Maryland Faerie Festival

Basically I just spent my whole day hanging out in the glorious sunshine with a bunch of pagans and faeries (and baby goats!) out in rural Maryland. It went even better than expected. Somehow I didn’t get misgendered even once, despite being way more androgynous/feminine than usual. Even got a couple compliments on my nail polish and the-small-shoulder-bag-that-is-TOTALLY-a-purse without getting misgendered. How about that. I’m a bit disappointed that I chose not to attend the evening fire/dancing/drumming event. I would have if I had thought to bring a change of footwear. I wore my huge stompy steel-toed buckled platform boots, and by the end of the day I was too tired of walking around with five-pound weights attached to my feet to even consider dancing. (Plus I hadn’t had anything to eat in like four or five hours and my blood sugar was crashing and the on-site food vendors had just closed down and I know I could have gone off-site to grab some food but I kind of just wanted to get home and cook something instead of spending even more money than I already had today.)

And I even managed to be super sociable! Like, actually initiating and carrying on long, non-awkward conversations! I might become a member at this PA-based pagan interfaith community that has tons of events and campsites and a farm and a meadery!

It’s almost like I’m a human being or something, jeez.

Anyone been to the Maryland Faerie Festival?

I’ve heard of it in previous years, seen some neat-o pictures, and this year by some miracle of fate I have two out of the three festival days off work. (It’s Friday 5/11 through Sunday 5/13 and I just work that Saturday.)

1. Is it worth it to go in the first place?
2. I know it’s specifically all-ages and kid-friendly. Is it too kiddie-fied, or will a lone childless costumed adult still have tons of fun? I like kids, I just don’t have any myself and I don’t wanna come across as some skeezy creep.
3. Should I get just a one-day pass, or is it awesome enough to warrant a two-day pass? (Possibly relevant: they changed the location this year, and the website says it’s much nicer and in a more wooded area.)
4. Evening activities: sound good or should I stick with the usual daytime festival stuff? (Evening events cost extra on top of the day passes.)
5. Does anyone wanna come with?? (Seriously tho!)