NY & NJ Renaissance Fairs
Over this past summer I attended three Renaissance Fairs, one in New Jersey and two in New York. The New Jersey Renaissance Fair was a traveling Fair, which came to New Jersey once a year for 3 days. The Renaissance Fair in New York was a summer long event at a permanent venue in Tuxedo, NY, which was even more impressive.
I had never attended a Renaissance Fair before and was very surprised with how elaborate it was at the New York one, everyone working there was really into the whole theme, speaking in Old English and many vendors with Medieval specific items you couldn’t find in regular stores. All of the clothing at times was very elaborate and beautiful.
The jousting competition yielded some good photographs and great entertainment. The New Jersey Renaissance Fair had a big 3-day storyline behind it, so many photographs were from the final battle reenactment. I highly recommended attending a Renaissance Fair once the weather changes, it is like being in another type of world without having to go back in time.