Today, Bill, Steph, Anneliese, Rich and I went to the 35th annual New York Renaissance Faire. This Faire runs each weekend in August and September.
The website for the Faire describes itself as:
"The Faire is a rollicking romp through Elizabethan England complete with 16th Century games, rides, arts, crafts, food music and dance - set within the majestic groves of Sterling Forest in Tuxedo Park, New York."
I think we would all agree it fit the description. So many of the attendees are dressed in costume that it was hard to tell who was working at the Faire and who was just enjoying it. We saw knights jousting, merry maids and lads dancing around the maypole, a falconer demonstrating with birds of prey, glassblowing and other entertainment. There were booths braiding hair, applying face paint and elf ears. Other booths sold medieval clothing, chain mail, pirate paraphernalia, garden gnomes, swords, shields, jewelry, etc. Food offerings included a turkey leg, chicken on a stick, banana on a stick, and a large piece of cheesecake on a stick. This last option was also dipped in chocolate. We also got plenty of exercise walking around much of the 65 acres of the Faire
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