Planning for 2023. Throw your dates to bigwhimsy@gmail.com to be included! Grey is the link for clicking!
June
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
June 24-25 Faerie Festival at Belle Grove, King George, VA (TW- former plantation with enslaved people)
July
July 8 Mythmusica at Royal Rabbit Vineyards in Parkton MD
August
August 19-20, DoodleHATCH Festival, Columbia, MD
August 20, Mini Ren Faire in Eldersburg, MD Vendor app here
August 26, FaunFest in the CraftWood, White Hall MD
August 26, Maryville Fairy Fest, Maryville, TN
September
Sept. 9-10 The Rosemary House Fairy Festival, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sept 16 & 17 Enchanted Fairy Festival, York, PA
Sept 23, Faery Court Masquerade Ball, Biloxi, MS (Yes! Mississippi!)
Sept 30- Oct 1, FurnaceTown Ren Faire, Snow Hill, MD
October
October 7 The Fredericksburg Fall Fairy and Dragon Festival, Fredericksburg, VA
October 13 World Spirit Fest (link coming soon, here is the Tarot deck )
Oct 20- 22 Ravenwood Faire, Winchester, VA
Oct 27-29 Ravenwood Faire, Winchester, VA
November
November 18 Fairy Scary Ball
December 2, 6-10pm, Krampauslauf, Fells Point, Baltimore
2024
Feb 15-18, 2024 Mythicon is in Gettysburg PA
March 09 Spring Fairy Ball
April 13-15, 2024 Ocean City Ren Faire with Giants, Faeries, Merfolk, etc.
April 20-21, 2024 is Tell Tale Steampunk (they would love a fae Invasion) in Hunt Valley MD
May 12 Mother's Day Fairy Market, Parkton, MD
The Shepherdstown Fairy Festival, WV is taking a break until October, 2024!
Past: 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
June
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
June 24-25 Faerie Festival at Belle Grove, King George, VA (TW- former plantation with enslaved people)
July
July 8 Mythmusica at Royal Rabbit Vineyards in Parkton MD
August
August 19-20, DoodleHATCH Festival, Columbia, MD
August 20, Mini Ren Faire in Eldersburg, MD Vendor app here
August 26, FaunFest in the CraftWood, White Hall MD
August 26, Maryville Fairy Fest, Maryville, TN
September
Sept. 9-10 The Rosemary House Fairy Festival, Mechanicsburg, PA
Sept 16 & 17 Enchanted Fairy Festival, York, PA
Sept 23, Faery Court Masquerade Ball, Biloxi, MS (Yes! Mississippi!)
Sept 30- Oct 1, FurnaceTown Ren Faire, Snow Hill, MD
October
October 7 The Fredericksburg Fall Fairy and Dragon Festival, Fredericksburg, VA
October 13 World Spirit Fest (link coming soon, here is the Tarot deck )
Oct 20- 22 Ravenwood Faire, Winchester, VA
Oct 27-29 Ravenwood Faire, Winchester, VA
November
November 18 Fairy Scary Ball
December 2, 6-10pm, Krampauslauf, Fells Point, Baltimore
2024
Feb 15-18, 2024 Mythicon is in Gettysburg PA
March 09 Spring Fairy Ball
April 13-15, 2024 Ocean City Ren Faire with Giants, Faeries, Merfolk, etc.
April 20-21, 2024 is Tell Tale Steampunk (they would love a fae Invasion) in Hunt Valley MD
May 12 Mother's Day Fairy Market, Parkton, MD
The Shepherdstown Fairy Festival, WV is taking a break until October, 2024!
Past: 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
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