Iowa Renaissance Festival
- Dates
- Oct 10 to 18, 2026
- Status
- Confirmed
- Venue
- Middle Amana Community Park (27th Ave and H St)
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Oct 14, 2026
Iowa Renaissance Festival returns to Middle Amana, IA, Oct 10 to 18, 2026. Froligo tracks ticket prices, attendee feedback and travel details.
The experience
What's special
The Iowa Renaissance Festival is a long-running weekends faire set in the historic Amana Colonies, held at Middle Amana Community Park across spring and fall weekends. Operated by Midwest Festivals LLC, it recreates a vibrant Renaissance village of costumed performers, a marketplace of artisan wares, and live jousting tournaments, with entertainment ranging from fire-breathers and jesters to minstrels and acrobats and festival fare like turkey legs and honey mead. It anchors a family-friendly, community celebration of history and imagination that has run since the early 1990s
What people love
Longtime faire-goers describe it warmly as an amazing faire in its own right, with an inclusive, welcoming spirit, one attendee recounts being honored with knighthood by the king, and a crowd that comes ready in garb and has a good time
Costumes & what to wear
Do I need a costume?
Costumes are welcome but optional; the festival invites guests to don their finest garb or come as they are
Joining in
An immersive village alive with costumed performers, a marketplace of artisan wares and handcrafted treasures, live jousting and combat tournaments, and a range of entertainers from fire-breathers and jesters to minstrels and acrobats, plus festival fare such as turkey legs and honey mead
Getting there
How do I get to Iowa Renaissance Festival?
By car
Most people drive to Iowa Renaissance Festival. Check current road and traffic conditions before you set off, and see parking below.
By train
No direct passenger rail to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
By bus & public transit
No scheduled intercity bus or public transit route to the venue was found. Drive, fly in, or use a shuttle instead.
Taxi & rideshare
Uber and Lyft serve CID and Cedar Rapids, and local taxis operate from the terminal, but supply thins out toward the rural Amana Colonies ~18-20 mi away, confirm availability, especially for a return trip, rather than assuming an on-demand pickup out in Amana
Book / info →Taxis and rideshare such as Uber and Lyft can be limited near the venue, especially late at night or in rural areas. Agree a pickup point and time in advance and keep a backup plan.
🅿 Parking
On site parking available. The faire is held at Middle Amana Community Park (27th Ave & H St), a rural community park; parking is the on-site/field parking at the park rather than a prepaid lot. Gates open 10 AM and close 6 PM. The official site publishes no specific paid-parking arrangement; confirm on-site details and arrive early on busy fall weekends
🚙 Car hire
Compare car hire
The primary option for fly-in attendees: no transit or coach reaches the Amana Colonies, so a hire car covers the ~18-20 mi drive from Cedar Rapids (CID) and getting between lodging, the faire, and the spread-out Amana villages
Search car hire →Live price search coming soon.
Where
Venue
Middle Amana Community Park (27th Ave and H St)
Camping & Accommodation
Where can I stay near Iowa Renaissance Festival?
No on site camping. Here is where to stay nearby.
Budget stays 1
In the village of Amana, ~3 mi from Middle Amana Community Park (~7 min drive)
≈ $90-130 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Mid-range hotels 2
In Homestead (an Amana Colonies village), ~4-5 mi from Middle Amana Community Park (~8-10 min drive). Historic country inn / B&B
≈ $100-150 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →A fuller set of chain hotels (Hilton/Marriott/IHG families) sits in Cedar Rapids and Coralville, ~18-25 mi from the faire (~25-30 min drive), useful if the Amana Colonies lodging is full
≈ $110-160 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Book direct →Luxe hotels 1
In the village of Amana (a restored woolen-mill hotel), ~3 mi from Middle Amana Community Park (~7 min drive)
≈ $180-250 / night approx, book direct with the hotel
Check rates →Airbnb & private camping
The Amana Colonies and surrounding Iowa County countryside have a modest Airbnb supply of historic village homes, farmhouses, and cottages, a fitting stay for a renaissance faire weekend and often closer to the faire than a Cedar Rapids hotel. Supply is thin, so book ahead for fall-weekend faire dates. Link points to the Amana Airbnb search
Search Airbnb →The festival's own recommended camping alternative is the Amana RV Park & Event Center (amanarvpark.com), an 80-acre park in the heart of the Colonies (~0.5 mi from the village of Amana) with 450+ sites, many full-hookup 50-amp, plus showers, laundry, WiFi and a camp store, open April 1-November 1. That's the established local campground to use since on-site faire camping is merchants-only. Hipcamp additionally lists scattered private-land farm sites across eastern Iowa for a more rustic option. Link points to the Iowa statewide Hipcamp directory; filter to the Amana / Cedar Rapids area
Search Hipcamp →Browse all hotels near Middle Amana Community Park (27th Ave and H St) →
Accessibility & comfort
What the organiser or venue publishes about getting around, and what they do not.
Crawled iowarenfest.com on 3 Sep 2026 including its linked info pages. The organiser publishes no accessibility page and nothing on terrain, accessible parking, accessible toilets, companion tickets, ASL or a quiet space
Confirm your specific needs with the organiser's access team before you travel.
Pricing
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