Annual Manchester Fairy Festival returns with free fairy enjoyable

Added on June 8, 2026
Sara Swanson

submitted by Laura Wohlgemuth, Manchester District Library occasion coordinator

Fairies, crafts, tales, music, and magic will fill the air when the Manchester District Library hosts the Annual Manchester Fairy Festival on Saturday, June 20, from 11am to 2pm, within the City Room.

Made doable by way of the beneficiant sponsorship of Worth Repeating, the free group occasion will supply enjoyable, fairy-themed actions for youngsters and households. The City Room, positioned on the decrease stage beneath the Manchester District Library, shall be reworked right into a whimsical fairy wonderland that includes crafts, video games, tales, dancing, and prizes.

Festival attendees can create fairy wands and bracelets, take part in a fairy backyard make-and-take exercise that includes ferns donated by Debbie Kelly, get pleasure from fairy tales and video games, and study a fairy dance from instructors with Dance With Heart Studios. Throughout the occasion, households will be capable of discover quite a lot of hands-on actions designed to spark creativeness and creativity.

The festivities can even embody a particular raffle that includes an enormous stuffed animal donated by the Manchester Lions Club, together with quite a few fairy-themed prizes donated by Worth Repeating. Participants should be current to win.

The fairy enjoyable begins even earlier than competition day. On Thursday, June 18, households are invited to attend a particular pre–fairy competition exercise on the Manchester Farmers Market. From 3pm to 6pm, guests can take part in a Hidden Fairy Treasure Hunt, and at 4pm kids can create a free wind-chime craft.

The Manchester Fairy Festival schedule consists of:

• 11am–2pm: Fairy Crafts and Fairy Garden Make & Take
• 11:30am–midday: Fairy Dance with Dance With Heart Studios
• 12pm–12:30pm: Fairy Storytime, Fairy Songs, and Fairy Games with Miss Abby
• 12:30pm–1pm: Fairy Interpretive Dance
• 1pm: Fairy Festival Raffle and Prize Drawings

Families are inspired to decorate as fairies, elves, or different magical creatures and be a part of within the celebration.

For extra data, contact Laura Wohlgemuth at lwohlgemuth@manchesterlibrary.information.

Reminder: There’s nonetheless time to enter the Manchester Fairy Garden Contest. Fairy gardens should be submitted by 1pm on Saturday, June 20. Participants can show a fairy backyard of their yard as a part of the group Fairy Garden Tour, or convey a potted fairy backyard to the Manchester District Library for show and judging. There are prizes! Email lwohlgemuth@manchesterlibrary.information to enter the competition.

Stop by the library or go to the event calendar for details about this and different nice packages for all ages on the Manchester District Library (MDL). MDL common hours are Monday–Thursday, 10am–8pm, Friday, 10am–6pm, and Saturday, 10am–2pm. The most modern hours and the newest information are at all times out there on the MDL web site. MDL is proud to serve the City of Manchester, Manchester Township, Bridgewater Township, and Freedom Township. Village of Clinton and Clinton Township residents are additionally eligible for MDL library playing cards and welcome to make use of all MDL sources.