Ship Shape

07/19/2026

Bristol Renaissance Faire is closed for the weekend, but we will be live streaming tomorrow at 3pm CST on Instagram Live! Join us for some songs, silly stories and a good time!

07/16/2026

The weekend approaches and we’re excited to announce that we’re on a NEW STAGE… well, kind of 😅 We usually perform one show at the Pig n Whistle Pub 🐷, but this week, we’ll be there for all four! 11am and 12:45 will be our normal, muppet-esque shenanigans, but both the 2:30 and 4pm will be rated R 💀 ! We don’t know where our shows will be for week 3, so catch us at the pub while you can!! 🏴‍☠️💞

07/15/2026

What a goofy and great opening weekend at ! 🌟 Here are some shots from Sunday evening’s Playwrecked 🎭 - it was a tale of cabbage 🥬 and woe (iykyk)! We can’t wait to do it all again this weekend!! 💞

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07/09/2026

🏴‍☠️BRISTOL REN FAIRE’S OPENING WEEKEND IS ONLY TWO DAYS AWAY!🏴‍☠️ We have some new tunes, new merch and new jokes, but with the same Ship Shape Sauce you know and love! We can hardly wait. See you soon, bloody buccaneers ☠️

07/05/2026

Less than a week until opening day at Bristol!! We’re excited to dance our way back into your hearts 🎶👯‍♀️🖤

07/01/2026

was a SUCCESS!!!💥 Thanks to everyone who came out to support Chicago's very own renaissance faire💖 Please consider donating to the kickstarter so we can do it again next year!☠️ We are the common folk and the common folk deserve joy💕

06/24/2026

It takes a lot and we mean A LOT of time, energy, creativity and drive to not only craft new music for our show, but to maintain the 50+ songs in our repertoire. Here we are cleaning up one of our favorite new ones from last year, Willie Taylor. We love our work, and are proud to maintain a high level of professionalism. Let us know in the comments what songs your want to hear this season 🏴‍☠️🤘⚔️

06/22/2026

Facebook world! Faire in the Field is an event dear to our hearts, and they have launched a kickstarter! Help support a grass roots movement to continue a party for the common folk in Chicago. Please consider becoming a backer. You’ll get some cool stuff and give love to some amazing humans in the process 🥰☀️🤘

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fitf/faire-in-the-field-year-two?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaASmOgJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAadf9UBTedfrCSH9Fmv8-9lYD924QCSZpMH1cRyyXOab3z44qBgpiXFSX2gEBA_aem_IeB_RZbNtJKo2YP9ukvX6A&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3

Help us bring the City of Chicago's very own Renaissance Faire back for another year!

06/08/2026

Hard at work rehearsing for our 2026 season! Who’s coming out to pirate with us!?

04/17/2026

HOIST THE SAILS! The good word on our 2026 season is out! We can’t wait to see you in your pirate pants at a festival near you! 🏴‍☠️🖤⚔️