FAQs & Policies

Code of Conduct

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Please do:

Be Kind – Be Supportive – Love & Enjoy Your Community

Dress in costume: MEMREN encourages self-expression and fun.

Play pretend and act in character: In no way required, but we encourage patrons to become fully immersed in the magic of the faire.

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Please do not:

Participating in the following activities is not allowed at MEMREN, and failure to comply could result in expulsion from the grounds.

The sale of goods or services or the display of goods or services for sale.

• The distribution of printed or recorded materials of any kind.
• Engaging with other Guests or impeding the operation while posing as or portraying any character in costume.
• Unauthorized events, demonstrations, or speeches, or the usage of any flag, banner, or sign for commercial purposes, or to incite a crowd.
• Feeding any animals in the park, including birds.
• Photography, videotaping, or recording of any kind for commercial purposes.
• Recording or streaming any entertainment longer than 60 seconds consecutively.
• Engaging in any unsafe act or other act that may impede the operation of the Park or any associated facility.

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Bag Checks

All persons, bags, parcels, clothing, and other items may be subject to screening/security checks within our site and at the entrance. MEMREN reserves the right not to allow any bag, parcel, or other items to be brought into the park and to deal with any unattended object in such a way as we consider appropriate. We recommend you leave unnecessary articles in your car and secure valuables in your trunk.

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Underage Guests

Please supervise your children at all times. Guests under the age of 14 must be accompanied by a guest age 18 or older to enter the park.

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Language

MEMREN adheres to a zero-tolerance policy regarding offensive language. Visitors using profanity or abusive language, including symbols or gestures, will be escorted from the premises and will not be eligible for a refund.

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Behavior

Guests are asked to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate for a family-friendly amusement park. Unruly, disruptive, or offensive behavior, including failing to adhere to posted safety regulations, is strictly prohibited. Guests who appear intoxicated, under the influence of illegal substances, or exhibit any other illicit or belligerent behavior will be escorted from the park without refund and/or turned over to the proper authorities.

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Smoking

For the comfort of all guests, smoking tobacco, e-cigarettes, or other products that produce vapor or smoke are allowed only in designated smoking areas. No smoking allowed in tents!

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Alcohol Consumption

Alcoholic beverages purchased in MEMREN must be consumed on- premises. No outside alcohol is permitted inside the park. All patrons are required to produce valid identification to purchase adult beverages, and no one under the age of 21 will be served. Please drink responsibly.

Bag Policy

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You are welcome to bring a bag (purse, backpack, etc.) inside the Festival. They can be any size and they do not have to be clear. All bags are subject to search by our Safety Services team when you enter through the gate.

Weapons Policy

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Firearms & Replicas

MEMREN bans firearms on the premises. Concealed Firearms are not allowed. Prop firearms of any kind are not permitted inside the Faire. This includes and is not limited to all replica firearms, toys, fantasy firearms, water guns, bubble guns, etc.

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Swords & Daggers

Foam/LARP/Plastic weapons do not need to be sheathed where sheaths do not exist for their dimensions. Realistic-looking weapons cannot be carried “in hand” and must be peace-tied to your person. Exposed sharpened steel is not permitted.

Reproductions of modern-era weapons are strictly not allowed. Metal blades must be zip-tied into their sheath and to your belt or baldric. At no point should a
bladed weapon ever be drawn from your side/back. Wooden walking sticks are mobility devices and do not fall under our weapon policy. Guests may wear a sword or dagger but the sword or dagger must be sheathed completely with no part of the blade showing and secured in the sheath or scabbard with a plastic zip tie, (peace bound or peace tied), and at no time may they be drawn from the scabbard or sheath.

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Bows & Arrows

You may bring a bow and arrows; however, the bow must be unstrung or strung with yarn or some other cord that cannot hold tension. Arrows must be un-tipped and peace-tied into their quiver.

Our security team will check all weapons at the gate to ensure that they are compliant and to offer assistance if needed. If a weapon is deemed non-compliant by the security team, you will be asked to return the weapon to your vehicle before you may enter MEMREN. The security team has the final say on what is ultimately allowable or not.
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Zip ties are available at the entrance gate. Guests may not carry any other weapons or objects that resemble or could easily be mistaken for an actual weapon, and no costume or accessory may contain sharp objects, pointed objects, or materials that may accidentally strike another guest. Guests who do not adhere to the costume/weapons policy may be refused entry and/or removed, unless the costume or attire can be modified to meet the above standards.

Literature & Information Distribution

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Distributing literature, picketing, petitioning or soliciting are strictly prohibited.

Distributing materials, including business cards, on-site is a violation of our no soliciting rule. Further, distributing products (especially those intended as edibles) without a waiver on-site is in violation of Tennessee state law and contrary to the application process that each member of our Vendors undergo to continue to offer quality artisan goods.

Photography & Drone Policy

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Guests may not perform or pose for pictures for other guests for payment of any kind, including tips.

In accordance with the policies of MEMREN as a condition of entering the property, guests grant MEMREN permission to be photographed, filmed, and video/audio recorded on-premises without compensation for any reason. Commercial photography of every kind is prohibited within MEMREN without explicit written consent from management. It is also forbidden to bring ancillary photography/videography equipment into the park without prior written approval, including, but not limited to, lights, tripods, and reflectors. External microphones are prohibited inside MEMREN unless you are under a media pass.

