Hunterdon Harmonizers Craft Show
PO Box 2175
Flemington, NJ 08822
Third Weekend of September
9:00am-4:00pm
We usually exhibit at this show because we live in the community, the music is fun and we run into people we haven’t seen in a while. The non-juried show is held on Main Street in Flemington. Since Main Street is not closed to traffic, the selling area is on both sides of sidewalk and runs about four blocks. There are crafters, commercial jewelers, home improvement contractors & local fundraisers.
Set up starts at 7:00am and the event runs 9:00am – 4:00pm. Since there is no street parking during the show, curbside unloading is fairly easy. We were able to unload directly in front of our spot. There are certain areas of the sidewalk that are very wide and in these areas, exhibitors/vendors are placed on both sides of the sidewalk leaving a narrow path for buyers to stroll through. If you are in a “double wide” area, unloading can be an issue because the exhibitor/vendor nearest the street side of the sidewalk can be right where you are unloading. Despite this, unloading was much easier here than other places we’ve exhibited. There is plenty of free parking - even for cargo trailers.
The show is held over two days and despite not having overnight security, exhibitors/vendors who have tents with sides typically leave things set up overnight. Flemington is a low crime area and we have been told that the police pay special attention to the area overnight.
Clean indoor restrooms are available. There are a few Main Street stores but Flemington is not known for a great Main Street commerce area – although they are trying to turn that around.
Entertainment (both days) consisted of a continuous oldies DJ and an hour of a live performance by Hunterdon Harmonizers – a male Capella chorus singing barbershop harmony. Both were great!
My husband is a fine and decorative wood artist. In 2009, our sales were the highest for this show. In 2010, sales were way down. In 2011, sales went up but not as high as 2009. We skipped a year but came back in 2013 and sales were up to almost the 2009 figure. In 2013, approximately 83% of our sales were made on Sunday. This year, we only exhibited on Saturday due to a last minute family obligation. There were a few woodcrafters at the show and a furniture maker – this show might not support another wood artist/crafter.
For $75 (before June 1st & $85 after) you get a 10x10 space, usually pleasant weather, good music and company. An estimated 1,000 -1,500 buyers filtered through between the two days. We plan on returning in 2015.
Replies
Thank you for sharing this review with us but you failed to say how you did this year...I hope you did well and maybe that's apparent as you do plan to return next year. Thanks again.