Chicken Coop Flea Market

A new barn-like pavilion is being erected for a Gentry-area farmers' market, and for an arts and crafts fair to be held in Gentry this October.

A new building is being erected next door to the Chicken Coop Flea Market in Gentry to house vendor booths for farmers wishing to sell their home-grown produce and for arts and crafts artisans wanting to sell their products. The building should be ready in time for Gentry’s Fall Festival and the Main Street Arts and Crafts festival in Gentry the following week.

The Chicken Coop, with its new building, is gearing up for craft fair season and is now taking applications (or reservations) for this year’s craft fair to be held Oct. 14-18.

Vendors will be in a covered 7,000-square-foot pavilion and the Chicken Coop will provide one table. The charge for an 8×10 booth inside the pavilion will be $100, on a first-come, first-served basis. For an 8×10 booth outside the pavilion will be 75.00.  The Chicken Coop will not be taking a commission from sales. This will not be your everyday craft fair. It will also include antiques and collectables along with the arts and crafts.

Applications need to be turned in by Oct. 2. The sooner application forms are turned in, the more options vendors will have in picking their locations in the new building. Applications are available at the Chicken Coop, by mail, e-mail and on this site at Craft-Application.

Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy the fun. There will be food, crafts, music and more. On October 17 there will be kids day that will include wall climbing, face painting, balloons, Mad Science of NWA and more!

The Chicken Coop Flea Market is located on Main Street in Gentry, just west of Arkansas Highway 59. The Chicken Coop’s Web site is www.chickencoopgentry.com. Its Web log is at www.chickencoopgentry.com/publish. For more information, call the Chicken Coop at 479-736-2255 or e-mail williamsmarsha79 @ gmail.com.

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