The Di-Atglen Alley Wizard Faire, a celebration of a wizard-themed fantasy literature series, will be presented on Saturday, Oct. 1, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. by the Atglen Public Library (APL), 121 Main St., Atglen.

The event, which is open to people of all ages, will feature live entertainment, children's activities and shopping. Attendees are encouraged to dress in costume. There is no admission fee, and most of the activities are free.

Upon arrival, attendees will receive a program detailing the activities. "We will have big decorations marking the main entry this year," explained APL trustee Erin Metzler, one of the event organizers. "The librarians will have a stand where they will hand out the programs and little gift bags to the kids."

Metzler explained that the term Di-Atglen Alley is a spoof of Diagon Alley, a wizarding shopping district in London from the popular book series. "Just like last year, we will close down Main Street in front of the library and borough hall. We call that Di-Atglen Alley, our shopping district," she said. "The stage will be at the end of the block. The Wizard Academy will be in the borough hall parking lot. The food and the big tent where people can eat and play Quizzo will be in the library's parking lot."

At the Wizard Academy, children will be able to make slime in the potions class and make crafts in the transfiguration class. There will also be face painting.

In Di-Atglen Alley, shoppers will find vendors selling wands and other handcrafted, wizard-themed merchandise, as well as butterbeer and sweets and treats.

Also located in Di-Atglen Alley will be the stage where visitors can watch a live owl show with Dawn White and a magic show with Professor Snark.

A costume contest will be offered for people of all ages at 1:30 p.m. There is no fee to participate, and prizes will be awarded.

There will be two different scavenger hunts. The Sorcerer's Scavenger Scramble is free and is a traditional scavenger hunt, where players are told what they are looking for. For those interested in a more challenging game, the Cursed Object Quest is designed to be a cross between a scavenger hunt and an escape room. Instead of a list of items to find, players will receive a clue sheet with various puzzles and riddles to solve that direct them to locations around the festival site. There will be a nominal charge per player.

"No matter what your age, you will find lots of fun things to do at the faire that are at no cost," said Metzler. "Our sponsors are the reason we can provide so much to the public for free. They partner with us to make this faire happen."

The main sponsors of this year's faire are Sellars Nonwovens, Summers & Zim's, JD Eckman Inc, Pine Creek Animal Hospital, Schiffer Publishing and Atglen Borough.

For more information about the Di-Atglen Alley Wizard Faire, call APL at 610-593-6848 or visit http://www.facebook.com/DiAtglenAlley or http://www.atglenpubliclibrary.org. Along with street parking, parking will be available during the day at the Penningtonville Presbyterian Church parking lot on Main Street.