Each year on the first weekend in March the Gulf Coast Renaissance Fair & Pirate Festival is celebrated as a fun and learning experience of the middle ages. It is a time when young and old dress up as renaissance characters (not required) and head out for an exciting weekend full of history, music, food, arts, crafts, and games. Five stages of constant live entertainment featuring live shows, medieval games of skill, historic learning demonstrations and streets scattered with medieval characters. Do not miss out on a real Jousting tournament!