The Bedrock Gardens' Sixth Annual Fairy & Hobbit House Festival was held on
October 8, 9, & 10, 2022.
October 8, 9, & 10, 2022.
~A Note from
Fairy & Hobbit House Festival 2022 Chair
Nanci Taylor~
Greetings All Fairy & Hobbit House Festival Enthusiasts!
The Fairy House & Hobbit Festival will be held on Saturday October 8, Sunday October 9 & Monday October 10th from 10-4.
NEW - You will need to purchase admission to the Fairy Festival online, in advance of your arrival this year. You will not be able to purchase admission at the kiosk as in previous years. We will have timed admissions. To learn more about timed admissions, and to make your reservations, click here.
Fairy & Hobbit House Festival 2022 Chair
Nanci Taylor~
Greetings All Fairy & Hobbit House Festival Enthusiasts!
The Fairy House & Hobbit Festival will be held on Saturday October 8, Sunday October 9 & Monday October 10th from 10-4.
NEW - You will need to purchase admission to the Fairy Festival online, in advance of your arrival this year. You will not be able to purchase admission at the kiosk as in previous years. We will have timed admissions. To learn more about timed admissions, and to make your reservations, click here.
Designer Row- All pre-registered Feature Designers will have their Fairy homes lining the Main St. in our Fairy Forest. These designers are competing for your vote. The fan favorite at the end of the weekend, will win a 2023 Bedrock Gardens Family Membership. If you are interested in being a Featured Designer, please see directions below.
There will be a Gnome Depot, where children can pick out natural building supplies to build their very own fairy house along our trail.
Bedrock Gardens' Fairy Godmother (Peggy) will be in the garden, reading fairy & hobbit stories to the children.
Michael Lang - A story teller will be joining us this year. Come sit in the Fernery with Michael and all of the Fernery people, and prepare to be amazed at the tales he has to tell.
Our Queen Beekeeper, Mary Ellen McKeen will share bee-related show and tell, so bring your curiosity about their hive building and honey making. Bedrock Gardens' bees have produced honey since 2018, and one year produced 50 pounds of honey. Is that the weight of you or a friend? Maybe you’d like to take some honey home with you.
Fairy Dust Workshop - Create your very own personalized Fairy Dust Organza bag. No one will have the exact same fairy dust because it is your own creation! Then take it home, put it under your pillow and have the most wonderful amazing dreams.
Plan to spend some quality time with our Fairy Godmother, listening to fairy stories, voting for your favorite Featured Fairy Designer House on Designer Row, and building a fairy house with your family at Bedrock Gardens. Build a home for the Garden Fairies to live in this winter.
While we will not have food on site this year, we have $5 off coupons for food or ice cream at the Beach Plum restaurant in Epping for every guest in attendence.
We hope you will join us for this magical weekend!
Nanci
Admission is by reservation for a car/parking space only. There is no limit to the number of people in the car.
~A Note from Bedrock Gardens Executive Director, John Forti~
Greetings Families and Friends!
Each year Bedrock Gardens hosts its annual Fairy & Hobbit House Festival not only as safe outdoor entertainment, but as a fun way to remind families how to rediscover green fields and woodlands beyond the blue screens.
Studies show that on average children know fewer than 10 animals and plants in their own yard, but that they can identify hundreds of corporate logos.
Making fairy houses helps children to discover the magic and science of the natural world as they learn to identify and respect the landscapes around them.
The fairy house movement has roots in our region that go back over 100 years! They evoke much older folklore that helps spark imaginations with woodland sprites, chipmunks and hollyhock fairies instead of advertisements and sad news of the day.
Bedrock Gardens is pleased to help keep these traditions alive with you and your family . We look forward to spending time together in the gardens!
John
Greetings Families and Friends!
Each year Bedrock Gardens hosts its annual Fairy & Hobbit House Festival not only as safe outdoor entertainment, but as a fun way to remind families how to rediscover green fields and woodlands beyond the blue screens.
Studies show that on average children know fewer than 10 animals and plants in their own yard, but that they can identify hundreds of corporate logos.
Making fairy houses helps children to discover the magic and science of the natural world as they learn to identify and respect the landscapes around them.
The fairy house movement has roots in our region that go back over 100 years! They evoke much older folklore that helps spark imaginations with woodland sprites, chipmunks and hollyhock fairies instead of advertisements and sad news of the day.
Bedrock Gardens is pleased to help keep these traditions alive with you and your family . We look forward to spending time together in the gardens!
John
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Here is a video by Jeff and Peggy Tucker with building inspiration for a fairy/hobbit house.
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Building a Fairy or Hobbit House
The Fairy & Hobbit House Trail offers two ways for you to contribute:
1) As a Featured Designer of a pre-built design set in place by appointment before the event.
Featured Designers can be children, gardeners, community businesses, landscapers, and/or friends.
Submission of the Featured Designer form below can be submitted until October 4.
We will contact you to confirm. Submission of this form does not guarantee acceptance.
If you have any questions, please email Wendy at [email protected]
Delivery of designs to our Fairy Trail will be Thursday 0ctober 6th and Friday October 7th between 11 to 3.
or
2) As a visitor during the event with a make-on-site structure.
Some natural materials will be provided at our "Gnome Depot" building supply area.
1) As a Featured Designer of a pre-built design set in place by appointment before the event.
Featured Designers can be children, gardeners, community businesses, landscapers, and/or friends.
Submission of the Featured Designer form below can be submitted until October 4.
We will contact you to confirm. Submission of this form does not guarantee acceptance.
If you have any questions, please email Wendy at [email protected]
Delivery of designs to our Fairy Trail will be Thursday 0ctober 6th and Friday October 7th between 11 to 3.
or
2) As a visitor during the event with a make-on-site structure.
Some natural materials will be provided at our "Gnome Depot" building supply area.
Bedrock Gardens 2021 Fairy & Hobbit House Builder's Certificate
Build your structure for our fairy trail and print your certificate .
Build your structure for our fairy trail and print your certificate .
Be a Volunteer for this event!
We need Fairy Hobbit House Festival volunteers!
If you want to help make this a magical event for our guests, young and old, check out these volunteer opportunities HERE
We kindly ask that our volunteers not bring children so that they can focus on our guests. Thank you.
Share your questions with Deb Nugent, Volunteer Coordinator,
by emailing [email protected]
Faeries Brujere
See a neat video of the Bedrock Gardens' Gnome Home on our fairy trail transformed into a domino gnome house being built and flattened here. Watch more of Hevesh5's amazing domino videos on her YouTube channel: YouTube.com/Hevesh5"