Renaissance Marketplace
Attention all Renaissance Faire enthusiasts! Get ready to step into a timeless and enchanting world at the Connecticut Renaissance Faire, where our old-world marketplace is considered the crown jewel of Renaissance-themed arts and crafts in New England. Be prepared to be charmed by the beauty and uniqueness of our skilled merchants’ wares – you won’t find these one-of-a-kind treasures in any store! With new additions to our marketplace as our show approaches, there’s always something new and exciting to discover. Don’t miss out on this incredible shopping experience that you’ll remember for a lifetime!
Merchants with one * by their name have at least 50% handmade goods. Merchants with two ** by their name are 100% hand crafted artisans.
*Adventure Tomes (on The King’s Road): Our Scribe booth has beautiful leather bound journals in a variety of styles and sizes, as well as fine quills, ink, brass stamps & wax for seals.
*Albion Grove (on Wizard’s Walk): hand-made goods and more with a viking flair!
**Ancestral French Soaps (on Artisan’s Bend):Ancestral French Soaps is reviving a sixteenth-century Mediterranean soap recipe to our modern expectations. Dedicated to eliminating single use plastics and creating bars that will meet cleaning needs in your bathroom and kitchen. We have hair soaps, shaving soaps, pet soaps, hand and body soaps and even dish soaps to name a few of our goodies.
**Auntie Arwen’s Spices (on The King’s Road): Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice is what you’ll find at Auntie Arwen’s Spices. Spice up your meals with a wide selection of unique flavors.
*Awaken The Crystal Apothecary (on The King’s Road)
Axton & Sons (on The Queen’s Courtyard): The finest blades from around the world
**Babes in the Woods (on The Shady Lane): Washable clothing for play, festival, and adventures
*Beasts & Baubles Mythical Adoption Agency (on the Highwayman’s Path): toy dragons, rats, frogs, snails and slugs for you to adopt!
**Black Kat Designz (on the Highwayman’s Loop): Hand made clothing
**Black Swan Armory (on The Queen’s Courtyard): Quality wooden swords & shields with a variety of handcrafted designs to match your style. Perfect for the little ones.
*Brazen Belladonna (on The Fairy Grove): jewelry
**Briarwood Candles (on The Shady Lane): Our whimsical, hand-poured soy candles are crafted with clean, pet-safe ingredients to create a safe and magical ambiance in your home
**Cara Finch Fine Art (on The Shady Lane): Massachusetts artist Cara Finch shows her love of nature and things other-worldly on canvas with amazing works of art.
**Carmella’s Cloaks (on Artisan’s Bend): handmade cloaks of varying designs
**Castle Nitor (on Artisan’s Bend): Step into history at Castle Nitor. We have handmade clothing for sale based on Medieval and Renaissance clothing. We rent clothes too so you can dress up for the day and skip the laundry! Stop by our teaching tent to try some historical crafts, watch demos of others or try your hand at a variety of historical games.
**Chrononaut Mercantile (on The Shady Lane) clothing with a steampunk/fantasy inspired look
**Cloak & Dagger (on The Highwayman’s Loop): Renaissance/Fantasy inspired clothing
**Cornerstone Creations (on the Shady Lane): Traditional, whimsical and classic high-grade concrete statuary, benches, birdbaths, stepping stones, and more.
**Crimson Chain Leatherworks (on The Highwayman’s Path): handcrafted leather goods from Toledo Ohio.
*Crow and Hound (on The Highlands): Handcrafted Nordic wares
**Custom Regalia (on The Fairy Grove): hand made leather masks, horns and more
**Cut Thumb Stained Glass (on Artisan’s Bend): hand made stained glass
*Dice Knight Adventures (on The Highwayman’s Loop): the festival wide RPG! Start a character, roll dice, complete quests and grow in power to experience the Faire like never before!
Double Dog Rescue (on the Queen’s Way): an all-breed dog rescue looking to match you with a new fur-ever friend!
*Dragon’s Nest Designs (on The Queen’s Courtyard): An assortment of handcrafted pewter jewelry, necklaces, pendants, rings, and more.
