Fifty-fourth annual Madison County Craft Festival is Sept. 8 and 9, 2018
The Madison County Historical Society’s Craft Days was recently rebranded, Madison County Craft Festival. In our 54th year, the show continues to maintain the standard of jurying in quality crafters and artisans who create their own handmade crafts.
We have a wide selection of contemporary arts and crafts, ranging from functional to decorative 2-D and 3-D works including fabric, glass, sculpture, ceramics, mixed media, metal, glass, floral, drawings, paintings, jewelry photography, leather and wood.
Many crafters will be demonstrating how they create their work. The show will also offer craft workshops for children, music and of course a variety of food vendors, and a few NYS wineries offering samples and sales.
The Madison County Craft Festival will be held on the beautiful historical society grounds located at 435 Main St., Oneida, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9. Admission is $5 for adults, children 12 and under are free. Cost for a weekend pass is $8.
Kevin Keating will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday; Double Chase will perform from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday.
There will be children’s activities. Girl Scout Unit 230 will be offering a variety of kid’s activities, including face painting. Imagination Station with Maya Phillips will offer free interactive activities for kids. There will also be old hometown games setup for all to play. Face painting will be offered by Church on the Rock from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
There will also be free house tours of Cottage Lawn and storytelling provided by the Oneida Public Library ongoing all weekend.
The Oneida Rail Trail will setup Saturday with their popular colorful walking stick activity. On the Society’s grounds for the public to tour will be the Tiny House that was constructed by Oneida High School students under the supervision of Bob Straczuk, technology arts teacher at the high school.
We are very excited to announce a special raffle this year of a dragon fireplace tool set that has been created and donated by New York State Designer Blacksmiths. The drawing of the dragon fireplace tool set will be Sept. 9. Tickets are $5 and are available now and during the show. New York State Designer Blacksmiths will be on grounds by the agricultural barn demonstrating the art of blacksmithing all weekend.
There will also have our fabulous raffle of craft items that are donated from our talented craft vendors. Tickets for this raffle are $1 each or 6 for $5.
Service animals only. No smoking is permitted on the grounds. Enjoy a fun family weekend shopping, eating delicious food, sampling state wines, touring the Historical Society, listening to live music, watching crafters demonstrate their artistry, and partaking in the children’s activities at the Madison County Craft Festival at the Madison County Historical Society.
For more information about the event and the listing of all of the talented artisans participating, visit mchs1900.org and click on the Madison County Craft Festival tab. The historical society can also be reached at 315-363-4136, or find us on Facebook at Madison County Craft Festival.