The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire at Bonney Lake is a great event for the whole family as well as just interested adults. They have an busy game variety of shops catering to everyone from casual enthusiasts to a hardcore hobbyist, stage performances to provide entertainment and great laughs, as well as amazing food and stuff for the littles to do.Each weekend has a theme and youll find people in all varieties of garb and levels of costume as well as casual everyday wear. All of the staff are super friendly and great fun to be around and they all seem to be genuinely enjoying their jobs. It can get a bit pricey if youre going for the higher end items but they also have fun, well made items for low budget people.Day tickets are 20 for adults but weekend passes are at discount, as well as whole month passes. They do camping over each weekend and buying the whole kit (camping and entry) at once is a great deal. And parking for the day is free if youre not camping!

I always enjoy the jousting, the food and root beer, and all the costumes! Sword play, archery, ax throwing is great. You can buy any and all medieval clothes and accessories. Hair braiding was awesome! (Some of the men were getting their beards braided!) Some of the other shows they have there are also comedic and fun to watch (some so-so, it just depends).

Outstanding experience, we’ve attended for several years. Highly recommended and can wait to go back

I absolutely love the midsummer ren faire every year! I love how it keeps to growing every year. So many great vendors here selling a ton of period leathers, metals, costumes, and assorted this and thats. Great acts and so many people dressed up. I loved axe throwing, archery, and the joust!

Fun outdoor event with a good variety of vendors and foods, and great entertainment. Jousting show is a must-see, as is Broons show. If youve never been to a Ren Faire before, its basically a bazaar with LARPing.

What a wonderful gathering of creativity and dedication. Giant turkey legs, mead, shows, numerous booths of varied trades, entertainers, and lots of costumes.

An all around good time. Went two weekends. Camped the second weekend. The amount of vendors with varying items for sale was pretty great. The staff are all terrific and the entertainment is endlessly entertaining. Ill be there next year every weekend.Suggestion: Bring cash. Atm lines can be long and a lot of vendors are cash only

Very cool! First time going to a event like this. I liked the dressing up and playing the part with some amazing authentic leather, chainmail, clothing and weaponry. Would deffentily go back. Fun for the whole family.

Best renaissance faire Ive been to. My little ones loved it and we all had a blast. Cant wait until next summer

Super fun! Its small, which is nice because its not paved at all (what is this pave-a-ment you speak of?) so it can take a little longer to move around. Super family friendly until later afternoon, then the pg-13 and R rated stuff happens. Good fun. Ill be camping next year.

Always a great time. Visited the hair braiders, bought a neat knife. Great shows and wonderful fair food.

Amazing costumes, yummy vendors with a wide variety to choose from, quality vendors. Lots of great acts to watch too. Something for everyone there. Not too pricey either. Plus it was a lot bigger than last year. Pretty excited to see what its like next year! Parking was easy or you can always park at the target parking lot down the road.

Love the wmrf I look forward to it every year there is always some new flair added to the mix, the food is amazing, the people are wonderful and are always welcoming if you havent been yet look for it next year.

Bigger and better than last year

This place was definitely a must. I had a great time and everyone was very friendly. Not my usual crowd but I saw a lot of neat stuff.

Great faire, very family friendly and has activities for all ages. Come grab some turkey legs!

Good spot for Ch Hope tonget some fresh air and a break

Its my first time attending and I spent alot of time and money. There are plently of events and vendors to see, you could walk around all day and still not see everything at this fair!

Good fun! Lots of activities and shows. Many, such as the jousting, are free or voluntary contribution. Yes, some things do cost money but I dont know why youd expect everything to be free.

The faire itself was pretty decent, not too huge but not super tiny, either. Their selection of vendors and activities was alright - It was full of local artisans, which I loved to see. However, the prices for everything was staggering. I showed up with $100+ spending money, thinking I could get water, lunch, and a few souvenirs. But when theyre charging $75 for a leg bag, $95 for a mask, and $120 for a small brooch, its pretty clear that youre not going to go home with too much. Admission is pretty high too, considering nothing is free or cheap once you get in. I dont want it to seem like Im not supporting those who make their living off this kind of work - I very much do. I just feel like they excluded entire sets of economic classes by making things so expensive they couldnt attend. Otherwise, was pretty standard renfaire stuff. Might go again next year, if I have extra money.

