One
of the Top Rated Craft Shows in the Country Opens at the San Mateo Event Center
(San Mateo, Calif., June
3, 2014) --- The San Mateo Harvest Festival is returning to the San Mateo Event
Center on November 14-16, bringing with it thousands of handmade arts and
crafts, high-energy performers, a hands-on KidZone, delicious foods and much
more.
The San Mateo Harvest
Festival® Original Art and Craft Show is one of the largest indoor arts and
craft shows on the West Coast, offering over 24,000 American handmade items. Customers
can stroll aisle upon aisle of unique gifts like original art, clothing,
jewelry, specialty foods, toys, holiday decor and more. Items available range
from affordable stocking stuffers to upscale jewelry and fine art.
There are over 250 artisans
featured at the San Mateo Harvest Festival, and all of them must go through a
rigid jury process to be accepted into the festival. The vetting process
ensures that all products are made by hand by each artist and allows for a
diverse array of merchandise.
This year, the
Harvest Festival has brought back fan favorites Scotty and Trink, a pair of
daredevil comedians who tell jokes while juggling, balancing on unicycles and
tossing knives. Also back by popular demand is Tom Rigney and Flambeau, a fiery
Cajun/Zydeco band who is known to get everyone out of their seats and stomping
their feet.
Brand new this year
is a special fruit and vegetable carving demonstration each day by renowned
carver Chef Ray Duey. Attendees can watch Chef Ray as he creates extraordinary
works of art with produce as his canvas.
The Peninsula Humane
Society/SPCA will return as the selected charity of the show and will receive
half of the proceeds from all shopping bags sold, as well as all the donations
collected from the Parcel Check. They
will also host a special mobile adoption on Saturday and Sunday.
Loaves and Fishes
Family Kitchen, a non-profit organization which serves free, nutritious meals
to the working poor, families, homeless and seniors, will be the food donation
partner for the show. Anyone who brings a monetary or non-perishable food
donation to the show will receive $2 off their adult or senior admission.
The KidZone, a
specialized area for kids to participate in hands on crafting activities, will
be sponsored by Gingerbread-on-the-Go and Nature of Art for Kids. The crafts
will include gingerbread cookie decorating and eco friendly art projects. Plus,
New York Life will be on hand to offer free Child ID services.
Attendees will have
the chance to win a fabulous ipad mini by registering on site at the San Mateo
Harvest Festival. The winner will be announced on Sunday November, 16th. Festival
goers can also win grab bag prizes each day by printing out a form online and
dropping it off at the show.
The Harvest
Festivals, which take place in nine cities throughout California and Nevada,
were recently recognized as one of the top 200 craft shows in the United States
by Sunshine Artist Magazine.
What: The San Mateo Harvest Festival® Original Art
and Craft Show
When: November 14-16, 2014
Where: San Mateo Event Center (2495 South Delaware Street, San Mateo, CA 94403)
Hours: Friday and Saturday: 10 am – 6pm, Sunday: 10
am–5pm
Tickets: Adults: $9, Seniors (62+): $7, Youth (13-17):
$4, Kids 12 and Under: Free
(Re-entry
valid all weekend with proof of hand stamp)
Info: Call 800-346-1212 or visit www.harvestfestival.com
Press: Contact the Larose Group at 650-548-6700 or
email Liz Rosinski at Lrosinski@prmagic.com
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