On Sherwood’s final three weekends, please help us welcome this death-defying acrobatic comedy duo as they flip their way into your hearts with a spectacle of super-human stunts and “punderful” antics! You’ll be able to find them somewhere between the Greenwoode Theatre and the SKY!

Hey KIDS! Robin Hood’s trusty troubadour, Alan a Dale, plays ballads of adventure and derring-do at The Faery Forest Stage. He also trumpets for the Joust and goes a-luting with the Merry Band all throughout the woods. He even serenades the dancers at Sherwood’s Courtly Dancing show at the Castle during the big Parade!

Andrew McKee roams the stages and lanes of Sherwood Forest, playing Irish music and jamming with friends. He’ll join Alan a Dale sometimes, playing music for courtly dancers and for the Pub sing at day’s end. And on Sherwood’s 6th & 7th weekends, Andrew will join Marc Gunn for four special performances as the Brobdingnagian Bards at The Lionheart Tavern!

Robert du Bowyer, along with the King’s Company Archers, holds the Sherwood Royal Open Archery Tournament in the early afternoon at The Joust Arena. Archers with traditional bows of all kinds will compete daily for medals and legendary titles.

In an effort to share the enchantment of our forest with more folks, we gather volunteers from all over the country to interpret and co-navigate curated schedules of shows and activities during our 5th weekend. Everyone deserves the chance to be enriched with the magic and joy we create together here at Sherwood Forest Faire! If you pay close attention, you’ll see staff and cast members signing, too! Check out the SUPPORT logo on “Bespoke” wooden pins for interpreting volunteers and supporters of all signing abilities donning blue & white ribbons.

The Bard Renard brings a whimsical whirlwind of musical mayhem and historical hijinks to Sherwood Forest! With her velveteen voice and instruments both historical and unknown, the bardess brings you music from a bygone era. Sit with her at the Horseman Stage, Three Celestials Stage, and other small venues and let yourself be transported to a world of knights errant and maidens fair, kings, queens, and nonsensical tales of medieval life.

Join Hawke and Cedric for some ribald chuckles and fine Celtic music at The Three Stags Pub at their 18-and-up 30-dirty shows. You’ll also be able to catch Hawke for an all-ages show at the Horseman Stage.

Lady Belz invites you to sit for a spell and enjoy the tranquility of the forest at her small fenced-in homestead complete with a faery cottage and lily pond.

Songs and tales sung as only the French can do it! Blondele brings his musical répertoire to the Sherwood stages and lanes. Collected from excursions on the Crusades with King Richard and beyond, these legendary tales are brought to you by a historical bard! Find Blodele performing with Sherwood’s Cast and as a solo act at various venues in the village.

Oscar Hasselhoff presents four international fighting champions, masters of the Western martial arts, who pit their strength and brutality against each other at the Combat Arena near the Scarlet Maze. Also, be sure to check out Herr Hasselhoff’s Adult School of Sword and Children’s School of Sword!

Limited Engagement

As the birthplace of some of the most famous stories in the world, Sherwood Forest is home to some amazing writers like Andrea Heavin, J.R. Knoll, Alisha Risen Kent, and April Henley. On select weekends, come and meet these published yarn-weavers under the trees near the Front Gate. They’ll have their original books available and signing plumes at the ready.

The Brobdingnagian Bards, a fine Celtic duo, once performed all over the known world. Now reunited, Marc Gunn and Andrew McKee play for you again on Sherwood’s 6th & 7th weekends at The Lionheart Tavern.

Carnival of Sound has performed at Faires and Stages for over a decade. Whether it be a Balkan wedding song or an upbeat original, you may find yourself with the uncontrollable desire to dance when you hear them and their dynamic stage show at the Elven Hill Stage, and enjoy occasional guest appearances by the amazing dancer Kimberly Larkspur!

