Mississippi Renaissance Festival
- Dates
- Expected October
- Status
- Silent
- Venue
- Harrison County Fairgrounds, 15321 County Farm Road, Gulfport, MS 39503
- Price
- Not announced
- Camping
- None on site
- Last checked
- Sep 1, 2026
Mississippi Renaissance Festival in Gulfport, MS is not currently confirmed to be running. Froligo tracks its status, history and similar festivals still happening.
The experience
What's special
The Mississippi Renaissance Festival was a community non-profit Renaissance faire on the Gulf Coast, held at the Harrison County Fairgrounds in Gulfport. Set in the year 1306 amid an England, Scotland and Norway conflict, it organized the grounds into four themed Towne Squares, Scotland, England, Norway and Pirate Alley, each with its own pub, live bands, dancers and tournaments, alongside kid-friendly features like a Dragon Quest, a Fairy Tale Tea Party and a Grimm's Forest. As an educationally based non-profit, it put unusual emphasis on sensory and accessibility support, including color-coded townes for non-verbal guests, ASL interpreters, safe-haven and sensory areas, and soft tagless shirts. The festival's public materials remained fixed on its October 2023 weekend, and a fair directory later listed it as no longer active.
What people love
The small number of visitor remarks that surfaced were positive, describing awesome and welcoming people and a unique, fun experience, but attendee feedback is too thin to characterize the festival in detail.
Last time around
The last documented edition was a two-day event on October 20-21, 2023 at the Harrison County Fairgrounds in Gulfport. No later edition was announced, and the festival appears dormant.
See it before you go
Lineup
Set in the Medieval, Viking-Age periods. Event style: faire.
The next lineup not yet announced. Here is who played in 2023:
Costumes & what to wear
Costume rules
Guests were invited to pick and represent one of the festival's four Towne Squares (Scotland, England, Norway or Pirate Alley), and the event's tagline was 'Where Fairy Tales Come to Life.' No detailed dress code was published
Weapons policy
Vendors selling weapons or requiring insurance (weapons/food) were asked to provide proof; no attendee weapons policy was published in the sourced material
Joining in
The festival was built around four themed Towne Squares Scotland, England, Norway and Pirate Alley (Tortuga Port) each with its own pub, bands and singers, belly dancers, magicians, acrobats, fortune tellers, and live tournaments, plus a house-allegiance Dragon Quest and Battle of the Bands
Getting there
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Where
Exact location not mapped yet.
Venue
Harrison County Fairgrounds, 15321 County Farm Road, Gulfport, MS 39503
Camping & Accommodation
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Pricing
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