Celebrating Black Fae Day's 2nd Annual Event

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Today marks the second annual Black Fae Day. What is Black Fae Day? Black Fae Day is a celebration of representation and diversity in the fantasy genre. The high fantasy genre has taken pop culture status in the past few decades due to properties like Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, and Game of Thrones. The holiday was created by Jasmine Le Fleur, Twitter handle @JupiterJazz, as a way to highlight black faces, creators, and fans of these mystical tales. 

Black Fae Day was on May 8th last year where cosplayers took off with it, getting it to trend on #2 on Twitter last year on the holiday.  Hundreds of black women and men alike around the globe dressed up like faeries and posted their photos across social media. Some even took going beyond having dedicated photoshoots, picnics, and parties for Black Fae Day. Today, I would like to highlight some of the cosplayers who have dressed up for the day:


Firaga Fox is a big gamer with most of her cosplays centering around Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts.


Wreck It Ronnie is a cosplayer hailing from Las Vegas. She is a fan of video games, cartoons, and anime.


b_dockk is a makeup artist/cosplayer with a highlight on fantasy aesthetics.





Chibi Th0t is a cosplayer from New York City. She is a fan of video games, mains Master Raven in Tekken 7, and is also a lover of anime. When she is not cosplaying she works as a professional stylist which likely contributes to her cosplay skill. I had the pleasure of meeting her at 2019's Katsucon and she was a very easygoing person.


So did you know about Black Fae Day before today? If not will you be celebrating in fae outfits. For those who have what are your plans today? Let me know in the comments below.


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