Memphis Ren Faire: A place of fairies, elves and fanciful costumes
Fauna Flame walks on stilts while holding a hoop during the Memphis Ren Faire at Overton Park on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Sean Davis/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Ren Faire was the vision of Jack Daniels, a local event promoter who also recently handled the Broad Avenue Art Walk.
“I grew up going to Renaissance fairs. I’ve always enjoyed them,” said Daniels, who chose to run the event sans costume. “And as I do events in the city, I’ve always thought that we’ve got our food festivals and our great music festivals. What we don’t have is anything for this type of entertainment.”
Daniels hopes that this will become a twice-yearly event, and said that ticket sales were strong for the inaugural Memphis Ren Faire. Daniels said 2,000 tickets had been pre-sold, a rarity in a city like Memphis where everyone usually buys tickets at the gate, and hopes that when the event closes Sunday, 3,500 people will have visited.
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Jody Callahan
Jody Callahan graduated with degrees in journalism and economics from what is now known as the University of Memphis. He has covered news in Memphis for more than 25 years.
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