2024 APRIL ISSUE
HANDICRAFT SHOWS
IN
UNITED STATES
&
CANADA
Written by : Andrew Sia
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This is the piece under the “entrepreneurship and business” and this time we have listed the shows in the U.S. and Canada. As we all know that this kind of fair will be the most popular during the holiday season. Many business activities can happen during the gift season as well.
The creative pieces can involve artists, artisans, jewelers and hobbyists. They are all showing their talents in the different fields.
During the fair, it would draw a lot of tourist’s interest also.
Handicrafts Fairs and Festivals in the United States - by States
The handicraft market of the North America in 2022 was $301.5 billion. Going forward, the market is expected to reach $530 billion in 2028, four years from now and its growth can’t be taken lightly. We are here to explore the opportunities and this is an area for any entrepreneurs who would want to explore.
Handicrafts, also known as artisanry, handcrafting and craftmanship, are the ways to allow the artisans to express themselves. People coming from different backgrounds would bring along their tradition, culture and heritage to express themselves. Handicraft products can mean for different purposes like decorative, functional, artistic, social and religious. Normally they require low capital investment but offer employment, especially in self-employment opportunities.
Handicrafts can be found in souvenir shops where the tourists would visit. It is also becoming popular with the gifting business and through catalogs and online sales channels, they can be picked up very easily.
In many instances, handicrafts are unique, cultural, customized, cost-effective, environmentally friendly, and popular. Materials found most common are textiles, wood wares, metal, hand-printed textiles, quilting, earthenware, jute, imitation jewelry, and stone.
We ask you to visit the website of www.fairandfestivals.net/states for details of every state. When you click on the state, the program for the while year of 2024 would appear so that you can pick those fairs that are near to you.
Handicrafts Fairs and Festivals in Canada - by Provinces
We have found the website from someone known as Signatures which started with glass blower, John Ladourceur, and jeweler, Casey Sadaka, in the late 1970s. At the time there were limited options for professional Canadian artists, artisans and jewelers to sell their work, In 1980, they founded Signatures to provide marketplaces where lovers of artisans and buyers could come together to share the love of those handicrafts.
In was first shown at the Ottawa Congress Center in 1984 and it was featuring 125 artisans presenting their work for over four days during the busy Christmas shopping season. It was a success. The following year, Signatures made its debut in Toronto at the brand-new Toronto Convention Center.
Soon Signatures become Canada’s largest and most professional producers of handicraft shows, producing, promoting and managing 20 events each year in 13 cities across the country.
For the schedules and the cities, you can visit their website at www.signature.ca
