June 10th-11th. Allentown Arts Festival has returned..!!!

Much excitement in the room back in Penticton when it was announced that the Allentown Arts Fest would resume this year after two years of COVID shut down. We booked our hotel room immediately and made the plan to drive east to get there.

This arts festival had become a regular of ours in the last several years both as a weekend escape, and a huge high quality festival of some terrific innovative and unique artisans.

There is a huge variety of art and craft from oil painting to toe rings, woodworking to glass blowing and just about everything in between.

The festival is dotted with musicians busking who all have to apply and be approved, consequently they are all amazing. The first one we stood for a long time soaking in was a young violinist. Her name, Violena….click……for her website.

It was a real treat to see some of our favourites return and maybe add a couple of new ones.

I always have to find the Ear Divine people. Scott ‘needed’ a new measuring spoon form the Riverwood Trading Co. people. I had a long chat with Humberto at Humberto’s Designs..and have some ideas for a future project. and the American spoons guy…..oooo…I liked his woodworking stuff…….a lot….He is one to look out for if you frequent any of the craft fairs across the US. Scott Macklin, Fantasy Jewelry had some pretty cool stuff too…… ( all the underlined text has clickable links)

The trip also happily co-incided with a visit from the eldest daughter, who was travelling across the pond to attend a friends wedding in Brantford. So we got to steal her away , plus another great friend, for the sunday at the festival.

Even the weather was co-operating delivering us temps in the low 20’s C with the rain happening on Sunday while we were having breakfast.

There are so many sights to see here, between the beautiful architecture of Buffalo as a backdrop, and the variety of artisans who make this show such a compelling visit for us. (and there is the cathedral that always opens for this festival…)