Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/29/2014 01:49 PM
Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 09/29/2014 01:49 PM
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Sonora Celebrates The Celtic New Year with Music and Fantasy!
Sonora, CA...The Original 6th Annual All Hallows Fantasy Faire, A Celtic New Year’s Celebration, is a two-day all inclusive costume play event! Keeping the All-Hallows tradition this year, the dead will be celebrated like never before! Hundreds of visiting creatures and characters from your favorite fairy tales and Hollywood movies will come to life over this fun-filled family weekend at the Mother Lode fairgrounds in Sonora....
The event takes place: Saturday, October 25, and Sunday October 26th, 2014
The faire offers many exciting venues to hear live music, enjoy themed food and drink, buy unique items, and marvel at jugglers and magicians. Wear your new or old costume and get into the fun and thrills of the faire! Music is always one of the favorites at the faire and this year will be more crazy& eclectic! Wicked Tinkers will headline this year Sat & Sun with some Tribal Celtic sounds. The Black Irish Band will be making an appearance at the faire with their famous pirate shanties and celebrating 25 years of performing. 1916 will blow your mind with their great pub sounds of Celtic Rock featuring bagpipes & drums!
The centerpiece for the faire is the Celtic Village Marketplace. You will find there many interesting streets and a town center where many activities take place. Highlights of the village include over fifty vendors & craftsmen showcasing their work. You can find a great variety of items for yourself or holiday gifts. A Food Court with many varieties of traditional and modern food will also be available in the village. The village will also offer the Slaughtered Lamb Tavern, featuring ales, beers, and frightful adult beverages! Warrior encampments will again be featured at this year's faire.
The faire will present the Dark Boar Vikings along with the Celtic Warriors. Throughout the day, hundreds of strange creatures will also be visiting the faire. Many will be fantasy characters from your childhood dreams, but some will be from your childhood nightmares. Creatures include: dragons, minotaurs, ghost pirates, skeletons, witches, furry animals, vampires, and lots of zombies! Featured venues this year will showcase vampire hunters, zombie hunters, ghost hunters, fairies, trolls, Star Wars Storm troopers, Beetle Juice, and more. The group Danse Macabre will be on parade throughout the weekend performing their own brand of "Dance of the Dead"
The ever-famous Eclectic Caravan Gypsy Voodoo Tribe & Burning Sky Musicians will combine both music and dance to their high-energy show that will entrance you into the spirit realm. So much fantasy will be offered for the entire family to enjoy, such as: high-energy jugglers, ghost stories by Carpathian, Witches Row, Fairyland, the Pumpkin Patch, Professor Algernon, The Steampunk Illusionist, Pirate School and more. Don't' miss trick-or-treating with the vendors and encampments for the kids and All NEW kids costume contest. The faire also offers a fire-breathing dragon and a large Saturday evening costume contest with prizes, fire show, and the traditional Celtic Burning of the Wickerman!
When: Saturday, Oct, 25th- 12pm - 12am/ Patrons camping till 2am *
Sunday, Oct, 26th- 11am - 6:00pm
Where: Mother Lode Fairgrounds, 220 Southgate Drive, Sonora California, 95370
How Much: Adult presale Saturday $12/ Gate $16 * Sunday Adult $15 * Kids 6-12 yrs just $5 * Adult Weekend & Camping Pass $50 * for event & lodging information call 800-446-1333
To buy tickets on-line go to www.allhallowsfaire.com
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