FOCUS: A weekend of wizarding
Published 5:36 pm Friday, November 17, 2023
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Costumed characters and fans at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Festival founder Brad Bear introduces Chris Rankin, who played Percy Weasley in the Harry Potter films and and is a recurring annual guest at the event, in the Ro-Na Theater at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
A Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry student is sorted into one of the school’s houses during Wizardfest in Ironton on Saturday. (Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
A fawn walks through the streets of Ironton on Saturday during the fifth annual Wizardfest. (Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
Ness Beecroft welcomes a young fan, who is there to meet her fiancé, actor Chris Rankin, at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday, Nov. 11. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
A pair of Death Eaters patrol the streets of Ironton on Saturday during the fifth annual Wizardfest. (Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
A young Draco Malfoy fan looks over the wares for sale at the Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday, Nov. 11.
(The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
Attendees interact with a Cerberus at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Wizards check out brooms at the fifth annual Ironton Wizardfest on Nov. 11. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
A violinist performs in the City Center at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday, Nov. 11. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Daniel the camel, from the BARKer Farm and Petting Zoo at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday, Nov. 11. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Children wave their magic wands at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday, Nov. 11. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
A young fan at the entrance of the Ro-Na Theater at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
A caricature artist works at Ironton Wizardfest on Saturday. (The Ironton Tribune | Heath Harrison)
Ironton Wizardfest took place from Nov. 11-12 on downtown streets and businesses. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
Ironton Wizardfest took place from Nov. 11-12 on downtown streets and businesses. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
Ironton Wizardfest took place from Nov. 11-12 on downtown streets and businesses. (The Ironton Tribune | Mark Shaffer)
Ironton Wizardfest made its annual return to downtown
— Photos by Mark Shaffer and Heath Harrison