The 45th annual Kansas City Renaissance Festival begins Saturday, Sept. 3, at the festival grounds, near 126th and State Avenue, Bonner Springs.
The theme of opening weekend is “Swashbucklers and Sirens.”
The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 5, Labor Day.
The festival is open on weekends through Oct. 16.
New to the festival this year are the Captain’s Rum Raid and Henry’s Happy Hour at the White Stag Inn.
Tickets may be purchased at the box office or online at www.kcrenfest.com.
Coupons are available at the City Market on Saturday, Casey’s, Minsky’s, Half Price Books and Culver’s.
For more information, including a schedule of events, see https://www.kcrenfest.com/