Life on the Great Lakes
As of 7/30/2026 I have not been able to discover a copy of the program for the 1975 Chicago Renaissance Faire. I have read that it was held on a wooded farm property near Antioch, Illinois, east of route 45 on Edwards Road. Denise Harnish was involved with the graphics for the event for many [ ]
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. The newsprint format for the programs is hellish to scan and assemble in a viewable format, but here is the Bristol Renaissance Faire Program and the July 1-2 Stage Schedule for 1995. This was my first year back after a bit of [ ]
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Here is the 1986 KRF Program in its entirety. I ll do my best to make others available as time permits. I have KRF 1977-1980, 1982-1987 and BRF 1988-2014. Many of these are courtesy of Kathie Obuchowski, and they were all scanned by [ ]
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Here is the complete program for the 1989 Bristol Renaissance Faire. Elizabeth I was the queen and the center of the drama, merging efforts of both the court and the ensemble fight cast. Unlike the final seasons of KRF and later seasons [ ]
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Here, at the request of Cliff Spenger, is the complete program for the 1985 season of Chicago s King Richard s Faire. I must say that this was a signature year for me as I made so many good friends that year, many of [ ]
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Okay, for all of you KRF nostalgia fans, here is my earliest program from Chicago s King Richard s Faire: 1977. My first year was 1976 but I never knew that such a thing as a program existed that year. [Denise Harnish has since [ ]
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Okay, for all of you KRF nostalgia fans, here is the program from Chicago s King Richard s Faire: 1979. There are several notable things that happened this year:
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Oyez, Ahoy and Hello to Chicago s King Richard s Faire Fans! Here is the program for 1980. Some items of note:
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Oyez, Ahoy and Hallo friends from Long Ago here is the program from Chicago s 1981 King Richard s Faire. As we explore these not so olden times we can see some evolutions from the early KRF seasons as the event started becoming a [ ]
From a post in the Facebook group King Richards Faire/ BRF Past and Present. Oyez, Ahoy and Hello again to Chicago s King Richard s Faire Fans! Here is the program for 1982. This was marketed as the ten-year anniversary season. Some items of note: This year s Special Weekends were dovetailed into this year s scenario and were: