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2024
April 20, The Wildling Masquerade, Frederick, MD
April 20-21, 2024 is Tell Tale Steampunk (they would love a fae Invasion) in Pikesville, MD
April 27 Baltimore Faerie Faire at Charm City Meadworks
April 27-28 Festival of Legends, Holly Springs NC
April 27 Mythica Faerie Market, Scranton, Pa
April 27-28 Forged Fantasy Faerie Fest, Lebanon, PA
May 4 & 5, May Day Fairie Festival at Rocky Point (Spoutwood's)
May 11, Furnace Fairies & Gnomes Celebration, Snow Hill, MD
May 11 & 12 Greenbelt Green Man Festival, MD
May 12 Mother's Day Fairy Market, at Royal Rabbit Vineyard, Parkton, MD
May 17-18 World of Fae, Milton PA
May 18-19 Bringing in the May Berkeley Springs, WV
May 18 Earth & Fire Spring Fest, Honey Brook, PA
June 1, Steampunk Alchemy Fest, Hackettstown NJ
June 2, Faerie Garden Party, Hampstead MD - SOLD OUT
June 15-16 Fae Festival, Charlottesville, VA
June 22 Pyrates and Wine, Parkton MD
June 22, Pyrate Masquerade and Cannon Ball, 7pm, Royal Rabbit Vineyard, Parkton, MD
June 23, Love Lavender Faerie Tea Party, Washington, VA
June 28, 29, 30 New York Faerie Festival, Harpursville, NY
June 29, Pirate Quest, York, PA
August 17, Maryland Mini RenFaire, 10-7pm, Howard County, MD
Sept 7-8 Rosemary House Fairy Festival, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sept 21-22, Enchanted Fairy Festival, York PA
September 28th, Mythmusica, Parkton, MD
Sept 29-30 Furnacetown Ren Faire
The Shepherdstown Fairy Festival, October, 2024!
November 16, Fairy Scary Ball, at the Doubletree Hotel, Pikesville
December 31, NYE Time Traveler's Ball! Baltimore, MD (Humans, aliens, Fae welcome)
Past:
2024: Jan 6, Maryland Yule Ball, Annapolis MD (Humans, but Fae welcome)
Feb 3, Finbruary: Indoor Swim & Movie Party, Batimore , MD
Feb 9-10 The Undead of Winter, Milton PA
Feb 16-18, Mythicon, the Premier Winter FAE event, Gettysburg PA
March 14 RVA Fae Fed Magnificent Monsters; Richmond, VA
March 16 Shamrock the Dock, Annapolis, MD
March 17 Baltimore Faeries in the Annapolis St Patrick's Parade- free to sign up!
March 20 Spring Equinox Picnic, Richmond, VA
March 23, Spring Fairy Ball, !!!!!!! Baltimore, MD - tix available!
March 31 (yes we know it's Easter) Tea Party of the March Hare at Royal Rabbit Vineyard! Parkton, MD
April 12-14, Ocean City Ren Faire with Giants, Faeries, Merfolk, etc.
2023
1-21-22 A Midwinter Night's Dream Masquerade Ball in Frederick, MD
February 10-12, Fairylight Convention, Grand Mound, WA
Mythicon is Feb 17-19 in Gettysburg PA
March 3-5, 2023 MerMagic Con , Manassas VA
March 4-5 Shamrock the Dock, Annapolis, MD
St Patrick's Parade is Sunday, March 12. Sign up to walk with Baltimore Faerie Faire and Big Whimsy! It's free!
April 1-2, 2023 was Tell Tale Steampunk (they would love a fae Invasion) in Hunt Valley MD
April 14-16 Ocean City Ren Faire with Giants, Faeries, Merfolk, etc.
April 22- Spring Faerie Ball by the Baltimore Faerie Faire!
April 22-23 was ALSO Festival of Legends in NC
April 28-29 Realmscape, Celebration of BIPOC Fae! Baltimore, MD
May
May 6-7 May Day Fairie Festival at Rocky Point Park, MD
May 13 FurnaceTown's Faerie and Gnome Celebration, Snow Hill, MD
May 13 & May 14, Greenbelt Greenman Festival, Greenbelt, MD
May 14 Royal Rabbit's Fairy Market, Parkton MD, includes a flight of wine!
May 19-21 California Mermaid Convention, Sacramento Ca
May 20-21 Bringing in the May, Berkeley Springs WV
May 27-28 Centralia Fantasy Festival, Centralia, WA
June
June 3, Freaky Mutant Weirdo Variety Show, Hackettstown, NJ.
