Shop
|
Pictures
|
Events
|
"Thanks for inspiring so many children!"
Nancy Langfeld
"You present a wonderful program and create such a sense of community, thank-you."
Carol Guba
Exeter Library |
|
|
| |
THIRD ANNUAL
"Tour of Fairy Houses
in Portsmouth, New Hampshire" |
|
| |
Saturday & Sunday
September 22nd & 23rd
Noon thru 4pm each day
Map to the event - Mapquest
Tour Summary
Tour Schedule and Tickets
Contacts & Media Opportunities
Download
printable PDF Flyer (470k)
(click to view or right-click and save as)
Presented by Friends
of the South End (FOSE) |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Tour
Summary
Due to the amazing success of last two years tours, the third annual tour is scheduled for
this Fall! Over 3,000 people took the tour last September. The tour
raised thousands of dollars for local area non-profit organizations.
Come, enjoy a magical “one of a kind” garden
tour! A self-guided walking tour of Fairy Houses displayed in the historic South End neighborhood of Portsmouth,
New Hampshire.
Families, gardeners, nature lovers and the 'young at heart' will be
enchanted by these whimsical fairy habitats, built for the fairies
to visit. Come discover the joys and magic of woodland fairy houses, seaside fairy houses, fairy condos, fairy high-rises, farms for fairies and other fairy fantasies. Enjoy the tour, and then build them yourselves on Peirce Island!
- Enjoy many Fairy festivities
- Meet Tracy Kane, author/illustrator of the multi award-winning "Fairy Houses Series (tm)"
of books and video
- Build your own fairy house and help create a “Fairy Houses
Village” at Peirce Island
- Special raffle prizes
- All within walking distance
FREE Parking available at Peirce Island
Would you like to build a Fairy House to be seen on the Tour?
more details |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Tour
Schedule and Ticket Information
Dates:
Saturday, September 22nd and
Sunday, September
23rd
Time: Noon - 4 p.m. both days
Location:Tour begins on
Peirce Island where there is free parking and tickets and tour
maps available to those who have not bought them in advance.
| Tickets |
Advance |
Day
of Tour |
| Children
(3-12 yrs.) |
$4.00 |
$5.00 |
| Adults |
$10.00 |
$15.00 |
| Seniors
(62+) |
$8.00 |
$10.00 |
Family Package:
Day of tour only - $30
(2 adults/2 children or 1 adult/up to 5 children) |
|
 |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Ticket proceeds benefit local non-profit
organizations.
Advance tickets may be purchased now
in Portsmouth at:
* G. Willikers Toyshop, 13 Market Street, Portsmouth
* Strawbery Banke Museum at the Tyco Center, Portsmouth
* Online at www.strawberrybanke.com
No pets allowed |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
Contacts & Media Opportunities
Media:
Pre-Event Photo/Background Story Opportunities:
Interviews: Tracy Kane, children’s book author and illustrator of the award-winning Fairy House Series, will be signing books and available for interviews at her booth on Marcy Street, near the Information Booth (see below.) Also available, Charles Lassen, president of Friends of the South End, sponsors of the Fairy House Tour.
COMPLIMENARY PRESS TICKETS AVAILABLE WITH CREDENTIALS AT THE INFORMATION BOOTH ON MARCY STREET, ACROSS FROM THE PRESCOTT PARK FLAG POLE.
Media Contacts:
Ruth Maron Nancy Pollard
(603) 431-1536 (603) 373-8477
[email protected] [email protected]
Media Information
Visit
the Light-Beams Publishing Media
Center, publishers
of "The Fairy Houses Series (tm)" for Media documents and images.
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
