# AfterFaire 2027

## Profitability-first business and marketing plan

**Planning draft:** July 13, 2026  
**Venue:** Merveilles Pleasure Gardens, approximately 10 miles south of the Colorado Renaissance Festival  
**Operating thesis:** A small, reservation-only second chapter for Faire guests who would rather eat, make music, dance, and sleep nearby than join the immediate traffic exodus.

> This is a decision model, not a permit or legal opinion. Every date, capacity,
> camping offer, alcohol offer, and use of the property remains provisional until
> written approvals and contracts are in hand.

## 1. Executive decision

Launch as a **ten-person private garden table**, not as a festival or conventional
afterparty. Commit initially to the eight Saturdays of the expected 2027 Faire season,
targeting eight paid guests and capped at **10 paid guests per night**. Do not sell
walk-up admission. The property has approximately five acres, which provides room for
separation and atmosphere; the ten-person cap is an economic and hosting choice, not
a claim about the property's legal occupancy.

The plan makes money by selling a scarce, well-hosted experience rather than by
chasing volume:

- Garden Supper admission: **$149 early / $159 standard**
- Supper & Camp admission: **$249 early / $259 standard**
- Target mix: **40% supper / 60% overnight**
- Base demand: **8 paid guests per night**
- Base projected operating profit: **about $2,913** over eight Saturdays
- Base operating margin: **about 21%**
- Mathematical break-even: **about 6 paid guests per night**
- Management operating gate: **7 paid or deposit-backed guests**
- Expansion: add selected Sundays only after four consecutive profitable nights;
  evaluate a Palmer Lake shuttle only after parking-constrained sellouts prove demand.

The financial model includes modest operator/event-lead pay in nightly staffing,
but not a full annual founder salary. Profit is therefore a return on ownership,
property use, and pre-season risk—not compensation for a full-time job.

### 2027 objective

Prove that AfterFaire can deliver a safe, repeatable, profitable second chapter for
Faire guests before increasing capacity. The first season is successful if eight
approved nights average at least eight guests, produce at least **$2,500 of operating
profit before owner draw**, maintain a **4.5/5 guest rating**, create no unresolved
safety or neighbor issue, and leave a documented operating playbook for 2028. If the
event cannot meet those standards at 10 guests, it should not grow by adding
production complexity.

### Capital required to reach opening night

Target **$5,000 of opening working capital**, before any property rent, venue
deposit, or unusual permit condition. The current $3,000 pre-season budget covers
the planned setup; the additional $2,000 protects one early cancellation, refund
exposure, or vendor deposit without forcing unsafe cost-cutting. This is a planning
target, not a commitment to spend before approvals.

## 2. The opportunity

The Faire has a natural closing-time problem. The 2026 Colorado Renaissance
Festival operated Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. over eight
weekends. Reporting for the opening noted historic annual attendance above 100,000,
a first sellout in 2025, and expected heavy northbound I-25 traffic from 5:00–7:00
p.m. The audience is already costumed, socially activated, hungry for belonging,
and not necessarily ready for the day to end.

AfterFaire does not compete with the Faire. It sells the missing next chapter:

**“The Faire closes. Your night does not have to.”**

At 10 guests per night, AfterFaire needs only 80 paid visits across the whole season.
That is a plausible niche if the premium price is validated, while the reservation cap
preserves the garden, neighbors, and guest experience.

### Primary customers

1. **The all-day guild:** Friends aged 25–45 who attend in costume, spend all day
   together, and want somewhere purposeful to go afterward.
2. **The visiting couple:** Denver or Colorado Springs guests who value an overnight
   option over a late drive or hotel detour.
3. **The performer and maker circle:** Faire-adjacent musicians, dancers, artists,
   and community regulars who create the culture and bring repeat audiences.

This is an adult-oriented evening. Whether the legal admission minimum is 18+ or
21+ must be chosen with counsel, the liquor operator, and insurers. The cleanest
launch is **21+** if alcohol will be sold.

