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Event Info -
Event Name: Gretna Heritage Festival
Type of event: Festival
Date of event: October 5th,6th,7th 2007
# of days: 1
Event held: Outdoors
City: Gretna
State:[/TD] LA
Rating -
Sales: 1
Customer Traffic: 1
Atmosphere: 1
Helpful Promoters: 1
Will exhibitor return? No
Comments: Just wanted to comment on what was done to us and 9 other unlucky crafters at this festival. This was billed as 50,000 to 100,000 attendees and probably had that many attend. Our booth was #B94 located one block from the main street of the fest. On the main street was all of the food and beverage booths, both alcoholic & sodas, plus marching bands and other forms of entertainment. On our street was a semi-truck parked in front of our booths until approximately 3pm on Sunday, the last day of the festival. Also, the lights on our street were not turned on till Sunday, so Friday & Saturday the street was totally dark except for the lights in our booths. Also, there were no signs directing the people to our street. We checked out the main street and found that they had sufficient room for all of our booths. Crafters on the main street told us their sales raised from $1,500 to $3,000, some probably more. Out of the ten crafters on our street only three made back booth rent ($250.00) One of the crafters near me complained about our location, they were told, if they don't like it they could pack up and leave. I feel this was a terrible injustice to the crafters on this street and we will never attend this show again. If anyone is interested in seeing a picture of the semi-truck parked in front of our booths I will email it to you.
Reviewer Information -
Exhibitor sells: Handmade Gemstone Jewelry
Booth fee: $250 + $15 for electricity
Booth size: 10x10
Reviewed by: Gerald L. Colwart, Sr.
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