Fort Tryon Park

The Daily Plant : Friday, September 26, 2008

This Weekend in Parks

Photo by Daniel Avila

The 24th annual Medieval Festival brings to life the customs and spirit of the Middle Ages.

On Sunday, September 28 from 11:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., the area around the Cloisters Museum in Fort Tryon Park is transformed into a medieval market village where knights in armor, jugglers, jesters, magicians, musicians, storytellers, and puppeteers will perform in authentic medieval garb.

The afternoon is concluded with a thrilling joust between four knights on horseback. Costumed vendors will be on hand to demonstrate and sell a wide variety of medieval crafts as well as food and drink.

The festival is free -- there are no charges for admission or entertainment. Donations at the wishing wells are welcome, however!

The festival is held in the area surrounding the world famous Cloisters, a magnificent museum of medieval art located in Fort Tryon Park near the northern end of Manhattan Island. The park offers vistas of the Hudson River and the picturesque Palisades: a setting reminiscent of Europe eight centuries ago.

This year’s festival will be the 24th presented by the Washington Heights & Inwood Development Corporation, a privately and publicly supported not-for-profit corporation. The event is produced in conjunction with the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation.

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