Crafts & Cocktails - First Thursday

I just finished up a 2-day event hosted by First Thursday. They usually do a street market the first Thursday of every month from May through October, but they wanted to do a special holiday-themed event before Thanksgiving. The cool thing about this event was that it was going to be at the Crystal Ballroom. I've been in this building many times before but it was always to see bands, so the idea of selling art here was really exciting.

I had to go with a slightly smaller setup since the space was only 8ft x 6ft, but I think the setup was nice. The first day was dark! I hadn't considered how dark the inside was so on day 2 I brought lights and that made a huge difference! There was a pretty good crowd overall, but it was definitely one of my slower events. I think since this was the first time for this event, it was easy for people to miss it. Plus the event happened 2 days after the election. 

I know they're planning to do this again next year, so I'll definitely plan to sign up again. Maybe next year, they'll get more time to advertise and get the word out to the city!