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2024 Alabama Renaissance Feast Video Courtesy of Southeastern Renfaire YouTube Channel

Alabama Renaissance Faire Medieval/Renaissance Feast
October 18, 2025
7 p.m.
Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum
702 Veterans Drive
Florence, AL 35630

Hear ye, hear ye!

Calling all lords and ladies to the Alabama Feast! Get ready to feast like it's 1599 with three hours of non-stop entertainment, scrumptious food, and interactive fun. Don't be a peasant and miss out on this medieval extravaganza. You may even find the hidden coin and become the next monarch of the 2026 Alabama Renaissance Faire! Hurry and book your tickets (October 1st or after) before the pixies steal them all!

Tickets go on sale

October 1, 2025

Ticket Prices $35.00 each

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Tickets can be purchased at the

    Kennedy-Douglass

Center for the Arts

    217 E. Tuscaloosa Street

    Florence, Alabama

 

Or​​

​Email director@thealrenfaire.org for details about purchasing tickets by mail.

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Or

Purchase tickets using this link:

https://app.autobooks.co/pay/the-al-ren-faire-2025

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Your email from the bank will guarantee your reserved seats.

Show your confirmation email from the bank at the Coliseum door to receive your tickets for the door prizes. 

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Only 200 tickets will be sold!

​​Feast Menu 2025

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Pandemayne and Burro: Bread and Butter

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Course I:

Salat: A salad of tossed greens with feta cheese, tomatoes and raspberry vinaigrette

 

Course II:

Beef-y-Stywyd: A "Pot-au-feu” of meat and vegetables simmered into a galamaphary of succulent beef and vegetables.

 

The Queen's Waffre;

A delicate "cookie" in the likeness of the Tudor Rose

 

Course III:

King Henry's Fowl: A Cornish Game Hen nested in dirty rice

Swete Botred Pasternakes: A rustic carrot dish fir for royalty

 

Course IV:

Queen's Cake:  A tiffin of chocolate biscuit cake

 

Potus:

Tea and Water

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Takeaway Boxes and Doggie Bags did not exist within our time frame, so please bring you own if you wish!

No Refunds and no To-Go Orders should be expected.

Layout of the Feast Hall for the Alabama Renaissance Faire Medieval Feast
Feast photo from 2023

Table-Decorating Contest

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The Feast Hall will open on October 17, 2025, from noon - 5 p.m. and again on October 18, 2025, from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. for ticket holders to come in and decorate their tables to reflect a Medieval/Renaissance Theme. This year, the Queen's Theme is Tudor England, but ticket holders may choose a tablescape of their own!

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The Monarch will choose a favorite place-setting and award two free tickets to next year's Alabama Renaissance Feast!

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The Feast is a plated service, so you can come

 eat, play, and leave like Royalty! 

Choosing Cookies by Jim Matterer.jpg

Want to be King or Queen of the Alabama Renaissance Faire?​

 

You Must Attend the Alabama Renaissance Feast on October 18, 2025,

if you want to take your chance at being "Chosen"! 

 

How to participate in the “Choosing”:

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  • Any person 18 years old or older may participate in the "Choosing".

 

  • The person must raise their hand and wait to receive a “Choosing      Ticket”. The Choosing Ticket will be exchanged for the cookie of   their choice.

 

  • The chef at the Alabama Renaissance Feast will hide an item within a cookie. The person who finds the designated item within their cookie will be named the next Monarch of the Alabama Renaissance Faire.

 

The new Monarch must agree to the following:

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  1. The Board of Directors must approve of the Persona and Theme presented by the Monarch at the April Board meeting.

  2. The Board may intervene to help supply or correct costumes, language, decorations, props, transportation, etc, necessary for the Monarch to fulfill their royal duties. The Monarch shall assume all expenses incurred to fulfill these duties.

  3. All public appearances and activities performed by the Monarch shall be arranged and/or approved by the Board of Directors.

  4. The State Crown shall be worn during the Coronation. At events other than the coronation, Monarchs may wear their choice of approved crowns.

  5. If the duly selected individual is unable/unwilling to perform the royal duties as set forth, the board of directors may choose a regent to take over the royal duties.

  6. The Board of Directors reserves the right to remove/replace the volunteer Monarch at any time.

*The Alabama Renaissance Faire Board of Directors consists of 6 officers and 12 directors appointed from the Alabama Renaissance Faire Roundtable for terms of three years each.

 

Expectations for the Alabama Renaissance Faire Royalty

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  1. The Alabama Renaissance Faire Board of Directors expects the Monarch(s) to develop persona(s) that follow our historical and geographical timelines. We are the Kingdom of Firenze, and the Monarch is our ambassador.

  2. The Monarch’s Persona may be from any factual country in any year from 1100 A.D. to 1650 A.D.

  3. The Monarch is expected to participate in as many Renaissance Activities throughout the year as reasonably possible. For example, Christmas Parade, radio PSAs, PR events, and school appearances may be scheduled.

