Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival outlawing full-face masks

GERMANY: People in real armor dressed as knights from the Middle Ages fight in the Knights' Tournament oin St. Wendel, Germany. The event marks the 500th anniversary of a visit by Emperor Maximilian I. (Photo by Ralph Orlowski/Getty Images)

September 7, 2019 at 12:41 p.m. UTC

PITTSBURGH — Thinking of dressing up for the Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival? Event officials said you'd better leave your mask at home if it covers your entire face.

According to a post on the festival's Facebook page, only masquerade-style masks will be allowed that cover just a person's eyes.

Festival officials said in the comments on the Facebook post that there was not a specific reason for the change in policy.

Channel 11 has reached out to the festival for comment.

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