Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival

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.pittsburghrenfest.com

The Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair located in West Newton, Pennsylvania. As of 2011, the fair is in its 17th season. In 2005 the fair had 55,000 attendees.[1] The faire covers 20 acres (81,000 m2) and, as of 2008, contained six stages.[2]

The setting for the fair is a village called Morelandshire, sometime between 1533 and 1536.[3]

History

The 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]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Zemba, Liz (July 2, 2006). "Organizers put abrupt end to Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival". TRIBUNE-REVIEW. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  2. ↑ Wong, Diana (September 8, 2008). "Experience the Renaissance". The Tartan. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  3. 1 2 Carter, Alice T. (August 30, 2007). "Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival gets rebirth". Tribune-Review. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  4. ↑ "Poor attendance forces cancellation of renaissance festival". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 3, 2006. Retrieved 31 December 2010.
  5. ↑ McCaffrey, Kate (August 23, 2007). "Stage Preview: Medieval merriment makes a comeback in West Newton". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 31 December 2010.

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