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About the Festival

The Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival is held in Wells, Maine every September on the weekend after Labor Day. This prestigious event brings nearly 100 artisans, selected by jury, to exhibit their wares for thousands of browsers. Music, food, and environmental education round out the 2-day festival, which takes place on the spectacular Laudholm campus of the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve.

Attending the Crafts Festival

The Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival runs from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $7 each day ($5 for Laudholm Trust members). Neither smoking nor pets are allowed on the site.

Artisans Selected for the 24th Annual Festival

Congratulations to the artisans who have been selected for the 2011 festival. It looks like another great line-up this year (updated September 9):

Kristin Myrick Andrews • Meryl Baier • Joseph Barnett • Kathy Beeson • Gary Benoit • Eda & Dave Benttinen • Roger & Sue Bisaillon • Susan Blaisdell • Ainsley Bodman • Richard Bois • Maggie Bokor • Tracy & Eric Bradford • Cathie Cantara • Richard Colburn • Leslie David • Leo P Donahue • Deirdre Donchian • Kat Dumais • Patricia Daunis Dunning • Jayne Dwyer • Karen Eames • Steve Eames • Geoffrey Evans • Sharon Florek & Dave Kiendzion • Patricia Flynn • Jim & Holly Galante • Karen Gola • Wendy Webster Good • Lacey Goodrich • Mark Guido • Jackie Haines • Elizabeth Halsey • Tom and Nan Hamel • Christine Peters Hamilton • Susan Hellier • Gerald & Valerie Hoff • Nancy Hubbard • Elizabeth Hunter • Dot Hutchins • Bradley Jackson • Jody Johnstone • Ken Kantro • Jack Kennealy • Nanney Kennedy • Gigi Laberge • Pam LeBlanc • Shawn & Ann Lester • Chong & Judi Lim • Linda F Mackey • Steven Manning • Stephanie Mason • Valerie McCaffrey • Beth McKinney • Tim Messier • John Meyer • Jay Miles • Michael Milicia • Erin Moran • Teresa A. Mowery • Hope Murphy • Janet Nannen • Wendilee Heath O'Brien • Barbara O'Brien • Jon Olsen • Jim Papuga • Diane Louise Paul • Ken & Linda Perrin • Jeffrey L Peterson • Kim & Guy Pilla • Ann M Powers • Janet Prescott & Siiri Grubb • Marlene G Reali • Marie & Tim Reimensnyder • Sue Rioux • Paula Robert • Gary Rowland • Julie A Schroeppel • Marty Schwartz • Suzan Scribner-Reed • Sue Shane • Denne Zip Sopp • Bill Spaulding • Linda F Sten • Nancy Stillwagon • Michele Stivaletta • Rob Trenny • Joelle Webber • Susan Wechsler • Tyson Weiss • Sandra J White • J. Kevin White • Jonathan White • Patrick Zephyr + Specialty Products: Steve Cook • Janet Edwards • Ashley & Leah Gerry • Betsey & Dale Golon • Susan & Todd Hoffman • David Hoyt • Johnny Kelley • Nancy Skea • Jassy Smith • Janet Verville

Sponsors

We thank these businesses for providing key support to the Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival, our most important fundraising event of the year:

• Kennebunk Savings Bank
• The Maine Magazine

• David Wendell Associates, Inc.
• D.F. Richard
• Duffy's Tavern & Grill

• Colony Hotel
• Dexter Group of Wells Fargo Advisors
• Edison Press
• J.S. McCarthy Printers
• The Maine Diner

Learn how your business can be associated with this popular community event.

How to Apply for the Crafts Festival

The application window for the 2011 festival is closed. Jurors select exhibitors and alternates; we do not keep a "waiting list" beyond these selections.

Application materials for the 25th Laudholm Nature Crafts Festival, planned for September 8 and 9, 2012, will be available in January.

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