In this year 1194, King Richard has been imprisoned by the greedy Duke Leopold of Austria. But Robin Hood and the Merry Band of Sherwood Forest captured the Duke one year ago today. Now to ransom the Duke, King Philip of France returns King Richard to England this day. However, the once great Richard the Lionheart seems to have withered away in prison. And he also seems to be behaving very strangely, especially since he has started being friends with his old enemies, like his wicked brother Prince John. By the time Robin Hood gets to the bottom of this mystery, there’s sure to be a battle. Come to the castle near day’s end for an action-packed display of sword fighting, archery, and high-flying adventure!

Especially great for kids!

Come and watch your children learn the basics of swordplay in a hands-on experience that is fun for all ages. Herr Hasselhoff will teach your young ones not only how to defend and attack, but he will also teach them to respect the danger of wielding a weapon. DO NOT BE LATE! This show takes place at the Combat Arena near the Scarlet Maze.

Sunday Mornings Only

On Sunday mornings join our village cleric, Monk Michael, and the Sherwood villagers for a 20-minute non-denominational church service at Maid Marian’s Chapel. All souls are welcome of any faith and walk of life.

Clan Tynker is a family troupe with a stunning array of talents. Set to live music, the show culminates with a dizzying array of dangerous stunts and climaxes with a spectacular fire performance! Clan Tynker will hold court at the Greenwoode Theatre on Sherwood’s first five weekends of the Faire!

Each faire day at the Falconer’s Stage the furry, friendly Bandit Beasts of Barnesdale hold a Costume Contest to find the best-dressed patrons who walk these woods. Come cheer for your favorite disguises!

Witness an eerie sight as these specters from beyond the veil wind through Sherwood Forest Faire each day to remind us that we are all mortal and united in the Danse of Death. “As we are, so shall you be!”

Djinn & Tonics bring the magic of music, dancing, and fire to the stage. The fiery magic of the desert genies, the mythic Djinn, and the soothing, yet invigorating rhythms of drums, all in one show. These servants of the unseen have traveled the world to bring you a tonic for the soul and a gift to your spirits. Find them on the Three Celestials Stage on Sherwood’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th weekends!

Follow the sound of drums to the Seven Sisters Sacred Stone Circle. Joachim and Ben Jammin hold drum circles throughout the day with an epic Drum Jam near the day’s end. Bring your own drum and join in!

Emlyn Drake has been studying violin since the age of three and while she is classically trained, she has a particular fondness for Celtic fiddle. Her repertoire includes Irish jigs and Scottish airs, as well as a few theatrical favorites. Emlyn will be playing and dancing near the Jousting Arena as well as stages around the village, so keep your ears open wide, and when your feet start moving - just let em!

Each day of the faire in the mid-afternoon wondrous things start to happen. Across from Maid Marian’s Chapel faeries start to gather in the Faery courtyard. Join them for a Tea Party that is just as hilarious as it is heart-warming. Light refreshments will be available to enjoy during the show.

Limited Engagement

Felipe is a romantic Spaniard who serenades ladies and couples in hopes of earning a few doubloons. Find him with his yearning Spanish Guitar on Sherwood’s smaller stages or out and about busking the lanes.

Court Jesters Marquise Zaney from Zanzibar and his daughter Yora Nutte return to Sherwood Forest Faire with the Fool Hearty Untrained Dog Show! Fun for all ages - and foolishness encouraged! Now featuring the untrained antics of 6 dogs and a pig! This beloved children’s show performs on the Faery Forest Stage every weekend of the Faire!

Get ready for a high-energy onslaught of rhythm and spectacle! The Fortress Dwellers will appear at Sherwood Forest on the Faire’s 4th Weekend, bringing their powerful drumming, dulcet instrumentation, inspiring movement, and larger-than-life presence to the Lionheart Tavern. If you have never experienced their show live, this three-day weekend is the best time to feel their unique beat echo through the Forest.

