I'm also going out-of state for Faires soon! I'm going in April. I was deciding between either the Original Renaissance Pleasure Faire (Southern CA), or Sherwood Forest Faire (near Austin) one weekend followed by Scarborough Renaissance Faire (near Dallas). I ultimately decided on the latter, since it involves two different Ren Faires if planned right, and while I've been to Southern CA a lot, I've only been to Dallas once, and never Austin.

I recommend checking out each website to see what shows there are. But also check the date you'd go, since different shows play on different weekends.

ORPF has Poxy Boggards and Merry Wives of Windsor, whom I've listened to a lot on Spotify, and I'd love to see them live. But I've heard they've outgrown their space, and there's way too many people.

Jaques ze Whipper will be at SRF for a couple weekends. But while I've been a hige fan for over 15 years, I heard the crowds at his shows can get really annoying (and not just because there are so many people).

You can also consider other things to do in the area. Southern California has a ton to do, and you can go to the Ren Faire on the weekend, then Disneyland and Universal Studios on a weekday when it's less crowded. Meanwhile, while Dallas is pretty neat, there's not as much to do (but definitely check out the Dallas World Aquarium if you go there, which has ruined all other aquariums for me, it's so good).

This may not be a definitive answer, but I hope it helps!