Wands and Wizards Weekend Brings Magic to Fairfield County – Cincinnati CityBeat

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Wands and Wizards Faire participants in Pickerington.

The county-wide festival began in 2018 as a literacy encouragement effort by way of the Harry Potter book series. Thanks to community and local business excitement and participation, the efforts evolved into a three-day event in which establishments transform into whimsical, magical and wizardly destinations that offer everything from potion making to costume contests.

Executive Director of Visit Fairfield County and the events organizer Jonett Haberfield tells CityBeat that the weekend historically attracts a few thousand people. Five communities participate in the wizardly weekend including Lancaster, Pickerington, Lithopolis, Carroll and Baltimore.

Wands and Wizards is headquartered at the Fairfield County Visitors Center, where activities and information like an all-encompassing weekend guide will be available. Another main attraction, Haberfield says, is the transformation of the Fairfield County District Library into a Harry Potter book; the library is also hosting a Dobby Sock Drive.

They transform the three-story library into a Harry Potter book, Haberfield says. And there are things happening every day that are themed and that's where a lot of the real serious Harry Potter stuff happens. Then there are other places like in Pickerington, they're doing a big Wizard Fair, which is more along the Renaissance Festival side of things. Theyll have a lot of entertainment and it's an outdoor event.

The Wands and Wizards Weekend boasts entertainment like scavenger hunts, pub crawls, trivia, nature education, magical creature hunts, wand and magic orb making, unique drinks and eats from local restaurants, fantasy book art, jewelry making, plantology and thats just a handful of the activities taking place throughout the weekend.

Businesses such as breweries, museums, libraries and specialty shops and restaurants will participate, like the Decorative Arts Center of Ohio, the Ohio Glass Museum, the Heartland Farm, the Sherman House Museum, Double Edge Brewing Co. and Farmers Country Store.

It really just depends on what day you're coming because it's three days, Haberfield says. So there are different activities every day. It really just kind of depends on what day somebody is able to be here as to what they will experience.

Visitors can download the Fairfield County App for more details about the weekend.

VIP (Very Important Professor) packages are also available and enhance the experience with food and drink vouchers, merchandise and bonus items from participating stores, goodie bags and various discounts. There are also packages that include overnight stays in nearby hotels and also day-trip amenities.

Visit visitfairfieldcounty.org for more information.

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