Hi!
I thought I would post the craft shows I have done in IL hopes that others will do the same!
I love doing the Pike County Color Drive. It is always my most successful show each year.
http://www.pikecolordrive.com/ There are lots of great locations to set up, fees are low, crowd numbers are high, and best of all people BUY!!!!!
Also, I did the Quincy Service League Holiday Gift Show this year. (Quincy IL) It was a rather expensive entry fee, and my bigger items did not sell. However, I did do very well with my small giftable items, tag blankets, tutus, stocking stuffers, but no one was interested in buying large baby gifts, which is what I mainly sell. It is a show I will probably try again, but with a smaller booth and focus on bringing more stocking stuffers/toys/blankets and less baby gifts. Here's the website for that one.
http://www.quincyserviceleague.org/page.php?page=Holiday_Gift_Show_About&PHPSESSID=6fedf8520d2c5e6d7...I attended (not as a vendor) the Quincy Christ Kindl market....it was definitely crowded, although i don't know that people were buying. The atmosphere was dim, damp, and cold being in a "heated tent" in December, so I didn't immediately feel like it was a Must do show, but I will think about it.
http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Quincy-s-First-ChristKindl-Market.html?soid=1102532362538&aid=1ie...There is 2 weekly Farmers Markets as well in Quincy, which I have attended, but not been a vendor. I hear that business picks up more in the later months.
Also, there is a group called the Free Range Artisans that put on craft shows in Quincy. They have a facebook page.
I do other events, but they are in Missouri, so I will post there.
