Always a highlight of a new year, the annual Arizona Renaissance Festival (http://arizona.renfestinfo.com/) is coming soon to the Valley of the Sun.

Don't miss Raucous Revelry at the Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival! The Arizona Renaissance Festival is a medieval amusement park, a 13-stage theater, a 30-acre circus, an arts and crafts fair, a jousting tournament and a feast - all rolled into one non-stop, day-long family adventure. You never know what you will find on or off the stage!

This unique outdoor event combines entertainment and wares reminiscent of what may have been found in a 16th Century European village market celebrating the arrival of the King and Queen to their shire. Walk through the gates to be transported back in time.

Mingle with over 2,000 costumed characters, eat a giant roasted turkey leg; take part in games of chance and skill; cheer on your favorite knight; select a handcrafted rose for that special someone - so much to see and do. Eat Drink and be Merry is the order of the day at the Village of Fairhaven. In addition to Saturdays and Sundays, the festival is open Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 19.

Details

• Where: Festival Village, 12601 East Highway 60 Gold Canyon, Ariz.

• When: Saturday, Feb. 10 to Sunday, April 1, 2018, recurring weekly on Sunday, Saturday

• Information: Phone: (520) 463-2600

• Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

• Pricing: Discount tickets are adult $24, children 5-12, $14 when purchased at Fry's Food stores; children under 5 are always free. Tickets purchased at the Festival are two dollars more.