Arts & Craft Show returns June 4 after two gap years
Returning to Bluffton after two COVID gap years, the Bluffton Arts & Craft Show has a new host and will take place just yards away from its traditional location in downtown Bluffton. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has handed the reins over to Blended Roots, a consignment craft shop at 246 Cherry St.
There will be 51 vendors with booths outdoors and products from 65 vendors indoors. Parts of Cherry, Railroad and Vance Streets will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. for setup. The show will run from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
The new location provides access to convenient parking in the lot across from Harmon field on College Ave. and at the New Generation Co-op grain elevators, which is accessible from Jefferson/State Route103.
Blended Roots manager Kaitlyn Gainok reports several additional attractions in the festival:
- A kid’s corner where children can craft and paint
- Shiny Little Pony rides by Harriet Whetstone, $5
- Duncan’s Kettle Corn, serving regular, strawberry, cinnamon apple, cinnamon toast crunch
- Lisa Gossard's shaved ice
- Mike Bink, a veteran with fine art and photos
- Kelsie’s Kustoms boutique items, purses and crafts
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