Amazing experience, great variety of shows, activities for all ages, foods and vendors.

Great place to people watch, or to show off your costume. Food was pricey but good, lots of awesome vendors. Best advice is to buy your tickets online before showing up (makes getting in much faster/easier), and bring at least $100 in cash.

One of my favorite events in the summer! My husband and I attend every year, and we have finally convinced some of our friends to join us too (spoiler - they always have a great time!). The food is good, all of the performers are amazing, and the vendors are great. Its just not summer if we miss the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Fair!

I came here for a wedding. I know this isnt a typical place to have a wedding but my friend isnt a traditional type person. Hes been a great friend so I go not sure what to expect. Ive never been to a renaissance faire before & I dont normally attend these types of events but it was actually quite fun. I saw more strange costumes than Ive ever seen before in my life. I had my face painted & picked up some incense. It was all really entertaining & didnt cost much. There was some acting before the gate opened which included a sword fight. Parking was free but fills up fast. There is handicapped parking but that also fills fast. Staff is extremely helpful & friendly. Its an experience I wont soon forget.

Was a rad time!! 10/10 Gonna go next year!! Some of the venders were too pricey, but others were real treasures. The people are the best part! So many nice and kind people:)

Still have a weekend to go but having a blast. Plenty of vendors and plenty to do. I do suggest camping since there is the after hours party on Saturday and plenty of mead to go with it.

Lots of fun the prices were a often a bit absurd but many of the vendors were very keen to haggle down a bit on things to get a more realistic or reasonable range just a bit annoying to have to do at 90% of the vendors. However it did make for a more authentic experience. I walked in to one booth that had some really nice soaps for 30$ I was able to haggle them down to 7$ and they are nice hand made soaps that you wont find at a department store so the chit chat was worth it.

Always a fun place! Lots of cool goodies to look at and buy. Theres several places for little kid activities and places for adults too. Live music and entertainment are all around. A great place to go for a day.

Fun place, but really needs to expand. Its pretty small compared to some of the other fairs out there, and while their selection of shows is good they need more shops and wandering performers for immersion. Folks tend to cram themselves into shops which can make for crowding. Information booth is great, and helped my GF find her wallet.

I had a great time. Shows were a lot of fun. The food was tasty. People dressed up in elaborate costumes, but not necessary. I would definitely go again.

My wife and I, along with friends of ours, have done this faire for a number of years. LOTS of fun, events, performers and cool souvenirs. I recommend camping but you can make a day trip of it too.

I always wanted to go to one and it was my birthday the 17th and had fun I wish I would have gone sooner! I recommend it to families get dressed up in that time period go as a fairy or dragon you can even dress up your pets as a dragon or a fairy that was the coolest thing! They had archery.jousting .ax throwing and theaters with comedy and drama

A bit pricey to get in (20$/person) but well worth it, there were a plethora of entertaining activities from jousting, plays, and sword fighting lessons. The food on location honestly wasnt too badly priced which was a pleasant surprise and the shops had quite a few interesting things for sale or just to look at if thats your thing. I would reccomend you check it out if youre interested in fantasy at all.

We have been attending this Faire for over 10 years. It is one of the best Faires in the Northwest. Music, entertainment, merchants and food for ALL ages (yes, they have turkey legs). People are welcomed both in regular street clothes to full garb. Camping and after hour parties are also and option.

Was a cute faire! Super clean and organized. Reasonable prices and lots to experience.

Love this festival! Ive gone three years in a row and it keeps getting bigger and better. The jousting and sword fighting is really cool and the live music at the tavern at night is amazing!

Incredible performances including joisting, sword fighting, and comedy troupes. The vendors have some very unique wares such as hand made clothing, leather items, and jewelry. Even the food was delicious, especially the whole turkey leg! Only con really was that small bottles of water cost $3 a pop.

Amazing as always. The after hours shows are the BEST! Sad to be seeing Vidors Vixens leaving after this year, but looking forward to next year. Heavy Hammer delivers as always. And Robins Revels is worth the visit just for that. We love going every year and look forward to every year to come!

Super fun little faire to get dressed up for and go traipsing around. Great shows and engaging cast!

Its the Ren Faire! Great fun for the entire family! I got to lock my nephew in jail, all the kids had face painting done, beer garden with live entertainment, shopping for just about anything you want, great time, been going for years, I highly recommend going next year if you never been!

