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 10th Annual Hopedale Fairy Walk will take place on Saturday, June 13, 2026 10am - 4pm. Read all the details below!

More Info

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 and cosponsored by 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

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 13th. 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.

Teacup Gardens: 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. They will be grouped together in one area on the trail. 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 12th and picked up by June 14th. 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 13 between 4p-5pm or by making arrangements with us. 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, 2026.

VENDORS:

VENDOR SPACES: Handmade/artist/author 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). AI art and MLMs will not be approved. Entertainers are also welcome to contact us.
TO APPLY: Email us pictures or a link to your website/social media and a product list/description for consideration. Send to: info@friendsofhistorichopedale.com

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.

we're bringing back....

Teacup Garden Area

We're keeping our 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 above.

Live Music & Entertainment!

We're thrilled to be able to bring you more live music acts this year and our favorite entertainers!

All the best 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!

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??

We're excited to bring you some great authors related to the theme of the day to renew our commitment to the love of reading!

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.