Nickel Plate Arts Celebrating 11th Annual Welcome To Fairyville Event
The 11th annual Welcome to Fairyville event, presented by Duke Energy, alights on the Nickel Plate Arts campus April 19-22, with crafts and activities for all ages and most events free.
Welcome to Fairyville Events
Nickel Plate Arts, along with its partners and other local businesses, will host various events and activities for Welcome to Fairyville. These events are open to the public.
QUEEN TITANIA’S FAIRY BALL: Her most serene highness, Titania, Queen of Fairyville, Empress Regina of the Fae of Hamilton County, hereby cordially invites you to join her royal court for Fairyville’s First Annual Fairy Ball. Click here to purchase tickets to the Fairy Ball ($100 per ticket, must be 21+ years of age to attend).
Date: Wednesday, April 19
Time: 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: The Lacy Arts Building
FAIRY HOME SHOW: The full collection of Fairy Houses made by local artists of all ages will be on display and open for voting on the Nickel Plate Arts campus on Wednesday, April 19 and Thursday, April 20 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. and will move to the Fairyville Trail for Fairy Friday and Sprite Saturday. Visitors are encouraged to get a map on campus before beginning their tour of the Fairy Home Show (free).
Date: Wednesday, April 19 through Saturday, April 22
Kids and adults can submit a fairy house (applications due April 15) to be featured in the Fairy Home Show and along the Fairyville Trail during Fairy Friday and Sprite Saturday.
FAIRY VENDORS: Fairy-inspired wares will be sold on the Noblesville Courthouse Square (individual booth costs).
Date/Time: Friday, April 21 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FAIRYVILLE AFTER DARK: Join Nickel Plate Arts at various locations around downtown Noblesville for an adult-oriented experience presented by Martin & Martin Insurance that will include face and body effects painting, acrobatics and fire performing, Celtic music and dancing, and more. Adult-oriented activities are classified by the Fairyville After Dark crescent moon symbol on event listings (free).
Date: Friday, April 21
Time: 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
FAIRYVILLE TRAIL: Visit the Fairyville Trail to see the Fairy Home Show, meet the citizens of Fairyville, and take part in various magic shows, live musical performances, and Earth Day activities (free).
Date/Time: Friday, April 21 from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, April 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
FAIRY CABOOSE RIDES: The Nickel Plate Express Fairy Caboose will be picking up passengers every 30 minutes and taking them along the Fairyville Trail to find fairy homes, meet citizens of Fairyville, and more ($17 per person).
Date: Saturday, April 22
Time: 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
FAMILY TEA PARTIES: Join Sleeping Beauty and her fairy friends for a tea party full of tea, treats, art, and proper fairy tea etiquette. Click here to purchase tickets ($15 per person; children under 13 must be accompanied by a paying adult).
Date: Saturday, April 22
Time: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: HCAA Birdie Gallery
FAIRYVILLE PARADE: The Fairyville Parade, presented by the Noblesville Trustee’s Office, will follow the Fairyville Trail from Nickel Plate Arts to the Noblesville Courthouse Square and will include Fairyville’s most prominent citizens (free).
Date/Time: Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, April 22 at 2 p.m.
The Fairyville Trail is free to attend; some special events have costs and requirements. Click here to purchase tickets and learn more about the Welcome to Fairyville event.