call for applications for the Lewis Glucksman Gallery’s Craft Fair ‘13. We will host this annual Craft Fair from Friday 8 November - Sunday 10 November 2013. Craft artists interested in participating are invited to submit an application by post marked for the attention of Catherine McEntee, Lewis Glucksman Gallery, UCC, Cork or by email to c.mcentee@ucc.ie no later than Sunday 7 July 2013.

Craft Fair 13 applications should consist of:

Download an application form here <http://www.glucksman.org/PDFs/CRAFTFAIR13_ApplicationForm.pdf>

Selected participants will be notified in early August 2013.

http://www.glucksman.org/craftfair.html

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Last Hope Animal Charity are hosting a Family Fun Day at Navan
Racecourse on Sunday July 7th.There will be lots of activities and
entertainment there on the day, and our aim is to make it a
well-rounded event for all the family to enjoy. A dedicated section of
the Racecourse enclosure is being designated for a craft and country
fair.
We are therefore putting a call out to all crafts people in the Meath
area to register their interest in availing of a space on the day.
We would be delighted to see as many local artists there as possible
and would particularly welcome anyone who would be able to demonstrate
their craft on the day.
For further details, please contact atfundraising@lasthope.ie

Many thanks

Claire

–
Fundraising, Marketing and PR Group
Last Hope Animal Charity
www.lasthope.ie
PO Box 56, Navan
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HiThe Gatheting
Duffys All Over festival

Running from june 21st-30th.The craft and food fair is on the last day. June 30th. 12-6

  The venue for the market is Drumhowan Community Centre , Tullynahinera, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. 

There is 20 8ft tables, If any stall needs electric they can be catered for in the hall - which can hold about 350 people standing. Footfall expected 1000+ 

The market as well as being part of the record attempt will also be a family fun day with duck races, childrens races, bouncing castles and many other novelty events. 

The market will run from 2pm, set up from 12:30, At the moment we have a finish time of 6pm.

Contact craftyfairs@gmail.com for booking information. 

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Albert’s Quare! Vendors wanted - book now- limited spaces. 40 Euro per stall! 

Ireland’s only monthly LGBT Market (every 4th Sunday) 

ONLY 24 STALLS! 

Try something different and exciting this summer. The Velvet Market flings open its doors on Sunday, 26th May, and invites you to take a stroll among its sunshiney stalls.

We are looking for, handmade items - art, fashion, craft, jewellery, food, summery goodies and much more!

You’ll have a gay old time!

www.velvetmarket.org

For more info (or to book a stall) call 083 154 2434 or e-mail info@velvetmarket.org

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The Mullingar Monthly Fair has been running since March following a very successful Christmas Fair

On request from the Shopping Centre we have organised 2 Fairs in June (June 1st & 2nd and June 29th & 30th)

As the first weekend in June wasn’t planned I’m looking for more Exhibitors so I’m thinking it might be of interest to some of your readers
If anyone is looking to get involved then please contact by email - bespokeadvertising@gmail.com or call 085 106 5689

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Leos’s Tavern in association with Earagail Arts Festival presents

Traditional Irish Market Fair

Enjoy this 150 year old Irish traditional fair where old customs are displayed from 1850 onwards. Countless stalls will line the village, exhibiting local handcrafts such as pottery, jewellery, basket weaving, handmade tweeds and organic local produce along with home baking. On display, skills in cradle making, weaving and secrets of traditional fabrics and many other traditional Irish customs revived on the day. With plenty of music and a selection of farm animals for children including pigs and donkeys. Come and enjoy this wonderful fair and immerse yourself in the old Irish ways.

Check out the site below for the huge amount of attractions on offer:

http://www.eaf.ie/

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 http://www.eaf.ie/events/traditional-irish-market-fair/

Jack’s Fair

Saturday 13th July

Leo’s Tavern, Meenaleck, Crolly, Co. Donegal

In connection with

Errigal Arts Festival & The Gathering

Looking for funky arty crafty stalls!!!

Time: 11am-6pm

Fee: €20 per stall (bring own table)

Interested stall holders please send 3 images & price range

Contact Bridin Campbell :

bridin.campbell@leostavern.com

(+353) 087 683 9561

 http://www.eaf.ie/events/traditional-irish-market-fair/

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The event organiser is there to keep stand holders happy and provide a good show for your customers.  It is a job where you must be able to juggle creative personalities, good organisational skills, be ‘out there’ advertising, keeping a good reputation and doing it all professionally and staying calm!!

Setting up a fair should be easy once you follow a few simple guidelines.

 Step 1. Vet all applicants, asking a person to send 3 images of their product and price range will help you to have good variety at your event with realistic prices. This helps you to know what products are coming to your event and what you have to offer your customers.

Step 2.  Think about value and interest for your customers.  If everything is expensive or too cheap you will miss out on pleasing a large percentage of your customers. Variety in price will cater for more people, not everyone is searching for a bargain, also have products available for impulse buys, the money people are carrying around in their pockets.

Step 3.  Variety…this means that although it would be easy to cram in the first few people applying for spaces, you must remember that your customer will look for variety in the stands.  Having too many stands of the same type of product will make for a boring fair and also the stand holders will not sell well if there are too many of the same type of products in the same venue.

Step 4.  Be visible…your stand holders will appreciate you being around for queries and support.  You are the face of your business so being available for your customers (the stand holders) is a must.

Step 5.  Advertise. Advertise. Advertise.  Internet, flyers, shops signs, websites, CCOI website, www.irishcraftupdate.com, facebook, road signs, balloons, blimp….get it known out there that you are having an event and then saturate everywhere to get customers in the door.  If you have an empty event you will not get people to display with you again.

Step 6.  Start with a good reputation and keep it!     ……. You need to build a good reputation from the very first fair you run.  If there are customers in the door it is up to the stand holders to sell their products.      A chef’s reputation is only as good as his last meal!

Step 7.  If you are going to do it, do it right the first time!   There is no second chance to make a first impression.   You may not make much on your first few events, but building a good reputation by looking after your stand holders, advertising well and putting in the time to make things right will pay off in time!

Step 8.  Give a little back to your customers….feel good factor works!   Have a coffee area, seating space,  have face painting, balloons or music, a little extra can help the customers relax and not feel that it is all about spending!

Step 9.  Charity…if you run a charity raffle or donate some proceeds to charity, you can benefit from free advertising with their website, maybe local newspaper, radio and road signs (check your local county council in relation to this).  PLUS you help a charity.

Step 10.  Ask for help…you cannot do it all alone, bring people in with their expertise to spread the workload.  One person cannot be great at everything, use the right people for parts of the business that you lack knowledge or experience in.

Experience is everything, every fair you run you will learn from and bring forward new ideas to improve the next one!

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Bookings are now being taken for the august fair.No more jewellery being booked for August fair.

,Due to popularity we are organising fairs for October and December.

August flyer attached.

Thanks sinead

craftyfairs@gmail.com

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