New York Renaissance Faire

The New York Renaissance Faire is a Renaissance faire located in Tuxedo, New York off New York State Route 17A. In 2017, the faire celebrated its 40th season.[1] The 65-acre (260,000 m2) faire[2] comprises permanent structures and has twenty stages and more than 100 shops.[3] The fair runs nine weekends (Saturday and Sunday) beginning the first Saturday in August, with a seventeenth faire day each Labor Day Monday. The COVID-19 pandemic caused the 2020 fair to be cancelled; so come 2021, the Faire will run from the weekend of 07 August to the weekend ending 26 September.

New York Renaissance Faire
Entry gate to the New York Renaissance Faire
GenreRenaissance fair
DatesAugust - October
Location(s)Tuxedo, New York
Inaugurated1977
Attendance160,000 (average)
Area65 acres (260,000 m2)
Stages20
Websitewww.renfair.com/ny/

History

The New York Renaissance Faire was originally created 1977. In 1996, Barbara Hope and Donald Gaiti, Renaissance Entertainment Corp. acquired Creative Faires Ltd., the company who owned and operated the faire.[4] The faire is the fifth to be owned by the corporation.[4]

With the COVID-19 pandemic causing the 2020 faire to be cancelled, the 44th season was deferred to 2021.

Attractions
Ann Alford as Queen Elizabeth I at the New York Renaissance Faire.

Like many other faires, the faire has a different storyline that changes with each year. Some weekends are themed, such as one aimed towards pirates.[5]

The faire is a training ground for stage and screen actors who use the opportunity to grow in their careers.[6] The actors spend two months preparing for the faire.[6] The faire is also known for its charity work in reading programs and blood donations.[7]

Several weeks after the faire ends, the land is changed to be a Halloween-themed event called the Forest of Fear. It runs every Friday, Saturday and Sunday night in October.[8]

See also

References
  1. Sunkin, Alyssa (6 August 2010). "Renaissance Faire's returning, forsooth!". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
  2. Graeber, Laurel (1997-09-12). "For Children - 20th Annual New York Renaissance Faire". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  3. Rovito, Lisa Marie (2006). Frommer's Great Escapes From NYC Without Wheels. John Wiley and Sons. p. 255. ISBN 0-7645-9829-5.
  4. Accola, John (1996-02-17). "RENAISSANCE BUYS NEW YORK FAIR\BOULDER COMPANY ADDS ONE OF OLDEST ELIZABETHAN FESTIVALS TO ITS ACQUISITIONS". Rocky Mountain News.
  5. "SPECIAL THEME WEEKENDS & EVENTS for 2009". Renaissance Entertainment Corp. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  6. Minor, E. Kyle (2000-08-20). "The Performers Behind the Costumes". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  7. Pologruto, Jessica (2008-08-22). "Forsooth! Characters of old address new needs". NBC News. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  8. Charles, Eleanor (1995-10-01). "WESTCHESTER GUIDE". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-21.

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