CHATTANOOGA'S FAIRY & FOLK FESTIVAL

✨🧚‍♂️May 24th-26th 2024 🧚‍♀️✨

2024 Fairy House Competition Information

✨🧚‍♂️NEW for 2024! The 1st place winner of the Fairy House Building Competition will be able to leave their fairy house on our Wonderland Trail. We hope to one day have a magical trail full of prize-winning fairy houses✨🧚‍♂️

Get ready to unleash your creativity and imagination in this magical event! Here are some guidelines to help you create the most enchanting fairy abode:

🍄Choose Your Materials: Gather natural materials such as twigs, leaves, flowers, pebbles, and moss from the forest. Glue can be used, but other non-compostable materials such as glitter, plastic, and metal may not be used.

🌿Design with Delight: Let your imagination soar as you design your fairy house. Think tiny windows adorned with delicate petals, miniature furniture crafted from acorns, and whimsical pathways made of tiny stones. Include cozy bedrooms with soft moss beds, inviting living areas with tiny fireplaces, miniature fairy gardens filled with tiny plants, or even a tiny mailbox for fairy mail.

🌸Respect Nature: Remember to leave no trace! As you construct your fairy house, be gentle with nature. Avoid harming plants or disturbing the habitat of woodland creatures.
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✨ Have Fun: Most importantly, have fun and let your creativity shine! This competition is all about celebrating the magic of imagination and the beauty of nature. May the most enchanting fairy house win! Good luck, and may the fairies bless your creations with their sparkle and charm! 

The fine print:
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• Your fairy house structure will be installed by you on Audubon Acres Wonderland trail starting Friday May 17 between 10 AM and 4 PM. 
• Fairy Houses need to be installed by May 23rd. 
• When you arrive with your creation, please check in with our Visitor Center Staff. 
• You are required to find an open site along the Wonderland Trail to install your piece. Your site may be reserved in advance if you would like to walk the trail prior to Friday and select your site. It is first come first serve to fill the available sites along the trail.
• If you are unable to install your fairy house during this drop-off time, please contact us to make other arrangements.
• If your house does not win first place, you may return May 28th-June 1st, 2024 to collect your fairy house exhibit or anytime that next week during operating hours. All fairy houses must be collected by June 8th.

For any questions, email [email protected] or call 324-892-1499

Competition Entry Form

Building Workshops

March 13th @ 1pm
March 23rd @10:30 am
April 20th @ 1pm
​May 4th @ 1pm

We provide natural materials, glue, and the space. You bring the imagination and the building skills!

​Our workshops are open to the public and have a suggested donation of $2 per family for glue

Register here