Our Fall Fine Craft Festival opens today at 10 am and runs til 6 pm.  Sunday hours are 11 am to 5 pm.  Full details are at www.pacrafts.org/fall.  Have a question or need directions?  Call 717-431-8706.

Obviously, the reason for this weekend’s festival is handmade crafts.  And for that reason the other activities at the show get pushed to the edges of our attention.  But there’s some really cool things and I wanted to take a moment and discuss the other activities associated with our Fall festival.

Projects for Kids

• Craft Festival Passport – a way for kids to enjoy the show
• The Distelfink Artisans Tent – hands-on projects for kids
• Face-painting by Rebecca

Relax

• Wine tastings from Sandcastle Winery
• Massage from Bob Danley

Food – we have quite a selection of new food vendors this year.

• Gyros
• Tacos (fish, chicken, beef)
• Organic meatballs and soups
• Kettle corn
• Pit Beef BBQ
• Chinese
• Gourmet coffee drinks
• Crab cakes

Live Music

• Acoustic Roadshow – all day long, new acts every 30 minutes
• Martin Family Band – Saturday only
• Tin Kettle – Sunday only

We hope to see you at the show.  Details are at www.pacrafts.org/fall.

We’d like to announce a new project for kids at our outdoor festival on October 17&18: Craft Festival Passport.

Children 12 and under get in absolutely free (always have) to all of our craft fairs.   And we’ve always had a small component at our outdoor festival for kids.  But now, we’re making a bigger experience and I think this is going to be really cool.

Each child will receive a pencil (or crayon) and a festival passport with its own map.  It outlines a variety of things that they can do at the show:

1. Draw something they see at the festival
2. Explore handmade crafts and write about them
3. Listen to music and pick their favorites
4. Watch popcorn pop in a copper kettle
5. Get their face painted ($)
6. Make and take craft project with Distelfink Artisans
7. Get the passport stamped and more

If you’re a parent, we’re hoping that this new project will help entertain your kids while you’re looking for gorgeous handmade crafts.  Trust me, it’s gonna be fun for them exploring the show.  There’s so much to discover and now they have a game to play along with while you walk around.