The scenario is usually the main plot device or story that the entire Faire is centered around.

Bristol Renaissance Faire Scenario List

1996: The Battle for the Midsummer Pageant
1997: Feast of Fooles
1998: The New Election
1999: The Slash of the Pen, The Stroke of the Sword
2000: The Mistress, The Sword, and The Sea
2001: The Curse of the Phantom Plunder
2002: Death and Taxes
2005: Thou Puttest A Spell On Me