts & Culture
- When
- November 7 – December 6, 2026
- Where
- Woods of Mallaranny · Myakka City · FL
- Cost
- Not confirmed
- Status
- Confirmed from the organizer's published schedule
A recreated medieval village and jousting tournament fills the Woods of Mallaranny east of Bradenton every weekend from early November into December. Costumed performers, artisan craft booths, and mounted knights mark the fair's 22nd year in 2026. The grounds run rain or shine on 47 acres outside Myakka City.
The history within reach
- Sarasota Medieval Fairsame spot
A recreated medieval village and jousting tournament fills the Woods of Mallaranny east of Bradenton every weekend from early November into December.
One of the oldest and largest state parks in Florida, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps out of palm log and limestone.
- The Celery Fields17 mi
Drained muckland east of town that grew celery for decades, then failed as farmland and was bought by the county to hold stormwater.
Eugenie Clark started a one-room laboratory on Cape Haze with a bench and a boat, and proved sharks could be trained to press a target for food, dismantling the idea that they were mindless.
An hourglass-shaped sinkhole where the water has no oxygen below about sixty feet, so wood, rope and brain tissue survive that would rot anywhere else.