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The 74th Annual
League of New Hampshire
Craftsmen's Fair
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The Oldest Craft Fair in America
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August 4 - 12, 2007
Mount Sunapee Resort, Newbury, NH
10 AM - 5 PM daily
Rain or shine
The Annual Craftsmen's Fair always begins
the first Saturday in August.
2007 Fair Sponsors
Admission:
General Admission: $10
Seniors, Students and Groups of 20 or more: $8
Children 12 and under free
All General Admission tickets valid for two days.
Amenities:
Child care available for a nominal fee.
Free parking and free shuttle bus service.
Picnic areas, food tent, two building cafeterias and outdoor Garden Café on site.
Disability parking and electric carts
available for rent.
Please no pets allowed on grounds
or left in vehicles.
2007 Fair Awards
Booth Holders
Living With Craft
Craftwear
The Shop at the Fair
Performing Artists
Daily Schedule
Children's Workshops
Teen & Adult Workshops
The Next Generation
Sculpture Garden
Exhibitors' Contact Info
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The League of NH Craftsmen's Fair is one of the finest, most prestigious craft events in the country today. This annual nine-day event features both traditional and contemporary fine craft work by state-juried members of the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. The Fair always begins on the first Saturday in August.
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- Shop more than 200 individual craft booths featuring jewelry, wood accessories, decorative glass, pottery, fiber arts, metalwork, furniture, and more.
- Be inspired by the museum-quality Living With Craft Exhibition where room-like vignettes are filled with handcrafted furniture and decorative home accessories.
- Stroll through the new Sculpture Garden Exhibition and enjoy the inspirational collection of outdoor furnishings, sculptures and garden accessories.
- Select one-of-a-kind clothing and fashion accessories from the CraftWear boutique and sales exhibition showcasing handcrafted, wearable art.
- Participate in Demonstrations, Children's Workshops and Teen & Adult Workshops that teach how fine craft is made from start to finish.
- Visit The Shop At The Fair where the work of some of the League's newest members is featured.
- Enjoy a variety of daily Performing Arts by some of New England's finest musicians, storytellers and theater groups.
- View the work of guests from the New Hampshire Art Association, the New Hampshire Guilds, and The Next Generation who are children of state-juried League members learning to make and sell craftwork of their own.
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Directions:
From the South: I-89 N to Exit 9 (Bradford/Warner) Right off exit onto Rt. 103W
to Newbury, continue to entrance of Mount Sunapee Resort.
From the North: I-89 S to Exit 12 A (Georges Mills/Springfield) Right off exit to
Georges Mills, at Stop take Right onto Rt. 11 into Sunapee. Left onto Rt. 103B
to Newbury, continue to entrance of Mount Sunapee Resort.
Simple Printable Version of Directions
and Basic Fair Information
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History:
In 1933, the League held its first Craftsmen's Fair in the Crawford House barn in Crawford Notch. The Fair's success exceeded everyone's expectations with sales totaling $2,698. It was decided then to make the Fair an annual event. The next year the Fair was held in the Hancock Town Hall and Church Vestry. Other locations throughout the years have included the UNH Field House in Durham in 1939, the Holderness School in Plymouth 1940, Dartmouth College in Hanover in 1941, the Belknap Recreation Center in Gilford from 1948-1960, and Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro in 1962. In 1964, the Fair was moved to Mount Sunapee State Park (now Mount Sunapee Resort) in Newbury and, due to its tremendous growth there, has remained ever since.
Call 603.224.3375 for more information.
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EXHIBITORS .
LIVING WITH CRAFT .
CRAFTWEAR
SHOP AT THE FAIR .
PERFORMING ARTISTS
DAILY SCHEDULE .
CHILDREN'S WORKSHOPS
THE NEXT GENERATION .
TEEN & ADULT WORKSHOPS
SCULPTURE GARDEN
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