Bringing in the May

Sat-Sun, May 16-17, 2026,
11AM - 5PM
Berkeley Springs State Park
Berkeley Springs, WV

Who? What? Where? When?

Schedule & Program

Saturday-Sunday, May 16th-17th, 2026
New hours for 2026 - 11AM-5PM - Free Admission.

2026 Schedule

Although Fae folk aren’t known for being on time, or even knowing much about human time, we will do our best to stick to this!

Schedule Subject to change, weather, and the whims of the Gods... imagine that...

SATURDAY

11:00 – Drum Circle with Jona Masiya

Come and Jam! No experience required! Bring your noisemankers! There will be some drums available to share.

11:45 –   Dustbowl Faries
12:45 – Get up! It’s time to dance the Maypole!
1:15 – River Barry’s Bubble Magic
2:15 –  Sweet Maple Singers
3:15 –   Dustbowl Faries
4:15 –  Sweet Maple Singers
 

SUNDAY

11:00 – Drum Circle with Jona Masiya

Come and Jam! No experience required! Bring your noisemankers! There will be some drums available to share.

11:45 – Tri State Ukeclectic Orchestra
12:45 –  It’s time to dance the Maypole! Come on!
1:15 – Better Weather
2:15 – Black Cat School of Rock
3:15 – Los Rapidaz
4:15 – Better Weather

What to Do at a Fairy Festival??

Trade things with an Ogre at the Ogre Trading Post
Build a fairy habitat
Learn a new word from Dictionaria – she’ll be wandering around
Get a wardrobe makeover at the Fairy Closet I the Gazebo
Dance and hoop to the music
Shop at our Marketplace
Get your face painted* and some fairy shimmer* for your hair
Get lost in the Maypole, get dizzy chasing bubbles
Make a fancy fairy headpiece at the Crafts tent
Share tea with fairies
Snap a selfie, pound a drum
Find our Celebrafairies!
Start your very own parade!
Search for golden acorns – bring them to the Dry ads at "Trinkets, Treasures and Adventures"by the bridge

*Payment required


Handmade Fairy Delights From

Adventure Hook
A Touch of Magic
Amaranth Costume Design
Fairy Hair by Claire
Fantasy Art by Puppetina
Glass Suitcase
Greenwood
Harper’s Fairies
Hess Homestead Crafts & Whimsical Creations
ICE Jewels and Glass
Inside Out Wholeness
Jenni Buffington Art
Manda's Crafty Corner
Miscellaneous Oddiments
Music Mountain Arts
Rainbow Moon Dyes
Raven Cat’s Wands & Things
Sacred Totems
Scarves of Holding/Gear Grinders
Scarlet's Crafting Corner
Songbird Farm
Studio 7 (Honeysuckle Hedge)
Sunken Moon Studios
Torch and Thread (formerly Crystal Flipz)
Vintage Vestments
Wicked World Workshop
Wolfbite Fiber Works


Our Community organizations

We’re proud of our community organizations! Check them out and you’ll see why:

Give Purrs a Chance
Morgan Arts Council
Eastern Panhandle Empowerment Center
Berkeley Springs Pride
BSHS Theater Club
Town of Bath Police Dept
Girl Scouts
BlackCat Music Cooperative

Our Sponsors

Gat Creek Furniture
Creekside Provisions + Supplies
Mountain View Solar
Travel Berkeley Springs
Berkeley Springs State Park
The Town of Bath
Morgan Arts Council
Fantastic Realities Studio


Donate to Bringing In The May!

Donations are through Morgan Arts Council. Even small donations help us out a lot, and help keep the festival a FREE event!