Fantasy Faire

Shop at our magical marketplace, watch a swordfighting demonstration, win prizes at our costume and trivia contests, and create spellbinding crafts! Teens can attend a 90-minute writing workshop with local author Sheree Renée Thomas! All ages welcome and no registration needed. --------- Official Fantasy Faire 2026 Schedule 12:00pm: Fantasy Faire opens with a sword-fighting performance by the Tennessee Shakespeare Company!

Costume Contest Registration,12pm-1:45pm - Advance registration available here! Magical Marketplace, crafts tables, and food tables, 12pm-4:30pm Dungeons & Dragons Character Creation Station, 12pm-4:30pm Vitalant blood drive, 12pm-4:30pm 12:30pm-2:00pm: Teen Writing Workshop with Sheree Renee Thomas (ages 13-17, no registration needed) 2:00-3:00: Costume Contest judging, scoring, and award ceremony 3:30-4:30: Fantasy Trivia Contest --------- World Fantasy Award-winning author/editor Sheree Renée Thomas wrote Ring Shout on Saturn, Nine Bar Blues, and the novel Black Panther: Panther's Rage. She edited the 3-time World Fantasy Award-winning Dark Matter series and Africa Risen, with new work including Mojorhythm and The Tongue I Dream In (forthcoming September, 2026).

Special Notes **************** ****************** Memphis Library Foundation This event made possible by the Memphis Library Foundation. Photograph Notice This event may be recorded or photographed for use by the Memphis Public Libraries or the City of Memphis for media, social media, broadcast, and/or print purposes.