Ren fest

plural Ren fests

1. abbreviationclippinginformalClipping of Renaissance festival.

   Like many Ren fests, the Connecticut Renaissance Faire takes place over the course of several themed weekends.

   2019 September 13, Brittany Menjivar, “All's Faire: Reckoning with the Renaissance”, in Yale Daily News, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2023

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   I'm a fourteen-year veteran of the Ren Fest, and a firm believer that everyone should, at least once in their lifetime, lace up their boots, tighten their corsets, and visit the local faire.

   2014 November 24, Marcia Kester Doyle, Who Stole My Spandex?, Maine: Blue Lobster Book Co., →ISBN, page 275

   But jousts are the No. 1 attraction at Ren fests. They are staged throughout the day in permanent arenas — seating in the stands may be subject to distancing guidelines this year — and some focus on skill, others on theatrics.

   2021 June 24, John Bordsen, “Tips for attending 2021 Renaissance festivals”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 31 Mar 2023

   Synonyms: Ren fair, Ren faire