61st Annual Arts & Crafts Festival

The 61st Annual Arts & Crafts Festival will be happening in Fairhope Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, March 15, 16 and 17. The festival, which is organized by the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce, will be from 10:00am - 5:00pm each day in the streets of downtown Fairhope.

More than 220 exhibitors from across the nation will show and sell their best work. There will also be live entertainment each day, and unique cuisine will be served in the food court.

Baldwin County Area Transportation System will offer a shuttle service from the Plantation Pointe Shopping Center and Eastern Shore Village Center. Parking is free, and the locations are less than a five-minute ride away from the festival. The shuttle ride costs $2 each way.

The festival was chosen as one of the top 20 events in the southeast for March by the Alabama Bureau of Tourism. It was also part of the 100 Best Predominantly Classic & Contemporary Craft Shows in the nation in Sunshine Artist Magazine. In adition, the festival is one of the top 20 events selected by the Southeast Tourism Society.

Admission to the festival is free. For more information please call the Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce at (251) 621-8222, 928-6387, or visit http://www.eschamber.com/artscrafts/index.php .