## 3. The product

### Promise

AfterFaire is a hosted garden gathering: intimate enough to meet people, structured
enough to feel intentional, and calm enough to recover from a crowded day.

### Guest journey

| Time | Moment | Business purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 5:30 p.m. | Digital arrival window and traffic note | Staggers vehicle arrivals; no incentive to speed from the Faire |
| 6:45–7:30 | Check-in, handwash, supper service, garden games | Converts quickly into food/activity spend |
| 7:30–8:15 | Acoustic set and hosted introductions | Establishes culture; helps solo/small-party guests belong |
| 8:15–9:15 | Dance lesson and social dance | Signature participatory experience |
| 9:15–10:00 | Story circle, songs, low-noise activities | Reduces neighbor/noise risk as night deepens |
| 10:00 | Amplified sound ends | Operational promise, subject to permit/noise requirements |
| 10:00–11:00 | Quiet garden, tea, tabletop games | Keeps value without escalating production |
| 11:00 | Night guests depart; camp quiet hours begin | Separates driving and camping flows |
| 7:00–9:00 a.m. | Coffee, simple breakfast, rolling checkout | Makes overnight tier feel complete |

### Included and add-on offers

**Garden Supper — $149 early / $159 standard**

- Reservation and parking credential
- Merveilles smokehouse supper, music, dance lesson, hosted games, water, and quiet garden access
- Other beverages purchased separately from the authorized operator, if approved
- Departure by 11:00 p.m.

**Supper & Camp — $249 early / $259 standard**

- Everything in Garden Supper
- One primitive tent place per person within a reserved party plot
- Morning coffee and a simple breakfast item
- Quiet hours and morning checkout

**Group bundles** should be used to improve vehicle occupancy, not discount the
experience indiscriminately:

- Supper Table for Four: 4 Garden Supper passes, **one parking credential**, $636 standard
- Camp Pair: 2 Supper & Camp passes, **one parking credential**, $498 founding price
- No single-person discount; solo guests are welcomed and intentionally hosted.

### Food, beverage, and activities

At 6–10 guests, food service must be reservation-counted and deliberately premium.
Supper is therefore
prepaid, produced through the Merveilles smokehouse, and included in admission:

- Serve one reservation-counted smokehouse board: a rotating smoked meat, smoked
  pasteurized cheeses, bread or grain, pickles/slaw, sauce, and a substantial smoked
  mushroom/vegetable alternative. Publish ingredients and major allergens.
- Cook, cool, store, transport, reheat, and hot/cold hold only under the approved
  retail-food plan, with time/temperature logs and a certified food-protection manager.
- Contract a legally authorized beverage caterer/operator. Offer strong nonalcoholic
  choices as a first-class product, not an afterthought.
- Budget food at $24 per confirmed cover. Treat any separately licensed beverage
  commission as upside; the base model assumes none.
- Activities included in admission: dance lesson, music, story circle, lawn/table games.
- Paid extras: short craft workshop, portrait sketch, premium game tournament, or
  small edition merchandise. Never rely on gambling-style activity revenue.

## 4. Capacity and parking

Parking—not theoretical audience demand—sets the opening scale.

### Launch operating envelope

- **10 paid guests maximum**
- **6 guest-vehicle credentials maximum**, provisional
- **3 operations/vendor/emergency vehicle spaces**, provisional
- Target vehicle occupancy: **1.7+ paid guests per guest vehicle**
- One parking credential included per reservation party, not per ticket
- No street parking, overflow promises, rideshare loitering, or walk-ups
- Guest arrival and departure directions disclosed only after purchase
- A physical parking marshal controls every arrival

The actual sale cap is the lowest capacity produced by:

1. approved land-use/event occupancy;
2. fire/egress plan;
3. sanitation and potable-water provision;
4. safe on-site vehicle count;
5. camping layout and tent separation;
6. neighbor/noise conditions; or
7. insurance requirements.

