News — craft fair

So this was an event I signed up for pretty last minute. I am in the Facebook group for the Gigi-ology Events and had seen all the advertising that was being done locally and felt it was probably worth trying since they had some space. I will also note that when I was driving back from my event in St Cloud on the February 10th, I saw the advertisement on the big screen! They really put a lot of work into this from a planning perspective so I definitely had some hope.Having done the event now, I am still undecided...

Do not offer to host Super Bowl Sunday the day after a show. I'm so tired from cleaning all week then waking up at 6am this morning to make sure all the pets were handled, everyone was fed and then out the door to the event.So originally I hadn't intended on registering for this event because I do believe the LGBTQ+ community should be the ones selling in their spaces but they did have open spaces still so I did eventually take one. I like the organizers and they had a silent auction during it as well to raise funds...

This event was new for them. They were trying to get something going for the local community to be more involved and I think it was really fun and nicely organized. The communication was limited but precise. There were a small number of booths available to begin with, tables and chairs were provided and they had a lot of things going on for people to do. It was even warm, so the petting zoo and s'mores were great for everyone! It took place at the Creekview Recreation Center in Minneapolis.Before the Event & SetupI left kind of late to arrive to this...

First of all thank you for showing interest in my venture into attending craft fairs. I will start off saying since 2019, I have casually existed as an online only seller. After hearing that I have been doing it wrong the whole time, I made my first jump into the world of craft fairs.I spent hours in advance watching videos of existing crafters and artists, looking at setups and figuring out pricing models that will work for me. I was still underprepared, but I feel like this may be one of those things you adjust as you work through it....