The Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair located in West Newton, Pennsylvania. The fair will enter season 31 next year. In 2005, the fair had 55,000 attendees.[1] The faire covers 20 acres (81,000 m2) and, as of 2008, has six stages.[2]
| Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival | |
|---|---|
 Front gate of the fair | |
| Genre | Renaissance fair |
| Dates | August - September |
| Location(s) | West Newton, Pennsylvania |
| Inaugurated | 1994 |
| Area | 20 acres (81,000 m2) |
| Stages | 6 |
| Website | www |
The setting for the fair is a village called Morelandshire, sometime between 1533 and 1536.[3]
History
editThe fair was founded in 1994, and held for three seasons at the Butler County Fairgrounds, while the organizers searched for a suitable property. The present site, an abandoned farm which had subsequently been strip mined and landscaped, was selected for its ideal location and setting, and first hosted the fair in the summer of 1997.[1] In 2006 the fair was canceled due to lack of financing.[4] However, a year later, the fair was purchased by Rocky Mountain Festivals[5] and was reopened under the direction of the company's CEO.[3]
With the 2020 season cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 27th was deferred to 2021.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Zemba, Liz (July 2, 2006). "Organizers put abrupt end to Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival". TRIBUNE-REVIEW. Retrieved 31 December 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Wong, Diana (September 8, 2008). "Experience the Renaissance". The Tartan. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ a b Carter, Alice T. (August 30, 2007). "Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival gets rebirth". Tribune-Review. Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ "Poor attendance forces cancellation of renaissance festival". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 3, 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
- ^ McCaffrey, Kate (August 23, 2007). "Stage Preview: Medieval merriment makes a comeback in West Newton". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 December 2010.