Across the country, Renaissance Faires and Festivals are opening after a year of closures. My local festival, Sterling Renaissance Festival, is set to open in July and I will be returning as a vendor at my booth near the jousting field. The festival community is so creative, and I am looking forward to seeing how vendors, performers, and visitors incorporate safety into their garb! I’ve seen so many cool masks pop up on Faire Relief 2020 and across the internet, so I wanted to share some of my favorites with you - plus some other clever ways to encourage social distancing with your garb!
Face Masks
I hope to have a couple masks to match my garb throughout the season. Here are some of my favorite choices. Please note that some of these masks are decorative and should be paired with functional masks. Click the pictures to go to the stores.
A Wing-Width Away
Need a reminder to spread out? Nothing a 6 foot wingspan can’t fix! Granted, these may not be 6 ft on each side, but I’ll take any excuse to wear fairy wings! Click the pictures to go to the stores.
Personal Space Skirt
If wings aren’t for you, maybe you’d like to add width at the bottom of your silhouette? Luckily, there is a lot of flexibility for visitor garb at the festival, so there are a variety of ways to enlarge your skirts to make a nice little barrier around yourself even if the silhouette you choose isn’t 100% time period accurate. Click the pictures to go to the stores.
Don’t Forget to Accessorize!
I know I plan to have hand sanitizer available at my booth, but it’s a good idea to carry some around with you as well. I’ve seen some creative sanitizer holsters, or you can disguise yours in a bottle or just carry it in your trusty pouch. Click the pictures to go to the stores.
I’ll be visiting my booth soon to plan out traffic flow and display changes to make the shopping experience as safe as possible. I look forward to sharing these alterations with you and hope to safely see everyone at the festival this summer!