A Recap of The Rosemary House Fairy Festival - 2025

The 31st Annual Rosemary House Fairy Festival is but a mere memory of fluttering fairies frolicking in the gardens, magical elves making mayhem and perhaps a few mischievous pixies here and there. Kids of all ages gathered in the gardens of The Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances over the weekend to play amongst the fairies and friends. 

The Fairie Godmother welcomed wishes with her super sized dandelion wand and raised them skyward with hopes and dreams secretly shared.

Face painting is always a special activity. Faces could be painted by Kit Kat Sparkles, or a do it yourself paint station was available where moms could try their hand on their own little fairy.

And Fairy Rose Fairy is always entertaining with her special stories, songs, and tea parties.

The Steppin Woofs were a new addition to the festival this year, adorned with their own fairy wings and performing tricks for those gathered in the back alley..

Bubbles are always popular and everyone was invited to try their hand at creating supersized colorful bubbles.

From Hargle Bargle to Soolah Hoops, from Moss Child and the Dragon Tamer Zorra Zo, from FlyLeaf the Book Fairy to Bubble Man, from Sparkle Pop to Gingernap to Fairy Lily it takes a cast of characters (coordinated by Susanna) to pull together the festivities that take place over two days in the gardens of the Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances. We look forward to seeing you next year, always the first weekend after Labor Day, the festival will take place on Saturday, Sept. 12th and Sunday Sept. 13th, 2026. See you then!

Fairy House Village - Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

A journey to Boothbay, ME included a visit to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. With over 300 acres of gardens and natural spaces; including a butterfly garden, the mammoth Guardians of the Seeds, a Children's Garden, and sculpture art throughout, it was an adventure to explore. 

As we walked through the various gardens in search of the trolls, we happened upon the Fairy House Village. This delightful fairy village is nestled upon a hilly expanse in the forest where children young and old can gather materials from the forest floor and create unique fairy dwellings. Birch bark, pinecones, stones and other treasures found are put together to create a welcoming habitat for the fairy folk. It's quite an amazing compilation of buildings, limited only by imagination. Tucked at the base of a tree, or standing alone, creativity abounds at this magical location. It is hard to capture the expanse of this fairy house village, but we're happy to share a few of the fairyland creations!

 There is no doubt that we walked among the fairies on this warm summer day in late July!

Tea Time at the Fairy Festival

This over sized teacup is a permanent fixture in the garden. It is the perfect spot for photo ops and elicits a lot of memories for many of our local customers. We purchased it at auction when Williams Grove Amusement Park closed down. It's fun to have this piece of local history in the garden. The original color is the orange you see around the saucer and on the inside of the tea cup. An artistic friend painted it for us, and we let him use his imagination and creativity to paint it as he visioned it. He decided to highlight the fairy festival. The pair of gnomes were placed there for the arrival of the fairies at our Fairy Festival. Once the festival is over, they are tucked away until next year.

Thyme for Tea! 

Adorable Fairy Tea Set Centerpiece

Miniature Asparagus Tea set!

Many imaginary tea parties in the garden

Fairy Festival - 2019

The Rosemary House Fairy Festival for 2019 occurred this past weekend. We were blessed with fabulous weather, and fairies and friends came and frolicked in the garden on Saturday and Sunday. Here's a quick peek at some of the festivities. The garden is decorated with trinkets and treasures to discover along the way. Pinks, purples, blues, and all shades in between add color; toss in a sprinkling of fairy dust and you have magic.

Fairies and bubbles gather around the giant teacup.

Vendors line Rosemary Alley

Making magic fairy wands under the pavilion.

Fairy Lily crafting  fairy wands.

Big Shoe Productions Puppet Show

Fairy Food on the fly. Fairy Cakes and sweet treats.

Fairy Godmother telling stories.

Wings and more wings!

Our favorite Unicorn and the Trinket Trading Post.

Caroline MIddendorf (author) reading The Prince & The Dragon 

Lining up for the Fairy Walk

Fairy Magic

Woodland Whispers Faerie

Fairy Tattoos 

The Enchanted Teapot Princesses

Finding fairies in the garden.

Playing along with the fairy fun!

September - time for the Fairy Festival!

We have marched right into September, and with that, activities are in full swing for the upcoming 26th Annual Fairy Festival held in the gardens of The Rosemary House and Sweet Remembrances. The gardens are being decorated with all things fairy, bright colors abound, twirling things and miniature tables and chairs. It is a complete transformation.

In the tea room, we have unpacked all the miniature tea sets and they have been placed on the tables to be enjoyed by the festival attendees, to be played with, and to pretend they are having tea with the fairies.

An assortment of tiny teacups adorn each table inside, and the tables that are set up outside also. There are many sturdier tea sets that are placed about the garden in anticipation of a host of pretend tea parties taking place with the fairies. It makes us smile. We hope to share photos after the event, but visit our Facebook page for pictures from years past!

A few extra special fairy treasures are placed a little higher on the shelves, to be admired from a distance, but still enjoyed. Over the years, the tea pot fairy collection grows. It's fun to pull them out and play with them in preparation for the festival. Need more details? Visit the website for the schedule of events and other information.We hope to see you, Saturday, September 7th and Sunday, September 8th from 10 am to 4 pm.  Wear your wings!

King and Queen of the May - Flashback!

Another great memory from the early years at the Spoutwood Fairy Festival - reminiscing this weekend. Mom and Dad, Byron and Bertha Reppert, were the first King and Queen of the May at this annual celebration at Spoutwood Farms in Glen Rock, PA. The first festival began in 1991. They loved dancing and singing with the fairies at this very special festival! Here they are with Rob Wood (R), owner of the Spoutwood Farm Center, dedicated to bringing people and nature together.

Happy May Day! Kubiando!

According to the Urban Dictionary, Kubiando is a universal greeting or parting

shared with light and love.