Our super-duper 2009 Hudson Valley preview - RecordOnline.com - The Times Herald Record.
The Orange County Fair, July 22-Aug. 2, Orange County Fairgrounds, 100 Carpenter Ave., Town of Wallkill — Another year means another Orange County Fair, the only place you can simultaneously support the 4-H, pet animals, eat a ton of funnel cake and then possibly puke it out after going upside down on a thrill ride. For 2009, the fair will be presented by the James E. Strates Show, a family-run traveling carnival group that has classic and new rides for all ages. Tickets go on sale in June. Call 343-4826 or visit www.orangecountyfair.com. August New York Renaissance Faire, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Aug. 1-Sept. 20, 600 Route 17A, Tuxedo — Here ye, here ye! Come one, come all to the most famous of all Hudson Valley events. Only at ye olde Ren faire is one accepted ... nay ... praised for dressing as a wench, gulping a gullet full of mead and devouring a turkey leg. Also, thou shalt not forget the joust and more. Off with your head if ye dare miss the Renaissance Faire! Tickets are $20, $10 children. Call 351-5171 or visit www.renfair.com.