### Five-acre operating layout

The Merveilles source deck identifies existing Garden, Forest, Fære, Maravilla,
North/South Performance, Studio, Chateau/Patio, and Future zones, with The Grove,
The Gothic Orchestra, The Promenade, The Dark Walk, a Vardo, and eight conceptual
tent positions. AfterFaire should use that existing vocabulary rather than impose a
generic festival grid:

| Venue area | AfterFaire use |
|---|---|
| Arrival edge / Indi Drive access | Credential check, vehicle queue, emergency lane; exact route withheld publicly |
| Chateau and Patio | Smokehouse finishing/service, dish control, staff base, severe-weather refuge if approved |
| Garden Zone / Grove | One shared supper table, welcome, quiet social time |
| North Performance / Studio | One acoustic performer/dance leader; amplified sound ends at approved time |
| Fære Zone | Low-risk paid craft/game activity, away from food service |
| Promenade / Dark Walk | One-way lantern walk only after trip/fall and lighting inspection |
| Forest edge / conceptual tent area | Up to four party plots and eight campers, subject to fire approval |
| South/Future zone | Buffer, overflow evacuation space, and future use—not opening-night capacity |

Five acres make separation possible; they do not establish legal occupancy. Preserve
an all-weather emergency lane, keep toilets away from food service, and ensure every
guest can reach an approved exit without entering the parking flow.

### Overnight accommodation standard

- Primitive tent camping only; no RVs and no sleeping in guest vehicles.
- Sell no more than four numbered party plots or eight camper places, whichever fills first.
- Guests bring tents and sleep systems; AfterFaire provides plot assignment, potable
  water, toilets, handwashing, waste, quiet-hours hosting, and morning coffee/breakfast.
- No guest cooking, flame, generators, or unattended heat sources.
- Tent dimensions and party count are declared during purchase; changes require approval.
- One host remains on duty until morning handoff; maintain a camper manifest and
  emergency contact for every plot.

### Palmer Lake shuttle: phase two

A shuttle is a growth tool only after the ten-person model repeatedly sells out and
parking prevents profitable additional dates.
It requires written pickup/parking permission in Palmer Lake, a properly insured
commercial carrier, fixed manifests, an accessible-service plan, a missed-bus policy,
and a clear sober-transport procedure. The initial test should be one 12–15 seat
vehicle on a single high-demand night. Add it only if incremental contribution exceeds
the charter, staff, and contingency cost by at least **30%**.

## 5. Revenue design

Ticket revenue must pay for the event, smokehouse supper, and camping. Beverage
commissions are upside, not rescue economics.

### Base per-guest economics

| Item | Base assumption |
|---|---:|
| Blended admission (40% supper / 60% camp) | $214.00 |
| **Gross operator revenue per guest** | **$214.00** |
| Smokehouse supper food cost | ($24.00) |
| Camp breakfast, weighted | ($4.80) |
| Payment fee and guest supplies | ($11.56) |
| **Contribution per guest** | **$173.64** |

Nightly fixed operating cost is held to **$650** by cross-training three people and
keeping the entertainment acoustic:

| Nightly cost | Budget |
|---|---:|
| Event lead, overnight host and incident lead | $200 |
| Smokehouse food lead plus helper stipend | $175 |
| Acoustic performer / dance leader | $125 |
| Arrival marshal and cleanup | $50 |
| Sanitation and waste | $50 |
| Insurance allocation | $50 |
| **Total** | **$650** |

This budget assumes an acoustic-scale program, substantial founder participation,
three cross-trained workers, limited setup, and vendor-provided food/beverage
equipment. It does not contain separately mandated security or medical staffing.
Any such requirement must be added and may invalidate the ten-person model.

