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SHAASHELLA FESTIVAL

ADULT ART FESTIVAL

DEDICATED TO BRINGING OUT THE CREATIVITY IN YOU!

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Our Story

IN 2017 SHAA MCFAYDEN AND A GROUP OF 10 CRAZY YOUNG 20 YEAR OLDS DECIDED TO RENT AN AIRBNB IN OKLAHOMA CITY AND PARTY ALL WEEKEND LONG! DURING THIS 4 DAY WEEKEND THEY CAPITALIZED ON BONDING, LAUGHING, AND RESTORING THEIR FRIENDSHIPS. WITH GAMES AND ACTIVITIES PLANNED BY SHAA. AFTER THIS WEEKEND SHAA'S CREATIONS WAS BORN A BUSINESS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING HANDCRAFTED DRINKING GAMES, PARTY PLANNING, AND BAR TENDING SERVICES. OVER TIME SHAA'S CREATIONS GREW INTO SOMETHING BIGGER THAN ITSELF.  AFTER ONLY 1 YEAR OF SERVICE A SMALL MENU OF A FEW ITEMS QUICKLY TURNED INTO A CATALOG FULL OF SERVICES.

DRINKING GAMES, PARTY PLANNING, PARTY PACKAGES, BARTENDING SERVICES, PICNIC SETUPS, GAME NIGHT HOSTING, MERCHANDISE, SEASONAL PROMOTIONAL ITEMS, AND ANNUAL EVENTS. LIKE ADULT EGG HUNTS, FRISKY GAME NIGHTS, DRUNK OLYMPICS, AND MORE.

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ONCE A YEAR SHAA WANTED TO START CELEBRATING THE SUCCESS OF THE BUSINESS. BY THROWING A THREE DAY FESTIVAL IN TULSA OK. ALTHOUGH SOME EVENTS HAD A GREAT TURN OUT, THERE WERE A FEW THAT DIDN'T AND SHE QUICKLY REALIZED HOW DIFFICULT IT WOULD BE TO HOST EVENTS IN HER CITY WITH SUCH A SMALL FOLLOWING.

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YEAR ONE:

2022 SHAACHELLA WAS BORN A THREE DAY FESTIVAL STRICTLY DEDICATED TO CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERARY OF SHAA'S CREATIONS YEARLY ANNIVERSARY. 

DAY ONE WAS A HOT GIRL SUMMER LUAU WHERE GUESTS PLAYED LADIES NIGHT GAMES CREATED BY SC, PARTICIPATED IN TWERK CONTEST, & WET T-SHIRT CONTEST.

DAY TWO WAS SHAACHELLA HIPPIE FESTIVAL, GUESTS ENJOYED STONER GAME MADE BY SC, PARTICIPATED IN DRUNK OLYMPICS, AND MORE.

AND LASTLY DAY THREE WAS THE PLAY BOY BUNNY PAJAMA PARTY. WITH A FIELD FULL OF ADULT GAMES, AND MORE. EACH DAY LIVE ARTISTS PERFORMED, AND GUESTS GOT TO INDULGE IN A VARIETY OF FUN ACTIVITIES. BUT IT WASN'T ALL PERFECT!

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THE DAY BEFORE THE EVENT SHAA HAD COMPLETELY RAN OUT OF FUNDS AND SPENT HER LAST BUYING ICE AND CREATING CHANGE FOR BOOTHS LIKE THE BAR AND MARCH BOOTH. AND BY THE THIRD DAY THE STAFF WAS COMPLETELY WORN OUT. SHAA HADN'T CONSIDERED HOW HOT IT WOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE OF JULY OR JUST HOW HARD THEY'D ALL BE WORKING.

IN THE FOLLOWING YEARS THE FESTIVAL GREW LITTLE BY LITTLE. WITH VERY LITTLE PROMOTION. BUT WE WERE MAKING PROGRESS.

IN 2024 ALL OF OUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS WERE SHUT UP DUE TO COPY RIGHT ISSUES. WE WEREN'T AWARE THAT WE COULDN'T HAVE "HIPPIE FESTIVAL" OR "CHELLA" IN OUR NAME. SO WE TOOK SOME TIME TO STEP BACK AND DO SOME RESEARCH.

THEN SHAASHELLA ADULT ART FESTIVAL WAS BORN!

THIS FESTIVAL IS NO LONGER ABOUT CELEBRATING THE ANNIVERSARY AND SUCCESS OF ONE BUSINESS. IT HAS OUTGROWN THAT CONCEPT AND IS NOW ABOUT BRINGING ARTISTS TOGETHER, AND BRINGING AS CREATIVE AS POSSIBLE. WITH A JUDGE FREE ZONE ALL WALKS OF LIFE CAN ENJOY THIS EVENT.

NOW THAT WE ARE STARTING ALL OVER AND OFFICIALLY HAVE A WEBSITE WE ARE STILL WORKING ON BUILDING OUR TEAM AND LEARNING HOW WE CAN MAKE SHAASHELLA MORE SUCCESSFUL.

AND WHEN "WE" SAY WE , WE MEAN I, SHAA MCFAYDEN.

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