Friends and Family Market on Black Friday: A Look-back
Thank you to our wonderful artists, artisans, and makers for making our first friends and family market a success!
On November 29, we hosted a Friends and Family Market to give folks an opportunity to shop local on Black Friday. We had 14 artists and makers set up shop at the farm for a full day of communing and connecting. In addition to the vendors who set up day-of, visitors were also welcome to shop from our Holiday Exhibit inside the gallery, which is currently on display through December 26.
Our vendors were gracious enough to offer shoppers certain discounts in the spirit of Black Friday. In return, we offered an opportunity for our vendors to enter into a couple of contests to keep the day suspenseful!
Our first contest was Allison Brown from Ally’s Morsels! This contest was meant to crown the most popular vendor at the event. We determined that by counting how many shoppers each vendor invited to the market. Not only did Ally bring a lot of shoppers, but she brought a ton of cheer and positive energy with her too! Her prize was getting her booth fee back times two! Congrats, Ally!
Our second contest winner was our friends from Bridge Street Chocolates! This round was a traditional raffle. For every shopper that each vendor invited, they received one ticket to enter into the raffle to win the second prize. Their prize was getting their booth fee back.
Our final contest winner was Hans Blanchet! This award went to vendors who invited other vendors to participate in the market. Each vendor who did so received a discount on their booth fee. In addition to gracing us with his lovely presence, Hans sold all kinds of luxurious hair products to our visitors!
We also formed two new partnerships during our Friends and Family Market! Look for some yummy bites from Ally’s Morsels and Bridge Street Chocolates at future Longview Farm and Gallery events.
We ended the day with a toast all together inside the barn to welcome our vendors and visitors to our Longview Family!
Thank you so much again to all our friends, family, and newcomers for making our first Black Friday Market one to remember! We look forward to seeing you around soon.