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17th Annual Fairy Tale Ball!

2025-04-11 17:00:00 2025-04-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago 17th Annual Fairy Tale Ball! The Urbana Free Library - Library

Friday, April 11
5:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-04-11 17:00:00 2025-04-11 20:00:00 America/Chicago 17th Annual Fairy Tale Ball! Adventure and excitement await! The Urbana Free Library - Library

Adventure and excitement await!

Fairy tale lovers of all ages are invited to an evening of stories, crafts, games, and entertainment. Don your shiny suit of armor or sparkly ball gown, or dress like your favorite character from around the world, and join us for an evening of fantasy and frivolity.

Royal Entertainment

English Country Dancers

Lewis Auditorium, Ground Floor

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Learn a country jig.

Bippity Bobbity Bubbles

Cherry Alley

5:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Catch magical bubbles!

Fairy Tale Ballet

Busey-Mills Reading Room and Library Gallery, First Floor

5:30, 6:30, & 7:30 p.m.

Watch solo performances from the Dance Theatre of Illinois and then learn some ballet basics.

Dulcimer and Friends

MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room, First Floor

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Listen to some magical music.

Pitch-Pot

Newspaper and Magazine Room, First Floor

All Evening

Can you toss the arrow into the pot?

The Royal Pea Challenge

Megan’s Room, Ground Floor

All Evening

Can you find the pea hidden in the cushions?

Mad Hatter Tea Party

Children’s Area, Ground Floor

All Evening

You’re cordially invited to a sensory tea party.

Book Fortune Telling

Welcome Desk, First Floor

All Evening

Get matched with a great read.

Joe Reichlin- Juggler, Storyteller, and Singer

Roving

All Evening

Spot Joe! He’ll be singing and juggling all over the ball!


 

Activities

Craft – Magic Paper Lotus

Children’s Area, Ground Floor

Create your own magic lotus with paper and glue.

Enchanted Connect Four

Children’s Area, Ground Floor

Play a magical game of Connect 4!

Wish Upon a Star

Children’s Area, Ground Floor

Make a wish in our wishing well.

Quiet Time Grotto

Satterthwaite Conference Room, Ground Floor

Take a pause from the medieval mayhem.

Storybook Maze

Fiction Area, First Floor

Over the shelves and through the stacks, to the Library you go!

Magical Moments Photos

First Floor

Capture the magic of the evening with a photo.

Craft – Create Your Own Coat of Arms

Archives, Second Floor

Lion, dragon, phoenix. What goes on your family shield?


Quest: The Lost Heroes of Libraryland

Complete six challenges to summon a new ultimate hero!

Start at the welcome desk.

Quest Challenge: Protection

Welcome desk, First Floor

Quest Challenge: Observation

Storybook Maze - Fiction Area, First Floor

Quest Challenge: Intelligence

Reference desk, Second Floor

Quest Challenge: Bravery

Comic book corner, Second Floor

Quest Challenge: Strength

Study rooms, Second Floor

Quest Challenge: Leadership

Reference desk, Second Floor

The Seventeenth Annual Fairy Tale Ball is generously sponsored by Fred Schlipf and Diane Hillard.

The quest was designed and built by students from the University of Illinois Informatics 418 class taught by CU Community Fab Lab staff.

This year's decorations were designed and created by U of I Department of Theatre students.

Designs by: Cate Freeze (Scenic Tech BFA)
Realized by: Raven Shales (Scenic Tech BFA) Scenic and Aiden Meagher (Arts Entertainment and Technology BFA)
Prod. Manager: Lara Stone (Stage Management BFA)

AGE GROUP: | Pre-Schoolers | Families | Elementary Students |

EVENT TYPE: | Children |

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The Urbana Free Library

Phone: 217-367-4057

Hours
Mon, Apr 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Apr 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Apr 30 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, May 01 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, May 02 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 03 9:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, May 04 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the library

Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.

Upcoming events

Tue, Apr 29, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, Apr 29, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 30, 9:30am - 10:30am
Cooperative Nursery School

Wed, Apr 30, 2:30pm - 4:20pm
Urbana Middle School

Wed, Apr 30, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, Apr 30, 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Thu, May 01, All day
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Thu, May 01, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room

Thu, May 01, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Thu, May 01, 3:45pm - 4:45pm
Orchard Downs

Thu, May 01, 5:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, May 02, All day
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 03, All day
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 03, 10:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Cherry Alley

Sat, May 03, 11:00am - 11:45am
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area,Megan's Reading Room

Sat, May 03, 2:00pm - 4:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Cherry Alley

Sat, May 03, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Sun, May 04, All day
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, May 04, All day
The Urbana Free Library - Children's Area

Sun, May 04, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room

Mon, May 05, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - Busey-Mills Reading Room,MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Cancelled
Mon, May 05, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library

Tue, May 06, 8:00am - 3:30pm
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School

Tue, May 06, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 06, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, May 07, 9:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library

Wed, May 07, 10:30am - 11:30am
Prairie Winds of Urbana - Dining Room

Wed, May 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, May 07, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, May 07, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 08, 9:00am - 12:00pm
Thomas Paine Elementary

Thu, May 08, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 08, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, May 09, 4:00pm - 6:00pm
Urbana High School

Sat, May 10, 10:00am - 11:00am
Sola Gratia Farm

Sat, May 10, 11:00am - 11:45am
The Urbana Free Library - Megan's Reading Room,The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 10, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 8:30am - 3:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Mon, May 12, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Leal Elementary

Mon, May 12, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 12:30pm - 4:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 12, 3:00pm - 5:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Tue, May 13, 9:00am - 2:30pm
Leal Elementary

Tue, May 13, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Tue, May 13, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 13, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - Online

Wed, May 14, 9:30am - 2:30pm
Urbana Early Childhood School

Wed, May 14, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 15, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Thu, May 15, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 15, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Fri, May 16, 9:00am - 2:00pm
Yankee Ridge Elementary School

Sat, May 17, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Urbana's Market at the Square

Sat, May 17, 11:00am - 12:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sat, May 17, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Lincoln Square Mall

Cancelled
Sun, May 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library

Sun, May 18, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 19, 9:30am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Mon, May 19, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Tue, May 20, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 20, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 20, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room

Wed, May 21, 9:30am - 2:30pm
Urbana Early Childhood School

Wed, May 21, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Satterthwaite Conference Room

Wed, May 21, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 22, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 22, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 22, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
St. Matthews Church

Sat, May 24, 8:00am - 12:00pm
Urbana Farmer's Market

Sat, May 24, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Sun, May 25, All day
The Urbana Free Library

Mon, May 26, All day
The Urbana Free Library

Tue, May 27, 10:00am - 10:25am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Tue, May 27, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, May 28, 10:00am - 11:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Wed, May 28, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 29, 10:00am - 10:30am
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 29, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium

Thu, May 29, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
The Urbana Free Library - The Lewis Auditorium