**Drawn and Quartered (on The Artisan’s Bend): hand drawn caricature while you wait!
**Elemental Allies (on The Shady Lane): wire wrapped precious stone and crystals jewelry
*Enchanted Forest (on The Queen’s Way): Discover what hides in the Enchanted Forest with carved stone animals, stone globes & eggs, amethyst and tone with figurines, and gemstone trees. Also fun, fashionable jewelry!
**Faerie Forest Terrariums (0n The King’s Road): Crystal & Succulent Terrariums and sculptures made with magickal energy
Faire Souvenir Shop (on The Queen’s Courtyard): Show your love for the Faire in our Faire Souvenir Shop with the latest Faire memorabilia to commemorate your visit.
*Fairie Tailor (on The Highlands): Feel like a noble and princess when you adorn yourself with a velvet cloak, a jacket, hats or socks, kids to adult sizes. Be the envy of all.
Fairy Hop Gift Shop (on The Queen’s Way):Fairy Garden Accessories, Dragons, Unicorns, Gnomes and other fantasy creatures
**Festival Fotos (on The Highwayman’s Loop): Your friends know it. Your mother tells you all the time. You rule! Now it’s time to prove it by commemorating your awesomeness with a royal portrait.
**Fishscale Creations (on The Shady Lane) resin cast boxes, jewelry trays, and more
**Forge and Fleece (on The Four Corners): handmade chainmail armor, jewelry and fashion accessories
**Freak of Nature (on The Wizard’s Walk): Handmade soaps
**Gypsy Hair (on The King’s Road): Hair braiding, hair falls, and felted hats all hand made the Gypsy Hair way.
**Gypsy Rose, The (on The Shady Lane): Romance is in the Faire and there may be no better way to show it than that perfect rose that says, “you’re beautiful to me.” Delivery available.
*Holzbecher (on The King’s Road): wooden drinking vessels & mugs. Many handmade or customized for you!
*Horny Wench, The (on The Highlands) drinking horns
**Imagined Expressions Mushrooms (on The Shady Lane): Come visit us in the land of the fae and adopt your own special mushroom friend!
**Iron Raven Blacksmith (on Artisan’s Bend): watch as this smithy shapes metal before your eyes into useful items for the home
- **Jubo (on The Shady Lane): Jubo represents a new approach to introductory music: an instrument which can be learned in minutes. The Jubo is a simple 4-hole whistle supplemented by it’s own music method, repertory, music accessories and commissioned music service
Just in Tyme Boots (on the Queen’s Courtyard): leather boots and accessories
**K&C Ceramics (on The Fairy Grove): paint your own ceramic fantasy creature to take home
*Kilted Uprising (on The Highwayman’s Loop): kilts and kilt accessories
- **Kiss Designs (on The King’s Road): We sew garb a full range of sizes, most especially goddess sizing
Lady Raven’s Hair Baubles and Bling (on The King’s Road): Hair clips, sticks, bands and more!
Lady Splaine’s Silver (on the Highwayman’s Loop): Jewelry
**Lame Horse Creations (on The Highlands): handmade clothing for men and women
**Larry & Leenie’s Lusty Leather (on The Highlands): Detailed and beautiful leather works including hard leather pouches, custom-designed bodices, quivers, leather maps, and more.
**Leap & Lumber (on The Queen’s Way): period and fantasy cards games and accessories
*Librarium Games: period and fantasy cards games and accessories
**MarrusArt (on the Shady Lane): Marrus, a New Orleans-based artist, combines mythology and metaphor into fantastical paintings of the human condition
**Mack Daddy Woodworks (on The Highwayman’s Loop): wands, walking sticks, waster swords and more
**Melipona Apothecary: (on The Fairy Grove) herbal skincare and beauty with homegrown herbs
**Mischief & Mirth Studios (on The Queen’s Way): Fanciful hand-crafted leather masks and accessories
*Modern Artifice (on The Highwayman’s Path): cool dice, carved wooden Dungeon Master Screens and more
**Mother of Dragons (on The Highlands): A variety of hand-made plushies with a fantastical theme!
Mugs of the Realm (on The Highwayman’s Loop) a great selection of drinking mugs
*Mystik Bazaar (on The Highlands): handmade costumes for men and women
Myth (on The Highlands): live fantasy roleplaying game running a continuing storyline 6 times each year in Connecticut.
