2024 Costume Contests & More!
Enter our Contests!
The Sarasota Medieval Fair is excited to announce new free contests this year! Win prizes & free tickets! Participation is FREE. Contests are held daily at 1:00pm in our Special Event tent!
2024 Festival Contests:
- Saturday, Nov. 2: Bold Braids Competition - All braids are welcome in this competition! Hair braids, beard braids, and accessories encouraged! NEW
- Sunday, Nov. 3: Viking Costume Contest - Wear your favorite Vikings costume! NEW
- Saturday, Nov. 9: Throwing Things Competition - Step up and join a side! Heroes and Villains alike are needed to face off in this Bag Toss Battle. NEW
- Sunday, Nov. 10: Heros & Villains Costume Contest - Wear your favorite Heros or Villains costume! NEW
- Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11: Concert Chronicle - In the middle ages, all music was live! Tell us the best story you have about a concert or any time you heard music performed in person. You might find inspiration for this story walking around the fair! NEW
- Saturday, Nov. 16: Best Bagpipe Imitation - Try to sound like a bagpipe in this noisemaking contest. NEW
- Sunday, Nov. 17: Celtic Costume Contest - Wear your favorite tarten highlands costume! NEW
- Saturday, Nov. 23: Best Magic Trick - Perform your most favorite magic trick. NEW
- Sunday, Nov. 24: Mystical Costume Contest - Wear your favorite fantasy costume from the stories & legends of the medieval era! NEW
- Saturday, Nov. 30: Tales of Tradition Storytelling Competition - Tell us a story about a holiday tradition (all holidays welcome!). NEW
- Sunday, Dec. 1: Holiday Costume Contest - Wear your favorite holiday costume from the stories & legends of the medieval era! NEW
An important note: The activities listed above are subject to change without prior notice. For a complete daily listing of performances, please refer to the festival program distributed at the front entrance upon your arrival to the festival. Huzzah!
