Fairies needed: Avon festival attempts magical world record

Cheryl V. Jackson, Indianapolis Star
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Avon will be a pretty magical place later this month when hordes of fairies, mermaids, unicorns and other legendary creatures descend on the town.

That’s when it hosts the Central Indiana Enchanted Fairy Festival, an annual family-friendly gathering May 20-21 at Murphy Aquatic Park, 753 S. County Road 625 East.

This year organizers will attempt to break a world record for the most people dressed as fairies in one place on Saturday, May 20. The current world record is 878.

So suit up.

To be counted, fairy costumes must at least include wings, a tutu and a wand.

Ivy Davis (left) and Erica Spicher (right) pose for a picture during the Enchanted Fairy Festival at Rocky Ridge Park on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. The inaugural festival drew over 700 visitors.
Ivy Davis (left) and Erica Spicher (right) pose for a picture during the Enchanted Fairy Festival at Rocky Ridge Park on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. The inaugural festival drew over 700 visitors.

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2023 Enchanted Fairy Festival

The Fairy Festival will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day, with dozens of performances for all ages on four stages. Acts include Indy Tribal dancing, aerial acrobatics and magicians.

Festival goers can see the fairy court, receive a fairy dust shower, walk the fairy path labyrinth and meet a unicorn.

For information, visit centralinfairyfest.org or visithendrickscounty.com.

Contact IndyStar reporter Cheryl V. Jackson at cheryl.jackson@indystar.com or 317-444-6264. Follow her on Twitter: @cherylvjackson.

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