Minnesota Renaissance Festival

Minnesota Renaissance Festival offers its Shakopee grounds as a setting for outdoor weddings and related celebrations. Couples can choose from several ceremony locations, including garden spaces and outdoor stages, with options suited to both intimate gatherings and larger guest lists. The grounds are available for weddings when the festival is closed, as well as for ceremonies and receptions during festival season, with different locations and arrangements depending on the date and event format.

For celebrations outside festival dates, couples may hold a ceremony at one of the outdoor stages and use Bad Manor, an indoor banquet hall with seating for up to 150 guests, for the reception. A tent can be arranged for larger gatherings. During festival weekends, dedicated ceremony locations include the Chapel Garden, King’s Arbor Stage and Secret Garden. Reception arrangements are offered in an enclosed wedding tent, with the banquet hall available in specific circumstances. The venue also accommodates ceremony-only events and vow renewals, and couples can enquire about wedding-related gatherings such as showers and groom’s dinners.

Wedding packages include support from a coordinator for planning questions and on-the-day arrangements. Depending on the package, inclusions can cover a reserved ceremony period, reception time, guest admission and parking vouchers. The site’s distinctive themed setting provides an alternative to a conventional ballroom or hotel, while its range of outdoor and indoor spaces gives couples flexibility when choosing a location. Organisers can discuss the suitable venue, timing, guest capacity and package details directly with the weddings team before planning their celebration.