Join the Magic: Volunteer at The Fairy House Festival This September - Nature Museum Seeks Volunteers, Donors, Creators for 10th Annual Fairy House Festival

The Fairy House Festival is a family-friendly, imaginative, nature-based tradition in the forests of Grafton. On Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30, The Nature Museum is hosting the 10th annual Fairy House Festival: and it will be bigger than ever before.

The Nature Museum is seeking volunteers, donors, and creators to help summon and spread the fairy magic. The Fairy House Festival is an imaginative opportunity for people of all ages to interact directly with the environment, expressing their creativity while fostering a deeper relationship with nature. It is the engagement of the community that makes this possible, and there is a role for everyone.

Volunteer: Volunteers are needed for both the day before (Friday, September 28) and both days of the festival (Saturday, September 29 and Sunday, September 30). Volunteers can take on a variety of roles: preparing the fairy trail, helping young fairies, wizards, dragons, and sprites in the Arts and Crafts tent, serving popcorn and refreshments, guiding visitors, and more! All volunteers must be over 13 years old, and receive free admission and a Fairy House Festival t-shirt. The deadline to sign up is September 22.

Build: Experience the ultimate creative project: a fairy house! The festival's fairy village, the highlight and centerpiece of the festival, is fresh each year. Building a house is a fun, creative, team-building collaboration. Individuals or groups can sign up ahead of time: these builders will use their imaginations to transform twigs, pebbles, shells, acorn caps, and more into a structure for the fairies. Each fairy house exhibit receives a free adult and child ticket. Fairy House Builders must come on Friday, September 28 to place their creation on the trail. All Fairy House Builders must register by September 15.

Donate: The Fairy House Festival is The Nature Museum's biggest fundraiser of the year. Donations fuel year-long programming for the community, including nature camps, workshops for adults and children, and community events. Donors will be acknowledged on the Gratitude Tree at the festival: a visual representation of the support of the community for the Museum�s nature education work.

If you would like to volunteer, build a fairy house, or donate to this year's festival, please visit www.nature-museum.org/fairy-house-festival for more information on the many ways to contribute. For questions regarding volunteer roles, please contact Education Coordinator Jill Bruning at [email protected], register online, or call the Museum at (802) 843-2111 by September 22. If you'd like to volunteer as a Fairy House Builder, the deadline is September 15.

Discounted advance tickets can be purchased at The Nature Museum by visiting www.nature-museum.org. Tickets are also available at the fairy gate. Children age 2 and under attend for free. The Nature Museum is based at 186 Townshend Road in Grafton, Vermont. Join us for The Fairy House Festival, where curiosity, imagination, and learning unite in a shared celebration of nature!