The Holliston Newcomers Club

The Holliston Newcomers Craft Fair

The long-standing reputation of our Craft Fair attracts many quality and repeat crafters from all over New England. In the past several years, well over 2,000 patrons attended the two-day event. The HNC Craft Fair is well-publicized in local media, including newspapers, community TV stations and websites; as well as craft magazines and hand delivered flyers. More importantly, our best publicity comes from personal endorsements by crafters and attendees.

The HNC Craft Fair is run completely by volunteers from the Holliston Newcomers Club each year. We are proud to be able to donate all proceeds from the HNC Craft Fair, including booth fees and ticket and drawing sales, to various non-profit organizations in our town. Organizations that have benefited in the past include the Senior Center, The Holliston Food Pantry, Holliston Public Schools, the Police and Fire Departments, the Holliston Public Library and Holliston Council for the Arts.

Every year we request that all crafters donate an item of their choosing for our Drawing Table. Donations from crafters are prominently displayed at the Drawing Table with the crafter’s name and space number — a great way to attract some extra attention to your booth!

We would like to thank all of the crafters that participated in our annual Crafter Feedback Survey at the end of each day of the 2009 Fair.  We truly appreciate all of the feedback that we received, and have been working on addressing several common points.  Congratulations to the two crafters whose surveys were drawn to win a free one-day booth for this year's Craft Fair!

We will also be continuing our Crafter Referral Program this year.  If you refer a crafter not currently in our database, and they are accepted for 2010, you will receive a 10% refund on your 2010 one-day booth fee.  Refunds will be given out the day of the fair.

Enclosed are the application and contract that include important information about the HNC Craft Fair. Please read them very carefully as there are some updates to both this year.   Please return your signed contract and application by June 1, 2010 and receive $10 off your booth fee!  We recommend keeping a copy of your application and signed contract for your records.  Any applications received after the June 1st deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis.  If your application is received by June 1st, you will be notified of the jury’s decision by July 31st.

To download an APPLICATION, click HERE

To download a CONTRACT, click HERE

For DIRECTIONS to the Fair, click HERE

If you have any questions, please contact us at craftfair@hollistonnewcomers.org, or write to Holliston Newcomers Club, Inc., ATTN: Ways & Means Committee, P.O. Box 6581, Holliston, MA 01746.

Sincerely,

2010 HNC Craft Fair Ways & Means Chairpersons