### Pre-season investment

| Pre-season use | Budget |
|---|---:|
| Permit, legal, accounting, plan review | $750 |
| Site safety, low-level lighting, wayfinding | $600 |
| Insurance deposits | $500 |
| Sanitation and vendor deposits | $300 |
| Brand, ticketing and launch materials | $250 |
| Contingency | $600 |
| **Total** | **$3,000** |

No permanent construction is assumed. Property rent or owner revenue share is also
not included; if Merveilles charges one, it must be added before approval.

## 6. Eight-night forecast

| Scenario | Guests/night | Camp share | Season gross revenue | Season profit/(loss) | Margin |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Conservative | 6 | 40% | $9,312 | ($710) | (8%) |
| Base | 8 | 60% | $13,696 | $2,913 | 21% |
| Sellout | 10 | 70% | $17,920 | $6,395 | 36% |

The base model includes no beverage commission, merchandise, or activity upcharge.
Those are upside only. Rounded values may differ slightly from the CSV model.

### Break-even

At the base mix and prices, season fixed cost is $8,200: $3,000 pre-season plus
$5,200 across eight nights. At approximately $173.64 contribution per paid guest,
break-even is:

`$8,200 ÷ $173.64 ÷ 8 = 5.9 guests per night`

Round the mathematical threshold up to **6 paid guests per night**. Because the
six-person conservative mix still loses money and cancellation risk is real, the
launch gate remains stricter: at least **7 paid or deposit-backed reservations per
committed night** before nonrefundable spending.

The base-case profit is **$2,913**: eight nights at eight guests, using the CSV
assumptions of $214 blended ticket revenue, $40.36 variable cost, $650 nightly fixed
cost, and $3,000 of pre-season fixed cost. At a ten-person sellout, the modeled season
profit is **$6,395** before owner draw and any property rent or revenue share.

### Cash policy

- Sell refundable reservation deposits first; convert them only after permit gates.
- Maintain a separate event operating account.
- Hold sales tax and vendor proceeds as liabilities, not available cash.
- Keep the $600 contingency untouched unless a named risk occurs.
- Do not add talent, decor, or a shuttle unless the base night remains profitable
  after the addition.

## 7. Marketing plan

### Positioning

**Category:** A reservation-only epilogue to the Renaissance Faire.  
**Emotional benefit:** Your people, your costume, and your story do not vanish at the gate.  
**Practical benefit:** Supper, evening company, and an optional tent place south of the immediate traffic surge.  
**Proof:** Intentionally limited attendance, hosted programming, transparent quiet hours, and prepaid parking.

### Campaign line

**The Faire closes. The night opens.**

Supporting copy:

> Ten miles south, the lanterns are coming on. Stay for supper, strings,
> dancing, garden games, and a tent beneath the foothill sky.

Avoid promising that guests will “skip all traffic.” AfterFaire can change departure
timing and direction, but it cannot guarantee road conditions. Use **“leave the rush
behind”** or **“let the traffic pass”** only with a reasonable route basis.

### Visual system

- Palette: midnight blue, warm amber, pine, parchment, muted burgundy
- Medium: painterly storybook hospitality art with restrained woodcut detail
- Motifs: a lit path, garden threshold, shared table, dancing, canvas shelter
- Show adults connecting; avoid castle clichés, bottle imagery, and giant crowds
- All logistical facts remain live HTML/text, never baked into artwork

The project includes two original illustrations:

- `assets/afterfaire-hero-ten.png` — wide ten-person garden gathering hero
- `assets/afterfaire-journey.png` — vertical social/story image of the southward journey

### Funnel

1. **Waitlist:** “Choose your night / supper or camp / party size / likely driver.”
2. **Founding circle deposit:** $40 refundable deposit applied to ticket; capped at
   10 guests per date.
3. **Permit conversion:** Convert deposits to tickets only after the applicable
   operating gates are cleared.
4. **Referral:** Each buyer may invite one party before general on-sale.
5. **Retention:** Offer a four-night guild credential only after night one succeeds.

