• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Nancy Horn
    • Press Mentions
  • Work With Us & Media Kit
    • Contributors
  • Privacy Policy (GDPR)
  • Printable Recipes

The Mama Maven Blog

NYC Mom Lifestyle Blog

  • Featured
  • Travel
  • Recipes
    • School Lunches
    • Recipes
    • Lunches
    • Organic Food
    • Passover
  • Kids
  • Moms
    • Shopping
      • Tech
        • Tech
      • Giveaways
  • Type 1 Diabetes Posts
  • NYC
    • New York Events
      • Queens Events
    • Museums
    • Local Love
  • Beauty
    • Videos
  • Videos

Go Back in Time at the New York Renaissance Faire

09/01/2014 by The Mama Maven

By Eric Horn, AKA the Husband —

renncoll 

Huzzah! What a great day was had by all.

It is only striking me now, but it had been twenty years since I last visited the Renaissance Festival in Sterling Forest. It always interesting to re-live a childhood experience that you cherished with your kids but this was especially poignant for me. I remember what a big deal it was dressing up to go to the festival and my brothers and I still have an assortment of swords, daggers, staves and helmets in closets and basements to prove it.

IMG_2846

I brought my three kids and my parents, or you could say my parents, two warriors and a faerie princess, with me.

 

Renn2

 

I had everything planned out so that they could follow the day’s main storyline.

IMG_2833

We made our arrival with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth herself.

IMG_2839

Then we marched through town to catch the end of the knife throwing act, where we were in position to follow it up by watching Robin Hood and his Merry Men duke it out with the Sheriff of Nottingham’s crew.

IMG_2853

 

 

As a parent blogger, one point I have to make is to bring a real recreational stroller.
IMG_2843

We went with a light weight stroller and it struggled quite a bit over the rocks and dirt. But being a stout crew, we persevered and were enthralled by the fight on the bridge. A nice extra surprise was the giant sea serpent slithering through the pond on the other side of the bridge. That really got the little guy going.

After visiting with some forest folk and seeing a little more of the village we stopped for lunch. There are a lot more eating options than there used to be but I am kicking myself for not getting the old fashioned turkey leg. If for nothing else, I need to go back next year to have one of those with a pint of mead.

Once we finished lunch and meandered about, we saw Arsene Dupin and his Magikhana Show.
IMG_2866

That was a good choice for the whole family and it was really funny.

IMG_2865

By the early afternoon, my youngest was a little hot so he stayed under a tree with his grandparents drinking lemonade while we watched the living chess.

IMG_2869

That really brought back memories. It definitely made me happy when my oldest said that it was his favorite part of the day.

IMG_2871

Then we followed it up by watching the archery tournament and the joust, which was still just amazing.

IMG_2899

Even though we were running a little late the kids managed to scoot their way to the front and got to watch a spectacular fight. In spite of their protests, they were beat so we made our way home.

The NY Renaissance Faire goes on until September 21.

If you don’t have a car — there is a bus from NYC. Go to this link – https://www.coachusa.com/shortline/booking.asp?action=ProductDetail&TRP=1&productId=3167

Thank you the NY Renaissance Faire for giving tickets to my family. No other compensation was received. 

0 shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • LinkedIn
  • Yummly
  • Email
  • Print

Filed Under: Big Kids, Featured, Kids, Out of NYC Events, Reviews, Summer, Toddlers, Travel Tagged With: Go Back in Time at the Renaissance Faire in Tuxedo, jousting, Knights, NY, NY Renaissance Faire, Queens, Ren Faire, Renaissance Faire, Tuxedo, Tuxedo NY

Previous Post: « Visit Greater Fort Lauderdale – Perfect for Nature Lovers
Next Post: Larabar’s Date-Based Bars and Gluten-Free Granola Review »

Reader Interactions

It’s Been 1 Year Since My Son Was Diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes


Image and video hosting by TinyPic
“

Yumble Kids – Healthy Food to Your Door!

Healthy Kids Meals | No Cooking Required

 

Yumble Teal Circle 600x600

Comments

  1. Rachael Boley says

    09/05/2014 at 2:08 PM

    How fun!!! I love the pictures. What an awesome memory for your kids and you all as a family!

    Reply
  2. Jennifer/MealDiva says

    09/05/2014 at 2:06 PM

    Looks like you had a super fun time! My kids would have LOVED this faire!

    Reply
  3. Kelly {the Centsible Life} says

    09/02/2014 at 4:02 PM

    How fun! We’ve never been to this type of Faire before! Looks like you all had a blast!

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Visit My Amazon Storefront

Amazon Storefront

Search This Blog

CONTACT ME

themamamaven@gmail.com

 

Flying With A Child With Type 1 Diabetes


Get a Membership at BJ’s for $25

List of No Carb and Low Carb Snacks


Image and video hosting by TinyPic
”

YUMBLE KIDS: KIDS MEAL DELIVERY SERVICE REVIEW ( + DISCOUNT CODE)



Do you qualify for a free breast pump?

Our Type 1 Diabetes Story


  • zulily Referral Link

    If you aren’t a member of Zulily, use my referral link to sign up: http://www.zulily.com/invite/nhorn329/.


    Great Camp Labels

    Categories

    Lands' End #DearMom

    Get up to 25% off & choose from 20+ fully prepared, healthy kids’ meals each week!

    Get up to 25% off & choose from 20+ fully prepared, healthy kids’ meals each week!

    Amazon Affiliate Program

    Nancy Johnson Horn (The Mama Maven Blog) is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

    Footer

    Favorite Instant Pot Recipes

    New York CityPASS

    Causes I support

    Visiting Israel with the JWRP #MediaMagnets


    Image and video hosting by TinyPic
    “


    Image and video hosting by TinyPic"

    Copyright © 2023 The Mama Maven · Development by Tech·mom·o·gy Designs™.

    0 shares