Prom is a core experience for many high school students, but not all families can afford to purchase a prom dress. Fairy Goodmothers helps high school students find their dream prom dress for free during three weekends in February and March 2025.
Not in need of a prom dress? Find out how you can help this organization!
The central Ohio non-profit started in 2005, and hosts Cinderella’s Closet Boutique to allow girls to shop for their perfect prom dress. The boutique offers thousands of dresses between sizes 0-36. In 2023, over 90% of the dresses are brand new!
How to get free prom dresses at Cinderella’s Closet Boutique
Students should sign up for a shopping appointment. Personal shoppers will help the students find a dress they love.
After selecting their dress, students are able to select complimentary accessories items to complement her dress and is given an exclusive goodie bag.
To pre-book an appointment, students can sign up here or visit www.fairygoodmothers.org.
Please sign up for only one appointment per person. Each appointment needs a unique email address. Must provide proof of high school attendance or home schooling. Proof of need not required.
Shopping dates and times
- Saturday, February 22nd from 9:00am-4:00pm
- Sunday, February 23rd from 9:00am-4:00pm
- Saturday, March 8th from 9:00am-4:00pm
- Sunday, March 9th from 9:00am-4:00pm
- Saturday, April 12th from 9:00am-4:00pm
The organization may add pop-up dates. Follow links above for additional options.
Walk-in appointments are accepted after noon if Personal Shoppers are available, but the only way to ensure the ability to shop is by scheduling an appointment.
The Shops at Worthington Place
7227 N High Street
Columbus, OH 43085
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Want to help provide students with free prom dresses?
You can volunteer to be a personal shopper! Help Central Ohio High School youth find the perfect prom dress. Sign up here for half or full day slots to help students find the free prom dress of their dreams. Other volunteer opportunities may be available.
Donations
Donations are always welcome and help Fairy Goodmothers to stock dresses in hard-to-find sizes and make sure we have enough accessories and supplies on hand. To donate to Fairy Goodmothers you can:
Donate using the PayPal address at info@fairygoodmothers.org
Donate using Venmo with @Fairy-Goodmothers-1
Shop the Amazon Wish List
Drop off dress and accessory donations at
Penzone Salons (Dublin, Gahanna/New Albany, German Village, Polaris, Short North
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Val says
Hi! I’m not part of the organization – I’m just sharing the information. There’s information about donating on the website here: https://www.fairygoodmothers.org/pages/photo-gallery-1
If you can’t get the dresses to the locations, perhaps you can email them at dresses@fairygoodmothers.org to see if someone would maybe be able to pick up.
Kelly Birnbrich says
I have 2 prom dresses that Id like to donate. How do I go about that? can someone pick them up, by chance, I try to avoid driving.
I know donating them is a time sensitive matter. Please respond soon. Thank you!
Val says
Hi – We are not affiliated with Fairy Goodmothers (just sharing the event), so they are not monitoring this page. Please click on the link in the article to see if they can help. Thanks!
Jeanette Crenshaw says
Good morning Fairy Good Mothers,
I was inquiring about the free prom dresses. I just found out about this great opportunity but I saw the dates have passed. I was hoping it wasn’t too late. I have a young lady in High School who is having a trouble at home and is struggling a little financially and is in need of a Prom Dress. She is willing to go to the thrift store but someone told us about you. Thank you for your time and I look forward to hearing from you.