All Hallows Fantasy Faire – One of Many Fall Celebrations!

5th Annual- Sonora All Hallows Fantasy Faire,  October 18-20th

Mother Lode Fairgrounds, Sonora, Ca.

Keeping the All-Hallows tradition this year, the dead will be celebrated like never before! Starting off with our Kick Off Party Zombie Bash!! Friday 18th 7pm-12am.  Hundreds of visiting creatures and characters from your favorite fairy tales and Hollywood movies will come to life over this fun-filled family weekend! 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! If you are really into Cosplay dust off your sewing machine and get your creativity out and make a special Costume and enter our Contest.
Music is always one of the favorites at the faire and this year will be more crazy& eclectic!!
Lee Presson and the Nails will headline this year Sat. only with some spooky swinging sounds. Don’t miss this well renowned 10 piece swing band from the bay.  Sonora’s own Black Irish Band will be making an appearance at the faire with their famous pirate shanties. The Hobo Gobbelins and Ghosttown Gospel will be delighting the audience with their wacky jug band antics.
The centerpiece for the faire is the Village Marketplace. You will find there many interesting streets and a town center where many activities take place. Highlights of the village include over forty 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 and Goblins Grotto Ogres  Throughout the day, hundreds of strange creatures will also be visiting the faire. Some will be alive, and, others, not so much. Many will be fantasy characters from your childhood dreams, but some will be from your childhood nightmares! Creatures include: dragons, Minotaur, ghost pirates, skeletons, witches, furry animals, vampires, and lots of zombies! Featured venues this year will showcase The Dark Royal Court  Queen Alura, M’Alice in Wonderland, Zombie Pocahontas  Mad Hatter’s Tea Party, Vampire Hunters, Zombie Hunters, Fairies, Trolls, 501st Legion (Star Wars), 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. Adamantine will bring you back to the 80’s retro dance. Watch out for Flash Mobs of Thriller headed by SolLuna.

So much to see and do for the entire family with day-long activities to enjoy and take part in, such as: Bronze Medalist Jugglers Mountain Motion, ghost stories by Carpathian, Zombieland Graveyard Zombie tag and the Walking Dead Hunters School, the Medieval Midway (Games of skill for kids), The 13 Chambers of Horror, Witches Row, Fairyland, the Pumpkin Patch, and the world famous, Professor Algernon, Steampunk Illusionist, Pirate Skool 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 burning of the wicker-man!! 

When:

ZombieBash, Oct 18th 7PM-12AM 

Fantasy Faire, Oct 19th 12PM-11PM

Fantasy Faire, Oct 20th 12PM-6PM

How Much:

Zombie Bash 18 & older, $10 gate price

Single Day Adult Admission, $15 gate price, $12 Advance Sales on day

Kids 6-12, $5

Kids 5 and under free

18 & over 3-day pass, $30.00 (only on-line)

www.AllHallowsFaire.com

For press information call 209-532-8375

Sponsored by Black Oak Casino Resort, Gunn House Motel, Inns of California, TCVB, and Cencal Beverages