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. The faire comprises permanent structures and has twenty stages and more than 100 shops. The fair runs nine weekends 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.

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. The faire is the fifth to be owned by the corporation.
With the COVID-19 pandemic causing the 2020 faire to be cancelled, the 44th was deferred to 2021.

Attractions

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