Originally Posted by Loretta
WOW! 14 dollars to get into a quilt show? I thought the $7 I paid in Madison last month was bad! Aren't they pricing themselves out of customers?
The annual large AQS show in Columbus, Ohio in June costs $25 to get in. I believe there's a discounted fee if you go more than one day. I was able to go in 2008 and looked forward all year to attending the 2009 show, but when the time came I simply couldn't afford it. I couldn't drive that far alone (about an hour-and-a-half drive) due to health reasons and it would have been $50 for two of us. It's always packed in spite of the cost. I guess I'd better save up so I can go next year. I'd love to attend the entire event and take classes, but that would increase the price tag considerably.
My daughter and I went to a small quilt show in Holmes County and I think it was $14 each to get in. It was pretty busy, too, but they didn't have nearly as many quilts as they advertised.