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The price of admission includes all the performances on stage and off, including the popular Tournament Jousting, Falconry Presentations, Swimming Mermaids exhibit and Petting Farm.
You may choose to purchase arts and craft items, food and beverages, or rides and games.
And you may choose to show appreciation to performers who are permitted to solicit tips and/or offer their own souvenir merchandise for sale.
Click here for detailed ticket price information.
And click here to learn how to save on the price of admission.
And click here to buy tickets.
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Festival tickets are now date specific. Date specific tickets are valid for attendance only on the specific Festival date selected at purchase.
Date specific tickets cannot be exchanged for an alternative date. Date specific tickets are also limited in availability with a finite quantity made available for sale per each Festival date. Advance purchase is encouraged. Dates can “sell out” meaning that no more tickets are available for sale online nor at the onsite ticket office.
Date specific tickets will be made available for sale online at the Festival website, while ticket supplies last for your selected date. If an event day is sold out, only those in possession of tickets will be admitted into the Festival. If a date does not sell out, tickets will continue to be made available for sale on the Festival website and for sale onsite at the Festival’s ticket office, while ticket supplies last.
On sold out dates, tickets will not be released later in the day. On sold out dates, exceptions cannot be made for any reason. We understand that you may have traveled a great distance to attend, or it may be a special occasion, or you may be with a group that has already secured their tickets. Regrettably, exceptions cannot be made. Sold out means there are no more tickets left to sell.
Festival tickets will no longer be offered for sale at retail partner locations such as Harris Teeter stores. Please visit a Harris Teeter store near you starting mid-September for a one time use discount admission coupon, available while supplies last, redeemable online at the Festival website to save $2 on your date specific tickets when purchased online.
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The safety of attendees and participants is our highest importance. The Festival is open rain or shine except on rare occasions when forced to close due to very extreme weather or unsafe site conditions beyond the Festival’s control. If the Festival is unable to open, a full refund including the online ticket service fee, will be automatically issued by the online ticket service provider and you are welcome to purchase another ticket for an available event day if the date is not sold out. Tickets are non-exchangeable and cannot be changed for an alternative date after purchase.
Refunds will not be issued on an inclement weather day where the Festival remains open. The Festival preforming cast and crew does their very best to ensure that a rainy day remains entertaining and fun with some scheduled performances possibly revised or modified for safety, if needed.
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The Festival’s online ticket service provider works with a third-party insurance company (independent of the festival) to offer ticket purchasers the option to buy a policy that insures your ticket purchase for a refund, under the policy’s specific terms and conditions. The additional insurance fee is optional and modest, based on a percentage of your total ticket order dollar amount, and presented to you as a selection option during your online ticket purchase. For those that opt to not purchase the third-party provided insurance, tickets remain non-refundable and non-exchangeable for an alternative date after they have been purchased. Ticket insurance, refunds and rescheduling is not available on tickets that have been discounted 100%, such as those awarded to promotional contest winners. Click here to view the insurance policy terms and conditions.
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The Festival’s new admission program with date specific tickets is akin to any concert, sporting event, theatre show, etc. Tickets might sell out and therefore advance planning and ticket purchasing is recommended. Tickets will go on sale in the summer. Don’t wait! Save a date!
On dates that have sold out, the Festival will be utilizing changeable message signs along the roadways to inform drivers that the Festival day has sold out with admission allowed for ticket holders only. Additionally, updates will be posted on Festival social media and website.
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There are two ways to redeem your code. The easiest is to scan the QR code on the coupon with your smartphone camera; this will bring you to our purchasing page with the code already applied.
If you do not wish to use or are unable to scan the QR code with a smartphone camera »
BEFORE adding any tickets to your online shopping cart, type in your code in the promo code box in all caps and click “Apply”.
The page will refresh. It is then that you can add the corresponding tickets to your cart and click continue.
Please verify the amount you are paying reflects the discount you expect before completing your purchase. Once the transaction is complete, we cannot retroactively apply any discounts.
If you are having difficulty using your coupon code, please use the contact form at the bottom of this webpage before completing your transaction.
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The decision to change the Festival’s ticketing and discount programs was preceded by months of careful consideration, research, and consult with experts in the industry of large, date specific ticketed events.
The result is a belief that if event days sell out, it will occur in the days leading up to each event weekend. If this proves to be true, ample tickets will remain available for sale in September when coupons are released.
If we find that our research proves to be incorrect, we will work to adapt for future seasons.
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Regrettably, the Festival is unable to assist in facilitating reselling of tickets due to the shear number of scam sellers that try to exploit buyers.
We have no means of knowing / checking if sellers are legitimate and cannot dedicate resources to do so.
Click here for more information about transferring ticket ownership.
If you have any questions or run into issues transferring your tickets, please contact support@bigtickets.com.
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The Festival’s third-party online service provider is a ticketing agency called BigTickets. The BigTickets system has internal measures in place to monitor and prevent the mass purchasing of tickets. Suspected abusers are flagged and banned from completing ticket transactions using the BigTickets system. Additionally, the number of tickets available for an individual to purchase is limited to 14 or less per each ticket type. Individuals interested in purchasing 15 or more tickets can do so via our group discount ticket program.
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Seniors and Military:
Have a refreshment on us! Seniors (age 65 & over) and Military Personnel are invited to present their I.D. at the Festival’s onsite ticket office to receive a voucher valid for a single complimentary soda, iced tea, or bottled water at the festival kitchens (up to a $3 value).
Group Discounts:
The Festival offers groups of 15 or more people a $2 per ticket discount. A single adult group organizer also receives a single free complimentary admission ticket (not counted towards the 15-person minimum). Group Discounted tickets will be date specific and made available for purchase online at the Festival website, activated via promo code, and while ticket supplies last. Groups interested in this discount opportunity can click here to request a promo code.
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Yes. Season Passes are valid for admission on all Festival dates even if the date is announced as sold out. The limit quantity of date specific admission tickets made available for sale per each date has been determined with Season Pass attendance in mind. Individuals interested in season passes can learn more by clicking here.
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Holder releases management and owners from all liability in event of accident, damage or theft while on premises.
You further consent to the use of your image or likeness incidental or primary to any display, transmission or reproduction of the event.
Management reserves the right to refuse admission or eject any person whose conduct is deemed by management to be disorderly.
Festival is open rain or shine unless extreme weather or unsafe conditions beyond the Festival's control inhibit its ability to park vehicles or operate safely. Scheduled performances on open rain days may be revised or modified for safety.
Paid tickets are non-refundable and non-exchangeable. If the Festival is unable to open, refund or rain check for paid ticket may be issued at the option of Festival management.
Tickets are valid only on the date specified at purchase that which appears on this ticket and while supplies last.
Tickets may not be redeemed for cash, sold, or distributed on or off event premises without written consent of management. Unlawful resale is grounds for seizure or cancellation of tickets without refund or other compensation.
Ticket holder assumes risk of loss, associated with stolen, mislaid, lost or destroyed tickets.
No audience solicitation or outside food and beverage permitted on premises without written consent of management.
Festival encourages photography and videography for personal and/or social media use. Commercial photography and videography are prohibited without written approval by the Festival.
Drones not allowed for any purposes.
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