Map of the Kansas City Renaissance Festival

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Kansas City Renaissance Festival

From my doorstep in Harrison, Arkansas, it's exactly a five-hour drive to the Kansas City Faire. Despite a dreary 6am start--it had rained most of the night before, was quite foggy all the way to Springfield, Missouri, and showered off and on all the way to Kansas City--I arrived at the Faire grounds shortly after 11am. Interestingly enough, it hadn't rained at all on the Faire. The roads'n paths were dry and dusty to be sure, but the weather was otherwise just perfect for immersing myself in the Middle Ages...again!
The Faire grounds themselves cover almost sixteen acres if not more, with booths, pavilions, rides, stages, the lists, the Society for Creative Anachronisms (SCA) area and other sundry entertainments and diversions everywhere. According to THE SCRIBE, the Kansas City Renaissance Festival boasts 12 stages, 160 vendors booths and has an attendance of over 200,000 during its annual eight-week run. I've included here a copy of the map of the Faire which each patron receives at the gate, but its sheer size prevented me from making it readable. The orginal map was printed on an 11x14 inch broadsheet...and even then some of the fine print was difficult for me to read! On the other hand, it gives a fair idea just how big the KC RenFaire really is.
It took me about four hours, for example, just to browse the arts'n crafts booth, starting from the Main Gate (lower right on the map), bypassing the Lists (lower middle), going past the Yorkshire Wharf to the Olde Northe Bramble (lower left to middle left), into the Wildewood (upper left), then to the SCA Dell (upper middle), around to Cotswold Commons (middle right) and back to the Main Gate. And that doesn't include my time spent listening to the musicians play, watching the noonday parade of Shirefolk or sampling the foodvendors' wares!
In 1999, the Kansas City Renaissance Festival will open on September 4th for a 16-day run (weekends only) ending October 17th. The Festival is actually located in Bonner Springs, Kansas. To reach the site, go west from downtown Kansas City on I-70, take the Bonner Springs exit (first exit after toll booth) and go north half mile. Follow the signs!
PLEASE NOTE: the following pages are, as always, graphick intense. You may need to "reload" each page in order to view all the graphix. We regret the inconvenience, but trust you will enjoy your visit. If you have not yet toured the *Official* Kansas City Renaissance Festival Website, we respectfully suggest you go here first for an overview of everything the KC Faire has to offer.
ON TO THE FAIRE!

Disclaimer: This--and the Webpages following--are an *Unofficial* look at the Kansas City Renaissance Festival held near Kansas City every year since 1977. The author of these pages is in no way, shape, manner or form connected with the Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Mid-America Festivals, Inc. (OFFICE ADDRESS: 207 Westport Rd Su 206 Kansas City, MO 64111-2275), www.kcrenfest.org, Kondratieff Communications (KonComm) and/or any of the sponsors associated with this event. All opinions expressed are strictly this author's own.
The map, above, is provided here strictly for illustration/educational purposes only. As far as is known, the map and festival brochure are ©1995 The Kansas City Renaissance Festival, who retain all rights pertaining thereto. No infringement of those rights is intended or implied by this author.
Unless noted otherwise, all photographs are copyright (C)1994-95 by George Laking.

This page created 5 March 1997.

This page updated 27 April 1999.