Sell Your Crafts at the Rio Grande Arts and Crafts Festival!

If you fancy yourself an excellent craft maker why not put it to the test at the Rio Grande Arts & Crafts Festival this year? Celebrating its 24th year, this well established craft show brings in buyers of all kinds and is hosted in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Hotels and lodges are routinely packed every year as people come from all over the nation to meet the craftspeople who attend, so it would be wise to use this great opportunity to increase business for your crafts store!

If you're interested in attending you need only apply 5-6 weeks prior to any of the three show's deadlines to be considered. That's right; this Arts and Crafts festival is held three times a year in March, October and November, making it a great place to set up shop to sell your crafts and even meet repeat customers if you go to all the shows. And with thousands of people showing up to the event, that's a lot of potential customers for you to sell to!

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