A lot of fun to be had with an array of shops.Food options were mostly the same with some clever theming to the Renaissance feel.I wish there were more authentic clothing booths, but understand that would raise prices as well.They had a misting cool down area by the first aid tent, but it was so hot in that field, would have been nice to see more misting spots around the faire.

Jousting was a little bit of a let down, good was good, people watching was great!!!!! (Bring bottled water!)

Good food, friendly people. No need to be dressed for the occasion, people from all walks of life. Jousting was fun to watch. Manis OToole is a fun juggling show. Some unique gifts at the vendors. All in all, good fun for the day.

One of my favorite summer events. There is a multitude of vendors, entertainment, and things to see & do. Camping at the event gives you extra events to do after regular day and I thought that was fun.

Amazing Ren Faire to go with the family and camp.

Renaissance Faires are so amazing. I wish they had more prop buildings. Maybe even permanent structures would really sell the atmosphere.

We love the faire! Every year its a great time with wonderful staff, entertainment, vendors, and faire food! This is quickly becoming a family tradition in our house!

Great ren faire. Very well set up. Camping there was very comfortable.

Good festival to take the family to, grab a turkey leg and watch some jousting.

Taste of the old world Hope to be able to do this again when this pandemic is over!

This is a must attend event for me every year! Between the vendors, the costumes, and the sights to see, theres jousting and jesters galore! It does get crowded, so be ready to navigate. But its highly recommend!

Lots of fun! Camping is available there for the weekend of the Faire for an extra fee. Nightlife does get rockin after the Faire closes for the day/night.

Fun to see the different show. Lots of good food and tons of different venders to look through. And of course the Seattle nights you dont want to miss them

Jousting, meat pies, beer, what Mike could you want? I especially enjoyed the shows. Washing well wenches and Half hour hamlet were both highlights this year.

Must turn right at the light to get in. No entrance to the left. Super super crowded today. Waiting to get in to the parking was stupid. Faire is awesome

Buy your often kitschy renaissance faire things here, enjoy delicious food, and see the entertainment. It was fab to visit!

Every year is a new adventure at the Renaissance Faire. The set up may change but the overall experience doesnt. Lots to see, lots to do, and turkey legs! But any costume event is a good event, for us. And I have to mention Broon, you have to see the Broon show, hes a riot.

Everyone there makes it as immersive as one could want, and there are standout actors that really make it an experience. (Wotan, Fairie Queen) Vendors are excellent with well-made wares. I highly recommend this event!

Wonderful performers, tons of shops and all around enjoyable. Would benefit from permanent structures but entirely understandable why they arent a thing.

Very friendly happy to always help

It is a must for us every August. We bring our family and friends....its a must do!!! Great shows and the Lead is to die for.

The Washington Midsummer Renaissance Fair is a great time. It’s a collection of unique vendors, delicious food, wandering actors, and staged performances. Many people arrive in costume, so if you enjoy dressing up this is a good place to do so. If not, you’ll still have plenty to do with watching shows such as plays, live music and dancing, and comedies. Or looking through the handmade leather goods, pottery, clothing, etc. There are also activities such as jousting and archery. Overall, there’s a lot to do, and entertainment for a wide variety of people.

Great place. Great fun. Decent vendors. The shows are awesome, and the experience is great.

The first weekend was fun and I had a blast. Can not wait for the next two weekends. There is so much to do at the faire.

Always a joy to see old friends and new! Remember if you dont want to wait in the food lines, the meat pies in the Hammered Troll is the best!

If you are looking for silly fun and medieval merryment look to the Midsummer Renaissance festival! They have great bars and amazing food too!

My first experience at the faire! It was fantastic for all ages. Only complaint is how long it takes to park/leave if its busy

So much fun with friends. $20 ish to get in. Food is a bit pricey. Catch the Broon show. He is great! Get your hair braided. Henna tattoos are available. Parking is free but be prepared to walk a bit thru an uneven pasture. Costumes are option, but fun. Jousting exhibition are great. People watching is fantastic here.

Been coming here for 6 years now =]

So fun! Great benders. Be sure to see the Joust. Its often hot. Bring water.

Its a must go place but dont forget to dress up but you dont have to but its fun. Lots of clothes to buy great food, Ooo most important is to bring money and if you dont they usually have atms. Food is expensive

Loved the fire show and the jousting, sad that they halved the size of the jousting since last year but still had a blast!