June 3, Kindred Spirits Vintage Faire, Bel Air, MD
June 3, Midsummer Faery Ball, Berwick, Maine
June 3 Flutterby Fairy Festival, Winchester, Virginia
June 3, 10th Annual Festival of Faerie, Lafayette, Colorado
June 4, Arcata Fairy Festival Arcata, CA
Jun 13, AfroMermaid Summit, Miami, FL
June 17 Pirates and Wine (with merfolk!), Parkton, MD
June 17, A Mid-Summer's Fairy Fest, Greer, SC
June 17-16 PanGaia Festival, Fair Oaks, CA
June 23-25 New York Faerie Festival, near Binghamton
July 8, Mythmusica, Parkton, MD
August
August 19-20, Fairies & Fantasy Weekend at the PA Ren Faire, Manheim, PA
August 19-20, DoodleHATCH Festival, Columbia, MD
August 20, Mini Ren Faire in Eldersburg, MD
August 26, FaunFest in the CraftWood, White Hall MD (also opening day of MDRF)
August 26, Maryville Fairy Fest, Maryville, TN
Sept. 9-10 The Rosemary House Fairy Festival, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sept 16 & 17 Enchanted Fairy Festival, York, PA
Sept 23 Vintage Faire at Boxwood Farms, Bel Air MD
Sept 23, Faery Court Masquerade Ball, Biloxi, MS (Yes! Mississippi!)
Sept 30- Oct 1, FurnaceTown Ren Faire, Snow Hill, MD
Sept 30 Fall Faerie Festival, Chmsbrg, PA
October 7 The Fredericksburg Fall Fairy and Dragon Festival, Fredericksburg, VA
October 13 World Spirit Fest, Baltimore House Party! Triskadecaphilia Show!
Oct 14 Between the Shadows, Temple Hills, MD
Oct 20- 22 Ravenwood Faire, Winchester, VA
Oct 28, Masks Of Mischief: A Faerie Masquerade Ball, Fredericksburg, VA
Oct 27-29 Ravenwood Faire, Wnchstr, VA
November 4, Vintage Faire at Boxwood Farms, Bel Air MD
November 18 Fairy Scary Ball
December 2, 6-10pm, Krampauslauf, Fells Point, Baltimore
Dec. 9-10 Winter Faerie Ball, Monkton, MD
Dec 22, Solstice Party of the Fae Baltimore
December 31, NYE Time Traveler's Ball! Baltimore, MD (Humans, aliens, Fae welcome)
2024
April 20, The Wildling Masquerade, Frederick, MD
April 20-21, 2024 is Tell Tale Steampunk (they would love a fae Invasion) in Pikesville, MD
April 27 Baltimore Faerie Faire at Charm City Meadworks
April 27-28 Festival of Legends, Holly Springs NC
April 27 Mythica Faerie Market, Scranton, Pa
April 27-28 Forged Fantasy Faerie Fest, Lebanon, PA
May 4 & 5, May Day Fairie Festival at Rocky Point (Spoutwood's)
May 11, Furnace Fairies & Gnomes Celebration, Snow Hill, MD
May 11 & 12 Greenbelt Green Man Festival, MD
May 12 Mother's Day Fairy Market, at Royal Rabbit Vineyard, Parkton, MD
May 17-18 World of Fae, Milton PA
May 18-19 Bringing in the May Berkeley Springs, WV
May 18 Earth & Fire Spring Fest, Honey Brook, PA
June 1, Steampunk Alchemy Fest, Hackettstown NJ
June 2, Faerie Garden Party, Hampstead MD - SOLD OUT
June 15-16 Fae Festival, Charlottesville, VA
June 22 Pyrates and Wine, Parkton MD
June 22, Pyrate Masquerade and Cannon Ball, 7pm, Royal Rabbit Vineyard, Parkton, MD
June 23, Love Lavender Faerie Tea Party, Washington, VA
June 28, 29, 30 New York Faerie Festival, Harpursville, NY
June 29, Pirate Quest, York, PA
August 17, Maryland Mini RenFaire, 10-7pm, Howard County, MD
Sept 7-8 Rosemary House Fairy Festival, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sept 21-22, Enchanted Fairy Festival, York PA
September 28th, Mythmusica, Parkton, MD
Sept 29-30 Furnacetown Ren Faire
The Shepherdstown Fairy Festival, October, 2024!
