The Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California (RPFS), is the first, original modern Renaissance Faire; it opened in 1962 and has run yearly since that time. [It] is a commercial re-enactment of a 1580s market faire at Port Deptford, a water front town located in Elizabethan England. The fair is generally open from the first weekend in April through the weekend before Memorial Day. (via)

Design Brief: Queen Elizabeth, our beautiful, young, yet eminently wise monarch, is bringing pomp and ceremony, laughter and joy to our Port City. (via)