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23rd Annual Virginia Beach Spring Craft Market
Dates:
April 24-26, 2009
Hours: Friday & Saturday 10:00 - 6:00, Sunday 10:00-5:00
Location: Virginia
Beach Convention Center,
1000 19th St., Virginia Beach, VA 23451.
Virginia Beach Convention Center Map and Directions
Admission: $6.00 for adults (children under
12 free)
You can receive 50¢ off the admission price by bringing a can
of food for
donation to the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia.
Application: Download from the application page here or contact us.
The
Virginia Beach Spring Craft Market features 150 fine artists and craftspeople
from across the nation offering fine arts, handcrafted jewelry, wood,
glass, photography, candles, woven baskets, clothing, toys, folk art and
specialty foods. Customers come to see exhibitors' new lines and special
accessories for the home and garden including wrought iron, welcome wreaths,
garden statuary, birdhouses, outdoor furniture, pottery and wind chimes.
In
addition, Heritage Celebration!, an area of educational demonstrations
by local craft designers and guilds, has been a huge success since its
premier presentation in 1997. An expansion of this program is planned
for the 2009 event offering more exhibits to broaden awareness and appreciation
of American craft production and preservation.
Marketing Highlights
- 8 local radio stations with on-air ticket giveaways
- Multi-day ads in both local daily newspapers as well as weekly tabloids and other arts & entertainment focused publications
- Local TV station(s) and several cable networks including Home & Garden TV, Lifetime, Food Network, Fox/MSNBC news and others
- 260,000+ direct mail inserts
- Flyers to all oceanfront hotels and visitor center
- 25,000+ postcards to past attendees
- 1,000+ emails to past attendees
Events Management Group, Inc. works with the Food Bank of Southeastern Virginia helping needy families by collecting donations of canned goods for 50 cents off admission.
Good News
Northern Virginia Christmas Market Foodbank Update
"We collected 4,500 pounds of food, bringing our 7 year food total to 47,433 pounds! The craft show/sale drew shoppers from the mid-atlantic region and vendors from across the United States. Our hosts, the very friendly people of Events Management Group, made us feel right at home."
Mike G.
Capital Area Food Bank
"Support American Craftspeople"
The craft show industry and America's artisans are feeling the effects of cheap, imported knock offs now being sold in every mega-retail store and catalog throughout the U.S.
With this major issue at hand, we, as promoters, will continue our efforts in creating awareness and appreciation for all American artists and craftspeople.
Please join us at the next show where you will find some of the most creative and exciting handcrafts and fine art exhibited anywhere in Virginia this season.