November 16, Fairy Scary Ball, at the Doubletree Hotel, Pikesville
December 31, NYE Time Traveler's Ball! Baltimore, MD (Humans, aliens, Fae welcome)
Past:
2024: Jan 6, Maryland Yule Ball, Annapolis MD (Humans, but Fae welcome)
Feb 3, Finbruary: Indoor Swim & Movie Party, Batimore , MD
Feb 9-10 The Undead of Winter, Milton PA
Feb 16-18, Mythicon, the Premier Winter FAE event, Gettysburg PA
March 14 RVA Fae Fed Magnificent Monsters; Richmond, VA
March 16 Shamrock the Dock, Annapolis, MD
March 17 Baltimore Faeries in the Annapolis St Patrick's Parade- free to sign up!
March 20 Spring Equinox Picnic, Richmond, VA
March 23, Spring Fairy Ball, !!!!!!! Baltimore, MD - tix available!
March 31 (yes we know it's Easter) Tea Party of the March Hare at Royal Rabbit Vineyard! Parkton, MD
April 12-14, Ocean City Ren Faire with Giants, Faeries, Merfolk, etc.
2023
1-21-22 A Midwinter Night's Dream Masquerade Ball in Frederick, MD
February 10-12, Fairylight Convention, Grand Mound, WA
Mythicon is Feb 17-19 in Gettysburg PA
March 3-5, 2023 MerMagic Con , Manassas VA
March 4-5 Shamrock the Dock, Annapolis, MD
St Patrick's Parade is Sunday, March 12. Sign up to walk with Baltimore Faerie Faire and Big Whimsy! It's free!
April 1-2, 2023 was Tell Tale Steampunk (they would love a fae Invasion) in Hunt Valley MD
April 14-16 Ocean City Ren Faire with Giants, Faeries, Merfolk, etc.
April 22- Spring Faerie Ball by the Baltimore Faerie Faire!
April 22-23 was ALSO Festival of Legends in NC
April 28-29 Realmscape, Celebration of BIPOC Fae! Baltimore, MD
May
May 6-7 May Day Fairie Festival at Rocky Point Park, MD
May 13 FurnaceTown's Faerie and Gnome Celebration, Snow Hill, MD
May 13 & May 14, Greenbelt Greenman Festival, Greenbelt, MD
May 14 Royal Rabbit's Fairy Market, Parkton MD, includes a flight of wine!
May 19-21 California Mermaid Convention, Sacramento Ca
May 20-21 Bringing in the May, Berkeley Springs WV
May 27-28 Centralia Fantasy Festival, Centralia, WA
June
June 3, Freaky Mutant Weirdo Variety Show, Hackettstown, NJ.
June 3, Kindred Spirits Vintage Faire, Bel Air, MD
June 3, Midsummer Faery Ball, Berwick, Maine
June 3 Flutterby Fairy Festival, Winchester, Virginia
June 3, 10th Annual Festival of Faerie, Lafayette, Colorado
June 4, Arcata Fairy Festival Arcata, CA
Jun 13, AfroMermaid Summit, Miami, FL
June 17 Pirates and Wine (with merfolk!), Parkton, MD
June 17, A Mid-Summer's Fairy Fest, Greer, SC
June 17-16 PanGaia Festival, Fair Oaks, CA
June 23-25 New York Faerie Festival, near Binghamton
July 8, Mythmusica, Parkton, MD
August
August 19-20, Fairies & Fantasy Weekend at the PA Ren Faire, Manheim, PA
August 19-20, DoodleHATCH Festival, Columbia, MD
August 20, Mini Ren Faire in Eldersburg, MD
August 26, FaunFest in the CraftWood, White Hall MD (also opening day of MDRF)
August 26, Maryville Fairy Fest, Maryville, TN
Sept. 9-10 The Rosemary House Fairy Festival, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sept 16 & 17 Enchanted Fairy Festival, York, PA
Sept 23 Vintage Faire at Boxwood Farms, Bel Air MD
Sept 23, Faery Court Masquerade Ball, Biloxi, MS (Yes! Mississippi!)
Sept 30- Oct 1, FurnaceTown Ren Faire, Snow Hill, MD
Sept 30 Fall Faerie Festival, Chmsbrg, PA
October 7 The Fredericksburg Fall Fairy and Dragon Festival, Fredericksburg, VA
October 13 World Spirit Fest, Baltimore House Party! Triskadecaphilia Show!
