Hopedale Fairy Walk

Join us as we turn the Hopedale Parklands into an enchanted forest & temporary home for fairies, gnomes, trolls, elves and all magical folk! You'll stroll the pathways with your family & friends while discovering magical homes tucked into the landscape. Find a new adventure around every corner with several performers & vendors placed throughout. Held in June with our friends in the Hopedale Park Commission. The 9th Annual Hopedale Fairy Walk will take place on Saturday, June 14, 2025 10am - 4pm. Read all the details below!

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The fairy walk will take place along the one mile stretch of the blue trail between the Bath House and the Rustic Bridge. The entrance is just past the Bath House behind 76 Dutcher Street, Hopedale, MA. The houses, fairies and vendors will be placed along the 1 mile stretch of the blue trail from the bath house entrance to the Rustic Bridge. This event is hosted by the Friends of Historic Hopedale in conjunction with the Hopedale Park Commission. This is not a loop so keep in mind that it's one mile in and one mile back. Bring your camera, the scenery is amazing!

***FREE ADMISSION*** Street Parking and free shuttle bus from lots - look for signs

new for 2025!

Teacup Garden Area

We're adding a special section for Teacup Gardens! These sweet mini gardens have our heart & we think you'll love em too! If you'd like to make your own, fill out the form below.

More live music than ever!

We're thrilled to be able to bring you 5 different live music acts this year!

New Vendors

In addition to our lineup of top notch returning vendors, we have worked hard to bring you new vendors with beautiful product you're going to love!

Are you a DIYer?

DIY fairy crafts, kits and activities in the Wizarding Marketplace with our friends from Magical Fairy Apothecary Workshop!

Live Owl Demonstration

Owls of the World - Who's Watching You? introduces you to the owls of New England and beyond. Mark and Marcia share the field marks, signs and naturalist's skills that you can use to find wild owls without disturbing them. Next, you meet six live owls (from small to huge) up close. Everyone participates in a hooting lesson and learns tips on how to attract and protect owls near you.

Do you love reading??

This year we will be partnering with the Bancroft Memorial Library to bring you a story walk of the book "How to Catch a Garden Fairy" to enjoy along the trail! The Friends of the Bancroft Library will also be giving out free books while they last! We're also excited to add that we will have two different authors setup with their books! BE sure to visit the booths of Books by Stephanie Pendragon & Under the Garden Gate Preservation Society!

House builder & vendor Information

Place Your Own House Cost: FREE

We are now offering a "place your own" choice for fairy house builders. We know a lot of you love your creations and like them displayed a certain way. You place your own fairy house on the trail in a spot designated by us. Place Your Own Houses must be in place by 9:30am and left until 4pm on June 14th. Designated spots, (think of it like it's your fairy house's address) are given out in the order that we receive the applications. Meaning the sooner you send in your application, the closer to the front your spot will be, etc. Specific drop off instructions and house numbers will be emailed to you the week before the event.

You may place a house and a sign with the Place Your Own Houses, but what you bring in, you will need to take out. Sign up by using the online form below.

We Place Your House Cost: $25

There will still be an option for us to place your house for you. *****If we're placing your house, it should be dropped off at the Bath House on June 13th and picked up by June 15th. If we're placing your house, they should be no larger than 2' x 2' x 2' Specific drop-off instructions will be emailed to you the week before the event.

You may include a sign under 18” x 18”. You may pick up your houses after the event on June 14 between 4p-5p or June 15 noon-3p at the Bath House. Sign up by printing the application below and mailing it to us.

No No's:

Business cards and flyers: please leave these at home. They end up thrown or blown all over the woods and our very dedicated (but very tired at that point) volunteers get stuck picking them up and end up not liking you very much.

Causes at the Fairy Walk: We know it's tempting to get your cause in front of all the folks at our event but please remember why they're there. Our guests of all ages come to enjoy the magic of the day with their friends and family, let's focus on that for them.

No house builder applications will be accepted after May 31, 2025.

VENDORS:

VENDOR SPACES ARE FULL! THANK YOU! Handmade/artist vendors with product fitting the theme of the day and food vendors. The "theme of the day" can include fairies, gnomes, magical creatures, garden and nature themed products, Harry Potter world & other magical fandoms, as well as activity type vendors (ex. make your own wand/crown, etc). Entertainers are also welcome to contact us.
TO APPLY: Email us pictures or a link to your social media and a product list/description for consideration. Past vendors are also asked to send this information to be sure we're not duplicating product where we can. Send to: info@friendsofhistorichopedale.com

HOUSE BUILDERS may sign up on our website
WE ARE A RAIN OR SHINE EVENT

***we will never contact you via Facebook post comments or Messenger and ask you for money for a vendor space. Don't fall for the scammers.

Let's talk parking!

Street Parking is Available

Look for our parking signs....

Street Parking is Available

but please pay attention to any No Parking signs and never park on any sidewalks or tree belts!

Look for our parking signs....

Street Parking is Available

Look for our parking signs....

to direct you to our backup parking lots! Our shuttle bus will stop at the municipal lot next to the Hopedale High School (25 Adin Street), the Draper Field lot (entrance across from 2 Bancroft Park) and will drop off at the top of the driveway leading into the event.