Fairytale Town

National Pollinator Week
2018-06-24 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-06-23 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-06-22 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-06-21 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-06-20 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-06-19 11:00 - 11:30, 2018-06-18 11:00 - 11:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95822, United States
We’re celebrating our pollinator friends in honor of National Pollinator Week! Learn all about bees and why they’re important to keep around during daily Beekeeper Chats in Farmer Brown’s Barn at 11 AM from Monday – Sunday, June 18 – 24.
National Pollinator Week activities are free with paid park admission. Weekday admission is $5 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Weekend admission is $6 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Members and children ages 1 and under are free.

Pop-Up Adventure Play Day at Belle Cooledge Library
2018-06-01 16:00 - 20:00 | Belle Cooledge Library, 5600 S Land Park Dr, Sacramento, CA, 95822, United States
Join Fairytale Town and Sacramento Adventure Playground for a day of free play and fun at Sacramento Public Library – Belle Cooledge!
Children get to create using a variety of ‘loose parts’ and their imagination. Activities may include cardboard forts, mud play, craft projects, paint wall, bubbles, chalk art, and more! All ages are invited.

Please wear closed-toe shoes and clothes that can get messy.

Heritage Breeds Week
2018-05-26 11:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-25 11:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-24 11:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-23 11:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-22 11:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-21 11:00 - 13:00, 2018-05-20 11:00 - 13:00 | Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95822, United States
11 AM & 1 PM
We’re celebrating our animal residents during International Heritage Breeds Week! Join us at 11 AM and 1 PM for daily up-close introductions with our Heritage and rare breed animal family. Meet the animals and hear from our animal keepers about what makes them unique.
Heritage Breeds Week activities are free with paid park admission. Weekday admission is $5 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Weekend admission is $6 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Members and children ages 1 and under are free.
Dates: Sunday – Saturday, May 20 – 26
Times: 11 AM and 1 PM
What are Heritage Breeds?
Heritage breeds of domestic livestock are breeds that were originally raised by early settlers before industrial agriculture became common practice. Around 200 breeds are listed on The Livestock Conservancy—an organization working to protect livestock and poultry from extinction—and most breeds are facing extinction. The Conservancy hosts International Heritage Breeds Week to raise awareness about endangered heritage breeds of livestock and poultry in America.
Fairytale Town’s Heritage Breed animals include:

Eeyore is a Miniature Sicilian Donkey, and his breed is listed as Watch. Around 10,000-15,000 currently reside in North America. Miniature donkeys were imported to the United States in the 1920s as draught animals to carry heavy loads on farms.
Mopsy is an American Chinchilla rabbit, and her breed is listed as critical. Her breed dates back to 1924.
Salt and Pepper are Southdown (or babydoll) sheep, and their breed is listed as recovering. They were originally from Sussex in Southeastern England. Southdowns were introduced to North America around the 1700s. They are primarily used for their fleece (wool).
Maddie is a Scottish Highland Cow. This breed is unique for their small size, two coats of long wavy hair, and gentle nature.

Mid-Season Trouper Auditions
2018-05-21 16:00 - 19:00 | Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95822, United States
The Elly-Award winning Fairytale Town Troupers will be holding auditions for actors—and your child can be part of the fun! The program is open to youth ages 5 to 18. No theatrical experience is required. Parents and guardians are welcome to accompany minors.
Audition appointments are required and will be scheduled on the hour at 4, 5, and 6 PM. To make an appointment, or for questions about the Troupers, please contact John Lee at mrlee@fairytaletown.org.
For Auditions: Actors should prepare a one-minute monologue—preferably memorized. Monologues can be sonnets or speeches from Shakespeare, passages from favorite books, plays or poems. Popular choices include selections from Shel Silverstein, Dr. Seuss, and Lewis Carroll. Please do not memorize a speech from a movie, TV show, or any video or audio recording. After presenting your monologue, be ready for cold readings of scenes from the scripts and possibly some group movement exercises.
The auditions are for the Troupers upcoming production of Anansi:
Anansi the spider is the hero of hundreds of folktales from Africa and the Caribbean—and his adventures are being dramatized by the Troupers for the first time ever on our Fairytale Town Children’s Theater stage. Visitors can watch as Anansi matches wits with Leopard, Python, and the Hornets in his quest to gather all the world’s stories and keep them safe.
Rehearsal Schedule: Selected Weeknights from 4 – 7 PM

June 12, 13, 14 &15
June 19, 20, 21 & 22
June 26, 27, 28 & 29
(break)
July 16, 17, 18 & 19

Performances: Saturday & Sunday Matinees at 11 AM, 12 PM & 1 PM

July 21 & 22
July 28 & 29

The Fairytale Town Troupers is a theatre arts program that teaches the essentials of live stage production in a practical rehearsal and performance format. The Troupers program is open to young actors ages 5 to 18. Internship opportunities are also available for ages 18 to 21. In this unique program, novices work side-by-side with seasoned veterans to gain invaluable hands-on experience in the art of producing live theatre. The Troupers program is led by Fairytale Town’s Education & Theatre Arts Specialist John Lee, an award-winning local playwright, director and actor.

World Donkey Day
2018-05-08 11:00 - 13:00 | Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95822, United States
Weather permitting
We’re celebrating our resident donkey on World Donkey Day! Eeyore will come out of his home to meet and take photos with guests at 11 AM and 1 PM. Our Animal Keepers will also be on-hand to share fun facts about our favorite donkey.
World Donkey Day is free with paid park admission. Weekday admission is $5 for adults and children ages 2 and older. Members and children ages 1 and under are free.
