The Great Lakes Medieval Faire - Jousting, Renaissance Music, crafts, entertainment and more!

Come Live the Legend!
The King and Queen welcome you to a festival day of feasting, fighting, and fun!

Weekends July 10^th through to August 15^th, 2010.
We're open 11am - 7pm, rain or shine!
(That's right, the gate opens at 11am - the King demanded an extra hour to sleep in!)

The Great Lakes Medieval Faire is a shaded, 13^th century family fun theme park filled with fine continuous entertainment, juried crafts and artisans, rides and interactive games, and foods fit for a King. Step back in time to an age of romance and chivalry, where brave knights battle on the open jousting field for the favor of the Queen, fair damsels, and the roaring crowd. Join King Richard the Lion-heart, Queen Berengaria of Spain, and the Knights Templar as they visit the village of Avaloch for a day of Celebration and Festivities!

Advance Discount Tickets are now available!
Order your tickets now and you'll save a few dollars off the gate price, plus we'll mail them right to your door. Tickets for our Saturday Afternoon Feasts are also available - each Saturday afternoon there's a 90 minute multi-course feast at the GLMF!

Check out the New this Year page for information and ticket availability. Regular season ticket prices and group sales information can be found on our General Information page.

Feast at the Faire!
Each Saturday afternoon there's a 90 minute multi-course feast at the GLMF!
Check out the New this Year page for information and ticket availability.

Enter our Photo Contest!
Each year our patrons submit hundreds of photos for our annual Photo Contest - winners receive passes to the faire and prizes from our souvenir shoppe and have their photos posted here. This year we're accepting artwork and illustrations as well, so if you have a good eye or a creative hand and love the festival, read through the rules and bring your camera to the faire.

Live Jousts in full armor three times daily! Sign up for our eMailing List!
The Great Lakes Medieval Faire Newsletters are sent out several times throughout the year to inform subscribers about ticket sales, special events, and general happenings with the Faire - in fact, they're now the only way to find out about our seasonal ticket discounts! The newsletters are sent out infrequently, but are packed with lots of great information and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Entertainment Abounds!
Experience the variety of entertainment: marvel at magicians and fire-eaters, gasp with dynamic swordplay, and guffaw at marvelous jesters. Enjoy succulent period delicacies, washed down with a variety of ice-cold beverages. And between shows, browse through one of Ohio's largest open-air juried Artisan and Craft markets, displaying hand-made crafts such as jewelery, leather goods, and clothing from across North America. Our village marketplace boasts over 100 of the country's finest artisans and craftfolks as they create and sell their wares: jewelery, customing, candles, clothing, baskets, boots, silks, swords, toys, pottery, stained glass, trinkets, and more!

Vendors, merchants, and artisans!
We are now accepting applications for the upcoming season. Go to our Craft Artisan page for more details.