The Cain Park Arts Festival is just one of many many outdoor arts and/or arts and crafts, festivals I have done throughout the years. However this particular one stands alone in every category. I would do it again and again, provided I was accepted as a vendor, and I cannot say that about all the outdoor festivals.
There are three types of outdoor festivals: No 1 - Everyone puts up their own tent, or shelter. No 2 - the festival committee supplies large tents and/or buildings, and outdoor spaces, you have the choice of opting to exhibit inside their large tent and/or building, or setting up your own tent in the outdoor spaces. No 3 You are inside their building, or tent, no individual outdoor spaces available.
Where outdoor spaces are available the rental fee for the weekend is usually a few dollars less than the rental fee for inside their buildings and tents. I, personally, will always pay the extra fee to be inside their facility.
NOW FOR THE PLUSES:
1. At designated arrival time being escorted to your location.
2. Being able to park directly behind where your tent will be.
3. Staff helpers waiting to set up your tent for you.
4. Staff helpers available all weekend to (a) booth sit (b) take orders for any food from the food vendors and deliver it to you (c) bring you cold bottled water, (d) help you in any way possible.
5. Staff helpers were completely professional and ranged in age from teenagers to middle aged.
5. The promoters and coordinators made their presence known, by visiting each and every booth at the festival (a little over 150), introducing themselves, welcoming back previous participants, and welcoming new participants.
6. At the close of the festival, staff helpers were there, taking your tent down for you and loading it in your vehicle.
NOW FOR THE MINUS:
1. It was hot.
It was a complete and utterly rewarding experience to have been selected to be a participant in this festival, the crowds were excellent, sales were far more than I expected, and I sincerely hope that I am accepted for this festival next year.
The quality of the artwork was over the top, I saw a lot different types of artwork that I had not seen before, met some really wonderful new vendors, and all in all had a great weekend.
I cannot say enough GOOD things about this festival.
It is always fun to find something new on my travels, I love driving the back roads, you never know what is around the next bend or over the next hill. I look forward to each and every road trip I take.
Well, enough for now. Printed pictures yesterday, have to mat and frame today, as I will leave Friday morning for Dublin, Ohio and a new show I have been accepted in there. I am sure it will be quite a different scenario than last weekend.
Have a good day and God Bless.
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