This year's list was composed by Cassandra Vachs at the NERennies Facebook Page
Note that there are two new faires-one in NH and another in Dracut, MA
CONNECTICUT Midsummer Fantasy Renaissance Faire
http://mfrenfaire.comWarsaw Park
119 Pulaski Highway
Ansonia, CT
June 23rd & 24th; June 30th & July 1st; July 7th & 8th
Mystic Seaport 33rd Annual Sea Music Festival
(not a faire but full of Pirate goodness)
http://www.mysticseaport.org/ and look under 'events'
Mystic Seaport
Mystic, CT
June 7th - 10th
Robin Hood Springtime Festival
www.ctfaire.com/springLovers Lane
Guilford, CT 06437
May 12th & 13th; May 18th -20th; May 26th & 27th; June 2nd & 3rd
King Arthur Faire
www.ctfaire.comLions Fairgrounds
347 Gilead St
Hebron, CT
Sept 29th & 30th; Oct 6th - 8th; Oct 13th & 14th; Oct 20th & 21st; Oct 27th & 28th
MAINE Damariscotta Pirate Rendevous
http://www.piraterendezvous.comDamariscotta, ME
June 23rd
Eastport Pirate Festival
http://www.eastportpiratefestival.comEastport, ME
Sept 7th -9th
MASSACHUSETTS Abbadia Mare Renaissance Festival
http://www.abbadiamarefestival.com80 Hesperus Road
Gloucester, MA 01930
July 21st & 22nd
Mutton and Mead Medieval Festival
http://www.muttonandmead.com210 Turners Falls Rd
Turners Falls, MA 01376
June 23rd &24th
Silver Kingdom Renaissance Festival
http://www.kingdomfestival.comYe Olde Commons
120 Northside Rd
Charlton, MA 01507
June 16th & 17th
King Richard's Faire
http://www.kingrichardsfaire.netMain St
Carver, MA
Sept 1st- 3rd; Sept 8th & 9th; Sept 15th & 16th; Sept 22nd & 23rd; Sept 29th & 30th; Oct 6th - 8th; Oct 13th & 14th; Oct 20th & 21st
NEW HAMPSHIRE New Hampshire Highland Games
http://www.nhscot.orgLoon Mountain Ski Resort
Lincoln, NH
Sept 21st & 22nd
New Hampshire Renaissance Faire
http://nhrenfaire.wordpress.comKingston, NH
May 12th & 13th; May 19th & 20th
Waterville Valley Renaissance Faire
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Waterville-Valley-Renaissance-Faire/256166474461164?sk=info1 Ski Area Road
Waterville Valley, NH 03215
Aug 18th & 19th, Aug 25th & 26th
NEW JERSEY 4-H Renaissance Faire
http://www.warren4-hrenfaire.orgWarren County Fairgrounds
Harmony, NJ
Sept 8th & 9th
Cape May Renaissance Festival
http://www.accesstoart.org/cape-may-renaissance-festival.html168 Stevens St
West Cape May, NJ 08264
New Jersey Renaissance Faire
http://www.njrenfaire.com/home.htmlLiberty Lake
1195 Florence Columbus Rd
Bordentown, NJ 08505
June 2nd &3rd; June 9th & 10th
Toms River Pirate Festival
http://www.tomsriverpiratefestival.com/home.html415 Washington St
Toms River, NJ 08753
Oct 6th
Wicked Faire
http://wickedfaire.comDoubletree Hotel
Somerset, NJ
Feb 17th - 19th
NEW YORK Adirondack Renaissance Fantasy Festival
http://adirondackrenfaire.comErwin Park
Boonville, NY
Sept 8th & 9th
Bill Johnston Pirate Days
http://www.vistalexbay.org/index.php/events/bill-johnstons-pirate-days/Alexandria Bay, NY 13607
Aug 10th - Aug 19th
Central New York Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
http://www.cnscottishgames.org/CNY_Scottish_Games/Welcome.htmlLong Branch Park
Syracuse, NY 13209
Ithica Scottish Games & Celtic Festival
http://www.ithicascottishgames.comStewart Park
304 N Geneva St
Ithica, NY 14850
June 30th & July 1st
New York Renaissance Faire
http://renfair.com/ny/Sterling Forest
Tuxedo Park, NY
Aug 4th & 5th; Aug 11th & 12th; Aug 18th & 19th; Aug 25th & 26th; Sept 1st - 3rd; Sept 8th & 9th; Sept 15th & 16th; Sept 22nd & 23rd
Sterling Renaissance Festival
http://www.sterlingfestival.com/15385 Farden Road Sterling, NY 13156
July 7th & 8th; July 14th & 15th; July 21st & 22nd; July 28th & 29th; Aug 4th & 5th; Aug 11th & 12th; Aug 18th & 19th
MARYLAND Maryland Renaissance Festival
1821 Crownsville Road,
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Open from 10:00am - 7:00pm
AUGUST 25,26;
SEPTEMBER 1,2,3,8,9,15,16,22,23,29,30;
OCTOBER 6,7,13,14,20,21,2012
Team Wench Privateer Feast
(Fundraiser for Breast Cancer)
http://www.teamwench.org/pf/Earleigh Heights Volunteer Fire Company
161 Ritchie Highway
Severna PArk, MD 21146
Feb 25th
PENNSYLVANIA May Day Fairie Festival
www.spoutwood.org/fairie-festival4255 Pierceville Rd
Glen Rock, PA
May 4th - 6th
New Hope Fantasy Renaissance Faire
www.newhoperenfaire.com(could not find a physical address)
New Hope, PA
May 21st & 22nd
Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire
www.parenfaire.comMount Hope Winery
83 Mansion House Rd
Manheim, PA 17545
Aug 4th & 5th; Aug 11th & 12th; Aug 25th & 26th; Sept 1st - 3rd; Sept 8th & 9th; Sept 15th & 16th; Sept 22nd & 23rd; Sept 29th & 30th; Oct 6th & 7th; Oct 13th & 14th; Oct 20th & 21st; Oct 27th & 28th
Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival
www.pittsburghrenfest.com112 Renaissance Ln
West Newton, PA 105089
Aug 25th & 26th; Sept 1st -3rd; Sept 8th & 9th; Sept 15th & 16th; Sept 22nd & 23rd; Sept 29th & 30th
Pennsic War 41
www.pennsicwar.org/penn41/Coopers Lake
205 Currie Rd
Slippery Rock, PA 16057
July 27th - Aug 12th
Rosemary House Fairy Festival
http://rosemaryhousefairyfestival.blogspot.com118-120 S. Market St
Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
Sept 8th & 9th
Wild Rose Renaissance Faire
www.wildroserenfaire.net20354 Route 957
Columbus, PA 16405
June 2nd & 3rd; June 9th & 10th; June 16th & 17th