The Oklahoma Renaissance Festival Is Happening Right Now And People Love It

I don’t remember how old we were, but sometime in the 90s, my cousin and I made a very serious childhood pact. One day we were going to recreate that dinner scene from The Cable Guy movie. You know, where they go full medieval feast battle mode.

Loud, ridiculous, turkey legs, the whole deal.

Like most childhood plans, it quietly disappeared into the background of life. School happened. Jobs happened. Bills and kids happened. The usual plot twists.

Then a few days ago, we were sitting at some burger joint, demolishing bacon-cheese goodness, when he casually mentioned his family had just gone to Medieval Times in Dallas. Said it was a blast. They didn’t get the blue knight, which apparently matters deeply, but he still gave it a glowing review.

And that’s when the lightbulb flicked back on.

We started talking about the Renaissance Festival at Castle Muskogee.

You know, the thing that happens every spring that half the state swears they’re going to attend and then somehow forgets about until the following spring. That one.

As it turns out, it’s happening right now.

Every weekend going on now, that castle turns into a full-blown time machine. Jousting. Costumes. Food that comes on sticks. Wandering musicians. Random knights yelling at each other. The whole medieval buffet of chaos. Each weekend has its own theme too, which means you can go more than once and pretend it is completely different research.

And if you spend five minutes scrolling social media, you’ll see the same pattern over and over. People who go tend to rave about it. Sure, there are always a few folks who decide it just isn’t their vibe, but honestly, that's true for literally everything, including queso.

The fair runs Saturdays and Sundays through the end of May, Memorial Day Monday included. Gates open at 10:30 in the morning and runs through 6 PM. Tickets aren't ridiculous, but higher than in previous years. Roughly forty bucks, kids are a smidge cheaper.

If you have ever said there is nothing to do in Oklahoma, this is the part where the rest of us gently point toward Muskogee and raise an eyebrow.

Anyway, the childhood medieval dinner pact may still be alive. It just might involve turkey legs and jousting instead of Dallas. And honestly, that feels like a very Oklahoma upgrade.

Details and tickets are found here.