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Kansas City Renaissance Festival, Bonner Springs, KS
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Kansas City Renaissance Festival

Kansas City Renaissance Festival is an attraction in Bonner Springs, KS, part of the Kansas City guide. Cost: $25 to $50. Open weekends from early September through mid-October, plus Labor Day.

628 N 126th St · Bonner Springs, KS

Why you should go…

The Kansas City Renaissance Festival turns a 16-acre village in Bonner Springs into the 16th century every fall weekend. You can watch knights joust on horseback, shop an artisan marketplace and catch comedy, music and magic on 20 stages. Themed weekends include a Viking Invasion, a Celtic Celebration and the Haunted Huzzah. It began in 1977 as a benefit for the Kansas City Art Institute.

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