The Scarborough Renaissance Festival has expanded their scholarship program in Ellis County and added of new scholarships for students in Dallas, Collin, Denton, Johnson and Tarrant counties. The festival, in its 44th season on Saturdays, Sundays and Memorial Day from April 5 through May 26,  is located in Waxahachie.

Each year since 2018, the festival has awarded select high school students in Ellis County that have participated in the arts a $1,000 scholarship toward college. High school seniors that have participated in at least two years of art, band, choir, orchestra or theater-drama during their high school careers are eligible to apply for these scholarships at srfestival.com/scholarship-application. The deadline this year is March 3.

Visitors can enjoy full combat jousting and birds of prey exhibitions, a mermaid lagoon, more than 20 stages of Renaissance entertainment and the 125-plus member performing company. Highlights include an artisan’s marketplace with hundreds of shoppes of crafts and incredible demonstrations, along with children’s knighting ceremonies, human chess matches, the grande parade, fun for kids, themed weekends with interactive activities and more.

For tickets and more information, visit SRFestival.com.