I go every year and always camp out a weekend. It is always so incredibly fun Everyone is always in such a good mood youre never bored. Even if you go alone and youre over 21 just go sit in the bar and you will make friends I promise you.

Great fun! Just needs more water options and a few more shaded areas, as heat exhaustion was a very real concern.

What a fun experience for the whole family! This was our first renaissance fair here in Washington and it was a blast. Enjoyed seeing fair-goers dressed up and there was plenty of free entertainment. Paid a few bucks to try our hand at archery and axe-throwing. Free music, juggling, story- and joke-telling...and the joust event was a lot of excitement! The only ouch is food and drink prices but thats to be expected at any festival. Highly recommended!

Had some fun at the adventurers league game of dnd that was offered. The turkey legs are cool, but 14$ is a bit overpriced. Lots of booths to see, but nothing amazing, everything is very overpriced. The only reason Im giving four stars is because of the dnd and the jousting matches. Oh, and be careful when buying tickets, there was 4 of us and we paid 3 different prices. If youre a student whos under 18, dont get the student ticket, say, Im under 18, for some reason a student ticket it 15$, while and under 18 is only 13$. They dont check for id either, so make sure to say youre under 18 if you are, I had a friend pay 19$ because he was to shy to say he was under 18.

Lots of fun from the shows to the merchants.People watching is especially fun as many of the visitors, as well as the presenters, are in costumes.

This is one of the best Faire in the country. The best venders, wonderful preformers. Great food, family friendly.

This was an amazing experience! Highly recommend going. Bring cash and a water!

Very disappointed in this event.Clearly designed to maximize profit.Gate fee way too high for the location, performances and available free entertainment at a minimum. Food rediculously expensive and underwhelming.Not at all Kid friendly.No shade! Come on this is the evergreen state. Where are the trees?Nothing more than a street fair in costume. Lots of Chinese Junk.Please dont base your opinion of Faires on this event.Wont be back. Wont recommend, Sorry

There were giant rocking unicorns! And mermaids and this cool musical troupe called the Seven Stars, it was awesome!

Its always a great experience at the faire. We love the Broom show and always make sure we dont miss it. The rootbeers are always amazing and drink several large bottles. My nephew had an alcoholic marionberry cider that he really enjoyed. Bought some clothing and weapons. Enjoyed seeing all the dogs that people brought. The toilets were very clean. Its always a great time at the renn faire.

Lots of fun things to do and buy a bit spendy but a fun time overall

So many awesome booths and fun people. Great food, especially the meat pies!

A fun experiance for the whole family. Adults, teens, kids, even the toddler enjoyed himself.

Whether you go for a few hours or camp over the weekends, the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire is a great place to go and let your hair down every year for the first 3 weekends of August. The staff & vendors are friendly. The after hours parties are fun for adults. A lot of the visitors dress up in costumes and let loose their inner child and reconnect with times long ago. Each weekend has a different theme. Check them out on their website and see which weekend you want to go or go for all 3. My favorite one is the Faeries and Dragons weekend

It was my first time going and I loved it. I unfortunately had to leave for work but i cannot wait to go next year!!!!

They had a tent of horrors, plenty of food, and fae galore. Axe throws and archery to do, as well as tower climbing, lol

The fair was fun for such a small size with several enjoyable shows. Food was pretty good but expensive (but then when is fair food ever cheap). My biggest complaint there is there was no warning anywhere that 98% of the food is cash only making the longest lines in the whole park at the ATM machines with huge fees. However the primary reason for the low score is for the camping.According to their web site the weekend camping fee is separate from the tickets into the fair. No problem. All renn fairs that offer camping is the same. We planned on spending both nights camping, buy tickets into the fair on Saturday and leave early Sunday. However when we got there we were told that we had to buy both the camping pass AND the full weekend fair passes per person in order to camp, more than doubling what we expected to pay. Then they packed us RVers in like sardines (my open door almost touched my neighbors open door) while 2 campers behind us were allowed to stake out an area 2-3xs bigger than the largest class A RV for their 3 large tents, 2 larger canopies, 1 bath stall canvas home. And just forget about the camps posted quiet hours. The loud reveries went on well past 2AM without single group being told to shut it down. Now, I totally get that it was a holiday atmosphere, but why post regulations claiming the comfort of all campers if you arent going to enforce it? Sorry Washington Midsomer Renaissance Fair. You need to get a better control of your campground.

