chilitony wrote:start your own fair up, you cant please every one and its hard to organise N get loads of individuals together
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Not a bad idea, but you can't start there.
If you start with "I wanna start a fair" and then go looking for the talent, you end up with the pathetic excuses for fairs that are the problem. You have to have the talent lined up before you try to put it together to make a fair.
First, get to know the talented artists and crafts people in your area. It might take a couple of years. Sound them out on the idea of participating in a high-quality fair. Ask them if they would be willing to sit on a jury to determine whose work is good enough to get into the fair. If you get enough nibbles of interest from artists, then you can think about putting it all together as a fair. If you can't find enough talent to make it go, then call it quits.
Our local fair is acknowledged to be the best in the area. I know the main organizer quite well, and we have talked about how it runs. Those are some tips I learned from her.