### Channels

- Faire-interest Facebook groups, Discords, and local costuming communities—posted
  with moderator permission
- Performer and vendor partner audiences
- Short-form video built around the 6:30 p.m. question: “What happens next?”
- Search pages for Renaissance Faire camping/afterparty queries
- QR cards distributed off Faire property only with permission
- Email is the source of truth; social reach is not a demand forecast

### Demand proof before spend

By February 15, 2027, require:

- 60 qualified email leads;
- 25 people choosing a specific date and ticket type;
- at least 7 refundable deposits on each of the first two nights; and
- at least 50% of deposits choosing the camping tier.

## 8. Operations

### Minimum team per night

The ten-person model uses three cross-trained workers, with roles assigned in writing:

- 1 event lead who also hosts overnight, accessibility, quiet hours, and incidents;
- 1 smokehouse food lead with a limited helper stipend under the approved food plan;
- 1 acoustic performer/dance leader who assists with guest hosting; and
- 1 short-shift arrival marshal/cleanup worker, which may be one of the three people
  before taking a later duty.

Contracted beverage personnel operate under their authorized operator if alcohol is
offered. Add security or medically trained coverage if required by agencies or
insurance; do not pretend it fits inside the $650 nightly budget.

No lone-worker closing. Assign one radio channel, one incident log, one missing-person
procedure, one severe-weather shelter/evacuation decision tree, and one sober-ride plan.

### Site zones

1. Controlled vehicle arrival and emergency lane
2. Check-in and ID/wristband point
3. Food and beverage service boundary
4. Supper and music garden
5. Low-risk activities area
6. Quiet camping plots
7. Toilets, handwash, potable water, waste
8. Staff/vendor service area

Archery, darts, thrown objects, fire features, and amplified late-night music should
not appear in the launch promise. They create avoidable insurance, wildfire, and
neighbor risk. Add only after written approval and a separate safety case.

### Weather and wildfire

- Operate with electric/LED lanterns; no guest flame.
- Obtain the fire district event approval and comply with current restrictions.
- Define air-quality, lightning, wind, and red-flag cancellation thresholds.
- Maintain a refund/reschedule policy that does not pressure unsafe operation.
- Keep emergency access, evacuation capacity, and a headcount manifest at all times.

## 9. Approval and compliance path

| Dependency | Why it matters | Required evidence before sale |
|---|---|---|
| Property control and zoning | Recurring entertainment and camping may require county review | Written owner authorization; zoning/pre-application determination |
| Entertainment Event review | Douglas County Section 22B governs qualifying rural entertainment events | Written determination and approved plan/conditions |
| Traffic/parking review | Even off-road events can require review if they create roadway congestion | Approved site/traffic plan or written no-permit determination |
| Larkspur Fire special-event review | Event, tent, egress, emergency, and wildfire conditions | Approved application and site/emergency plans |
| Camping / sanitation | Overnight occupancy changes life-safety and public-health needs | Written approval; toilet, handwash, water and waste contracts |
| Smokehouse food | Retail-food licensing, plan review, approved sources, temperature control, and possibly variance/HACCP apply | Written Douglas County determination; approved food plan; manager certification; logs |
| Alcohol | A for-profit operator should not assume nonprofit special-event permit eligibility | Written legal/licensing pathway; authorized caterer/licensee; liquor liability |
| Insurance | General, liquor, participant, auto, workers comp may apply | Bound policies and additional-insured certificates |
| Music | Public performance rights and noise conditions | Licenses/contracts and operating-hour approval |
| Tax/business | Sales tax, entity, payroll and vendor reporting | Accounts opened; CPA-approved handling |

Colorado’s official special-event liquor guidance limits those permits primarily to
qualifying nonprofit, governmental, and similar organizations. A for-profit AfterFaire
should instead verify a catering-license or premises-license pathway with the local and
state licensing authorities. Do not use a nominal nonprofit as a pass-through.

