RenFest 2026 – Call to Action

Hear Ye! Hear Ye! A Call to Compassion

Good folk of the realm,

The Minnesota Renaissance Festival celebrates creativity, craftsmanship, and the wonder of a bygone age. Yet one tradition deserves to be left in the past: using elephants and camels as entertainment.

We are calling on Jim, owner of the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, to end the use of elephants and camels at the festival and embrace entertainment that celebrates human talent instead of exploiting animals.

Here's how you can help:  

Sign the Petition Add your name to our petition urging Jim to retire the elephants and camels from the Minnesota Renaissance Festival once and for all.  

Send a Postcard, Email, or Leave a Message Create your own, OR, visit Ethique Nouveau in Mpls, MN to pick up a postcard addressed to the owner of Mid-America Festivals/MN RenFest. A handwritten message can make a powerful difference. Together, our voices can encourage the festival to choose compassion.

Mr. Jim Peterson 1244 S Canterbury Rd Suite 306 Shakopee MN 55379-8944 https://www.mafestivals.com/contact.html Phone: 952.445.7361 Email: info@mafestivals.com  

If You Attend the Festival... Make a brief stop at the King's Gate Information Booth and respectfully share your concerns. A little medieval courtesy goes a long way:

"Good morrow, Fair Gentles. I pray thee deliver this humble message unto the Festival's keeper: Though the Renfest brings joy, my heart is heavy to witness elephants and camels kept for our amusement. May future fairs honor these noble beasts by allowing them to live in peace, free from such labors. I thank thee for thine audience."

Every signature, every postcard, and every respectful conversation helps show that festivalgoers want the MN Renaissance Festival to be filled with magic, music, merriment, and compassion for all creatures.

Join us in helping write a kinder future for the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.

Animal Rights Coalition Protest the use of Animals at the MN Renaissance Festival

September 5, 12:00 – 2:00 https://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/315586325/

September 12, 12:00 – 2:00 https://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/315586356

September 27, 12:00 – 2:00 https://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/315586430

October 4, 12:00 – 2:00 https://www.meetup.com/vegan-415/events/315586459