When to the New York Renaissance Faire Yesterday
Posted By Kathleen David on September 18, 2011
We try to make it out to Tudexo NY once a year to attended the NY Ren Faire which will be celebrating its 35th anniversary next year which is a long time for a Ren Faire.
Yesterday the weather was perfect and we knew that we had friends attending as well that we might see or not see depending on the flow of the faire. So we set off early and got there in time to get decent parking.
Caroline was wearing her ren faire outfit that she inherited from Ariel. This year it was the perfect length for her. Which means, if things continue to go the direction they are, it will be a little short but wearable next year. Peter tossed on his Tim the Enchanter outfit. I pulled out Snape and Lockheed to play with. It wasn’t too hot to wear Snape which was amazing. So we went and played in the Faire.
I was impressed that people recognized the costume. Someone asked me why Snape was at a Ren Faire. I answered with a Snape-like growl “Looking for Truants.” Which got a laugh from a number of folks.
Peter got a lot of calls of “Tim” from people. He amused many.
Caroline had a blast and a half. She joined Robin’s band. She romped with Fairies in the Enchanted Forest and gained a new fairy friend. She became a chess piece in a game of Fairy Chess. She learned about basic sword combat and then defeated her opponent. She takes her swordplay very seriously.
We saw the Ded Bob show. Always hilarious. Ded Bob made his first appearance as a prop in 1986 in the Atlanta Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s Shorts and the rest is history. I think I still have my Ded Bob t-shirt somewhere but it was getting pretty raggedy.
We went to the chess match and found it interesting that they are using body mics for some of the players. Made it easier to hear them and they are probably not blowing their voices out during the season but it also lost something I think.
We did get sometime to talk to the Greenbergers who were there. It is always nice spending time with them.
It was a nice visit with lovely weather. Not too sunny but no rain.
I found out from some of the Faire folk that this has not been the best year for the faire since it was raining most weekends and large sections of the grounds are so saturated from the snows and rain that they have become big muddy bogs making it hard for patrons to get round to places. This weekend was one of the best they had seen all season.
I am grateful that we did have such lovely weather for our expedition to the Faire.
What, no bees??? Amazing.
I can’t go to the Faire ever since Leah passed away; it would always remind me of her, since she was so into it.