Fairy & Gnome Home Festival
Date(s): April 19, 2026
Time(s): 11:00am-4:00pm
Admission: Advance Tickets Required
It’s fairy and gnome season at Annmarie! Families are invited to enjoy a magical day of nature play while traveling through the realms of Annmarie Garden, discovering an enchanting variety of activities along the way. Guests can meet fairy friends, search for hidden gnome homes, create crafts, ride a unicorn, and explore the garden’s natural spaces. This immersive, imagination-filled event offers an over-the-top day of creative fun for families. Food and drink vendors will be on site.
Member Tickets Non-Member Tickets
When you purchase tickets, you agree to the event rules and information.
Ticket Information
Members, all ages: FREE
For a smooth and & quick check-in experience, reserve your tickets online in advance.
Non-Members:
Non-Members:
Advance Online Price: $13/person
Gate Price, if not sold out: $18/person
Kids 2 and under, Free
As part of our Museums For All program, SNAP card holders can purchase reduced-price tickets for this event for arrival time of 1:00pm-3:00pm. Reservations are not required. Bring your SNAP card and valid ID to Window #1 at the Main Admissions Gate to enjoy discounted admission of $5/person (limit 4 tickets per family group). The person making the purchase must be at least 18 years of age.
Fairy & Gnome Home Festival is full of roaming performers, creative activities, and surprises around every corner! Explore the enchanted realms below to plan a most magical day.

Meet a magical princess: Princess Fairy Blossom!
Choose your Side Quest
Entertainment:
Wild Irish Rose (11:00-1:30)
Kristen Meyer of Painted Trillium (2:00-4:00)

Peruse the Costume Shoppe (fairy wings, elf ears, and more!)
Frolic in the Fairy Lolly
Meet the Bubble Fairy, Spilt Soap
Entertainment:
Ballet Caliente (11:00-11:45)
Painted Trillium (1:00-1:45)
Wild Irish Rose (2:00-2:45)
Bethany Yeh (3:00-3:45)
Mine for Gems and Fossils ($)
Creative Activity: Make a Flower/Woodland crown

Meet extraordinary creatures
Discovery Beguiling Botany
Enjoy a Demonstration with Live Owls
with Michael Callahan of NCEC
Creative Activity: Participate in a Drum Circle with Everybody Drums

Encounter Pirates *NEW* (SOMD Improv)
Play sea-related games
Meet a Magical Mermaid: Gingersnap the Mermaid *NEW*
Maugorn the Stray *NEW*
Creative Activity: Build a Fairy or Gnome Home!

Unicorn Rides ($ – Additional ticket required. Purchase HERE)
Petting Zoo, Courtesy of Mary’s Go Round Petting Zoo
Enjoy a Hooping Demo with Soolah Hoops
Face painting with Kreative Kharacters($)
Creative Activity: Make collaborative flower art

Creative Crafts
Viking Axe Throwing ($) *NEW*
Shop the Magical Marketplace
Grab a Refreshment from the Food Trucks

Calvert Crabs & Seafood
Calvert Kettle Corn
Dan D’s Food Truck
Did Someone Say Funnel Cake
Grizzly Mountain Grill
Lameera Ice Cream
Nicolletti’s Streetzeria
Phelps Concessions
Black Kraken 3d Prints
Blended Bakery
Blue Stitches Crochet
By the Cea Designs
Clover fairy creations
Crafty Fox
dunninleather_studios
Ears and Horns
Frost & Embers Fairy Hair
Fun Yarn Art
Glitter & Glue Co.
Gnome Need A Home
Healing Stitches
Hitchin’ Post Farm
Indigo Moon
IZZY MARIE Metal Designs
JulyaOriginals
Loco Lights and Bubbles
Mack Daddy Woodworks
MakeLikeAnything
Mallory Hill
Nat’s Creations
Naturally & Historically Yours
Once Upon A Con-artist
P and K Rocks
PaperPie
Phoenix Rising Apothecary
Pop’s Shop featuring Modic Makes
Pyrocrafts by melissa
Recycled Rainbow
Scented Fairytales
Sensory Safari
The Alt’s Crafting Corner
The Bee Hive Hair Buzz
The Boozy Cake Lady
The Destination Family
The Doll Closet
The River Gem
The Wicked Ghost
Virginia Galang
Wendy Whitehurst-Dade
Widow’s Oven Bakery
ALL PARKING FOR THIS EVENT IS FESTIVAL PARKING
All cars will park in our grassy field. Please be advised that the field is uneven and can get muddy and wet. We will do our best to close off muddy locations. There are staff members and volunteers stationed in the Field. They are there to help you! We cannot be responsible for accidents, injuries, or theft.
HANDICAP PARKING & THE DROP OFF AREA
There is a section in the grass Parking Field, adjacent to the paved entrance, that is designated for Handicap Parking. Because the handicap parking area is limited, you may be directed to a grass parking area. We strongly recommend that drivers make use of the DROP OFF area before going to the Handicap Parking Area.
GRASS PARKING FIELD IS UNEVEN
The grass Parking Field is uneven. Please use caution; Annmarie Garden is not responsible for any accidents, theft, etc.
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