Vanguard Renaissance Festival

Vanguard Renaissance Festival is a student-led arts and culture event held at The Grove on the Arkansas State University–Beebe campus, organized by the Student Government Association as a fundraiser for the ASU-Beebe Student Emergency Hope Fund, with all proceeds benefiting students. Themed to the English Renaissance of the late 15th to early 17th centuries, it offers student performances of music and drama, artisan and merchant booths, food trucks, hands-on activities and competitions, trinket trading, and closing ceremonies that include a guest knighting. Free event parking is available on campus, and student-run booths accept only Realm Coins, exchanged at one U.S. dollar per coin at the festival gate.