Queen Odonata and the Heartland Fairies bring their seaside travels to the Heartland Enchanted Fairy Trail, hosting the Heartland Mermaids at Murphy Park! With mermaids come, pirates, treasures, and music. Heartland Fairies will have had a tea party in the Mermaids' honor, but there are party crashers! Fairy Hunters of the Staggered Hound Roleplay Tavern have snuck some of the fairy food. Queen Odonata has used her magical fairy trinkets to hide the fairies and other fae from the hunters, but they need your help to keep the magic from wearing off. Make your own magical fairy trinket to trade with fairies and gift them to the hunters to glamor them and them unable to see the fae. Use the festival treasure map to find the pirates’ treasure boxes and collect your pirate garb to become a real pirate. |
The Central Indiana Enchanted Fairy Festival is hosted by Enchanted Fairy Trails, a company founded by Rebecca Holloway with the mission of enhancing people's lives through fun, inspiration, creativity and self-expression. The Festival is a core fundraiser for the Enchanted Fairy Trail, and Oinking Acers Farm Rescue & Sanctuary (Brownsburg) will also receive percentage of every ticket sold.
Help Enchanted Fairy Trails set a Guinness World Record on Saturday, May 20! The number to beat is 878. To qualify as a "fairy" participants must wear a tutu, wings, and have a wand. Participation in the record attempt is free and registration can be done on-site.
| ATTEND |
The 2023 Festival will be held Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21 at Murphy Aquatic Park (753 S County Rd 625 E, Avon) , and it's much (MUCH) more than you're probably picturing in your mind. See below for ticket information. Participate in a Maypole dance, Fairy Folk Dance, Fairy & Mermaid meet and greet, Fairy Tribe inductions/blessings, animal encounters with alpacas and dogs, and take rides on a unicorn (additional fee)!
Here are some of the national and local (bolded) entertainers scheduled to perform:
- Knotty Bits Pirate Circus: Aerial acrobatics
- Emily Ann Thomas: Celtic music
- Red Rum Pirate Band: Folk music
- Taylor Martin: Magician
- Zeek Elmshade: Storytelling satyr
- Indy Tribal: Belly dancing
- Drunk & Sailor: Sea shanties
- Sr Louis Fantasy Puppets:
stage dragon show - Hero of Mime: Merman: Booth meet and greets
- Heartland Mermaids: Booth meet and greet with the mermaids
- Calypso the Warhorse eventer: Mounted archery
- Slink the Pooka: fairy stories lane performer
- Sprout Fae of Seeds: Faery stories lane performer
- Dragon Ice: Storyteller
- Enchanted Rainbow Bubbles: Booth/bubble show
- Unisnail: Juggler unicyclist lane performer
- Garfield Shakespeare Company
Enjoy delicious food courtesy of several local food trucks, including:
- Chef Dan
- The Garnacha Spot
- Kona Ice
- Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck
- Dragon Ice Cream
- Indy Beer Taps
- A Knife and A Dream
| NEW IN 2023 |
Attendees 21 and older can enjoy beer and wine served by Indiana Beer Taps. The Staggered Hound Roleplay Tavern will be hosting tabletop game challenges during the festival. There will be three games each day that cost just $5 to play or watch. The audience has a chance to influence the game by donating challenges!
The Fairy Tea Party will be included in the price of tickets and is hosted by local Girl Scouts. Two 30-minute parties will take place on Saturday, and one one-hour party on Sunday. Free limited VIP seating is available, which includes table seating for the show, treats, and a drink ticket for Travelin' Tom's Coffee Truck.
Any Girl Scouts who attend this year can also get and special festival patch! Limited supply.
Girl Scouts will also be helping at the free Trinket Trade swap craft booth helping to make trinkets that can be traded with the fairies or given to the Fairy Hunters to keep them well-behaved.
Guests can find pirate treasure boxes to gather all the important pirate gear they will need to take to the pirate recruitment booth and get their official pirate name.
| TICKETS |
Purchase tickets online here. Gate ticket sales will open 30 minutes before the festival opens each day.
- Adults (18+): $15 Early Bird $17 full price
- 10% Military & Senior Discount with ID at the gate only
- Child (3+): $10 Early Bird and $12 full price
- Children 2 years and younger are FREE
- Flock Pass $40 ($50 value): This ticket includes FOUR single-day entrance tickets (no more than 2 adults) to the festival. Up to two additional child tickets (3yr-18yr) available at 1/2 off regular price with code found on your Flock Pass receipt. Limited time offer, only available online until 5/19/2023. No Flock passes are sold at the gate.
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