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March

  • Breakout Game Convention — Toronto / Sheridan Center — March 2026 recurring; exact 2025 analogs vary, usually early/mid March

  • Similar conventions — e.g., board game expos, tabletop RPG conventions, typically March–April in Ontario (Sheridan, Toronto, or Mississauga) — check regional fan directories for exact dates


May

  • Wentworth Medieval Faire — Ancaster (Ancaster Fairgrounds), ON — May 23–25

  • Country Renaissance Festival — Milton, ON — previously early June; inactive / no 2025 listing

June

  • Black Creek Medieval Faire / events — Black Creek Pioneer Village / Toronto area — June 20–22

  • Headwaters Medieval Faire — Orangeville Fairgrounds, ON — Late June

July

  • Great Lakes Medieval Tournament & Faire — Guelph/Eramosa area — July 11–12

  • Fergus Medieval Faire — Downtown Fergus, ON — July 26

August

  • Ontario Pirate Festival — Guelph / Wellington region — Aug 2–4

  • Michigan Renaissance Festival — Holly, Michigan — Aug 16 – Sept 28

  • Minnesota Renaissance Festival — Shakopee, MN — Aug 16 – Sept 28

  • Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire — Mount Hope Estate, PA — Aug 16 – Oct 26

September

  • Royal Medieval Faire — Waterloo, ON — Sept 20

  • Oxford Renaissance Festival — Thorndale (Oxford County), ON — Sept 26–28

Ongoing / Seasonal

  • Upper Canada Village — Morrisburg, ON — seasonal heritage events ongoing; no standalone medieval festival listed for 2025

Defunct / Inactive / Historical

  • Faery Fest’s Enchanted Ground — Guelph, ON — last active 2016

  • Treasureventure — The Adventure Festival — Rockton, ON — last clearly active 2012–2014

  • Kingdom of Osgoode Medieval Festival — Osgoode Village, ON — last listings ceased ~2019

  • BC Renaissance Festival — Langley, BC — older listings; 2025 presence unconfirmed

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