The Foxy Bard and Twig are a musical duo that perform coast to coast and are known for their captivating presence and high-energy performances. Inspired by the musical folk traditions of medieval taverns, they have created a show unlike any other: a fusion of Renaissance world music, Celtic traditional, and original ballads. Everything from authentic 12th-century drinking songs in Latin to songs in modern English about Irish wakes. Find these extremely versatile musicians at the Three Stags Pub on Sherwood’s final three weekends where they’ll be able to include some of their naughtier material…

A former apprentice of the artist and master glassblower Mark Haller, join journeyman glassblower Michael Alexander at the Glory Glassforge. A creative space where we cultivate curiosities, learn about the mystifying medium of molten glass and take time to explore the marvelous world around us.

This nomadic musician of distant Darbukistan plays drums for the Joust, Parade, and Castle Siege at day’s end. Also, look for The Great Antone playing Bouzouki at The Villager’s Square Stage.

Absent on Sherwood’s 5th weekend, Gunnar Sølberg plays upbeat traditional music to warm the heart on his old-world mandolin. Find him at The Horseman Stage and other small venues around the village most days of the faire.

Hands of Fatima belly dancers spin, sway, and swirl for you as their ensemble of vagabond minstrels translate these alluring dances into song. Just follow their magical rhythms to the Elven Hill Stage.

One-half of the Bedlam Bards takes the Horseman Stage and the Villagers’ Square for intimate acoustic explorations of the musical history of faires near and far! Join Hawke as he shares his favorite songs and stories in the mid-afternoon.

The French call it the vielle à roue, which is a fiddle with a wheel, but in English they call it a Hurdy Gurdy. This curious instrument is not only one of the more unique European musical inventions - it’s one of the oldest. Master instrumentalist Hurdy Gurdy Harry will demonstrate how the Celts employed this incredible contraption in days of olde. Harry will join us on Sherwood’s final four weekends at Villager’s Square while also jamming most anywhere with other medieval acts.

A blindfolded courting show where the single denizens of Sherwood find love. Contestants answer questions from the audience and our mystery bachelor/ette eliminates them one by one until they find their match!

Full-Contact competitive Jousting matches every day

The New Riders of the Golden Age clash in genuine FULL-CONTACT competitive jousting matches daily. Join us as these bold Knights bring pageantry and peril to Sherwood Forest’s Joust Arena!

Sherwood’s joust team holds full contact matches every day of the faire… but on Sherwood’s penultimate weekend the New Riders of the Golden Age hold a larger Jousting Tournament with 6 to 8 Knights, breaking hundreds of lances in pursuit of a $1,000 purse. May the best Knight prevail!

On the first 6 weekends of Faire, Dr. Judas Lynch and Ms. Magnolia Strange present their Underwater Escape Stunt Show at the Greenwoode Theatre, bringing you to the edge of your seat with fantastical narratives and death-defying stunts! Also, look for their Mind Reading Show late in the day.

Slip up to Hill Haven Hookah and you’ll find Kimberly Larkspur dancing between gently glowing coals in a whirl of silk, flashing blades, and bubbling humor accompanied by the sounds of some of the finest musicians in the realm.

Klaus Wieland, once an up-and-coming star of the German folk-rock scene who “disappeared” to India at the height of his stardom, has turned up in medieval Nottingham at Sherwood Forest Faire. Klaus holds court daily at his family shoe shop, Medieval Moccasins, not far from the Joust Arena.

Learn about 12th Century Knighthood with Otto Von Burgundy and Raymond Toulouse, two hysterical figures of Medieval Europe! This action-packed show combines humor, history, and live fighting demos at their Knights Encampment close to The Seven Sisters Stone Circle.

Knights of the Grail (KOTG) is a program created by the Knights of King Richard who provide equine therapy to military veterans as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. See the Knights of the Grail demonstrating their skills at the Joust Arena! For a preview of what the Knights of the Grail will show you at Sherwood Forest Faire, check them out on YouTube!

Lady Rose is an Irish lass who, some say, has communed with the faeries. She is also a loyal warrior in the service of Queen Eleanor, so she has travelled far and wide to learn the tales she tells. How e’er she may have gotten her charm and her gift of gab, you’ll be able to find Lady Rose at The Storytime Theater and all about the forest.

