Discounted advance tickets for the 10th Annual Portsmouth Fairy House Tour are now on sale. The event will take place on September 20 and 21, 2014 11:00 am-3:00 pm on the grounds of Strawbery Banke, the Governor John Langdon House, Prescott Park and Peirce Island in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Tour occurs rain or shine.
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The Portsmouth Fairy House Tour is the world’s largest fairy house tour. Inspired by local author Tracy Kane’s Fairy Houses Series®, and produced by Friends of the South End with the assistance of Canoe Harbor Consulting, the annual Fairy House Tour attracts more than 5,000 families and fairies each year.
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Last year, the Tour featured more than 150 handcrafted fairy houses made by local artists, florists, garden clubs club members, businesses, families and local school children. This year, the Tour organizers have set out to exceed this number as a tribute to the decade of magic, fun, and community support the event has generated.
This year’s event will include the Artist Invitational competition where 10 select fairy houses build by creative professionals will be judged by a panel of three judges, including Fairy Houses Series® Author/ Illustrator Tracy Kane. Also returning this year is the Seasonal Fairy Wreath Exhibit and Raffle. Seasonal Fairy Wreaths, donated by local florists and designers, will be on display in the Tyco Visitor Center at Strawbery Banke Museum. Raffle proceeds will benefit the museum’s “History in Reach” fund.
Tracy Kane, the Fairy Houses Series® author and illustrator will be on hand both days of the Tour to greet ticket holders and sign autographs. In addition, visitors can expect to see performances by the Southern New Hampshire Dance Theater and the NH Theatre Project.
Discounted advance tickets are $25 per family, $12 per adult, $8.00 per senior and $4.00 per child ages 3-12. Tickets purchased on the day of the event are $15.00 per adult, $10.00 per senior, $5.00 per child ages 3-12, and $30 for families of two adults/ two children or one adult/ four children.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.portsmouthfairyhousetour.com or at the following Portsmouth retailers: The Chandler’s Loft; Discover Portsmouth, Flower Kiosk, G. Willikers Toy Shop, Maine-ly New Hampshire, Strawbery Banke Museum, and Treehouse Toys.
The 2014 Portsmouth Fairy House Tour is sponsored by Infinite Imaging (design & print sponsor), Parenting NH magazine (media sponsor), Sanders Fish Market, Rocky Coast Brand Identity, Cunningham Associates, DeStefano Architects, Geno’s Sandwich and Chowder Shop, People’s United Bank, Piscataqua Savings Bank, Rolling Green Nursery and Sandie Dika, realtor.
Proceeds from ticket sales and sponsorships are donated to the nonprofit organizations, schools and civic groups that participate in the Tour. Since the Fairy House Tour began, more than $175,000 has been reinvested in the community.
For more information about the 2014 Portsmouth Fairy House Tour, please visit www.portsmouthfairyhousetour.com.
About Friends of the South End
The Friends of the South End (FOSE) is a nonprofit corporation in the South End of Portsmouth, NH. FOSE’s mission is to foster a cooperative, neighborly spirit; encourage preservation of the neighborhood's historic character; promote public safety; monitor and disseminate information about important developments in Portsmouth and the South End; and protect and enhance the quality of life in the South End. Membership is open to others who share the goals of the organization. For more information or to become a member, please visit www.friendsofthesouthend.org.
