The Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County will be hosting an exhibit featuring fairy houses created by the community from April 3 - June 28, 2025

The Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County will be hosting an exhibit featuring fairy houses created by the community. If you are interested in participating as an artist, please complete the registration form below.

Prizes of $50 gift cards to Gallea’s Greenhouse will be given to the winners in 4 categories!

Open to all ages. Free to enter.

• No entry fee.

• Register Now! The deadline for registration is March 14, 2025.

Fairy houses must be delivered by March 21, 2025, to the Rundel Memorial Building of the Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Ave., Rochester, NY.

• There is no size limitation.

• Fairy house must stand on its own and be mounted on cardboard or wood.

• Must be made of natural, recycled, preserved, or dried materials; can include paper.

• Fairy houses will be displayed indoors in the Anthony Mascioli Gallery at the Central Library.

• The theme of the house can be anything you wish but must include a brief narrative about your house that tells us who lives there and what’s special about it.

• Please have your name, the name of your fairy house, your age if under 14, and your contact information on your house.

• Fairy house must be available for the exhibit until June 28, 2025.

• Please do not build the house for your child. Though reasonable assistance is fine, the ideas and primary construction should be their own.

• Likewise, children, please do not build the house for your adult!

• Fairy houses must be appropriate for public viewing.

There will be four prizes of $50 gift cards from Gallea’s Greenhouse, 2832 Clover St., Pittsford, NY in these categories:

      1) Best Children’s Entry (under 14 years of age)

      2) Best Adult Entry

      3) Best Story About Fairy House

      4) Most Whimsical Fairy House