All area children are invited to dance with pixies, mine for gems, and let their imaginations run wild at the annual Fairy Festival, a fun and magical event in the gardens of The Rosemary House in Mechanicsburg this September.
The Fairy Festival is perfect for all children, boys and girls, age 3 and older. The event is designed to inspire each child’s imagination through play, games and activities.
Children can also interact with a cast of characters to include fairies, gnomes, sprites, pixies, trolls, elves, wizards, knights and princes.
The festival will feature fun activities to include a Fairy Fashion Show with volunteer models from the audience, Tic Tac Toad, Pixie Face Painting, Mining for Gems, Wizards Arts, Fairy Hair Color, Make Your Own Magic Wand and more. Also, enjoy pony rides, balloon art and live music.
The festival will have guest appearances by Soolah, a talented hula hooper, Fairy Rose and Pocket Fairy Starshine, a gifted storyteller who is known for sharing trinkets and treasures with her listeners. Children are invited to attend in costume, or borrow a costume to wear when they arrive to add to the fun and role playing.
A variety of child-friendly, fairy-themed snacks will be available as well.
The event runs Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 12 and 13, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days. No advance registration is required.
The Rosemary House was founded in 1968 by the late Bertha Reppert. An avid herbalist, Reppert wanted to make herbs and herbal products available to everyone through the one-of-a-kind retail shop. Today, it is considered one of America’s oldest herb shops. Reppert’s family continues to operate the shop and adjoining Sweet Remembrances Tearoom today.
Entry to the Fairy Festival is $5 per adult. Children attending with adults are free. Most activities are free as well.
For more information and a complete schedule of events, interested readers may call The Rosemary House at (717) 697-5111, or visit them on-line.
