In photos: Fairy and Earth Festival

The Whee Ahh Farie Kin stillwalkers at the F.A.E. festival. (Carrie Eidson/ Mountain Xpress)

The Fairy and Earth Festival (F.A.E.) was held on Saturday, May 17, at Highland Lake Cove Retreat in Flat Rock. The event served as a fundraiser for The Center for Honey Bee Research in Asheville. The festival featured kids activities, vendors, a Fairy Dance, musical performances, a magic show, an herbal plant identification workshop and the Whee Ahh Farie Kin stillwalkers. For more information about the festival (including updates on plans for next year) visit their Facebook page.

 

 

Scroll through the slideshow to see more images from the F.A.E. festival. (Carrie Eidson/ Mountain Xpress)

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About Carrie Eidson
Multimedia journalist and Green Scene editor at Mountain Xpress. Part-time Twitterer @mxenv but also reachable at ceidson@mountainx.com. Follow me @carrieeidson

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