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Texas Renaissance Festival
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The Texas Renaissance Festival (dubbed the Ren Fest) is an annual Renaissance fair located in Todd Mission, Texas, about 55 miles northwest of Houston.[1]
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Texas Renaissance Festival | |
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Genre | Renaissance fair |
Dates | Eight weekends in October and November |
Location(s) | 21778 FM 1774 Todd Mission, Texas 77363 |
Inaugurated | 1974 |
Attendance | 678,550 (2016) |
Area | 55 Acres |
Stages | 25 |
Website | www |
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The Texas Renaissance Festival (TRF) started in 1974 on the location of an old strip mining site. The festival claims to be "the nation’s largest Renaissance theme park." As of 2017, the festival sits on 55 acres of land,[2] and offers over 200 acres of camping facilities to patrons. The festival regularly draws over half a million guests annually, making it the largest Renaissance festival in the country by attendance.[3]