Harry Potter Festival 2007
   

Feasting, Festivities, Frivolity & Fun

Join us for a exciting evening of Traditional British "Cuisine", music, storytelling, and magic!

Thursday, December 4th, 2008
Doors 6pm  |  Sorting Hat 6:30  |  Dinner 7pm
New Hamburg Community Centre, 251 Jacob Street, New Hamburg, ON

We have to get our catering numbers in, so BUY YOUR TICKETS before Wednesday, November 19th.

Why should you attend A Hogwarts Christmas?

  1. The fun will reach lunatic levels of excess.
  2. The food will be deee-licious! MeMe's Cafe is catering. A cash bar will be serving wine, beer, and... Polyjuice Potion!
  3. Each grouping gets a copy of "Tales of Beedle the Bard"
  4. Net proceeds support an excellent and well-managed charity, Children's Voice, helping ameliorate the crisis of neglect in Eastern European State-run orphanages.
  5. Every ticket gets entered in a raffle! You could win 1 of 5 limited edition Beedle the Bard posters, gift bundles from Penguin Books, "Incendio" t-shirts from Stitch Graphix, full sets of Wizard Cards, "Gryffindor" soap from The Body Blessed, and... (drumroll)...
  6. If the attendance reaches 150 people, every ticket holder will have a shot at Half-Blood Prince FIRST EDITION, AUTOGRAPHED BY J.K. ROWLING HERSELF!!

Contact Upper Case Books to purchase your tickets.

Phone: 519-662-3535  |  Email: info@uppercasebooks.ca
81 Peel Street, New Hamburg, ON, N3A 1E7

A Letter to J.K. Rowling:

In 2005, the little town of New Hamburg, Ontario (population 6700) hosted its first Harry Potter Festival. Organizers Kristen Hahn and Meredith Hagen, with the help of many wonderful volunteers, transfigured the town into the magical village of "New Hogsmeade". To their surprise, the event attracted international media attention, and thousands of spectators. They realized that it is impossible to underestimate the enthusiasm of Harry Potter Fans!

Read the full letter »

Photo Gallery

See photos of the Harry Potter Festival 2007 »

Short story contest

Harry raced around the corner, the sounds of pursuit close behind him. Ron and Hermione were somewhere nearby, and he knew their lives were in danger. If he could only have a moment to inspect the package he clutched close to his chest. What was inside? Was the prophecy right? Would this save him, or was it just another trap?

Read the winning entries in our short story contest »

 
   

Warner Bros. Entertainment and JK Rowling are not responsible for this event but, subject to conditions, they have kindly granted us permission to use the HARRY POTTER® trade mark and other materials.

 

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