AutumnFest: Fairy Tales in the Forest

This free, family friendly event will take place today from 4 to 8 p.m. In keeping with the theme, organizers encourage attendees to come in fairy tale adventure themed costumes. Volunteers, vendors and staff will all be dressed in theme. There will also be costumed performers by Robin VanLear’s Art Act Studio. Other highlights include Enchanted Beanstalk climbing (tree climbing), music by DJ Markus, pixie dust sidewalk chalk and games, decorating magic pumpkins, fairy tale storytime and wand making with Shaker Heights Library, fantastical face painting, a sorcerer’s scavenger hunt, fire breathing dragon campfires with s’mores, fairy or gnome home building and a spooktacular evening hike on the Stearns Trail.