In celebration of our 25th anniversary the Cumberland Community Forest Society is Calling All Gumboot Fairies! The Gumboot Fairies of the Cumberland Forest are a long standing tradition. Since our early years as an organization our community has joined in the annual MayDay Parade dressed up as a colourful cacophony of forest fairies and forest creatures! We even made a calendar about it, and cards! Forest friends young and old have thrown on some wings, colourful costumes and a pair of gumboots and headed into the streets as a celebration of our collective love for the forest! This year we are working on a mass entry into the parade of forest fairies and winged creatures BIG and small as well as participating in several other events!
How can you get involved?
*Join us on May 3rd for The Cumby 10th anniversary trail run, dress up in your forest fairy and forest creature finest and cheer on the runners at special points in the trail network!
*Join us on Monday May 19th in the Victoria Day Parade. We meet at the Abbey at 9:30 am. Come in your forest fairy and forest creature finest!
*Join us in advance for some costume coordination for the Parade. We will be working on some themed groups (toads, bats) and some basic choreography – easy and fun for all ages! message heather@cumberlandforest.com to be sure to get updates for rehearsals and costume coordinate events in the week leading up to May 19th
*Get involved in costume making and the construction of some large format winged creatures! Ready to get busy with cardboards, fabric, pant, glue guns, sewing machines and more? We will have a small work parties for the creative builders and makers in our community! message heather@cumberlandforest.com and we will fill you in on work party dates and take home component projects
Come and be part of this sweet community tradition! Are you and your family part of the next generation of Forest Fairies- we sure hope so!
