Arizona Renaissance Festival cuts 2020 season short; Phoenix Film Festival postponed

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Arizona Renaissance Festival

Due to the state of emergency declared over the new coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, the Arizona Renaissance Festival has already closed for the year.

Opening on Feb. 8 and originally set to run all weekends through March 29, the annual event in the East Valley announced Sunday night that day would be its last festival day of 2020:

As per the Governor’s mandate- Our 32nd season has come to a CLOSE.

Thank thee, be safe till we meet again next February.

Questions regarding Ticket Refunds:

Online pre sold tickets General Admission and tickets to the Pleasure Feast will be automatically refunded through our ticket company Big Tickets(1-3 weeks processing).

FRY’S Discount Tickets: please send the tickets to us in a self-addressed, stamped envelope: AZ REN FEST 12601 East US Hwy 60 Gold Canyon, AZ 85118 (2-4 weeks processing).

Thank thee for thy understanding,

Phoenix Film Festival

The Phoenix Film Festival, originally planned for March 26 through April 5 at the Harkins Scottsdale 101 Theatre, also announced Sunday it was postponing due to concerns about public gatherings during the outbreak:

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Jayson Peters

Jayson Peters

Born and raised in Phoenix, Jayson Peters is a southern Colorado-based newspaper copy editor and website designer. He has taught online media at Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and now teaches at Pueblo Community College. A versatile digital storyteller, he has led online operations at the East Valley Tribune in Mesa, Arizona, followed by the Pueblo Chieftain, Colorado Springs Independent, Colorado Springs Business Journal and Pueblo Star Journal. He is a former Southern Colorado Press Club president and founder and curator of Nerdvana.