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Appearance Release

By purchasing a ticket and entering MEMREN, you authorize MEMREN to photograph or record you and/or your minor child’s image, voice, likeness, and/or performance on film, tape, still images, or otherwise. You grant permission to MEMREN to edit such photos or recordings as it may desire, and incorporate such recordings into all promotional materials that are related to its business. MEMREN may use and authorize others to use the photos or recordings, or any portions thereof, in all markets, manner and media including but not limited to printed reports, books, screenings, festivals, education programs, websites, and broadcast. You understand and agree that these photos and recordings may be duplicated, distributed with or without charge, and/or altered in any form or manner without future/further compensation or liability, in perpetuity. By entering MEMREN, you waive any right that you may have to inspect and/or approve the finished photos, recordings, or other materials produced in connection with this release. You release MEMREN from any claims associated with the above release and you understand that under no circumstances shall you have any right to maintain any cause of action regarding the photos or recordings, against MEMREN or anyone else, by virtue of the terms of this release.

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Drones

No drones are permitted at the Festival.

Harassment & Discrimination

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MEMREN and its Promoter EventOps desires to provide a positive and productive business and entertainment environment. To that end, the Festival is committed to providing a business and entertainment environment that is free of discrimination and harassment, and to provide a means of dealing with such incidents should they occur.

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Policy:

Harassment or discrimination, in any form, will not be tolerated at the Festival by any of its employees, vendors, or independent contractors. This includes harassment based upon a person’s race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, creed, marital status, veteran’s status, status with regard to public assistance and/or sexual orientation and any other category protected by law. This policy applies to all employees, supervisors, managers and officers of the Festival, as well as to any vendor or independent contractor of the Festival. If, after appropriate investigation, harassment or discrimination is found to have occurred, the initiator will be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, depending on the circumstances, up to and including termination of the employment and/or business relationship.

Harassment is verbal or physical conduct that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual because of his/her race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, creed, marital status, veteran’s status, status with regard to public assistance or sexual orientation and any other category protected by law, or that of his/her relatives, friends, or associates and that:

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Has the purpose or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive business or entertainment environment; Has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance; or Otherwise adversely affects an individual’s employment opportunities.

Sexual harassment is defined in accordance with the Equal-Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Guidelines, issues November 10, 1980 as: “Harassment on the basis of sex is a violation of Section 703 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature constitute sexual harassment when:

Submission to such conduct is made explicitly or implicitly a term or condition of an individual’s employment; Submission to or rejection of such conduct by an individual is used as a basis for employment decisions affecting such individual; Such conduct has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating an intimidating, hostile, or offensive working environment.”

Harassment can occur intentionally or unintentionally. Some examples of conduct that is prohibited by this policy are listed below. Please note that these are not the only examples.

Epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping, or threatening, intimidating or hostile acts that relate to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, creed, marital status, veteran’s status, status with regard to public assistance or sexual orientation and any other category protected by law; Written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual or group
because of their race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, creed, marital status, veteran’s status, status with regard to public assistance or sexual orientation and any other category protected by law that is placed on walls, bulletin boards or elsewhere on the Festival’s premises or circulated throughout the workplace or entertainment areas; Unwanted sexual comments, innuendos, flirtations, propositions, or suggestions; Use of offensive words of a sexual nature describing body parts or the sexual act, telling “suggestive” jokes or stories, and conversations about sexual exploits, sexual preferences, and desires or suggestive or sexist remarks about a person’s clothing or body; Unwanted and unnecessary touching, brushing against, patting or pinching; Displaying, in the work or entertainment areas, pictures, objects, cartoons, pornographic magazines, or representations of any action or subject which is sexual in nature, depicting nude, scantily clad or suggestively posed women or men and which can be perceived as offensive; Sabotaging another’s character, reputation, work effects, or property because of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, creed, marital status, veteran’s status, status with regard to public assistance or sexual orientation and any other category protected by law; Direct and/or indirect suggestions, requests, or demands that an employee’s job security, job assignment, conditions of employment, or opportunities for advancement depend in any way on the granting of sexual favors; or Sexual relations accompanied by implied or overt threats or promises.

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Procedure:

Persons who believe they have been victimized through or witnessed harassment or discrimination should report those incidents so that we may promptly address the problem. You may report your concerns to any of the following: Immediate supervisor; or Any member of management; or General Manager; or The Show Runner. All complaints of harassment and/or discrimination will be examined impartially without prejudice and without malice toward the reporting party regardless of the status of the person accused. Information provided will be released only on a need to know basis. After an investigation of the allegations, a determination will be made, and resulting action will be recommended to management. The investigation may include interviews with the individual making the charges, the accused individual and appropriate witnesses. All employees or contractors with information are required to participate in an investigation if asked to do so by the Festival.

All determinations are made on an individual basis. The Festival has the discretion to apply any sanctions or a combination of sanctions to eliminate any unlawful conduct and remedy the impact of any harassment or discrimination, such as: Counseling the offender; Transferring the offender to another position; Placing the offender on probation, with a warning of suspension or discharge for continuing or recurring offenses; Placing the offender on suspension with or without pay; Discharging the offender; or Terminating the business relationship with the offender.

MEMREN encourages individuals to make accurate reports of harassment and/or discrimination and provide as much information to the Festival as possible so that it may properly and thoroughly investigate the report. MEMREN will not condone retaliation against any individual who reports possible harassment or discrimination or assists in an investigation of possible harassment or discrimination. If you have questions about whether conduct is permissible under this policy, you should discuss it with your supervisor, department manager, or the Event Manager.

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Final Notes

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We may photograph, film, videotape, record, or otherwise reproduce the image and/or voice of any person who enters any Park and use the same for any purpose without payment to any person. We reserve the right to deny admission or to require a person already admitted to leave a park, without refund, liability, or compensation if we consider that the circumstances so require. MEMREN and Overton Park Rules and Regulations are subject to change without notice.

If you have any questions, please visit any Guest Services location.

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