Faerieworlds is back in Eugene for its 12th annual celebration held at Mt. Pisgah from July 26-28. Faerieworlds is the world’s largest faerie festival featuring art, crafts and music from talents all across the world. The festival celebrates the spirit of magic, joy, creativity, imagination and fantasy lands. Tickets for adults are $40 for days passes and $15 for children.
Faerieworld-goers enter the main gate of the 12th annual celebration of Faerieworlds, a festival which celebrates the spirit of magic, joy and fantasy worlds. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A festival-goer displays her costume ensemble in the “Horned One Way” section of the Faerieworlds celebration. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Samuel Foote, an artist based out of Reno, Nev., works on a live painting at the “Horned One Way” section of the Faerieworlds celebration. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A Faerieworlds participant twirls and displays her costume ensemble during the day’s festivities. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Festival-goers watch a folk group named Lupa at the Faerieworlds’ main music stage. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A festival-goer waits to add fairy wings to her costume ensemble. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A girl gets her face painted by a makeup artist to accommodate her fairy costume. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
A girl waits to add a monocle headdress to her costume at the Faerieworlds celebration. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
The Dream Tree allows festival-goers to write their wishes down and pin them to tree branches for display, in hopes for the wishes to one day come true. (Andrew sent/Emerald)
Numerous tents to shield festival-goers from the heat can be found around the faerieworlds fairgrounds. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Festival-goers gather around the Neverworlds section of the fairgrounds to watch a puppet show hosted by Nymbol’s Secret Garden. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Professional puppeteer, Bill Cass began his career as a shoe designer but expanded his horizons by establishing his own puppeteer business called Nymbol’s Secret Garden. The puppet he is holding in his hand is Nymbol, who is the star of the puppet shows that Bill holds for Faerieworlds and other festivals. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Captain Mad Mat is a third-year veteran in performing with Nymbol’s Secret Garden and at the Faerieworlds celebration. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Captain Mad Mat is a third-year veteran in performing with Nymbol’s Secret Garden and at the Faerieworlds celebration. He is a specialist when it comes to juggling sharp objects like swords and katanas. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)
Whim, a Faerieworlds volunteer, spends his afternoon misting festival-goers under the hot sun. Whim is in character and is dressed as a forest sprite. (Andrew Seng/Emerald)