For the smokehouse, obtain a Douglas County retail-food determination and approved
plan before service. Colorado’s plan-review materials distinguish smoking for flavor
from smoking for preservation: preservation, curing, or certain reduced-oxygen
packaging can require a CDPHE variance and HACCP controls. The base menu assumes
smoking for flavor with continuous time/temperature control and no vacuum packaging;
the regulator—not AfterFaire—makes that determination.

## 10. Launch calendar

The 2027 Faire dates are not yet treated as official. Based on the 2026 eight-weekend
pattern, the working Saturday set is **June 12 through July 31, 2027**, with Sunday
August 1 as the expected season close. Replace immediately when the Faire publishes.

| Deadline | Deliverable / gate |
|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2026 | Survey parking, camping, egress, toilets, power, water, neighbors |
| Sept. 30 | County and fire pre-application meetings; written issue list |
| Oct. 31 | Operator entity, property agreement, capacity hypothesis, cancellation policy |
| Nov. 30 | Food, beverage, insurance, sanitation, security and artist quotes |
| Dec. 15 | Revised model; pricing locked only if break-even remains ≤6 guests |
| Jan. 15, 2027 | Waitlist campaign and refundable founding deposits open |
| Feb. 15 | Demand gate: 60 leads, 25 date selections, first nights at 7 deposits |
| Mar. 1 | Go/no-go on permits, parking, insurance, and 20%+ sellout-case margin |
| Apr. 1 | Convert deposits only for approved dates; public on-sale |
| May | Tabletop drills, route test, neighbor notice, staff training, site rehearsal |
| June 12 | Provisional opening night |
| After night 2 | Reforecast; cancel/add dates according to thresholds |
| After night 4 | Decide on one Sunday pilot or Palmer Lake shuttle feasibility study |

## 11. Go/no-go and expansion rules

### No-go if any is true

- Written land-use, fire, camping, alcohol, or insurance pathway is unresolved
- Safe guest parking supports fewer than the ticket plan and price cannot compensate
- Break-even rises above 6 guests/night at a 10-ticket cap
- Sellout scenario margin is below 20%
- Fewer than 7 paid/deposit-backed guests exist 21 days before a night
- Severe-weather/fire thresholds are met

### Operate if all are true

- All approvals, vendor documents, insurance, and owner agreements are in hand
- At least 7 paid guests and the required camping mix are booked
- Staffing, toilets, water, emergency lane, communications, and weather plan verify
- Cash reserve covers full refund exposure plus one canceled night

### Expand only when all are true

- Four consecutive nights reach at least 90% paid occupancy
- Contribution per guest is at least $170
- Parking turnaways/waitlist show 6+ incremental guests on a named date
- Guest rating is 4.5/5 or higher and neighbor/incident record is acceptable
- Proposed shuttle or extra night increases profit after a 30% contingency

## 12. Scorecard

The weekly dashboard should show:

- paid guests, capacity and show rate;
- camp share and guests per vehicle;
- gross revenue and contribution per guest;
- labor and entertainment cost per guest;
- smokehouse food cost per cover and beverage operator sales/share;
- incidents, refusals of alcohol service, noise contacts and refunds;
- email-to-deposit and deposit-to-paid conversion;
- repeat/referral share; and
- post-event rating and “would return” percentage.

The north-star metric is **cash contribution per approved parking space**, because
parking is the binding physical constraint. The base target is at least **$275 per
guest-vehicle credential per night** after variable costs.

## 13. Immediate decisions and unknowns

Before spending, measure or decide:

1. Exact safe count of guest, staff, vendor, and emergency vehicles on the property.
2. Number and size of legal tent plots and all-weather access.
3. Property ownership/rent/revenue-share expectation.
4. County zoning and recurring-event classification for this parcel.
5. Potable water, wastewater, toilet, handwash, power, and severe-weather shelter.
6. Approved sound end time and nearest-neighbor mitigation.
7. Whether the alcohol pathway is catering license, premises license, or no alcohol.
8. Whether 21+ is the launch admission rule.

