Artpark Fairy House Festival

The Lewiston Garden Festival, Saturday, June 20, is being held on Center Street and this will block vehicular traffic between 7th Street to 4th Street.

Please see driving instructions below:

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO LOWER LOTS C & D: From Center Street, turn LEFT onto Portage Road or 8th Street, RIGHT onto Cayuga and LEFT onto South 4th Street. Proceed into Artpark Lower Lot entrance for parking lots C & D.

DRIVING INSTRUCTIONS TO UPPER LOTS A & B: From Center Street, turn LEFT onto 9th Street, RIGHT onto Seneca Street and LEFT on Portage Road. Proceed into Artpark Upper Lot entrance for parking lots A & B.  Shuttles will run between Upper Lot A & B Pick-up/Drop-off area and the Fairy House Festival in the Lower Park for those requiring transportation. An ADA shuttle is also available.

Our 16th Annual Artpark Fairy House Festival will be held on Saturday, June 20, from 11AM to 3PM. This years theme is "Under the Sea!"

Dancing along the Niagara River’s edge, the fairies could not help but gaze into the watery depths below. A turquoise river winds its way through the rocks to the lakes, making fairies of land and air long to frolic with their kin of the rippling waters. Word of invitation has spread through the lakes, the canals, along the river ways to the ocean, from the Niagara to the Eries through the Hudson and to the Atlantic. The river sprites have come to play, the lake fae peer out from lapping shores, the sea folk are weaving their way through the waves. 

This summer wind your way through jellyfish and floating bubbles to follow the sea folk in their celebrations. Tour the homes of fairies, both land and sea, to discover what whimsical dwellings these fairies bring. Embark upon a magical marketplace with a bounty of precious keepsakes or forge your own enchanted objects. Find the lost sea shells and chest of treasure before the festival is through. Dance and make merry with the merfolk, selkies, kelpies, and water nymphs as siren song fills the air. 

The fairies and the humans have brought their watery ways to Artpark to splash with glee. Come and join the jubilee with Fairies Under the Sea!

Set in Artpark’s Lower Park, the Fairy House Festival is an event filled with hands-on art activities and featuring a woodland tour of numerous Fairy Houses locally designed and built by professional Artists, families and community groups. All ages can delight in dancing with bubbles and wondering through the woods to find Fairy Houses.

10:30am - Gates Will Open

Just prior to 11:00 — because the Fairies just can't wait to celebrate — you and your guests will enter our Under The Sea Fairy House Festival. There, you'll be greeted with bubbles and misters, Fairies scampering and drifting in like a tide from hidden places. Our interactive making spaces,  face painting and tea tent are just some of the Under The Sea wonders waiting for you. 

Fairy Houses will be in the woods, Kelpie, fish and mer-masks con be made under the picnic shelters. Mix up a potion and maybe a fairy will appear or create your own fairy house to welcome the fae. The Mythic Market Place will feature many exciting vendors.

And all throughout the day you'll experience Lyra performances, Sallyanndra roaming the sea playing the violin and don't forget to visit Lorna MacDonald Czarnota (StoryTeller) and Katherine Berquist (Harpist) at Storytelling Place in the woods.

Performance schedule:  

(Click here for performance schedule and map. Times and acts can vary)

10:55am-11am Fairies drift in like the tide

11am-11:05am UB Dance (at Location 1)

11am-11:30am Storytelling by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota (at Location 7)

11:10am-11:25am Captain Tom and the Hooligans (at Location 5)

11:30am-11:45am Buffalo Aerial Dance Big Rig (at Location 2)

11am-12pm Buffalo Aerial Dance Lyra (at location 4)

11:30am-12pm Harp by Katherine Berquist (at Location 7)

11:45am-12:05pm Sallyanndra (at Location 5)

12pm-12:30pm Storytelling by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota (at Location 7)

12:10pm-12:15pm-Kim Vincent Dance (at Location 5)

12:30pm-12:40pm Greater Niagara Ballet (at Location 6)

12:30pm-1pm Harp by Katherine Berquist (at Location 7)

12:45pm-12:50pm  UB Dance (at Location 6)

1pm-1:30pm Storytelling by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota (at Location 7)

1:10pm-1:25pm   Captain Tom and the Hooligans (at Location 5)

12:30pm-1:30pm Buffalo Aerial Dance Lyra (at Location 4)

1:30pm-2pm Harp by Katherine Berquist (at Location 7)

1:30pm-1:45pm- Buffalo Aerial Dance Big Rig (at Location 2)

2pm-2:10pm Artpark Bridges Dancers (at Location 6)

2pm-2:30pm Storytelling by Lorna MacDonald Czarnota (at Location 7)

2pm-2:40pm Buffalo Aerial Dance Lyra (at Location 4)

2:20pm-2:35pm Buffalo Aerial Dance Big Rig (at Location 2)

2:30pm-3pm Harp by Katherine Berquist (at Location 7)

2:40pm-2:45pm UB Dance (at Location 1)

2:45pm-3pm  Captain Tom and the Hooligans with Fairy Dance Jam (at Location 5)

Featured Market Place Vendors:

Nickel City Florals, FROGUE 1995, Shellys Resin Creations, Kellie's Kreations, W & W Creations, Hallie Oberholtzer, Maiden Buffalo, Robin Gabriella Damiano, Wonder & Revelry, The Pen Pixie, Sophie's Stitches, New Light New World, Leena's Lavender and Lilacs, Unscripted Chaos, Geologic By Calla, Royal Dovakiin Artisans, Creations from Crow and Verdany Vintage.