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RenFest ownership still up in the air

Posted on May 25, 2026 by Charles Kuffner

The drama continues. A year after a Grimes County judge ruled the Texas Renaissance Festival must be sold, the estate of its late founder, George Coulam, is still in control with its lawyers appealing the order to sell, a move … Continue reading →

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RIP, George Coulam

Posted on May 22, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Wow. Texas Renaissance Festival founder George Coulam was found dead Wednesday morning in his home in Todd Mission, according to law enforcement officials. He was 87. The Todd Mission Police Department was dispatched to Coulam’s home just outside the Renaissance … Continue reading →

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It should still be the same old RenFest

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

Good to hear. The Texas Renaissance Festival will soon be under new ownership, but will remain much the same as it has been for the last half century, attorney Anthony Laporte of Houston law firm Hanszen Laporte tells CultureMap. “All … Continue reading →

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Renaissance Festival to be sold

Posted on May 10, 2025 by Charles Kuffner

There’s always drama with this thing. A Grimes County District Judge has ruled the the Texas Renaissance Festival must be sold, ending a two-year legal battle over the popular festival. Judge Gary W. Chaney of the 506th state District Court … Continue reading →

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