The Shadows Faire was created by a group of 4 friends who wanted to find something they could do that would be a gift to everyone who attended. Something that we could do on a semi-regular basis that could be exciting and different each time, while having a solid central basis that allowed growth, healing and discovery.

We decided to follow this vision with the faire because not only did it encompass things we were all interested in and curious about, but it also allowed us to share our vision with everyone who took part in it, from the vendors who generously provide their services to the guests who visit us over our special weekends. Whether you get fully involved, or just come to browse, you are part of that vision.

In our research to find out how best to do this, we found that other expo's and fairs seem to involve a lot of money. From the cost for the vendors to book their tables, to the prices visitors would have to pay for services. We decided to make a change in that. Since we have generous access to a beautiful and amazingly healing venue (the historic Mounds Theatre), we could charge the lowest possible fee's to our vendors just to cover the running costs for the weekend (electricity etc.) with a small entrance cover charge to guests to help buffer those costs and raise a little money for the Portage for Youth non-profit.

In turn, we wanted to ensure that the people who visited the faire also could benefit from this, so we ask everyone who signs up as a vendor to lower their usual rates to allow the realization of one of the main core's of our vision - holistic and spiritual services accesable to everyone. So at our faire, a visitor can try out several experiences for the same price they would pay to have just one service at other places, and because of our low table costs, vendors can still cover their own costs and make this unique approach worthwhile for themselves.

Our Mission

Our core aim is to have healers, psychics and artists providing a range of services to visitors in a open enviornment that is inviting, affordable and non-intimidating so that they can explore new things without feeling any pressure.

We want to reach both for those who perhaps are not fully enrolled in a spiritual or new-age lifestyle but curious and wanting to learn more, and people who have fully embraced their spiritual side. We also want to allow people easy access to learn about alternative & less accessable healing methods without worrying about large costs and in a space that they can ask any questions they want without making any commitments.

With open minds and hearts we provide a space for people to find out new things in a neutral space, connect with holistic healers and psychics and most importantly, have a good time doing it. Additionally, we encourage our vendors to speak to each other and trade skills to make new discoverys and connections with their peers in other fields.

By exploration we discover, and through discovery we grow and learn.

All the profits from admission and vendor space goes to support the arts programming for youth at the Portage for Youth, a charitable 501.3 organization.
Please visit their website to find more about their valuable work in the St. Paul community - http://www.theportage.org/