20 Totally Unhinged But Super Helpful Insider Tips To Get The Most Out Of The Georgia Renaissance Festival

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Susan Swavely

 –  Staff Writer

 ·  May 2, 2026

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We recently asked on our socials: what’s your best advice for Georgia Renaissance Festival goers? And y’all MORE than answered.

Your replies were so good that we decided to make a whole handy dandy Ren Fest guide out of ’em! So keep scrolling for some wacky, silly, sincere advice that miiiiight just make your Ren Fest experience even more fun!

1. Go in with a plan: decide on places to meet your friends at certain times because cell service will likely go out!!
2. Keep your drink cold: Half-fill your water bottles and stick them in the freezer the night before. Then you’ll have cold water throughout the day.
3. Prep beforehand: Bring hydration/electrolyte pouches with you!!! Also, eat a decent (but not big) breakfast before you can grab food during off times at the food courts. They get super crowded around typically meal times
4. Don’t sleep on the Chimney Cake at the Ren Festival
5. Interact with the artists and not just as audience or customers; they love to play along!
6. Get tickets screenshots ahead of time and plan out shows to watch and times. Cell service and internet are not just patchy—almost non existent. 
7. Don’t forget to bring/grab something to get the grease off your hands after eating a Turkey leg
8. Wear very comfortable shoes… it’s a lot of walking!
9. BRING CASH! There is an ATM on the site, but that’s just waiting in another line that doesn’t have a delicious mead at the end of it.
10. Sunscreen. Sunscreen. Sunscreen.
11. Find the pickle guy for pickle shots, they’re a lifesaver when it’s hot!!
12. Bring trinkets to pass and trade with other people.
13. Flower crowns make everything better
14. Grab a portable fan and Walkie Talkies (did we mention there’s NO CELL RECEPTION!)
15. Most of the food is is card-only, so don’t forget your card!
16. Bring hot sauce for the turkey leg
17. The hookah lounge is a great spot to watch the joust from!
18. The bathrooms in the back are the nicest
19. It can get very dusty at the Renaissance Festival, so bring tissues or a mask if you need to
20. Enjoy it! Eat the food, do the things and make the memories. Yes, the Renaissance Festival is a little pricy, but it’s not something you do often, and it’s got tons of local vendors and artists!

And of course, take pictures! You’re all dressed up, so why not?