Rennaisance Faire!
It's an annual event, our trip to the New York Rennaisance Faire. We drive from Long island to Orange County, breakfast at the Orange Top Diner in Tuxedo Park, then continue on to the fair, on the grounds of Sterling Forest.
There's lots to do at the fair. There are all sorts of shows, most of them suitable for families, as well as characters who wander the fair grounds interacting with fairgoers. There are craftsmen and other vendors selling merchandise. If you are so inclined, you can get a reading from a psychic. There are games (such as archery and knifethrowing), and rides for the children (a swing, a carousel, even camel rides). Adults can do a pub crawl. There's lots of food: nachos, turkey legs, sausages, gyros, as well as ice cream, pretzels, and incredible treats from the bakery.
Our first stop of the day was to see Master Shakespeare.
He had audience members acting our roles in a humorous take on Julius Caesar. Very witty.
Next up was the father-son duo, Stewart and Arnold. Their knife throwing act never changes, but it's always so good.
Blackshear is a magician. He does tricks with cards, ropes, etc.
Drew really loves magic shows, and he was thrilled when Blackshear had him come up onto the stage to help with a trick.
You have to love the comedy act Hey Nunnie Nunnie. Sister Philomena and Mother Redepta are hysterical. I love their version of "constipated Men" ...
There were five, five constipated men in the Bible, in the Bible....
And then there's Cirque du Sewer. I don't know which I prefer, the performing cats or the performing rats. great show.
We had a great time ... until the thundeerstorm hit. It started raining around 3:30, and rained for almost an hour. That pretty much killed the entertainment for the rest of the day.
Until the joust, that is.
Well, sort of...
The field was all muddy, unsafe for the horses. So instead of 30 minutes of combat on horseback, we got a 10 minute show of knights in hand-to-hand combat.
Still, it was a great day. And of course we'll be going again next year.
There's lots to do at the fair. There are all sorts of shows, most of them suitable for families, as well as characters who wander the fair grounds interacting with fairgoers. There are craftsmen and other vendors selling merchandise. If you are so inclined, you can get a reading from a psychic. There are games (such as archery and knifethrowing), and rides for the children (a swing, a carousel, even camel rides). Adults can do a pub crawl. There's lots of food: nachos, turkey legs, sausages, gyros, as well as ice cream, pretzels, and incredible treats from the bakery.
Our first stop of the day was to see Master Shakespeare.
He had audience members acting our roles in a humorous take on Julius Caesar. Very witty.
Next up was the father-son duo, Stewart and Arnold. Their knife throwing act never changes, but it's always so good.
Blackshear is a magician. He does tricks with cards, ropes, etc.
Drew really loves magic shows, and he was thrilled when Blackshear had him come up onto the stage to help with a trick.
You have to love the comedy act Hey Nunnie Nunnie. Sister Philomena and Mother Redepta are hysterical. I love their version of "constipated Men" ...
There were five, five constipated men in the Bible, in the Bible....
And then there's Cirque du Sewer. I don't know which I prefer, the performing cats or the performing rats. great show.
We had a great time ... until the thundeerstorm hit. It started raining around 3:30, and rained for almost an hour. That pretty much killed the entertainment for the rest of the day.
Until the joust, that is.
Well, sort of...
The field was all muddy, unsafe for the horses. So instead of 30 minutes of combat on horseback, we got a 10 minute show of knights in hand-to-hand combat.
Still, it was a great day. And of course we'll be going again next year.
Wow, that's late in the year for a Renaissance Fair. (Ours are usually in May.)
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ReplyDeleteAround here, Renaissance fairs tend to run Later. The NY Fair is August-September. Ditto the Pennsylvania fair. A fair in upstate NY runs mid July to mid August.
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