The creators of the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire will present a new celebration this holiday season, Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire. The event will feature entertainment, appearances by holiday characters, food and seasonal beverages.

Set on an 8-acre portion of the Renaissance Faire, the Yuletide site will encompass six stages, including the Victorian Mount Hope Mansion, the Globe Theater and the Hart Stage. Various food booths will serve both Faire favorites and holiday treats and pourhouses will offer spiced hot beverages, mulled wine and specialty beverages created just for the event. Also offered will be a marketplace offering unique gifts and holiday treasures.

Visitors will be treated to stage shows and on-street encounters with The Fantasticals - Ebenezer Scrooge, Jacob Marley, Tiny Tim, The Sugar Plum Fairy, Jack Frost, The Snow Queen, Father Christmas and, for the adults, Krampus. Stage shows will include Yuletide Carolers lending their voices to the festivities, Christmas Trunke Shows and a Storytime Adventure with Father Christmas. A separate cast of townsfolk will bring the seasonal shire to life. Each day, guests can join the Grand Yuletide Parade as it winds its way through the shire.

Faire goers will also be able to enjoy some of their favorite royal performers, including Arthur Greenleaf Holmes, Hob the Troll, the Harmless Danger Juggling Show and Sylvan Farelight.

Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire will open on Black Friday, Nov. 24, and will continue on Saturdays and Sundays, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. from Nov. 25 to Dec. 10. Tickets are date specific and must be purchased through the Faire's online box office. Tickets will not be sold at the gate. Guests can purchase tickets online, including the day of the event. Tickets are emailed and can be printed or scanned from a phone for entry.

There will be separate prices for adults and for children ages 5 1o 11. Children age 4 and under will be admitted free of charge. Service fees apply. Parking is free. Visit http://www.PaRenFaire.com for show schedules, cast descriptions, menus, merchant listings and admission tickets.

Yuletide at the Pennsylvania Renaissance Faire will take place at Mount Hope Estate & Winery, 2775 Lebanon Road, Manheim, located on Route 72, one-half mile south of Pennsylvania Turnpike Exit 266, 15 miles north of Lancaster and 14 miles east of Hershey. More information is available at http://www.parenfaire.com/yuletide.html.