Walnut Creek Vintage Fair back at its old site
The Walnut Creek Vintage Fair, scheduled for June 8, is part flea market, part garage sale, part a lot of things. Visitors will find refinished and repurposed items there, along with new creations and plenty of things to eat and drink.
Those looking for the new location of the annual Walnut Creek Vintage Fair won’t have to look far. In fact, they won’t have to look at all. The new location is the old location.
The one-day fair, hosted by the Walnut Creek Business Association, will take place June 8 from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mast Farm Service, 3585 state Route 39, Millersburg, a mile west of Walnut Creek. A planned move to the Carlisle Inn was scrapped when its original location opened back up.
“We want to be there,” said Amy Yoder, marketing director at Coblentz Chocolate Company, which also helps put on the fair. “It’s an ideal location because it’s a big open field. We’ve had it there for quite a few years. It runs smoothly because we know what we’re doing there. This is definitely making life easier for us.”
The fair is part flea market, part garage sale, part a lot of things. You’ll find refinished and repurposed items there, along with new creations and plenty of things to eat and drink for those just window shopping.
“It’s an eclectic mix,” Yoder said. “It’s similar to a flea market setup. We have a broad variety of vendors that go way beyond the regular flea market types. There are handmade lotions and soaps, people who do hand painting on boards, the lady who comes and sells out every year. We have people who do tie-dyed clothing. There’s a pop-up boutique that sells ladies clothing.”
The food truck lineup has many area vendors. That starts with Amish Country Donuts and Café, known for its fresh sourdough doughnuts. They’ve been with the fair from the start, Yoder said.
Also on hand will be Miller’s Creamery, serving its various treats. Those looking for more meal-type food might enjoy some ribs or a sandwich from Byler’s Barbecue, a chipotle bowl from Ruby’s, or maybe a lobster roll or sausage, peppers and onion roll from Wrapped In Dough, among numerous other choices.
Ultimately, the Vintage Fair is about what its name suggests: vintage goods.
One’s trash indeed is another’s treasure; it’s not trash until somebody throws it out. There’s always someone who will cherish what someone else is finished with. The Vintage Fair connects those parties.
“They bring what we call good junk,” Yoder said of the fair vendors. “That’s things that have been torn down structurally like an old barn that has been torn down. We have booths that have always done very well. Some of them always sell out.”