Much the Miller’s Son, one of Robin Hood’s original members of the Merry Band, holds the Longbow Tournament at mid-afternoon at the Joust Arena. All archers will be using traditional longbows as they aim to claim prizes and bragging rights with their skills.

Lore the Bard has been wandering the countrysides to gather and share authentic experiences in the time-honored tradition of story through song. Lore and her guitar, the Dark Lady, can be found in the lanes of Sherwood Forest singing, dancing, and reciting works collected in their far flung travels.

The World’s Second Greatest Magician! Come join the party with this Chaotic Neutral Warlock as he demonstrates skills of illusion, enchantment, and even a bit of evocation at the Three Stags Pub on the faire’s first 5 weekends. Then on the final two weekends, Maverick brings his Large Scale show to the Greenwoode Theatre. This chap just can’t keep still!

While on Crusade, Chris decided he’d had enough of battles and conflict, so he decided to learn the magical arts he saw in the bazaars of the Holy Lands. He has brought this magic to you here at Sherwood Forest. See him at the Grove Stage and wandering the lanes of the forest.

Also performing with Andrew McKee as Brobdingnagian Bards, Marc Gunn - the “Celtfather”, returns to Robin Hood’s forest with his autoharp for the 6th and 7th weekends of the faire. Hear Marc’s colourful wisdom of all things Celtic, Comic, and CAT, and enjoy his rare performances with Andrew McKee as the Brobdingnagian Bards!

Limited Enagement

A true Medieval maestro, Master Albrecht Catsprey has been gracing the stages of Renfests and Medieval Faires for many seasons. On select weekends Master Catsprey will astound you with his impeccable renditions of complex tunes during his solo sets at The Rose of Aquitaine Tasting Tavern. You will also find him performing with Sherwood’s court dancers and sitting in with other musical acts throughout the day.

May Will Bloom is the father-daughter folk duo of Marc Gunn and May Will Bloom from Atlanta, Georgia. With Marc’s warm autoharp and guitar grounding each song, and Inara’s strikingly soulful, pop-inflected vocals at the forefront, the pair create music that bridges generations — honest, melodic, and full of heart.

Their songs explore love, belonging, and the stories we grow into. Drawing inspiration from traditional Celtic melodies, contemporary pop phrasing, and acoustic folk, May Will Bloom brings a fresh voice to timeless themes.

Performances combine folk authenticity with modern energy — a reflection of family, artistry, and the simple beauty of sharing songs together.

The mysterious wizard who lives backward through time welcomes you to join him and his friends Archimedes the Owl, Finnian Starweaver, and Morgan le Fay at the Faery Forest Stage for comedy, magic, and music fit for the whole family!

Born right here at Sherwood in 2023, Texas-based Norðanfólk explore Norse mythical and cultural themes through a mix of spirited originals and well-known Nordic folk favorites. Featuring traditional instruments such as the tagelharpa, kravic lyre, and hurdy-gurdy, Norðanfólk layer hypnotic rhythms with complex vocal harmonies in Norwegian, Icelandic, and Old Norse. Find them every Faire day at Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub.

PG and R-Rated shows

Bawdy singing sisters Opal and Jade return to Sherwood this season with their deliciously witty songs of saucy adventures and affairs of the heart at the bottom of the hill inside the Faire’s most intimate bar, The Three Stags Pub.

Wife of Abraham the Rose-seller, Pluma always needs more yarn for the tapestries she weaves as she sings to anyone who cares to listen. Please show her some kindness if you enjoy her songs! This year you’ll find Pluma on The Villager’s Square Stage.

Near day’s end Sherwood Musicians and other fun characters convene as Sherwood Forest’s community Pub Sing fills Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub with music, dance, and a camaraderie that can be found in no other time nor place. This community jam session, hosted by Alan a Dale, is a great way to finish up a fantastic day at the Faire. Here’s a Health to the Company!

Experience the incredible powers of your mind with Saul Ravencraft. Wonder at what is revealed about the world beyond. Exhibitions will be given daily at The Horseman Stage for all curious seekers.

