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🏰 Canadian Medieval & Renaissance Events — Scholz's Master List 2025 Ontario 🧝 Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival — Elmira, ON (Early May) This is one of Ontario’s earliest annual medieval fairs. Started in the late 1990s by local teachers and theatre folks, it’s a Robin Hood–inspired charity event. The festival became a community classic — archery, knights, and even a “Ye Olde Food Court.” The founder once said they aimed to “teach through play,” echoing medieval morality pageants. 👑 The Royal Medieval Faire — Waterloo, ON (Mid September) Running since 1998. It’s held in a park that becomes a fantasy kingdom for one day. Waterloo’s Faire has a soft spot for Shakespearean improvisation and tends to feature local university drama grads — a nice bridge between academia and performance. 🦅 Oxford Renaissance Festival — Woodstock / Thorndale, ON (~June 14–16 2025) Fun fact: their “siege weapons” demos come from engineers at Fanshawe College. Started small but has grow...

: 🏰 Canadian Medieval & Renaissance Events — Scholz’s Master List 2026 (with Official Sites & APA Citations) Ontario 🧝 Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival — Elmira, ON (June 6–7 2026) One of Ontario’s first festivals of the season, still teaching through play. What began in the late ’90s as a teacher’s dream now fills Elmira with archers, jesters, and moral pageantry. Its “Education Day” tradition continues — schoolkids learning history by laughter. 🌐 Official Site: robininthehood.com APA Citation: Robin in the Hood Medieval Festival. (n.d.). Home . Retrieved November 1, 2025, from https://www.robininthehood.com/ 👑 The Royal Medieval Faire — Waterloo, ON (2026 Date TBA / last held Sept 20 2025) Since 1998, Waterloo Park becomes a single-day kingdom of wit and pageant. University drama grads mingle with jesters and knights; Shakespearean improv meets small-town theatre magic. A civic ritual wrapped in chainmail and joy. 🌐 Info Page: therenlist.com APA Citation: ...