Friends of Fae Nectar, we need your help! After Hurricane Helene and a long, slow regional recovery, we have reached a critical moment. We need to raise $50,000 by January 25 to cover basic operating expenses through the winter and reach spring, when the the main roads re-open and attendance is expected to recover. If we do not reach this goal, we will be forced to close Fae Nectar permanently. This campaign is a last bridge, not for growth or expansion, but simply to keep the doors open and the lights on long enough to survive.

After Hurricane Helene, this past year has been one of relentless rebuilding; shovels and grass seed, stone, tile and sawdust, mud-stained boots and long days spent restoring what the storm damaged. We rebuilt our festival grounds. We brought our new Great Hall to life. We refused to give up on the place we had worked so hard to create.

Rebuilding by day, merrymaking by night, we've kept Fae Nectar alive hosting markets, masquerades, pirate parties, Celtic music, feasts, laughter, song & dance. Everything we could to stay open while our region struggled to recover.

But the truth is this: we are at the end of our reserves.

Road closures, lake closures, and town shutdowns lasted far longer than anyone expected. Guest access dropped dramatically. The regional recovery has been slow and uneven, and the financial strain has been relentless. We applied for every grant. We pursued every loan. We cut costs wherever possible. And still, the gap has grown too large to bridge on our own.

There were many days this year when simply surviving felt like the only goal.

And yet, in the middle of all this work, something important became clear.

As we rebuilt the grounds and raised the Great Hall, we reconnected with the heart of Fae Nectar: fantasy, history, music, and immersive gatherings that invite people to step out of the modern world and into something warmer, older, and more human.

This fall and winter, we made a deliberate decision to refocus. The Great Hall became a true hearth again; meant for mythic feasts, historical celebrations, music, weddings, and story-rich experiences. From that clarity has come a flood of plans we are deeply excited about for 2026.

We know the path forward.

We know who we are again.

And we believe the next chapter would be our strongest yet.

But we are running out of time.

If we are unable to raise $50,000 by January 25th, we will be forced to close Fae Nectar permanently.

We sought aid from traditional and emergency funding sources but have been turned away. New investors have been impossible to secure in these winter months. This crowdfunding campaign is not for expansion or growth, it is a last bridge to survival.

The funds raised will cover our most basic operating expenses from January through May, allowing us to keep the doors open, retain our crew, and reach the spring season when attendance is expected to recover closer to pre-storm levels. With your help, we can continue Pirate Parties, Celtic Music, Masquerades, Tabletop Tavern Games, Artisan Markets, Pirate Games and, with luck, bring in new Sword Fighting and Trebuchets events!

If Fae Nectar has ever:

Warmed you by the hearth

Carried you through a night of song and laughter

Felt like a place that mattered

…this is the moment to stand with us.

As part of this campaign, we will be honoring those who help carry Fae Nectar across this bridge in ways that feel true to our world and our gratitude. Supporters at different levels will be recognized with acknowledgements of varying permanence and prominence: names inscribed in new books of record, names set upon the walls of the Great Hall, and names remembered upon benches, banners, and gathering places throughout the grounds. These marks are not rewards so much as remembrance: a way to ensure that those who stood with us in this hour are woven into Fae Nectar’s story for years to come.

To everyone who has visited since the storm, thank you. Your smiles, encouragement, generosity, and belief are the reason we are still here today. We would not have made it this far without you.

Every donation, every share, every kind word helps keep the lights on, the doors open, and the dream alive just a little longer.

We are not asking for forever.

We are asking for a bridge.

A few more months, and your help getting there.

Thank you for believing in Fae Nectar, and for helping carry us through this dark passage and into the dawn of our next chapter.