GUYANA’s tourism product is quickly developing, and with it, so should our cultural experiences as a country.

To introduce Guyanese to a unique experience, appeal to those visiting our country, and enhance our tourism development through event tourism, Seishonen Guyana will be hosting its first Fairre of the Ages on March 23, 2024 at the Promenade Gardens, Georgetown.

Seishonen Guyana brings unique cultural experiences through events such as FUMACON, and now, Fairre of the Ages, a renaissance fair/festival that celebrates the medieval era.
Seishonen’s Marketing and Public Relations Manager, Juliana Lopes expressed that at Seishonen, they are happy to bring that concept to Guyana.

She noted that one of the concepts behind the idea for Fairre of the Ages, is that most events in Guyana revolve around one theme. The music played for example, is typically dancehall and Soca due to our culture; and while there is nothing wrong with promoting/ attending/ supporting events or listening to music like that, Lopes highlighted that it is equally important to host events that reach beyond that scope, to a wider audience.

“There are so many people here in this country, both local and foreign, that are interested in different genres of music, that are interested in different forms of entertainment, that don’t fall in the typical party or events that you typically see here in Guyana,” she said.

As a proud member of Tourism Stakeholders Guyana, Seishonen Guyana aims to promote tourism at the entertainment level while also expanding the cultural experiences of Guyanese.
She stated that renaissance fairs are typically known for their cosplay, in terms of persons attending it dressing as fairies/ fae, but also through their promotion of businesses.

Lopes explained, “There’s a lot of businesses in the fields of arts and crafts. In the fields of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, food, textiles, etc. that benefit from the renaissance fair; since these materials were popularly used in the renaissance era.”

Fairre of Ages will see a bustling marketplace, featuring vendors retailing a wide array of products, like those mentioned before, as well as archery, which will be facilitated by the Archery Guild.
In addition, they will also have some live performances, typically from belly dancers, and opera singers.

She noted, “We will also have a pub crawl. The pub crawl will feature a variety of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages, and besides those things that I would have mentioned, patrons can expect to have different things to do on the day, and these activities as I mentioned before, would be reminiscent of the medieval era.”

Seishonen has already engaged with artists, and theme designers to create concepts that people can expect on the day of the event.

To attend Fairre of the Ages and be a part of this one-of-a-kind experience, interested persons can get tickets exclusively from Bad Monkey Merch locations at MovieTowne Guyana, Giftland Mall, Amazonia Mall, and the West Central Mall. In addition, patrons can visit Potsalt Events to purchase tickets online. General admission is $5,000.