Special Events
Something for Everyone at Sherwood Forest Faire
In the videos below, you can see some of the exciting special events we've held at Sherwood Forest Faire. Join us this Spring to see them in person!
For complete schedules of special events and performances, visit our Performance Schedule page.
Jousting Tournament - Weekend 7 (Apr 11-12, 2020)
Bold knights shall compete for gold and glory upon the field of Sherwood’s Jousting Arena until the lances hath been shattered and one Champion rules the Lyst!
Knights will travel from afar to Sherwood Forest to compete for favors and a cash purse from the King’s own coffers. There will be 3 full rounds of competitive, solid lance, heavy armor jousting each day (Saturday & Sunday), typically at Noon, 2:00 pm, and 4:30 pm.
Weekly Church Service
This event is open to the public and takes place every Sunday at 11 am at Maid Marian's Chapel. For those of you wishing to tend to your soul before enjoying the Faire day, please join us for a non-denominational Christian church service. Maid Marian's Chapel is a beautiful setting for religious services and we think that it will bring you peace as you worship with us.
Knights of the Grail 501(c)(3)
The Knights of the Grail are a 501c3 nonprofit providing equine therapy for military veterans. Their unique angle is that they are teaching veterans to compete in Mounted Joust Games. Competitors smash the quintain with a 10 foot lance, chop man-eating child-abducting cabbages with a 3 foot sword (they had it comin!), capture a small hoop with the butt end of a 6 foot spear, then throw the spear into a target, all from a cantering or galloping war horse!
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ASL Weekend - Weekend 5 (Mar 28-29, 2020)
Members of the ASL community from all over the state will be coming to Sherwood on our 4th weekend to interpret Sherwood Forest stage shows for our deaf patrons. Special thanks to Scarlet Pettis for organizing the event. You’ll find interpreters at most non-musical shows, as well as interpreting some songs.
Stage shows that are being interpreted will be specially marked on the weekend's schedule.
RESCU Rally - Friday March 20, 2020 from 9pm-midnight
The RESCU Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization established to promote and maintain the health and medical well-being of the participants of Renaissance Faires, historical performances, and other artistic events through financial assistance, advocacy, education and preventative programs. RESCU organizes educational programming and health screenings for participants of renaissance faires across the country.
Each year on Spring Break Friday, Sherwood Forest Faire holds a Rally to fundraise for RESCU. The Rally includes an expansive silent and live auction, dinner, cheap beverages, entertainment, and a whole lot of fun!
This event is open to all patrons who are camping, and takes place at 9 pm on Spring Break Friday (Mar 20, 2020) at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub. The Faire will close at 8pm and all patrons will need to exit the village. After an hour, the campground gate will be reopened for the event.
Vernal Equinox - Saturday, March 21, 2020 from 9pm-11pm
We’d like to invite all Participants and Friends of Faire to join us at the Seven Sisters to celebrate the coming of spring. (You know by now how we forest denizens love any excuse to celebrate!) There will be drumming, dancing, fire spinning, and the usual revelry.
This event is open to Participants and Friends of Faire only and takes place at 9 pm on Sat Mar 21, 2020. The Faire will close at 8 pm and all patrons will need to exit the village. At 9 pm, we will allow our Friends of Faire back inside for the event!
Closing Day Pub Party - Sunday, Apr 19 from 9pm-midnight
After hours on Closing Sunday, we invite our very best patrons — our Friends of Faire — to join us in celebrating the conclusion of our season.
This event is open to Participants and Friends of Faire only and takes place at 9 pm on Sunday April 19, 2020. The Faire will close at 8 pm and all patrons will need to exit the village. At 9 pm we will allow our Friends of Faire back inside for the event!
Gatherings
A strong Sherwood tradition going back to early 2009, one that started long before Sherwood Forest Faire first opened its doors (or even had doors for that matter), our Gatherings are ways for our community to come together to work and play in the off-season. Anywhere from a couple dozen to a few hundred people will show up. We work in the beautiful forest by day and come together for a great dinner and party at night!
Gatherings are free of charge and open to the public. Camping is encouraged. Children are welcome.
By day, our attendees usually engaged in activities along these lines:
- Weeding
- Trimming trees
- Painting stages or other structures
- Staining benches
- Planting gardens
- Staring up at the sky
- Working on their own campsites (if they are members of one of Sherwood’s clans that has their own camping area)
- Working on their own booths (if they are a Sherwood artisan)
- Collaborating on a large project such as the Mud Stage, built by our community in Summer 2010
By night, attendees come together to share food and drink, talk or sing by the bonfire in the Seven Sisters, and get to know each other. There are usually drummers and fire spinners.
On typical Gathering weekends, the site opens at 2 pm Fridays and closes at 2 pm on Sundays unless it specifically states otherwise below. We usually have live music at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Friday nights, a Pot Luck at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub on Saturday nights, and a bonfire at the Seven Sisters after the Pot Luck.
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for Gathering dates.