Beltane is a donation-based family-friendly outdoor day festival which fuses the pomp and whimsy of a Renaissance fair with the magical delights of a springtime picnic gala. This event will be held 1-6 p.m. Sunday, May 18th raindate 19th, on the picturesque grounds of Stone Mountain Farm, 312 River Road Ext, Rosendale.

The culminating event of the day is the Beltane Pageant, a performance of myth, magic, aerial flight, and giant puppetry that marks the peak of spring and the beginning of summer. Stone Mountain Farm and Vanaver Caravan Dance Institute along with Blackbird Theater weave a wondrous tale for the audience, performing as mystical elements, fairies, gnomes, and magical creatures.

Expect a rainbow of giant puppets, talking birds, dancing dragons, prancing horses and a menagerie of mythical beings, large, small, cunning, and kind.