In this year of 1194, you can follow the continuing adventures of Robin Hood and his Merry Band of outlaws by finding the shaded shows on the daily schedule, including a Castle Siege finale near the day’s end.

No tickets needed!

Madame Ghislaine invites you to be treated like royalty with wine, beer, or mead-tasting flights in her open-air pavilion behind Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Pub. You’ll also enjoy some special performances from Sherwood entertainers, including the extraordinary Master Albrecht Catsprey (on select weekends), while you are lavished with fine drinks and delightful snacks.

With guitar, whistle, bodhran, bass, and vocals by Matthew Young and Keira Rose, you’ll be in mighty good company when you join Rover’s Way as they bring their love of travel and multicultural folk music to the Lionheart Tavern for Sherwood’s first five weekends.

Ky Hote, the “Most Dangerous Guitar Player”, leads a dynamic Celtic duo alongside his captivating and enchanting mystery fiddler! Allow this caravan of musical talent to cart you away as The Roxlovians, an upbeat jig-weaving duo, put the soul of music in your heart. Join them on Sherwood’s 5th weekend.

The King’s Chess Masters are a small team of long-thinkers who pit their wits against patrons like yourself on their giant chess board in Sherwood’s kids’ area, Once Upon a Time…

Queen Eleanor and her entourage of Ladies and Knights hold court in Sherwood’s children’s area, Once Upon a Time… where she is known to assign Knighthoods to deserving young adventurers and send them on quests to do great deeds.

Limited Engagement

Alberto Lucio is an award-winning sand sculptor creating ephemeral pieces for the enjoyment of all. View these beautiful works of art, made from only water and sand, near The Horseman Stage. And don’t miss the sculpting contest! Late in the season, Alberto will invite some of his rival sculptors for a two-day Sculpt-Off at his in-the-ground statue gallery in Sherwood Forest!

The Society for Creative Anachronism has planted their pavilion near the Villager’s Square Stage. There they share their knowledge and mastery of medieval life, including the arts of combat, tailoring, crafts of the middle ages, and of course heraldry.

Limited Engagement

This Celtic fiddler joins Sherwood Forest Faire as a part of the Sherwood Cast. She’ll be performing with the likes of Alan a Dale, Blodele, and Queen Eleanor’s jester, Poesy la Plaisante, to accompany the courtly dancers - and you’ll find her busking the lanes as well.

Performing at The Three Celestials Stage, The Court Imposters do Shakespeare like you’ve never seen Shakespeare done before, and never will again! This season the Imposters tackle a Midsummer Night’s Dream. “Hee-Haw!” Delivered in about 20 minutes or your next play is free!

The Improv-Ed Shakespeare Company is made up of kids ranging in ages from six to thirteen years. They shall join us in Robin Hood’s forest on Sherwood’s final weekend. These young players rehearse in a hovel many miles from the forest on the East side of ye olde towne of Austin. Determined to make Shakespeare accessible for even the youngest rabble, this travelling troupe presents the stories of The Bard using a mix of both “modern” and Shakespearean English. By our troth, we are sure they shall help you “get” Shakespeare!

The King’s master of falconry, Sir Robert Cheseman, appears at the Falconry Stage four times daily. Meet birds of prey eye-to-eye in this inspiring show for all ages! They also hold a morning Hawk Walk, where you and other faire patrons take a tour of the fairegrounds with these amazing birds. And be sure to visit their zoo-like Raptor Aviary between shows!

Starting on Sherwood’s third weekend, these incredible Fire dancers spin fiery forms in front of Sherwood Castle after the Pub Sing on Saturdays, as well as Sherwood’s Spring Break Friday. Don’t miss this incendiary performance near the close of day on those select Faire days.

