Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire

The Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire, which ran for 3 days every February from 2006 to 2016 (and a reborn event in 2018), was a yearly adult-themed fair with programming geared towards ages 16 and up. It was founded by Jeff Mach.

Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire
GenreRenaissance fair
DatesFebruary
FrequencyYearly
Location(s)New Jersey
Coordinates40.32392°N 74.64431°W / 40.32392; -74.64431
CountryUnited States
Inaugurated2006
FounderJeff Mach
Most recent2018

History

The first Wicked Faire was held in February 2006 at the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center and organized by Jeff Mach.[1]

In 2013, the Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire was the largest indoor Renaissance Faire in the world.[2]

The 2016 edition of the Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire was announced to be the last one, Jeff Mach explaining that the Faire reached maturity[3] and that the event had lost its novelty spark.[4] In 2017, Jeff Mach launched the Glimmerdark festival in Princeton, which was presented as the successor of the Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire. Jeff Mach said the Glimmerdark festival retained the best elements of the Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire.[4] Tammy Shipps, president of Silver Phoenix, purchased the intellectual rights of the Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire on 13 March 2018.

In 2018, Jeff Mach fell victim of the Me Too movement when allegations of sexual harassment were posted on social media and gathered on an anonymous Blogspot blog called Owl Eye View. Four persons revealed those facts on record to the Daily Beast, and 3 other did it directly on social media. One person said she was forced by Jeff Mach to take sleeping medication, which he denied. Other allegations were around BDSM practices that may or may not have been consented.[5]

Description

The Wicked Winter Renaissance Faire is for ages 16 and up. The event usually start with Renaissance-themed programming, but then derives towards steampunk, gothic, burlesque, ... shows.[2] Tickets usually ran from $20 to a little over $100.[3]

References
  1. "Have you met Jeff Mach?". Faire News. 22 July 2008. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  2. Christopher Lee (13 February 2013). "NJ's Wicked Faire: Revenge of the Renaissance Faire". Nerd-base. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  3. Alex Biese (16 February 2016). "Renaissance, steampunk festivals return to central NJ". App. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  4. Alex Biese (1 February 2017). "Glimmerdark festival debuts in Princeton". App. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
  5. Gabriela Geselowitz (26 March 2018). "How the Steampunk Community Was Rocked By Its Own #MeToo Scandal". Thedailybeast.com. Retrieved 3 November 2019.


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