Boy is this a timely question! My guild does a yearly show, & last year lost money. But, that's not the reason for the timeliness. I'm currently the President of Texas Association of Quilt Guilds (TAQG for short). TAQG has 37 guilds under it's umbrella. Most all of them do shows, but what we're hearing is that attendance is down, participation of guild members is waning & revenue from them is way off. This past weekend we had the big Dallas Quilt Show. Attendance on Friday is always heavy, but this year was wall to wall. Saturday was pretty sporadic & Sunday's attendance was the usual light. The venders said they did very well this year in sales.
I don't know if this will be the trend of the year or not. I do know that in our May meeting we are looking into alternate means to fundraising besides raffle quilts, as everyone seems to be burning out on those.
If any of you would like further info, other than I can give here, PM me.