Invitation for the Spring Equinox Ostara Ceremony: We are excited to invite you to the Seven Sisters Sacred Stone Circle to celebrate the Spring Equinox on Saturday, March 21st, at 9:30 PM with High Priestess Phoenix Silvermoon and the drummers of Sherwood Forest! This special occasion represents balance, renewal, and rebirth as day and night hold equal length, ushering in the arrival of Spring. Join us in honoring the harmonious energies of the Goddess and the God—symbolizing fertility, growth, and new beginnings. Friends of Faire pass holders will be welcome to attend, and to bring a plus one, along with the Sherwood Participant community. Gates will open for FOF members at 9:00pm and the ritual will start promptly at 9:30pm. The event will finish by 11:00pm and gates will close again at 11:30pm.

Hosted by the renowned Sherwood Cast, this hilarious Comedy Show begins on the Faire’s 3rd weekend and continues daily for the rest of the season. Relying on suggestions from the audience to create unique theatrical experiences, the Sherwood Players will keep you laughing! Come to the Falconry Stage late in the day to see it for yourself… please don’t miss it because this troupe cannot take suggestions from empty seats.

Across the ages! In the gilded castles, in the mouldering taverns, amongst the faeries and mortals both, his shows are far famed and never the same! Taliesin the bard! Maker of myriad songs each showday, profound poet, salacious praise giver, serious satirist, and sane soothsayer. His King Arthur tales inspire chivalrous champions and terrify tyrants! Best of all, when off the stage, Taliesin is available for hire as a personal bard!

Sherwood is home not only to adventurers and royalty, but also to everyday people like crafters, merchants, travelers, and peasants. These friendly townsfolk are the Merry Band’s welcome wagon.

Come see this rag-tag team of warriors get medieval on each other with swords, shields, and duels to the death at the Greenwoode Theatre every afternoon near the Seven Sisters Sacred Stone Circle.

The Riddlemasters of Hollow Hill have been entertaining faire-goers for more than five years. This mysterious couple has traveled here from the far North to bring their mixture of riddles, jokes, and trivia to the lanes of Sherwood on the Faire’s 1st - 5th weekends.

Vince Conaway, a musician and composer, can be found performing a wide variety of music on his hammered dulcimer at the Three Stags Pub, The Grove Stage, and along the lanes of Sherwood Forest.

Master Bones and his crew of hungry head-hunters shall serenade you with Celtadelic pirate jam music every day of the festival at The Argosy Stage over by BrouHaHa. Come join in the feast - the water’s fine! (And so is the brew!)

Your Village Laundresses, Daphne and her kooky cuz Cookie, shall scrub your funny bone and knock your socks off… into the wash that is! Find them at the Washing Well Stage for 27 minutes of pure bliss.

This season Wine and Alchemy returns to Sherwood for our final weekend at The Lionheart Tavern. This unique world music band performs a fusion of original and time-honored songs, derived from a wide variety of eras and cultures; Greek, Roma, Celtic, Medieval European, French Sephardic, Turkish, and lands unknown… Singing in a myriad of languages, Roxanne Dresden adds to the visual of Wine and Alchemy’s live show with a unique world fusion belly dance performance featuring veil spinning and sword balancing.

This band of early musicians provides high-quality entertainment guaranteed to leave you “in a good mood,” which happens to be the translation of Wolgemut! Find them performing at The Lionheart Tavern all season with their repertoire of uplifting early music and some really snazzy Medieval outfits…

Hear ye! Hear ye! Behold the return of Worthy Waites of Whimsey at The Three Celestials Stage on Sherwood’s Final 4 weekends. This early-music wind-and-cello ensemble are right at home here in the Middle Ages. Tarry awhile to enjoy their melodies and let your cares waft away on the breeze.

The Yokes bring their repertoire of upbeat pub favorites, soulful ballads, and rousing songs of the sea, inspiring all who lend an ear. Join them as they share their own brand of Celtic revelry at the Lionheart Tavern on Sherwood’s Opening Weekend, then come back to us March 28 for the rest of the season. Featuring guitar, banjo, and drums, they welcome all to join in drink and song.

The King’s Chess Masters are a small team of long-thinkers who pit their wits against patrons like yourself on their giant chess board in Sherwood’s kids’ area, Once Upon a Time…