08/09/2023
NEW PARKING INFORMATION for anyone planning to attend Minnesota Renaissance Festival in a few weeks!
If you haven’t already heard, parking is no longer free starting this year!
There are 3 available options to you:
1) Park and Ride: There will be several designated park and ride locations in the larger Shakopee area for you to utilize. This is the economy option at $5 (with a $5 voucher you can use to take off on the price of a ticket at the front gate, OR use as a coupon in the festival merchandise shops). This is as close to free as it gets, and involves the least amount of walking!
2) Buy a pass ahead of time. This is the business class option. $10 ahead of time guarantees you on-site parking in the newly improved feilds. Carpooling is recommended! Time to cash in that $5 your buddy owes you from 2 years ago. THESE ARE DAY-SPECIFIC. So, plan ahead! Link below.
3) Pay a LOT at the lot. This is the luxury money-to-burn gambling option. This will cost you $30 and there’s no guarantee you will even get a spot. Don’t do this. You’re better than this. We raised you better than this. Seriously. Don’t do this. Give me $20 instead and just buy your parking pass online ahead of time.
Please note: This was not a choice of the shop owners, performers, or workers who rely on your attendance for our income. No one is skipping for joy over this. Please don’t let it deter you from coming out and supporting the folks who make the festival what it is.
More info and parking passes here:
https://renaissancefest.com/onsite-parking
Thanks to Trixi Del Mar of Trixi’s Twisted Wonders for the excellent writing on this explanation of parking at MNRF 2023!
Onsite Parking You must pre-purchase a Parking Pass (see below), utilize a Park and Ride or come via Rideshare to enter the site. BUY A PARKING PASS HERE PARK & RIDE IS RECOMMENDED – LEARN MORE Date-Specific Parking Pass The Minnesota Renaissance Festival offers limited date-specific guaranteed co...