George Coulam, who was recently forced to sell the country’s largest Ren fair, was found at his home, Stargate Manor, near the festival grounds.

Beyoncé shocked fans in 2013 by releasing her self-titled album at midnight with no prior promotion. The move revolutionized the music industry and inspired artists such as Taylor Swift and Drake to ...

In the open fields of Middle Amana Community Park, mermaids were being carted in wagons. Pirates bellowed across food stalls.

Tim Marshall examines why water is fast becoming a trigger for conflict, from South Asia to the Middle East – and why climate ...

Two things about Hunger piqued my interest immediately: its visual aesthetic and its actual visuals. Game director Maximilian Rea described Hunger’s look as “Renaissance gothic,” which seems like a ...

Good news: the Renaissance Pleasure Faire is back to grant ... and commission a hand-forged dagger—then take a break with a bowl of vegan poke or that iconic, drippy turkey leg.

The class starts with the dagger weapon and wrestling to get students accustomed to moving with armor, he said. Progressing forward in history, the group’s Renaissance fencing class focuses on ...

But one item stands out among the crossbow arrows, beer taps, and cookware—a 15th century “testicle dagger” whose name makes sense once you see its design. Sweden’s Gullberg hill served as ...

A judge has made a ruling in the $60 million Texas Renaissance Festival lawsuit, which stemmed from the alleged backtracking of an agreed-upon sale of the festival. A Grimes County judge issued ...

George Coulam, the founder and longstanding owner of the Texas Renaissance Festival whose eclectic lifestyle and hunt for a successor were documented in the 2024 HBO docuseries “Ren Faire ...