 

The Monarch shall prepare (with the Board’s help):

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  1. To make the welcome address at the Feast and Faire.

 

   2. To participate in the royal processions at the Feast and Faire.

 

   3. To hold court at the Faire.

 

   4. To make the dismissal address at the Feast and Faire.

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   5.  To participate in the abdication ceremony at the Faire.

SEEKING DONATIONS FOR OUR SILENT AUCTION FUNDRAISER!

(We will continue collecting donations until October 17, 2025!)

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Here are some of the donations collected so far:

Basket of Treasures from Keepers Korners

Artwork by @Deonalama

Fur Accessory for Garb donated by Joy Willow

Size 12 Tudor Dress sewn by Patricia Register

Size XL Doublet and Pantaloons sewn by Patricia Register

One Night Stay at Renaissance Shoals Hotel and Dinner for 2 at the 360° Grille

Keepers Korner Basket
Painting
Front of Belt
Medieval Stein
Donated dress
donated doublet and pantaloons
Renaissance Shoals Hotel.avif
360 grille.avif
Donations.jpg

​​Dear Business Owners and Friends of the Alabama Renaissance Faire:

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The Alabama Renaissance Roundtable Committee is seeking donations for the silent auction fundraiser event benefiting the 39th annual Alabama Renaissance Faire. The silent auction will take place at the annual Alabama Renaissance Feast held on October 18, 2025, at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum. The feast is a period celebration where 200 attendees come together to be entertained and to raise money to support the faire, which occurs October 25 and 26, 2025, at Fountain-on-the-Green (aka Wilson Park) in downtown Florence.  Please SEE BELOW for further details.

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In 1988, a resolution passed the Alabama House and Senate designating our festival as the official Alabama Renaissance Faire in the state. Our mission is to bring the Medieval and Renaissance Eras to life through captivating entertainment, spanning the fascinating timeline of 1100-1650 with a special focus on 1330-1550. Renaissance events are organized and carried out by volunteers of the Renaissance Roundtable Committee under the supervision of a 501 (c)(3) non-profit board of directors. 

 

Thank you in advance for considering donating your tax-deductible item to the 2025 silent auction. All proceeds will be used to cover operating expenses associated with organizing and presenting the feast and faire for our diverse group of attendees.

 

If you have questions or need additional information, please feel free to contact us by e-mail or through our Social Media Links. or another Renaissance Faire Roundtable Volunteer. Please take your donation to Keeper's Korner Rocks & Oddities during their regular business hours (103 Simpson St. Florence, AL, 35630), and a Roundtable Volunteer will collect them. Together, we’re investing in an event that reflects, empowers, and connects our community of Florence – the Renaissance City!

Sold Out Queen's Tea Announcement

The Queen's Tea is Sold Out!

 

Announcing a New Event!


Queen Elizabeth's Afternoon Tea Party

Tickets $22.00 each

October 18, 2025
2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum
702 Veterans Drive
Florence, AL 35630

This is an exclusive one time only event to honor

Queen Elizabeth!

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Queen Elizabeth invites you to join her for Afternoon Tea on the day of the Alabama Renaissance Faire's Annual Autumnal Feast, October 18, 2025, from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Florence-Lauderdale Coliseum (Our Feasting Hall)!

 

Featuring:

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A Traditional British Afternoon Tea Menu

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  • Course 1: sandwiches- egg salad, cucumber, roast beef.

  • Course 2: soul cakes, scones (w/ jam & clotted cream).

  • Course 3: almond petit fours glacé, Victoria sandwich, marchpane cookies, Bakewell tartlets.

  • Earl Grey Tea and Lemonade will be provided as drinks.

 

3 Interactive Activities:

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  • Dancing the Maltese

  • The Midsummer Fairy Trio's presentation of Shakespeare's

“A Misummer Night’s Dream Blessing- Puck, Oberon, and Titania”

  • Becoming a Knight or Dame of Firenze

 

Online Ticket Sales:

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You may use this link https://app.autobooks.co/pay/the-al-ren-faire-2025 to buy ($22.00 each) and reserve your number of seats. Your email from the bank forwarded to director@thealrenfaire.org will serve as your confirmation and ticket at the door. Please bring a screenshot or printed copy with you to the Queen's Tea.

 

This is planned as a one-time only event to honor our current Monarch. We may never hold it again. Our official professional photographer (Soul-Catching) will also be available to take photos and sell packages. 

 

Special Perks of Attending the Tea Party:

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  • Previewing the Decorated Feast Hall,

  • Drooling over the Silent Auction Items,

  • Purchasing Alabama Renaissance Faire Souvenirs Early,

  • A Special Opportunity to Buy Feast Tickets Onsite if any Remain Available!

 

​We hope you experience this exciting new event and hope you join us there or at the Feast!

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