Surrounding areas see economic boost of Arizona Renaissance Festival, officials say
From late-winter to mid-spring, the Arizona Renaissance Festival southeast of Gold Canyon attracts 250,000 visitors annually to its shops and entertainment.
This year it was held weekends Feb. 10-April 1 and Presidents’ Day, Monday, Feb. 20. The 30-acre festival village at 12601 E. U.S. Highway 60 had castles, cottages, pubs and 13 stages of performances of music, dance, acrobatics and comedy. The website is RenFestInfo.com.
As many as 1,200 people work at the event.
