Village Renaissance Faire exemplifies how a Community can Come Together to Make Something Great

Village Renaissance Faire exemplifies how a Community can Come Together to Make Something Great

The Renaissance Faire set for Sept 17 & 18 on the donated Middletown Grange Fairgrounds exemplifies how the community spirit is alive and well in Wrightstown, PA. The Faire's Call to expand perhaps the best family friendly renaissance faire has been answered allowing the 17th Village Renaissance Faire continues to expanding its size, offerings, and performers again. On Saturday as the heat reached record highs, volunteers, businesses, community groups came together, to work in the sweltering heat start to build the Renaissance Village of Penns Park. The need for expansion was answered by home depot who donated materials for the faire to build its pirate fleet who will be welcomed at their new port of call, Wrightstown, Bucks County. The port will be on the eastern shore, just west of the Thompson Toyota donated Birds of Prey Exhibition, another annual favorite.

"It’s amazing how many people come to the Village Renaissance Faire after 17 years and still do not know it is run by and for the benefit of our quaint public library." Faire Director Ken Hone shares astoningishly. When asked what he attributes this to, he says, "It’s the faire's success...the Village Renaissance Faire is seen as a regional event, one of the best weekend faires, and probably the best family one. Our reputation has earned the respect of regional and rising acts who perform for us at a fraction of their fees elsewhere because of our charitable person, but no-one would every know because we have commercial faire talent, but we offer a family friendly feel."

Anyone who has been to the faire knows that his statements could not be a more true. All of last year’s performers are returning plus another half dozen new ones. And the Faire remains one of the biggest bargains around, especially when one considers the 11 stages, hundreds of performers, dozens of games, and dozens of free childrens’ crafts and activities, as well as the artisans, living history area, and several animal activities.

This is one can’t miss event for the family, nor the community as all proceeds goto the local library and its free annual programming.

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17th Annual Village Renaissance Faire—A Faire for a Cause

Come see the event that earned a visit from Renaissance Magazine.... Support the public library & have fun too! Its an authentic, affordable, and local Renaissance Faire with a CAUSE----ALL proceeds got the public library. This all volunteer community event attracted over 9,000 in one weekend last year. Please come join us. An event for all ages and affordable to all. Its hard to believe, but once you come its even harder to leave.

WHEN: Sept 17 & 18, 11:00-6:00 p.m. daily

WHERE: generously donated Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, 576 Penns Park Road, Wrightstown, PA 18940

ADMISSION: Adults $10; Students still just $5.00; under 5 free with paying adult. FREE parking.

SUSPEND DISBELIEF this September and be entertained by hundreds of performers every half hour on our eleven stage venues. The Village Faire is designed to entertain, educate, and involve visitors of all ages.

• Armored Horseback Jousting
• Flying Birds of Prey @ High NOON & 4:00 p.m.
• Aerialist shows every hour
• Fire breathing, Blade walking, & Hot Coals
• LIVING LITERATURE-the rise of the Village by the White Company
• Human Chess, Archery
• Puppetry, Juggling & Comedy
• Live Music, Theatre, & Dancing
• SCA & Markland Historical Demonstrations
• Children’s Quest, Dragon sized Games, Kids’ Kingdom
• Human Flail & Merlin’s World of captured Aire
• Petting Zoo, Carriage & Pony Rides
• Crafts, Games & Inflatables

Whats new this year? As always, a lot:

• Armchair Wizards—most innovative improvisational game show like you have never seen before
• Pirates of Fortune’s Folly- Pyrat-mosphere, stunts shows, quiz shows, story-telling, sea shanties, workshop, and interactive games
• Unicorns captured and photos with attendees by Victoria Zebro of Victoria Photography
• Mylins –Merlin’s whimsical counterpart—magic, science or something else
• Joy Parties Circus Arts, Fire spinning, Music, juggling, and singalong songs
• ArtyPantz Storytelling, Percussions, & Puppetry--
• Rat catchers, chicken chasers, popcorn theatre by creativeTHEATRE
• Condottieri Del Cervo Nero fencing lists, demos, lessons, and foam weaponry fun for young
• Dave & Busters Wacky Whimsical Wheel of W.O.W.
• Waites & Measures- Kathryn Peirce

What do past Visitors say:

• Really, all of this for $10 adults, $5 a students, and under 5 FREE
• All proceeds support the library
• How could I have missed it & When is it next year

Advance tickets at: https://villagefaire.ticketlea...

Come early and stay all day as the activities are varied and ongoing. For more information call 267-304-8060, email thedefenders@hotmail.com, or go to www.villagefaire.org