League of NH Craftsmen returns to Newbury for 91st annual fair in August

An array of wooden spoons on display at Dan Dustin's booth at the League of N.H. Craftsmen fair at Sunapee Mountain Resort in 2016. Sarah Priestap / valley news

Vermont potter Richard Foye uses a Raku technique to bring out luster effects in the glaze during a demonstration at the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen Fair at Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015. ELIZABETH FRANTZ

Agnes Cappozzi gets time on the pottery wheel with teacher, Lauren Morrocco, at the 90th annual League of New Hampshire Craftsme’s Fair at Mount Sunapee in 2023. Morrocco is the chairperson of the New Hampshire Potter’s Guild and a teacher at Kimball Jenkins in Concord. Monitor file

Published: 07-31-2024 6:00 AM

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The 91st Annual Craftsmen’s Fair will take place at the Mount Sunapee Resort in Newbury from August 3-11. The fair is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., rain or shine.

The Annual Craftsmen’s Fair began in 1933 and runs for nine days each year, featuring the juried work of hundreds of members with sales booths, interactive demonstrations, and curated exhibitions attracting over 20,000 visitors annually.

Part of what makes the Annual Craftsmen’s Fair experience so memorable are the daily craft demonstrations. Every day at the fair, you can watch different master craftsmen and craft guilds transform raw materials into finished pieces of functional art before your eyes. You will receive first-hand insight into the creative process and the range of techniques craftsmen use.

Every day there will be engaging demonstrations including artistic blacksmithing, woodworking, stained glass, quilting, pewter casting, beaded jewelry making, pottery (stoneware and raku pots), needle felting, woodburning, cyanotypes, rug hooking and much more!

For more information, visit nhcrafts.org/annual-craftsmens-fair/