Any answer can change the economics. Update the CSV and calculator before approving
nonrefundable costs.

## 14. Next 30 days

The next month should produce evidence, not more concept work. The project is ready
for a formal permit/application phase only when these five outputs exist:

| Workstream | Deliverable | Pass condition |
|---|---|---|
| Property | Signed site-use term sheet | Dates, rent or revenue share, camping rights, parking, utilities, cancellation, and owner responsibilities are explicit |
| Site | Scaled site and parking sketch | 10 guests, 6 guest vehicles, emergency lane, toilets, water, camp plots, exits, and weather refuge fit without assumption |
| Regulation | Agency pre-application notes | County, fire, food, camping/sanitation, alcohol, and traffic pathways have named contacts and written next steps |
| Demand | 10-question customer survey plus waitlist landing page | At least 25 qualified responses and 12 people selecting a specific 2027 date and pass type |
| Economics | Vendor quote sheet and revised CSV | Property cost, permits, insurance, food, labor, sanitation, and cancellation exposure are included; sellout margin remains at least 20% |

### Recommended sequence

1. Confirm the property agreement and measure the actual access, parking, water,
   power, sanitation, and camping conditions.
2. Send the scaled sketch and event description to Douglas County and Larkspur Fire
   for a pre-application determination before announcing dates or taking deposits.
3. Get written quotes from the food lead, beverage operator, performers, security,
   sanitation provider, insurance broker, and any shuttle operator.
4. Run the customer survey through Colorado Renaissance Faire-adjacent communities,
   performer networks, and personal referrals. Ask for a refundable expression of
   interest, not a ticket sale.
5. Reprice the model with actual quotes. If break-even exceeds six guests per night,
   remove alcohol or entertainment complexity before raising the ticket price.

### The first decision meeting

The first formal meeting should answer one question: **is the ten-person version
permittable and economically viable at this property?** Do not decide the shuttle,
Sunday dates, permanent improvements, large entertainment, or merchandise until that
answer is yes. The small version is the experiment; everything else is optional.

## Sources consulted

- [Colorado Renaissance Festival listing: 2026 dates and hours](https://larkspurchamberofcommerce.com/business-directory/colorado-renaissance-festival/)
- [CPR: 2026 attendance history, sellout, pricing and traffic window](https://www.cpr.org/2026/06/12/49th-colorado-renaissance-festival/)
- [Douglas County: Entertainment Events](https://www.douglas.co.us/planning/development-review-regulations/site-development/entertainment-events/)
- [Douglas County Zoning Resolution, Section 22B](https://www.douglas.co.us/documents/section-22b.pdf/)
- [Douglas County: Traffic Special Event Permit](https://www.douglasco.gov/public-works/traffic/special-event-permit/)
- [Douglas County: Temporary and Special Event Food](https://www.douglasco.gov/health-department/temporary-or-special-events-retail-food-establishments/)
- [Larkspur Fire Protection District: Special Event Permits](https://www.larkspurfire.org/special-event-permits)
- [Larkspur Fire Protection District: Burn Permits and restrictions](https://www.larkspurfire.org/burn-permits)
- [Colorado Liquor Enforcement: Special Event Permit qualifications](https://sbg.colorado.gov/special-events-permit)
- [Colorado Liquor Enforcement: licensing and permits](https://sbg.colorado.gov/apply-for-a-license-or-permit-liquor-enforcement-division)
- [Douglas County retail-food plan review](https://www.douglas.co.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11062023_Retail-Food-Establishment-Plan-Review_Fillable.pdf)
- [Colorado retail-food resources and current code](https://cdphe.colorado.gov/retail-food/retail-food-resources)
- [Merveilles Pleasure Gardens source deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/15y_WQNdhiI78uiATynzH5hR6ssIbCZlDCP2UURbScps/edit)