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The Champagne fairs, sited on ancient land routes and largely self-regulated through the development of the Lex mercatoria ("merchant law"), became an important engine in the reviving economic history of medieval Europe, "veritable nerve centers" [2] serving as a premier market for textiles, leather, fur, and spices.
Included below are the notable Renaissance, Medieval, and Fantasy fairs held in the United States. These include: any long running (20 plus years) fairs, and established fairs (5 plus years) that have a two-weekend or more annual run. Generally, U.S. renaissance fairs are open weekends only (including holidays) during the periods indicated.
Although a fair's primary purpose was trade, it typically included some elements of entertainment, such as dance, music or tournaments. [12] By 1516, England had some 2,464 markets and 2,767 fairs while Wales had 138 markets and 166 fairs. [13] Both fairs and markets were important centres of social life in medieval society. [14]
A Renaissance Festival (medieval fair or ren faire) is an outdoor gathering that aims to entertain its guests by recreating a historical setting, most often the English Renaissance. Renaissance festivals generally include costumed entertainers or fair-goers, musical and theatrical acts, art and handicrafts for sale, and festival food.
Stourbridge fair was an annual fair held on Stourbridge Common in Cambridge, England. At its peak it was the largest fair in Europe and was the inspiration for Bunyan's "Vanity Fair". [1] [2] The fair was one of four important medieval fairs held in Cambridge: Garlic Fair, Reach Fair, Midsummer Fair and Stourbridge Fair. [3]
In contrast, fairs operated on a periodic cycle and were almost always associated with a religious festival. [28] Fairs sold non-perishables such as farm tools, homewares, furniture, rugs, and ceramics. Market towns dotted the medieval European landscape while itinerant vendors supplied less populated areas or hard-to-reach districts.
1801 – Paris, France – Second Exposition (1801). After the success of the exposition of 1798 a series of expositions for French manufacturing followed (1801, 1802, 1806, 1819, 1823, 1827, 1834, 1844 and 1849) until the first properly international (or universal) exposition in France in 1855.
Medieval-themed fairs by type (2 C, 4 P) Pages in category "Medieval-themed fairs" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.