**Myth & Moonstone (on The Artisan’s Bend): candles, melts and tea light sets
**North Star Henna (on The King’s Road): Henna body art
**Oneail FX Studio (on The Fairy Grove): period and fantasy cards games and accessories
**Pan’s Crown (on The Shady Lane) wearable horns
*Paradise Coach, The (on The Artisan’s Bend): tiaras and crowns
**Paws and Reflect (on The Highlands): Soy Wax Candles, Intention Candles and Wax Melts with a portion of all profits donated to Animal Rescues and Shelters
**Paws and ReTREAT (on The Queen’s Way): doggie treats and themed leashes & collars
Phoenix Rising (on The Shady Lane):
*Radiant Light Holistic Arts (on the Highlands): Intuitive Readings with Tarot, Crystals, and Bones along with crystals, decks, & metaphysical goodies!
**RPGMaille (on the Highlands): Chain and Scale mail items
**Redux For You (on The Artisan’s Bend): handmade woven baskets, bags, backpacks and purses
*Reiki Road Warrior (on The King’s Road): Reiki Master/Teacher, Intuitive healer and Channel Kim Oathout offers reiki healings and readings from the Akashic Tarot deck. You can receive messages from many different sources and avenues. Also learn how to become certified as a Reiki Healer.
*Rose Star Emporium (on The Shady Lane): Fantasy inspired clothing, jewelry & Accessories
*Roses & Dragons Designs (on Artisan’s Bend): jewelry
**The Rusty Kiln Potters (on the Shady Lane): local potters making pottery that you can use every day
**Scarlet Mountain (on The Artisan’s Bend): crocheted items
The Shady Emporium (on The Shady Lane): Accent your attire or decorate your home with hand painted shade on a stick from the Shady Emporium.
**Shukrahs Wardrobe: handmade wrap pants, vests, harem pants and more
Sorcery and Smoke Incense Apothecary (on The Highwayman’s Loop): Handcrafted incense, oils, resins and incense burners from around the world.
Splashtown Games (on The Queen’s Way): games for young and old…
*Steepy Hollow Teas (on The Highwayman’s Loop): loose leaf tea blends, flavored tea sugars and more
Stix & Stones (on The Highwayman’s Loop): Crack your own Geodes, Dream Catchers, Sun Catchers and more
- *Stix & Stones Flower Garlands (on The Highwayman’s Loop): flower garlands and crowns to wear about the faire
**Studio J Florals (on The Highlands): floral pins, headbands, forest friends and so much more!
*Tesori del Mare (on The Highlands): Pick-a-pearl jewelry
There Was A Star Danced (on The King’s Road): Colored glass lanterns.
**Trappings, Tidbits and Folderol (on The Highwayman’s Loop): viking themed clothing
*Traveling Magpie (on The Fairy Grove): Handmade Tatted and crochet body jewelry
**Turnkey Miniatures (on The Artisan’s Bend): pewter figurines hand-made by the artist.
**Warlord’s Crusade (on The Shady Lane): Handcrafted leather armor, bracers, and belts for the ready adventurer.
**We Keep You in Stitches (on The King’s Road): Discover a host of fantasy creatures waiting to be swept away to their forever home.
Whistling Winds Whistle Booth (on The Highlands): water-filled bird whistles that kids love and parents…also love.
*Woods Magic (on The Highlands): handmade wooden spoons, cutting boards and more
**Zunda Illustrations (on Artisan’s Bend): Illustrations that focus on creating inclusive narratives featuring themes of folk lore, adventure, whimsy, and a touch of darkness. The work is available as art prints, products, and custom commissions!
All merchants and guests subject to change without notice.
