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The Renaissance Pleasure Faire of Southern California (RPFS) is the first original modern Renaissance Faire; it opened in 1962 and has run yearly since that time. Presently owned by Renaissance Entertainment Productions (REP) it is a commercial re-enactment of a 1580s market faire at Port Deptford a water front town located in Elizabethan England. The fair is generally open from the first weekend in April through the weekend before Memorial Day.