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.
English Country Dancers
Busey-Mills Reading Room, First Floor
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Learn a country jig.
Bippity Bobbity Bubbles
Cherry Alley
5:00 - 7:30 pm
Catch magical bubbles!
Peter and the Starcatcher
The Lewis Auditorium, Ground Floor
5:30, 6:30, and 7:30 pm
Enjoy excerpts from the play performed by Champaign Park District’s Youth Theatre.
Royal Heralds
Green St. Entrance, First Floor
Have your arrival announced as you enter the ball!
Enchanted Face Paint Palace*
MacFarlane-Hood Reading Room, Ground Floor
All Evening
A brush of magic turns every face into a royal masterpiece.
Book Fortune Telling
Welcome Desk, First Floor
All Evening
Get matched with a great read.
Joe Reichlin- Juggler, Storyteller, and Signer
Throughout the Library
All Evening
Spot Joe! He’ll be singing and juggling all over the ball!
Search for the Spellcasters
Throughout the Library
All Evening
Find the five spellcasters who have a secret message for you!
Craft – Magic Wand
Children’s Area, Ground Floor
Create a magic wand with paper and glue.
Enchanters’ Realm
Megan’s Reading Room, Ground Floor
Found the spellcasters and built your wand? Cast a spell!
Habitat Imaginarium Sensory Table
Children’s Area, Ground Floor
All Evening
Build a habitat for a magical creature!
Build a Castle
Children’s Area, Ground Floor
Stack the blocks and build your own royal castle.
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!
Royal Arrow Games*
Reading Room, 1st Floor
Where young archers aim for glory and the bullseye.
Magical Moments Photos
First Floor
Capture the magic of the evening with a photo.
Dragon Academy*
Second Floor
The best place to craft your lifelong friend.
Craft – Light the Way Lanterns
Archives, Second Floor
Create a lantern to light the way as you explore the dark nooks and crannies of the Library.
The Eighteenth Annual Fairy Tale Ball is generously sponsored by Fred Schlipf and Diane Hillard.
This year's decorations were designed and created by U of I Department of Theatre BFA students.
Designs by: Sean Meeks, Noir Navarrete-Aguilar, and Cody Rummenie (Scenic Design BFA)
Technical coordination by: Rhys Mix (Arts and Entertainment Technology BFA)
Prod. Manager: Amelia Jones (Stage Management BFA)
The magic wand craft was designed and provided by the IDEA Store.
*Activities designed by students from RST 460.
Conveniently located at the corner of Race and Green in downtown Urbana.
