Courtesy Queensbury Roundtable
The inaugural Queensbury Wizard Fest will be held on Sunday, Sept. 18, at Ridge/Jenkinsville Park in Queensbury that will include games like Quidditch, also known as Quadball, based on the broomstick sport from the “Harry Potter” books and movies.
It will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
College teams will participate in Quidditch, including those from the University of Rochester, Cornell University, Vassar College, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).
Volunteers from the Rochester Institute of Technology/Syracuse University mixed team will offer a “kidditch clinic” for kids of all ages to learn how to play the game.
The event will feature actual Quidditch Quadball games, entertainment, vendors with wizard wares, food vendors and more.
To learn more about Quidditch visit youtu.be/BKSoi96X6fA.
The event is the brainchild of the Queensbury Roundtable (a group of Queensbury business owners and Queensbury officials) and the Lake George Regional Convention & Visitors Bureau with the goal of positively impacting a slower tourism weekend in the fall season.