The Craft Festival By Steven Powers

A nice enough craft fair with a variety of items for sale. Lots of jewelry, but overall a pretty good variety. We enjoyed the food offerings and free samples. Many of the vendors are the same vendors you'll see at the fall craft festival, which I did like because being closer to Christmas I was more likely to find stuff & buy for people on my Christmas list. One (big) detraction was the fact that there was NOTHING for the kids at this event. That is a big part of why I go to these events and I probably wont go next year because of that unless that changes. With so much entertainment in this town I don't think it's too much to ask for a face painter or a children's band, and I really think some free or cheap crafts at the back for the kids would go a long way towards keeping the kids happy. I understand not everyone has kids but if you advertise as a craft festival, then you should probably include SOME festival type activities, even for the adults. I paid to get in, which I feel entitles me to something in return besides just browsing the stands which all of course cost $. That's why I gave it three stars instead of four. However as craft exhibits go, this is one of the better ones I've seen in Vegas. So if you like doggy costumes, NFL ornaments, original glass art or metal lawn sculptures, and you don't have three kiddoes in tow, this might be the place for you.