Just Follow The Rabbit! is the theme for the 2016 Faerie And Earth (F.A.E.) Festival.

The Rabbit is your guide to a magical and enchanting experience awaiting you during the weekend of May 21 & 22 at the Highland Lake Cove Retreat & Learning Center on 217 Rhett Drive in Flat Rock, NC. The Rabbit will be posted on trees and as our directional signs to lead you to our event. Excess proceeds from the F.A.E. Festival will benefit The Center for Honey Bee Research located in Asheville.

On Friday, May 20, we are offering four two-hour workshops involving Paneurnythmy Sacred Dance with June Sananda Hughes; Annie Martin sharing Mosses of the Mountains; Lady Cerelli teaching about our relationship with the honey bees; and Diomiro D’Agostina providing insights about the ever changing Fairy and Human Relationships. The cost of each workshop will be $20 per session, payable upon arrival. These programs will be taking place in the Sanctuary in the Pines, located on the corner of the festival grounds. Reservations can be made through our Facebook page.

We are honored to have Rev. Faerie Elaine Silver providing a Faerie Concert on Friday, May 20 in the Sanctuary in the Pines, located at 34 Lake Cove Road (off Rhett Drive) in Flat Rock at 7:30 p.m. A 7 p.m. artist’s reception will take place in the lower level of the Sanctuary. The cost for this musical performance is the same as the entry cost to the Faerie And Earth Festival: $15/adult; $10/seniors (55+); $5/child (5-15). All adults and seniors will receive a free CD from the Faerie Elaine Silver Music collection, and a special $5 off discount ticket for entry into the F.A.E. Festival for either or both days.

Throughout the F.A.E. weekend we will experience and see stilt walkers, mermaids, dinosaurs (Dakota & Friends), mother nature, dryads, fairies, Bubble Masters, 44 vendors, readers, musicians, magicians, storytellers, presenters, Fairy Tour Guides, dragons, puppeteers, fairy houses, Faerie Folk School, Girl Scouts (Magical Fairy Adventure Patch), snakes and critters (Earthshine Nature), healthy foods, dancers, plays, and our Silent Auction which will benefit The Center for Honey Bee Research. Come and play with us!

This Faerie And Earth Festival has been designed to bring people together representing the many realms of Faerie and Earth in their services, readings, products, crafts, energy, performances, talents, presentations, and presence in providing a joyous and fun celebration for the families and children of Western North Carolina and beyond. This will be an amazing immersion experience for all.

If You Go: The 2016 Faerie And Earth Festival will be held May 20-22 at the Highland Lake Cove Retreat Center in Flat Rock, NC. Ticekts are $15/adult; $10/seniors (55+); $5/child (5-15). For more details, please visit www.facebook.com/fairyandearthfestival.