May 17 – June 22, 2025
Hosted by Quiet Waters Park and the Friends of Quiet Waters Park Sculpture Committee
2025 Submission Guidelines
- Fairy house creators complete and submit the form below. Creators can be individuals or groups.
- The first 75 submission forms received from Anne Arundel County residents will receive an acceptance notice. Once you have your acceptance notice, you can begin to construct your Fairy House.
- Fairy Houses may be delivered to the Park between May 12 and May 16. To deliver your house, come to the Quiet Waters Park Gatehouse, tell the Gatehouse attendant why you are there, proceed to the Holly Pavilion Trail, and place your house at any one of the empty spots along the trail marked by a small flag.
- All the Fairy Houses will be displayed along the Holly Trail beginning on Saturday, May 17, 2025, and will be there through Sunday, June 22.
- The theme of the house may be anything you wish – Fairies are very creative and adaptable!
Specifics:
Fairy Houses come from all cultures and traditions. Creativity is encouraged! Houses for elves, gnomes and pixies are also welcome as are homes for other small mythical beings.
Use materials found in nature—dry grasses, leaves, sticks, pebbles,
shells, bark from a fallen tree, seed pods, acorns, berries, gourds, miniature pumpkins, pine cones, and flowers are a few examples. Plastic is strongly discouraged, although small figurines – of a material other than natural components – may be part of a Fairy House. No glitter, confetti, or non-native seeds, please!
All Fairy Houses appear to be made of natural components. Hot glue, acrylic spray, twine, and other man-made items can be used but are concealed by natural elements. No paper or other products that could melt in the rain are part of a Fairy House.
Fairy Houses are portable and strongly secured to a sturdy base.
Round “tree cookies” approximately 1-1.5 feet in diameter for bases are available at no cost upon request at the Gatehouse entrance between March 31 and May 16 or until they run out . These are being cut from fallen trees in the Park. If you use your own wood plank, maximum dimensions are 2’x2’x2’. The idea is to use a sturdy base (e.g., plywood) that can hold up if wet.
Fairy Houses are unsheltered and so do not have any items of value. Please remember that a Fairy House and anything in it are subject to the elements – and wild animals – and may disappear. Quiet Waters Park and Friends of Quiet Waters Park are not responsible for loss or damage.
Fairy Houses have names that are clearly marked and attached to the house. You can use a rock or other natural item.
Also, place Your name as the creator somewhere on the house. Houses will be photographed on opening day. Photographs may be used in future promotional materials featuring the festival.
If you have any questions about constructing your Fairy House, you can send an email to tinkerbell@fqwp.org.
Fairy Houses will remain on display along the Holly Trail through June 22 and may be collected June 23-29, 2025.
Any houses not retrieved by 4 p.m. on June 29 will magically disappear!
SUBMISSION FORM
- Fairy house creators complete and submit this form.
- The first 75 submission forms received from Anne Arundel County residents will be accepted. We will notify you by email of your acceptance.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Thank you for participating in this event! We hope it will bring joy to everyone who discovers these charming Fairy Houses along the Holly Pavilion Trail in Quiet Waters Park
Free to all* and donations to the Friends of Quiet Waters Park are welcome.
*A $6 admission fee to the Park is required.