Posted by merry warner on June 30, 2011 at 12:50pm
I did this weekend show in Greenwich NY on June 17th weekend. It was in the little park in the main town area which is very lovely with nice trees and shade. The setup was decent and they had people to help you. Nice organization but it is an unjuried show, which means you get vendors who sell stuff that is not handmade. Some who said they made their stuff but you could tell it wasn't handmade. The event was friday evening til 9pm, all day saturday starting at 9am til 6pm and you could stay til 9pm as they had an evening concert and 11-4 on sunday. It poured rain on friday night and most people came for the parade at 6pm, so no one was really shopping except for food. Saturday started out nice until it poured at noon which made the crowds go home so the afternoon was really quiet. Sunday was ok (I sold one thing on sunday) and most people came out for that concert on sunday afternoon. There was a lot of traffic but seemed like a huge local event where I saw the same people each day and lots of teenagers hanging out. They had police patrolling the area during the day and at night so you could leave stuff if you had walls to close up (which I did not). I was on the side of the park by the food vendors which meant I was smelling fried fish all day long, but I did double my money and might have done better if it was so rainy. Since this show is right next to where my parents' live, it's the only reason I'd consider doing it again. Really nice group of people running this event. If you live near this area, and have this weekend free, you might want to consider doing it. It does not appear to be a high $$ event and with the non- handmade items, that is a bit frustrating. Thanks for all the advice about the rain from everyone as I was prepared and didn't get too wet!
Great that your info garnered here about rain was helpful, Merry. These little inexpensive close to home shows often bring a decent profit considering how much they cost you. Love these little filler shows. Thanks for this report.
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Great that your info garnered here about rain was helpful, Merry. These little inexpensive close to home shows often bring a decent profit considering how much they cost you. Love these little filler shows. Thanks for this report.
What is your next show?