There are some important changes at Pennsic 53. Please take note so you are not caught unprepared. The biggest change is that starting with Pennsic 53, the gates which were known as the “Merchant” and “Main” gates in previous years will be closed and locked for the entirety of the event. (Note: the “Main” gate will be open on land-grab Friday to allow land agents who require it, disability parking access to the Great Hall for purposes of Land Grab and only for this purpose. After Land-Grab, the gate will be closed and accessible only to Cooper’s Lake personnel, emergency vehicles, and delivery/service vehicles.)

So, in summary, the following gate access will be the standard for Pennsic 53:

Battlefield Gate:

  • Open to vehicle traffic 24 hours a day.
  • Pedestrians should not be walking outside of the fences on Currie Road and should thus not be accessing the Battlefield gate on foot.
    • Access to the Battlefield from the southern half of camp across Currie Road can be managed by crossing north from the West Gate towards Registration Parking and then walking INSIDE of the fences on the battlefield side of the road.

West Gate:

  • Open to vehicle traffic during daylight hours. Close to vehicles during nighttime hours.
  • Open to pedestrians 24 hours a day.
    • Access to the battlefield along the southern side should be accomplished via the West Gate during all hours.

North Gate:

  • Open to vehicle traffic 24 hours a day.
  • Open to pedestrians 24 hours a day.
    • Access to the battlefield along the eastern side can be accomplished via the North Gate during all hours.

Sally Port:

  • The Sally Port will be open to pedestrian traffic during daylight hours. Pedestrians may use this gate to access to the battlefield’s eastern side in addition to the North Gate during daylight hours.
  • The Sally Port will be closed and locked during nighttime hours.

Reminder to all, tampering with or circumventing gate controls is a violation of Pennsic policy and anyone observed attempting to circumvent (open) a closed gate is subject to sanctions up to an including removal from the event.