Hoggetowne Medieval Faire — 40th Annual (2027)

Dates (official homepage, day-level FUTURE): January 16–17 and January 22–24, 2027 (two weekends; five open days). Venue: Gainesville Raceway, 11211 N County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609, United States. Hours (official homepage / FAQ / Plan Your Day): Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m.–5 p.m.; Friday, January 22 (Family Friday; Plan Your Day notes tickets are half price that day), 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Morning gate show about ten minutes before gates open. Attendance: offline. Rain or shine; no pets allowed (homepage).

Dates vs CMS

CMS previously held 2026-01-24 / 2026-01-25 (past relative to 2026-09-30 Asia/Shanghai). Official site now lists the next edition as January 16–17 & 22–24, 2027. This listing uses those 2027 day-level dates only. Stale meta/description text referring to 2023 editions is ignored.

Day breakdown matching “January 16-17 & 22-24, 2027”: Sat Jan 16, Sun Jan 17, Fri Jan 22, Sat Jan 23, Sun Jan 24, 2027. Plan Your Day “Dates & Times” lists January 16, 17, 23, 24 (Sat/Sun hours) plus January 22 Family Friday — same five days.

Venue

New 2027 home (homepage): Gainesville Raceway, 11211 N County Road 225, Gainesville, FL 32609. Contact page repeats the event address; mailing address is City of Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department, Hoggetowne Medieval Faire, P.O. Box 490, MS #30, Gainesville, FL 32627 (not the venue street address).

Parking: onsite mix of grass, dirt, and asphalt; designated ADA parking; VIP parking to be purchasable online (more information coming soon). Trams from parking to ticket office (FAQ).

Program (homepage / About / Plan Your Day)

40th Anniversary multi-weekend celebration. Homepage notes return of joust and Pipers Pub (handcrafted sodas), artisans and craftspeople, olde world demonstrations, stage combat, medieval music and dance, living chessboard, royal knighting ceremonies, faire food including turkey legs. About page theme: “Merlin and the Four Realms.” Vendor applications closed for this edition (contact page).

Contact

• General inquiries / lost & found: CAEvents@cityofgainesville.org
• Sunny Andrei, Faire Director: AndreiSV@cityofgainesville.org
• Frank Edmondson, Entertainment Director: frank.hoggetowne@gmail.com
• Phone numbers were not stated in the visible contact body text checked (meta claims phones; not invented).

Frequency / edition

Site brands this as the 40th Annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire → edition 40; treated as annual.

Sources (retrieved 2026-09-30 Asia/Shanghai)

1. https://www.hoggetownemedfaire.com/ — 2027 dates, venue, hours, anniversary copy
2. https://www.hoggetownemedfaire.com/contact-443957.html — event/mailing addresses, emails
3. https://www.hoggetownemedfaire.com/faq-478394.html — hours, parking, weather/weapons notes
4. https://www.hoggetownemedfaire.com/information-935655.html — Plan Your Day dates/times detail
5. https://www.hoggetownemedfaire.com/about.html — 40th Annual / theme context