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Northeast |
| Antique Textiles Vintage Fashions Show & Sale Sturbridge, Massachusetts September 1 vintagefashionandtextileshow.com If vintage clothing is your weakness, this tri-annual show is a can’t-miss. The one-day event offers 125 booths of fabrics, quilts, trimmings, buttons, linens, laces, old jewelry, and antique clothing and accessories. Held at the Host Hotel. |
| Capriccio 2008 Ogunquit, Maine September 1–14 ogunquit.org Come to this weeklong celebration of the arts to enjoy music, concerts, live theater, a fashion show, poetry readings, and performances by the Portland Ballet. |
| Pennsylvania National Quilt Extravaganza XV Harrisburg, Pennsylvania September 4–7 quiltfest.com This year’s extravaganza features a display of more than 600 quilts, including a competition of wearable and textile art from around the world. Learn new techniques at a variety of workshops and lectures and shop the extensive Merchants Mall. Appraisals available by appointment. Held at the Expo Hall of the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex |
| Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival Wells, Maine September 6–7 laudholm.org/crafts_info.htm A hundred juried artisans display pottery, sculpture, jewelry, prints, clothing, photography, and basketry at Wells Reserve at historic Laudholm Farm. Music, food, and environmental education supplement the exhibition. |
| 11th Annual Mount Desert Island Garlic Festival Southwest Harbor, Maine September 13 nostrano.com/garlic.html Area chefs offer such delicacies as fresh-baked garlic and smoked fish and meat. Check out wine tastings and a beer garden while listening to live music from blues, rock, and folk bands. Bring Fido along to help judge the dog-biscuit competition. Proceeds benefit the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Hancock County. Held at Smugglers Den Campground. |
| Antiques in a Cow Pasture: One Day Antiques Market Salisbury, Connecticut September 13 barnstar.com/salisbry.htm This festive show recreates one of America’s first outdoor antiques markets, originally patterned after the Marche aux Puce in Paris in the 1950s. Held at an 18th-century farm just north of town, this is no flea market. More than 65 dealers exhibit quality antiques, including country and formal furniture, folk art, and garden accessories. Proceeds benefit Habitat for Humanity. |
| World Quilt Show XII Manchester, New Hampshire September 18–21 quiltfest.com An international faculty presents more than 30 workshops and lectures, as well as a world quilt panel and forum. Bring your own quilts for appraisals and check out the many special exhibitions. Held at the Radisson Center. |
| Common Ground Country Fair Unity, Maine September 19–21 mofga.org Celebrate rural life at this authentic country fair. Learn about sustainable living, eat delicious organic, local food, and buy beautiful Maine crafts and agricultural products. If you aren’t afraid to get dirty, sign up for the Harry S. Truman Memorial Manure Toss and Horseshoe Pitch. |
| Two Countries, One Bay Studio Tour Lubec, Eastport, Calais, Maine; St. Stephen, St. Andrews, Campobello Island, New Brunswick September 20–21 twocountriesart.com Follow this self-guided tour to get up close and personal with artists and their works while enjoying the breathtaking coastal scenery of Passamaquoddy Bay. More than 40 artists showcase their paintings, sculptures, pottery, jewelry, metalwork, and ceramics. For a change of pace, take a whale-watching or harbor tour. |
| GardenFair Winterthur, Delaware September 26–28 winterthur.org/calendar/gardenfair.asp This weekend extravaganza is a green thumb’s dream. Vendors will offer plants, tools, garden art, and antiques, in addition to lectures, celebrity programs, how-to workshops, and demonstrations. Held at the Winterthur Museum & Country Estate. |
Central |
| Western Reserve Academy Antiques Festival Hudson, Ohio September 1 antiquesfestival.com/index2.html Head to the campus of historic Western Reserve Academy for this outdoor show featuring more than 120 dealers from across the Midwest and Northeast. The academy’s early-19th-century architecture provides a perfect backdrop for a variety of American antiques, including toys, furniture, wicker, garden statuary, and pewter. Proceeds fund projects and activities for the academy’s students. |
| The Summit Hill House Tour Saint Paul, Minnesota September 14 summithillhousetour.com One of the Midwest’s most popular historic-home tours gives guests a close-up look into Summit Avenue and neighborhood mansions. Summit Avenue is known for having the nation’s largest collection of preserved Victorian homes along one avenue. Hop the free trolley to travel from house to house. |
| 56th Annual Theta Charity Antiques Show Houston, Texas September 18–21 thetaantiquesshow.com More than 50 premier exhibitors display 17th- to 20th-century antiques, from fine art to furniture, at this venerable show. Held at the George R. Brown Convention Center, the show has raised more than 5 million dollars for medical research, cultural arts, and educational endeavors in the Houston area. |
| Grand Duke Alexis Rendezvous Hayes Center, Nebraska September 19–21 granddukealexis.com In 1872, the son of Russian Czar Alexander II, the Grand Duke Alexis, visited Nebraska to partake in a buffalo hunt led by Buffalo Bill, General George Custer, and General Phil Sheridan. Feel the spirit of the old West as their adventure is recreated through storytelling, tribal dances, black-powder shoots, tomahawk-throws, and tea on the prairie. Located at Camp Hayes Lake. |
