This Weekend Only- Fun for a cause in Bucks County

A Real Renaissance Faire right here in Bucks County with all the glamour and excitement for the entire family at a fraction of the price and distance--- most impressive of all- ALL proceeds benefit the Village Library of Wrightstown. The 19th Annual Village Renaissance Faire creates an interactive world where attendees of all ages take an entertaining, educational, and engaging stroll through the arts and history. Faire goers encounter jousting knights, dangling aerialists, and flying birds of prey. But that’s not all! Shows and activities cover a range of ages and interests and surround the faireways, on the stages and all around. Performers bring literature to life throughout the day with shows and fairground encounters based on a new storyline each year. Danger shows feature a working trebuchet, living chess, archery matches, and fire shows. For the music lover, there are dancers, musicians, and madrigals at every turn. While the wee ones are preoccupied with free children's crafts, a kids kingdom, and children’s shows, like juggling, story-telling and Punch & Judy, there are plenty of fine artisans featuring clothing, jewelry, pottery, and giftware to browse. Visiting historians are treated to our large living history square and working artisans featuring blacksmithing, glassworking, and woodworking.
No two seasons, nor two days are the same, and this year is no different as new additions are abound and exciting. Armchair wizards magic will again reign supreme, as they have brought nature to life. Trees will walk the Faireways and wishes will be granted on other Huggins and his wheel-barreling trunk show and wishing tree. Chaste Treasure, a nationally recognized singing ensemble, will fill the grounds with their lovely voices four times a day, and the royal court will be rewarding acts of chivalry along the faireways all day long--be Knighted. Pirates of Fortune’s Folly, a landlubbers port with 2 climbable ships, 2 shipwrecks, a port of call, encampment and pirate ship stage, and wizardry escapes so magical that dragons fly across the grounds and unicorns appear and stroll the grounds this year. Mesmerizing in their own right, Rabbits will stampede…What? How? When?...Come and find out for yourself. Their fun, interactive, time-meshing show brings a 20 sided die and an interactive game that the attendees bring to life and changes its path every time. Village Players grace the faireways with rat catching, chicken chasing, popcorn theatre and other mystical plays, all without a license, so they must watch out for marshall law. And thats only the beginning of the excitement and additions. The wee ones will have musical songs, tree wishes, Trunk Shows Story-theatre where they are part of the show. And if this year holds true additional acts will be added up to the week of the faire, so stay attentive, or best yet, just go and see for yourself.
The Fun for all is not yet over, as all ages can enjoy our medieval gaming glen, thrown weapons, Fight-a-Knight booth, pony and carriage rides, a royal petting zoo, and so much more. When the need for a rest overtakes our guests, they can enjoy a festive turkey leg while listening to music at our covered lyrical stage or gazing upon our annual heraldry display. From the welcome one receives from our players at the opening of the gate, to all of the activities and shows, an enjoyable day is sure to be had. The Faire averages over 9,000 attendees, and always has more stages, activities and space to welcome you into the family this year. The faire is limited to one weekend every September, so come this September 15 & 16, and find out what thousands before you have discovered and returned to year after year – that once you attend you will always come back....HUZZAH!!!!!
WHAT: 19th Village Renaissance Faire
WHEN: September 15 & 16, 11-6 Daily
WHERE: donated Middletown Grange Fairgrounds
ADMISSION: $10 adults; $5 students; under 5 FREE

Kenneth B. Hone, Father, Friend & Faire Director
www.villagefaire.org
19th Annual Village Renaissance Faire—A Faire for a Cause
Support the public library & have fun too! It’s an authentic, affordable, and local Renaissance Faire with a CAUSE----ALL proceeds go to 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. It’s hard to believe, but once you come it’s even harder to leave.

WHEN: September 15 & 16, 11:00 A.M.- 6:00 P.M. DAILY
WHERE: Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, 576 Penns Park Rd, Wrightstown, Pa.
Cost: $10 Adult; $5 a student, and under 5 FREE, FREE Parking

INFO: Tele: 267-304-8060; website: www.villagefaire.org

ACTIVITIES:

• Flying Birds of Prey @ High NOON & 4:00 p.m.
• LIVE Horseback Jousting- twice Daily
• Living Literature by Period Productions
• 10 stages of live song, dance, theatre, puppetry, juggling, and more
• 3 free craft pavilions & 2 living history demonstration areas
• A walking tree, roaming wishes, and Pyrates of Fortune’s Folly
• Chaste Treasure- 4x a day, seriously
• Fall In-Love with Fire-Fire breathing, Blade walking, & Hot Coals
• Working Trebuchet Catapult & other Weapons of War
• Aerialist shows every hour
• Human Chess, Archery
• Games, contests, workshops, lessons, carriage rides, pony riders, interactive play
• Merlin’s Mystical World of Captured Air (a.k.a. inflatables for modern sorts)
• Wrightstown’s Own Medieval Fantasies- Tic-Tac-Cluck, Assault the Keep with Crossbows, Chickenshot into a Pot, Ring Toss, Jacobs Ladder, “How Fast you can throw a Fit.”
• Children’s Quest, Dragon sized Games, Kids’ Kingdom
• Human Flail & Merlin’s World of Captured Aire
• Petting Zoo, Carriage & Pony Rides
• Crafts, Games & Inflatables

ANTICIPATED ATTENDANCE: to exceed annual attendance of 8,000.