Oct 14 Between the Shadows, Temple Hills, MD
Oct 20- 22 Ravenwood Faire, Winchester, VA
Oct 28, Masks Of Mischief: A Faerie Masquerade Ball, Fredericksburg, VA
Oct 27-29 Ravenwood Faire, Wnchstr, VA
November 4, Vintage Faire at Boxwood Farms, Bel Air MD
November 18 Fairy Scary Ball
December 2, 6-10pm, Krampauslauf, Fells Point, Baltimore
Dec. 9-10 Winter Faerie Ball, Monkton, MD
Dec 22, Solstice Party of the Fae Baltimore
December 31, NYE Time Traveler's Ball! Baltimore, MD (Humans, aliens, Fae welcome)
2022
Last two up in 2022 are Fairy Scary Witches and Warlocks Ball which is sold out, and the
Fairy Winter Solstice Dinner 12/21/22
with Brinjal - tix on sale
These festivals celebrate the magical creatures we know and love! As Billy Bardo says, "Faeries are as real as you make believe they are! "
* Feb 27, Faerie Photo Shoot (and Costume/craft Swap)
*Sun March 13 St Patrick Parade- BFF will represent!
*March 18-19 MarsCon has a myths & legend theme, BFF will table
*April 8- Baltimore's spring fairy ball: Brinjal, Frenchy and the Punk, Clipper City Crew Band
*April 9- Baltimore Faerie Faire Faerie Faire - let me know if you want to help!
*APRIL 30- May 1- May Day Faerie Festival at Marshy Point, MD
Sunday May 8 Fairie Festival at Spyglass Winery
*May 14 Bringing in the May- Berkeley Springs WV
*May 15 Faeryscape: Afro Fae Day Baltimore, MD
*June 4-5 Royal Rabbit's Fairy Market
Parkton, MD
*June 24-26 New York Faerie Festival Binghamton area
*July 30-31 Ocean Renaissance Festival Mermaids and more! Ocean City. MD
*August 19-21 Cleveland Pagan Pride has Faerie Band, Brinjal, and more!
*August 27 or 28 Royal Rabbit Medieval Day
Parkton, MD
*September 17 Enchanted Fairy Festival
York, PA
*Sept 9-11 CultureFest World Music & Arts Festival
Pipestem, WVa
*Ravenwood Faire - Sept 30-Oct 1 - a Medieval Faire with Giants! Clear Brook, VA
*July 16, Faery Festival NYC! With a Faery Ball at Night! Manhattan!
*November 19 Fairy Scary 2022: Witches and Warlocks Ball, Baltimore
Fairy Winter Solstice Dinner 12/21/22
with Brinjal - tix on sale
Fairy Winter Solstice Dinner 12/21/22
with Brinjal - tix on sale
These festivals celebrate the magical creatures we know and love! As Billy Bardo says, "Faeries are as real as you make believe they are! "
* Feb 27, Faerie Photo Shoot (and Costume/craft Swap)
*Sun March 13 St Patrick Parade- BFF will represent!
*March 18-19 MarsCon has a myths & legend theme, BFF will table
*April 8- Baltimore's spring fairy ball: Brinjal, Frenchy and the Punk, Clipper City Crew Band
*April 9- Baltimore Faerie Faire Faerie Faire - let me know if you want to help!
*APRIL 30- May 1- May Day Faerie Festival at Marshy Point, MD
Sunday May 8 Fairie Festival at Spyglass Winery
*May 14 Bringing in the May- Berkeley Springs WV
*May 15 Faeryscape: Afro Fae Day Baltimore, MD
*June 4-5 Royal Rabbit's Fairy Market
Parkton, MD
*June 24-26 New York Faerie Festival Binghamton area
*July 30-31 Ocean Renaissance Festival Mermaids and more! Ocean City. MD
*August 19-21 Cleveland Pagan Pride has Faerie Band, Brinjal, and more!
*August 27 or 28 Royal Rabbit Medieval Day
Parkton, MD
*September 17 Enchanted Fairy Festival
York, PA
*Sept 9-11 CultureFest World Music & Arts Festival
Pipestem, WVa
*Ravenwood Faire - Sept 30-Oct 1 - a Medieval Faire with Giants! Clear Brook, VA
*July 16, Faery Festival NYC! With a Faery Ball at Night! Manhattan!
*November 19 Fairy Scary 2022: Witches and Warlocks Ball, Baltimore
Fairy Winter Solstice Dinner 12/21/22
with Brinjal - tix on sale