| Riverfront Arts Festival Columbus, Ohio September 19–21 www.byhandevents.com, www.waterfireonthemile.com Nearly 150 artists from across the country gather in Genoa Park to display works in every medium from oil paintings and sculpture to functional pottery. Saturday evening, the downtown riverfront will be aglow with WaterFire, a string of wood-fueled bonfires on the river. |
| 35th Annual Hansen Arts & Crafts Fair Logan, Kansas September 20 hansenmuseum.org This small-town fair offers big fun for the entire family. Browse crafts booths on the plaza at the Dane G. Hansen Museum, watch an antique-tractor pull, and take advantage of free antiques appraisals. An organ grinder and strolling violinist entertain the crowds. Activities for the little ones include a 22-foot slide, an enchanted castle, and a kid’s tent with face-painting and free balloons. |
| Wine & Harvest Festival Cedarburg, Wisconsin September 20–21 cedarburgfestivals.org/wineharvestfestival.html Celebrate autumn’s goodness with wine from Cedar Creek Winery and tasty foods like caramel apples, turkey legs, apple and cherry crepes, kettle corn, and brats and burgers. The Farmer’s Market offers seasonal fruits and vegetables and the Marketplace showcases Wisconsin products such as dried fruits, honey, syrup, cheese, sausage, and jams and jellies. Don’t miss the Great Grape Stomp, the scarecrow contest, and Arts on the Avenue. Take it all in via the shuttle hayride. |
| Nebraska’s Junk Jaunt Central Nebraska September 26–28 junkjaunt.com Meander along Loup Rivers Scenic Byway and the Sandhills Journey Byway, from Grand Island to Dunning and back, where some 40 towns participate in this continuous yard sale—all 300 miles of it. Hunt for treasures at yard and sidewalk sales until you run out of gas. |
| Lauritzen Gardens Antique and Garden Show Omaha, Nebraska September 26–28 omahabotanicalgardens.org Come to Lauritzen Gardens for this show, featuring 30 dealers displaying antiques in elegant vignettes. Catch a ride on the Garden Tram Tours and take advantage of educational “insider information” talks and antiques-appraisal clinics. Listen to jazz musicians while lunching under the festival garden terrace. |
| Fair Grove Heritage Reunion Fair Grove, Missouri September 27–28 fghps.org/reunion.html On the grounds surrounding the 1883 Wommack Mill, this fair features 300 arts-and-crafts booths, a hometown parade, country music, dancing, period entertainment from the 1800s, horse-and-mule obstacle-course demonstrations, antique tractors and threshing machines, and lots of good things to eat. |
| Fine Furnishings & Fine Craft Show Milwaukee, Wisconsin September 27–28 finefurnishingsshows.com Find something new for your home at this furnishings and craft show, held at the Midwest Airlines Center. More than 150 artists display handcrafted items including furniture, rugs, quilts, lamps, mirrors, paintings, sculpture, glass, and ceramics. |
| Scottish Festival & Highland Games McPherson, Kansas S eptember 27–28 macfestival.org McPherson celebrates its Scottish heritage all weekend, from the Clan Gathering on Friday evening to Sunday’s Kirking (blessing) of the Tartans. View traditional athletic contests—stone-throwing, weight-tossing, hammer-throwing, caber-turning, and sheaf-tossing—as well as pipe-and-drum and Highland-dance competitions. Browse vendors’ booths for everything from Scottish meat pies to tartans. |
Southeast |
| Mathews Market Days Mathews, Virginia September 5–6 virginia.org Come to this picturesque Chesapeake Bay community for this festival featuring a fine-art exhibit, crafts, live music, a street dance, and fresh local seafood. The Youth Corner features rides, a pet parade, puppet shows, and sugary cotton candy. Located on the village green near the 18th-century courthouse. |
| Memories on Mulberry Antique Show and Sale Loudon, Tennessee September 6 visitloudoncounty.com Held in conjunction with the Smoky Mountain Fiddlers Convention, this antiques show combines shopping for treasured items with listening to premier bluegrass music. Banjos, mandolins, and rocking chairs appear on the courthouse lawn for a fun-filled Saturday. |
| Marietta Antique Street Festival Marietta, Georgia September 20 mariettahistory.org/festival.htmlMore than 75 antiques dealers display fine furniture and home decorations, including glass, porcelains, linens, and bottles. For car enthusiasts, the local history museum hosts Hubcaps and History, a classic car show. It’s all held on the historic Marietta Square. |
| Liberty Antiques Festival Staley, North Carolina September 26–27 libertyantiquesfestival.com Head out of town to the 100-acre Pike Family Farm for this antiques festival, featuring truckloads of 18th- to 20th-century collectibles. More than 375 dealers display furniture, paintings, pottery, glass, clocks, dolls, military items, fishing memorabilia, decoys, quilts, and folk art. No crafts or reproductions allowed. |
| Fall Antiques Market Louisville, Kentucky September 28 locustgrove.org/events.htmlDealers from the South and Midwest display their wares on the lawn of historic Locust Grove. The show features country antiques, formal furniture, jewelry, and silver. Admission includes tours of the 1790s house. |
