Capture the Magic: Photo Contest!
The Kerrville Renaissance Festival
Photo Contest Entry page
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2026 Photo Contest
The Kerrville Renaissance Festival invites photographers to submit performance day images from the Kerrville Renaissance Festival.
Photographers have a chance to win great prizes!
The contest challenge is to capture the colorful, interesting, attractive, or just plain curious qualities of the participants, patrons, and even their pets. Your photographs can show any aspect of the festival, including performers and crafters, customers, and pets. Use your imagination, tell a story, and enter for a chance to win great prizes from the Kerrville Renaissance Festival. As a winner your photo will be put on display on the website, sponsored events, and galleries. or maybe used in next year's promotions, show us the magic!
Contest Deadline: Feb 15th, 2026
Eligibility: United States
Judged by: To be announced
Submission Guidelines
Entries must be submitted to the entry page on the website by Feb 15th, 2026
Photography should capture the spirit and energy of the Kerrville Renaissance Festival. The focus could be on any element of the festival, from crafts to entertainment, food, dogs, or special events. Photographs will be judged on the overall quality of both the image (technical), and the subject, and how these two combined elements present a compelling narrative or idea.
2026 Prizes
1st Place
$100 Cash
4 Weekend Pass 2027 Kerrville Renaissance Festival
2nd Place
4 Tickets for the 2027 Kerrville Renaissance Festival
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3rd Place
2 Tickets for the 2027 Kerrville Renaissance Festival
Photography Rules
Eligibility
All photographs must be taken during a performance day from the 2026 season. Entrants must be 18 years of age or older.
Copyright
All photos submitted to the Kerrville Renaissance Festival must be the legal property of the person submitting the image. Kerrville Renaissance Festival will not be held responsible for any copyright infringements.
Usage Rights
By entering this competition, you grant Kerrville Renaissance Festival the right to publish or reproduce submitted photo(s), along with your name, location, type of photographic equipment used (if available) on any Kerrville Renaissance Festival website, printed materials, newsletter, and other social networking channels, without fee or compensation. Kerrville Renaissance Festival may use submitted photographs for promotional use only, NOT for commercial use. Small photo alterations may be made by our staff in order to format submitted for social media, print, or promotional purposes.
Limitations
Kerrville Renaissance Festival will not accept photographic images of children under the age of 16 without consent of a legal guardian or parent.
Film/Photo Rights
All film rights are reserved. Commercial use of photos, videos, or audio tapes made at the festival without written permission from the Marketing Department is strictly prohibited. We prohibit the use of video or photographic monopods or tripods unless authorized by Kerrville Renaissance Festival management.
Photo Contest Kerrville Renaissance Festival 2026
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