There are many arts and crafts fairs and festivals held throughout the year in the Massachusetts and RI area. It's difficult to get vendor info without subscribing to an online calendar. Maybe this will help you sell handmade items knit and crochet, quilting, sewing, needlepoint, yarn and fibery items at local craft fairs.*
Providence Arts Festival, Saturday, September 10, 10-6 pm at Grant's Block. It's too late to be a vendor at this show, but keep in mind the April 30th deadline for the June 2012 arts festival in Providence. Stalls are $85.00. There's lots going on at the Providence Arts Festival: "handmade jewelry to street performers; baby clothes to photography; from kids activities to delicious local food vendors to live music."
Same day, September 10, you'll find another Providence Arts Festival on Westminster Street, with FREE activities for children.
The Harvest Fair at the Coggeshall Farm Museum in Bristol, RI will be held this year September 17 and 18th, 10-5 pm. You should contact the Museum at events@coggeshallfarm.org if you are interested in participating or volunteering in this 38th annual event.
The Fall out of Summer Arts Festival will be held September 25, 50 Rolfe Square in Cranston, RI, beginning at 10 am. Call 401-490-9475 for information. "Join us for an all day outdoor event in the lots surrounding Artists' Exchange, complete with live music and theater, artisan vendors, art activities and contests, food and fun!"
The 37th Annual Harvest Fair at the Norman Bird Sanctuary, (NBS) Middletown, RI will be held Oct 1 and 2 this year. Last year, looks like they had 13,000 visitors. Please contact Lesley Muir 846-2577 x17 or Suzanne Garvin 846-2577 x16 for more information about business or individual sponsorship, or vendor information. NBS has an ongoing year round calendar of events for families.
*7th Annual Winter Craft Fair at the Venus de Milo in Swansea, Massasachusetts is being held November 20, 2011. Deadline for vendor submissions is October 15, 2011. $70 covers one table, 8x4 ft, 2 chairs, and tablecloth.
*Fall Craft Fair, Oct 15, 2011, at American Legion Post #311 in Seekonk, Mass, vendor donation is $25. "Please contact Kathy at 401-434-8917 or auxiliary311@yahoo.com to reserve your space or for more information."
*And in Newport, on October 22, 2011, Channing's Arts and Crafts Fair will be held from 10-5pm; you'll find the Channing Memorial Church right off Bellevue Avenue on Pelham Street across from the Old Stone Mill. Applications for vendors are still open until September 1. Vendors receive a 4x6 foot table for $25 (more than one table is available) and must donate one item for the Silent Auction. Email Leigh Briggs for info.
*The MS Society Holiday Bazaar will be held Saturday, November 12, 10-3pm at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center in Cranston. Call (401)738-8383, option 2 for information. "Last year's bazaar featured 33 vendors selling holiday gifts, jewelry, blankets, baby clothes, bags, greeting cards, gourmet foods, artwork, and more!"
Please email this writer with craft fair vendor information for posting, if your organization is having a holiday arts and crafts fair in the Rhode Island area.
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