Mark your calendars and dust off your wings — the Uralla Fairy Festival is coming back on Saturday, 22 November 2025, from 9.30 am to 1 pm.
Since its inaugural event in 2020, the festival has transformed Uralla into “Fairyville” for a morning of enchantment and community celebration. Hosted by the Rotary Club of Uralla, it brings together local residents, children, families and visitors in a shared spirit of creativity and fun.
One of the organising fairies, known affectionately at the Festival as Fairy Fern, is Sue Mattan. She tells the New England Times they’re expecting their biggest Fairy Festival yet.
“It started very humbly 5 years ago as a fairy dance – just a way to get everyone back together and build community spirit after COVID,” she said.
“It’s really becoming quite big now – we had over 180 children booked in for 14 different activities last year – and this year, with the Christmas Street Fair on the Friday before, we’re expecting it to be even bigger.”
This whimsical festival invites everyone to dress as fairies, wizards, woodland creatures or mystical beings and roam the streets of Uralla for a day of wonder. Bridge Street and surrounding areas become the heart of fairy activity, filled with themed workshops, arts and crafts, storytelling sessions, face painting, costume parades, magic jar-making, fairy gardens and more.
The official opening and Royal Fairy Parade will commence at 9.30 am, with children’s workshops commencing throughout ‘Fairyville’ from 10 am. Workshops and festivities will continue until around 12.30 pm, when the fairies of sleep bring rest and calm to all in readiness for Fairyland to disappear into the dreamworld until 2026.
“It’s a child-centred event that we’ve really tried to keep as hands-on and as minimal cost as possible,” said Ms Mattan.
“There will be 18 different workshops for people to book their kids into this year, and they’re all by a much-appreciated but not required donation.”
Workshops must be booked in advance, and organisers urge families to keep an eye on the festival’s Facebook page for updated schedules and booking forms. Ms Mattan informs us that workshop bookings are required and will be available via Facebook links two weeks prior to the event.
In past years, the event has featured a grand fairy parade along “Fairy Alley,” collaborations with local businesses for window displays, and pop-up performances by buskers and entertainers weaving through the gathering.
For the first time this year, organisers are trialling a small adjacent market to complement the many local businesses that will feature fairy-themed displays and products throughout the town.
When asked why Uralla is the perfect place for a Fairy Festival, Ms Mattan said, “Uralla is just such an innovative community, the people here are so creative and they’re always willing to take on new ideas that help the community.”
Behind the scenes, the Rotary Club of Uralla assists with much of the event’s logistics—securing road closures, erecting gazebos, organising volunteers, and collaborating with Uralla Council and local schools to bring Fairyville to life.
“We have people travel from as far as QLD and all the way down to the NSW/Victorian border to be a part of the Festival,” said Ms Mattan.
“It’s just such a beautiful, family-friendly day that inspires the imagination and brings everyone so much joy.”
Whether you’re a long-time local or travelling into town for the occasion, the 2025 Fairy Festival promises a morning of delight and inspiration for fairies big and small. Come with costumes, imaginations—and perhaps just a little magic in your heart.