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Upcoming events!

The Rotary Club of Lititz Craft Show was launched in 1979 with only local vendors setting up on a single block along E. Main Street in Lititz. Now it has grown into one of the top craft shows on the east coast, drawing 700 crafters from throughout the United States and Canada.https://www.lititzrotary.com/page/lititz-craft-show

Fun Community Fair in Perry County PA!

https://www.pecofairpa.com/

The Bucks County Classic in beautiful Doylestown Pennsylvania is more than just a race. We embrace the sport of cycling and offer experiences for all to participate.https://www.buckscountyclassic.com/

Welcome fall with a festival celebrating the old-time ways of life at our annual Fort Hunter Day celebration! Visitors will find arts and crafts, family-friendly games and activities, historic demonstrations and exhibits, live entertainment, antique cars and tractors, and even farm equipment from the collection that is not frequently seen by the public. Stop by the Friends of Fort Hunter bake sale or visit any of the food trucks for a delicious meal. There will also be live animals, hay wagon rides, and so much more!   https://forthunter.org/event/fort-hunter-day/

 

The 42nd Annual Harvest of the Arts Festival in Historic Downtown Carlisle is one of Cumberland County’s premier Arts and Craft Shows with over 100 exhibitors.

https://lovecarlisle.com/harvest-of-the-arts

Make plans to join us downtown Lewisburg for our annual Fall Festival featuring the Woolly Worm Winter Weather Prognostication and unPAved of the Susquehanna River Valley Registration. https://www.lewisburgpa.com/2023/07/20/9127/the-lewisburg-fall-festival-woolly-worm-winter-weather-prognostication

AppleFest comes to town every fall on the third Saturday of October from 9-4 pm.  

The 2024 event is on October 19th! https://discoverchambersburg.com/

Downtown Chambersburg will be alive with craft, art and food vendors throughout Main Street. Our small hometown retail businesses and restaurants are open too! 

The 17th Annual Harvest Day Festival & Parade will be on Saturday, October 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Harvest Day features craft and food vendors, free kids’ activities and a parade! The parade steps off at 3 p.m. from New Oxford High School.

https://www.newoxford.org/harvest-day.html

Over 150 vendors from Pennsylvania and the surrounding states will have their items for sale on Saturday, November 2, 2024. All work is handmade and original! Items for sale will include jewelry, art, soaps, candles, photography, stained glass, ceramics, wood and metalworking, handmade plush, specialty foods, and seasonal items.

https://allevents.in/hershey/38th-annual-hershey-arts-and-craft-show/200026861719450#

The Lower Dauphin Band Craft Fair includes over 150 vendors throughout our high school cafeteria and gymnasium — hope you can join us and support local artists!

https://www.ldsd.org/Page/18546

 

 

 

Shop from over 180 talented artisans and craft vendors and support the EHS Music Dept.https://www.facebook.com/cdeastholidaycraftfair/

Join us for an outdoor market featuring 30+ local makers, artists, and entrepreneurs, cozy food & drinks, live tinsel tunes, fun holiday experiences & more!https://www.newcumberland.co/merrymerchants23

Holiday Craft and Fine Art Show
Carlisle Expo Center, 100 K St, Carlisle, PA
Saturday after Thanks
Giving.

https://www.facebook.com/HolidayCraftAndFineArtShow/

50+ vendors to shop, lots of fire company food available for purchase and lots of fun things for your little ones to do! Santa and Mrs. Clause will be there for pictures too!https://www.facebook.com/ChristmasintheparkinMillerstown/

Join us for an adaptation of a traditional German Christmas market! Two days of Christmas cheer, ambience, shopping, food, children’s activities, music and so much more across the tavern’s beautiful historic grounds. This event is sure to propel you into the Christmas spirit and will give you the opportunity to find unique, one-of-a-kind gifts.

https://northernyorkhistorical.org/events/christkindlmarkt

Velo-Mart at The Shops @Rockvale. Indoor bicycling related shop & swap market with 55 vendors, live music (weather dependent) & food trucks out front. Free parking. In the Makers Market venue next door to the Eagles Pro Shop and Disney outlet. Many other shops, restaurants, and activities nearby. https://www.bikereg.com/velo-mart-0324

The Spring Craft Show is held indoors in Central Dauphin High School, 437 Piketown Rd., Harrisburg, PA 17112. Admission and parking are free. The show includes nearly 175 crafters, concessions, and a raffle throughout the day. Ample free parking is available for all. The school is located just off Route 39 in Harrisburg, PA with easy access from Interstates 81 and 83.https://www.cdramband.org/spring-craft-show-information

The New Cumberland Earth & Arts Festival is a place to celebrate, learn, grow and create.https://www.newcumberland.co/earth-arts-fest

Attracting vendors from across the Lehigh Valley and beyond, VeloFest is a bi-annual tradition dating back to 1976 that can make you N+1 bike dreams come true or help free up space in your garage.

Stock up on – or sell- all things cycling. Get great deals on new and used bikes, parts and accessories. Find the vintage bike of your dreams, or get a new bike for the rapidly growing junior cyclist in your life.https://thevelodrome.com/events/velofest/

Join us at Garden Faire as we kick off the museum and festival season at Fort Hunter Mansion and Park. Families can participate in a variety of activities, view exhibits in the Centennial Barn, tour the Fort Hunter Mansion, enjoy lunch in the Tavern House, among many other fun activities. Admission to the festival is free and the Fort Hunter Mansion will be open for abbreviated tours at a discount price of $5.https://forthunter.org/event/garden-faire/

Join us Saturday, June 1st from 9am until 4pm in the municipal parking lot between 3rd and 4th Streets. There will be food and craft vendors and kids activities. Then venture around the corner and visit the beautiful shops and restaurants along Market Street in Lewisburg, PA.

https://www.lewisburgpa.com/2022/05/10/5469/heart-of-lewisburg-craft-fair

The Historic Old Annville Day Planning Committee is busy at work planning our 35th Historic Old Annville Day, slated for Saturday, June 8, 2024.  As in past years, this lively street fair on West Main Street in the center of the Annville Historic District will include local musical groups, demonstrations by artisans, activities for children, a dazzling variety of tasty foods, and some 200 vendors displaying and selling arts and crafts and much more.  If past years are any guide, we expect 6,000-7,000 people to join us strolling our town’s historic downtown with their families, meeting friends, visiting vendor booths, and enjoying the delicious fare as they amble among our many beautiful historic buildings.https://www.fooa.org/events/historic-old-annville-day

9:00 am – 3:00 pm  Craft Fair. Rush Campus, Dickinson College

https://www.carlislesummerfair.org/schedule.htmlCarlisle Summerfair is planned for June 28 – July 7, 2024 and offers lots of free family-friendly events in the Carlisle, PA region at the start of summer. Please note, there are several events that do charge a fee ( fees are listed on our schedule), but for the most part, the majority of our activities are free for everyone.

The premier cycling event in south-central Pennsylvania is back for 2023. Presented by local cycling club, Blue Mountain Velo, & On-Time Productions, the Hummelstown Criterium is more than just a race. It is an opportunity for the borough of Hummelstown and beyond to come together to celebrate small town charm coupled with an arts festival.

https://hummelstowncriterium.com/

wallets made from inner tubes and recycled fabric.

Stitched on a bicycle powered sewing machine

I love cycling and sewing!  This is my way of combining the two.  I have now made four different models, with varying success.

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