So fun, love the shows and the music. We went every weekend so we could catch all the different acts.

Very family friendly, but at the same time their is things for the adults to do.

I love going to the Renn Fair! This is my secound year going, each time Ive camped and thats really the way to experience the Renn Fair. You might have a rough time sleeping if you have an early bed time, because after 10pm is when the party starts.All of the food is excellent! Whether you order a turkey leg, a meat pie, or a modern corndog! If youre over the age of 21 and never had mead before, your in for a treat. Just make sure you order your mead early enough, because they do run out. But there are multiple beer gardens so theres more than one option.The shows are great! Muscial performers everywhere you look. Stages full of solo performers, dancers, singers, and improv comedians. You can watch knights swordfight or joust! Or if youd rather be the fighter, you can always sign up for ax throwing or archery.So much to do, and THREE weekends in which to do it! So travel back in time, the safe way, through historical reenactments and fantastical exploration!

Great show. Fun with many vendors. Food options lacking.

We always have a wonderful time there. There is a good mix of merchants, entertainment, activities and food choices that stick to the medieval theme.The beer and alcohol were VERY high priced at $8 for a Styrofoam size cup and no food was available in the drinking area.Parking is free and well choreographed, but expect to walk FAR! Unless you are disabled. Disabled parking is gravel and dirt, this makes it difficult for walkers and wheelchairs.Overall there is plenty of fun to be had thats worth the ticket price.

Great fun, and camping is a must!Firet of all, do not let the theme weekends shy you away. Yes, they are the themes for the weekend, but there is nothing wrong with not actively participating in them. Along the same lines, though dressing in garb is a very fun experience, do not feel obligated to do so (though be careful of your garbed friends having you arrested for it).This place is amazing. A few years ago we went for a day trip. We had such a good time that a year ago we decided to camp for one weekend. Camping there was so much fun we are making it a yearly tradition to camp all three weekends. If youre reading this next year, feel free to come say high at the camp with the AinE banner.There are so many fun activities to do at Merriwick. You could easily spend an entire day just walking around the stalls and looking at vendors wares. One side of town has a tournament ground where (this year) they hold a noon tournament and a 5pm joust, as well as other events through the day. All through the town of Merriwick there are stages set up where you can sit and enjoy various stage performances. Some other activities include a boffer arena, archery, and axe throwing. There is also an area set up with things for kids to do, though some vendors have their own kids activities as well.The town also has 3 bars now. We have actually been so busy with everything else that we havent made it in to one of them yet, but there are some after hours events that take place within the bar areas.The years we have been, food has been pretty consistent. Turkey legs are of course a staple. However one of our choice discoveries that we go back for every year is the Greek pizza. The pizza place dies have more standard pizzas but we highly recommend the Greek. Other food we recommend are the meat pies and the corn dogs, and be prepared to have options at the corn dogs vendor!Lastly, if this feels like the kind of place and people you can enjoy yourself with for the weekend, we highly recommend camping. Everyone we have run into at camp has been super nice. Camp is a great place to share food, stories, and drinks. You can meet all sorts of people who have at least one thing on common with you if they are willing to camp for a weekend at a renniasance faire. If you see our flag flying, come say hi :)

Always a great time, every year. Lots of fabulous performers, vendors and Fair folk.

Its a bunch of booths with swag and food and some shows. the costumes were cool.

Venders are much more affordable than other fairs Ive attended

Not the largest Ren Faire, but I always enjoy all the great performances.

** Bring cash and remember to include tips for the performers! **I was a little worried after reading the reviews, but I had a lot of fun! We went on a pretty hot weekend (high was around 85), but there were shady areas by the performances and by the food court. I saw two little areas of misters, which was awesome. Water was pretty easy to find at $2 a bottle. The cider and fruit pops also kept me cool.Its definitely bigger than I expected after looking at the map, though it is a small faire. We got there at 11 and stayed til 4. Its a good day trip. The food was awesome, I got the Scottish meat pie and sausage roll. They have various performances including sword swallowing and jousting. Lots of shops to look at, and they also had some fun little booths like archery and axe throwing.Definitely give it a shot! I had a lot of fun and plan to go next year.