Things to Do

All activities, entertainment and events are included with your admission ticket!
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Ongoing Activities and Entertainment:
Unicorn Petting Corrals * Photos on Unicorn Backs * Wandering Unicorns * Mermaid Lagoon * Princess Photos * Guest Authors * Wizard Duel * Cosplayers * Belly Dancers * Princess Sing-Alongs * Sorting Ceremonies * Fairy Land Face Painters * Karaoke Kingdom * Fairy Tales * Food Trucks * Selfie Stations * Bubble Tower * Costumed Characters * Ice Cream * Lemonade * Arts & Crafts Creation Station * Sword Fights * Fairies * Bouncey Castles * More!

This page focuses on our ongoing activities. We will also have 2 days of stage entertainment, too!

activity guide

ALL ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION TICKET!

Visit with unicorns - ALL DAY!

Unicorns are our main stars at the Unicorn Festival - and we have MORE THAN 20 OF THEM this year - all across the Festival Grounds! Meet them and take photos with them - all included with your Admission Ticket! Visit the Unicorn Petting Corrals, take photos with our wandering unicorns, or even get up on a unicorn's back for an awesome Unicorn Photo keepsake! All included with your admission ticket!

Unicorn petting corrals & Photo stations

Our Unicorn Petting Corals and Photo Stations will feature more than 20 unicorns - all included with admission!

Mermaid Lagoon!

Meet our mermaids in their beautiful undersea kingdom! Mermaid Lagoon is an amazing walk-through art installation! Special Appearances by the Little Mermaid ALL DAY!

Mermaid Lagoon also features an undersea advendutre bounce/slide combo attraction! ALL INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION.

WOW! We have a 66-ft Dragon Slide & Obstacle Course!

Have fun sliding down his tongue - or take on the challenge of the Dragon Obstacle Course! Yes, he's 66 ft long! So, you can't miss this one! FREE WITH ADMISSION!

Thanks to our Dragon Sponsor, Dinosaurs, Dragons & Rocks!

enchanted CASTLE LABYRINTH & TOWER SLIDE!

Can you find your way through the enchanted castle to the tower slide? The Enchanted Castle Maze is a high quality, creatively designed maze that people of all ages will love getting lost in! It’s a great opportunity for friends, families and couples to solve this challenge together. Encounter surprising corners, dead ends and magical scenery during your journey to find your way out of the castle and down the tower slide to become a maze master! Included with admission!

PRINCESS PALACE! VISITING pRINCESSES all day!

Visiting Princesses from Wands & Wishes will be at the Unicorn Festival all day, both days, hosting meet-and-greets, telling stories and leading sing-alongs of your favorite movie songs! Included with admission!

That moment when you meet your favorite princess....

Princess Palace is sponsored by:

Princess Palace will be easy to find ! Just look for the giant, 15-foot tall Princess castle next to it! Ariel, Cinderella, Tiana, Belle, Jasmine, Aurora, and Snow White all greet you as you enter this fun attraction, which features a slide and a spacious bounce house inside! Included with admission!

Karaoke Kingdom!

The magic of music is a powerful force at the Unicorn Festival! And we're letting everyone in on the fun at Karaoke Kingdom! All day, both days, kids and adults alike can step up to the mic and fill the air with song! We'll have some great songs from your favorite movies, along with plenty of unicorn- and fantasy-themed songs, too. DJ Moose is bringing the jams!

Don't be shy! The Unicorn Festival is everyone's time to SHINE! Included with admission.

we have a Mini-pegasus !

We have a new special guest this year! A black mini-Pegasus, visiting us courtesy of Next Step Horse Rescue! Don't miss our cutest. guest. EVER! The perfect photo opp! And be sure to support Next Step Horse Rescue!

Renaissance Adventures!

Relive the olden times ... when unicorns roamed the fields, it was still legal to slay dragons and good strong boys and girls could become valiant knights! Foam sword fights take you back there! Challenge your family and friends to an exciting battle using safe foam swords! Join the costumed knights of Renaissance Adventures in this free and fun activity for the whole family, and learn about upcoming camps, programs, and events in which kids age 6-17 get to play the heroes of a mythic quest. Included with admission!

Fairyland face painters!

This year we'll have plenty of Face Painters - spread around the festival - and all dressed as fairies! Thanks to All About Faeries for hosting our Fairy Land Face Painters! Face painting is FREE with admission ... We have several complimentary designs to choose from!

