BLUFFTON, Ohio (WLIO) — Craft lovers and shoppers flocked to the 52nd Bluffton Craft Show Saturday, which doubled in size this year. More than 130 vendors and food trucks filled Bluffton Middle and High Schools, as well as the streets in between.
Vendors from across Ohio and the local area offered handmade jewelry, woodworking, home decorations, and specialty foods. Organizers carefully selected participants to ensure a unique variety for shoppers.
“It’s called a juried event. We do have a few duplicates. We let one outside in each gym, but it's just so the customers don't come and see over and over the same thing. They like the variety better, and it just creates a way better show when you have a larger variety. We're hoping to bring more and more people to town. We would love to help the farmers market and the Fall Festival is going on, so we just would love to bring a ton of people into Bluffton and give them a good day here,” said Kiley Rutzler, event coordinator for Event Pro Connections.
The Bluffton Lions Club also sold raffle tickets to help raise money to build an all-inclusive playground for the community.