Creation station !

Creation Station is one of our most popular stops at the Unicorn Festival! Head crafty creator Carol Angel works all year to come up with MORE new wonders for you to create and take home! Sit in the shade and make your own unicorn horn or unicorn tail to wear at the Festival! Make a magic wand or choose from other magical crafts! We'll have more craft and art supplies than ever - so the sky is the limit! Included with admission!

cosplay and costume contest!

The Unicorn Festival is Cosplay Central June 27-28! Dress up as your favorite fantastical, mythical creature or character to add to the fun!

COSTUME CONTEST is at 2:00 PM each day on our Main Stage! To enter, just come to the Main Stage 15 minutes early!
Grand Prize - $200 cash!
Best in Category prizes - Official Unicorn Festival poster and enamel pin!

Categories:

Unicorn - Adult
Unicorn - Child under 12
Princess - Adult
Princess - Child under 12
Mermaid - Adult
Mermaid - Child under 12
Light Fantasy - Adult
Light Fantasy - Child under 12
Dark Fantasy - Adult
Dark Fantasy - Child under 12
Best Unicorn Hair

DJ Rockstar Aaron's dance party

Immediately following the Costume Contest, DJ Rockstar Aaron opens the stage up for a big Open Dance Party! This has proven to be one of our most popular events! Kids love dancing on stage! Come join the fun! Approximate start time is 2:45, and we go until 3:15.

BOUNCE HOUSES!

This year we have LOTS of bounce houses, and we have some FUN ones, too! Come jump for joy in our awesome bounce houses, all themed to fit our magical fantasy landscape! INCLUDED WITH ADMISSION!

Quetzacoatl VISITS THE UNICORN FESTIVAL!

So many mythical creatures flock to the Unicorn Festival each year! And this year we are sooooo happy to welcome the legendary Quetzacoatl - winged serpent diety of the Aztec civilisation! Thanks to the Museo de las Americas for partnering with us to bring out this wonderful SATURDAY ONLY attraction! Make your own Quetzacoatl to take home! The Museo offers wonderful summer programs for kids, and is a staple of the Art District on Santa Fe Drive!

Sorting ceremonies!

What kind of wizard are you anyway? Come find out! We're hosting Sorting Ceremonies all day long - in a special Sorting Ceremony tent! Come find out where you're supposed to be! Included with Admission!

Storytime cottage

Drag Queen Story Time is always a crowd-pleaser!

Everyone loves our Storytime Cottage! Nestled under a park shelter with plenty of shade, it's the perfect spot to let authors and readers transport you to a magical world through BOOKS! We'll have authors reading their stories, and we'll have Princesses and characters telling their stories, too! Our Drag Queen Story Time is always a hit, too! Storytime Cottage activities included with admission!

Wandering Faeries , Minstrels & Mythical creatures!

Faeries, minstrels and mythical creatures converge at the Unicorn Festival - spreading joy and song around the grounds! We're happy to welcome (left to right): Aspen the Fairy, Flora the Fairy and Joaquin Liebert, who sings songs and tells stories about Javi the Dancing Monkey! And keep an eye out for our Alicorn (below)!

LEGO PLAY AREA & DISPLAY

The fine folks from Bricks & Minifigs (located in Bowles Marketplace just across Wadsworth) are hosting a LEGO PLAY AREA for all Unicorn Festival attendees! You can also see some amazing Fantasy Lego builds - like this Dragon cave! And pick up building sets and supplies while you're there! Lego Play included with admission!

Belly Dancers & more at the agrabah bazaar!

Revel in the magical, mystical middle east at the Agrabah Bazaar! Agrabah was the city where Aladdin was from! Located near the popular Mermaid Lagoon, this large tent will host belly dance performances, henna art and more. There will be plenty of interactive events, too - so get up there and try out a dance or two. It will be an entertainment hub for several mystical vendors, too! All performances and guest appearances are included with admission!

EAT, DRINK AND BE MERRY!

Unicorn people need FUEL for our full weekend of fun! Our Banquet Hall area has plenty of shaded seating and loads of awesome options to keep you going! Get ready to feast on a great variety of meals, snacks, sweets, and non-alcoholic drinks! Ice Cream, Lemonade, snow cones... burgers, mac n cheese, hot dogs, pizza, tacos, Asian food, vegetarian food, Vegan food - We have it all! And YES, we have unicorn cookies, unicorn coffees, unicorn cupcakes and unicorn ... everything!!!!