VIDALIA, La. — An artisans market with 70-plus vendors, as well as fun activities for the whole family, will be at the Vidalia Conference and Convention Center on Friday and Saturday for the second annual Miss-Lou Trade Days Holiday Market.
The event lasts from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 14 and 15.
Jenny Hinkle, one of the event organizers from Miss-Lou Studio Creative, said Miss-Lou Trade Days is excited to welcome LuLus, with a ton of attractions the whole family will enjoy, such as inflatable jumps, a rock climbing wall and a bull-riding ring.
Wristbands start at $20 for all-day play or $30 for the weekend.
Other children’s attractions include a petting zoo, the Postal Shoppe’s Letters to Santa booth, plus photo opportunities with the big man himself.
“Santa will be popping in and out throughout the weekend,” Hinkle said.
“Mayor Buz (Craft) has been working hard, decking the halls throughout all of Vidalia and has really been the Kris Kringle of the holiday spirit and it’s been fun to partner with him,” Hinkle said. He’s decking the halls and we’re getting everything ready to bring this holiday event and it’s going to be super fun.”
The main attraction of Miss-Lou Trade Days is the variety of options for the holiday shoppers or just people who like to shop in general, Hinkle said.
Trade Days vendors will have a variety of different foods, sweets, goods, home décor, cosmetics, woodworks, clothing and accessories, artwork and more, Hinkle said.
“Last year was awesome and this year the vendors are coming back with more excitement,” she said. “This will be akin to the last one, just a little bit bigger. ... We will still accept vendors as well. We want a very eclectic show and so there are people who don’t get into the show because we don’t want to have too many of the same type of thing. ... We not only want our vendors to have the best opportunity to make sales, but also for the people who come shop to have a good variety.”
Highlighting a few of the vendors, Hinkle said she will be showcasing the artwork of the children whom she has been teaching at Studio Creative and will be selling prints of their work.
Mississippi Muddy Prints will also be doing impression art and keepsake pieces and Kudzu Cotton will have on-site monogramming. Paisley Sweets, a young entrepreneur, will have delicious candied apples and other sweet treats there as well, Hinkle said.
When Hinkle and Danielle Nelson of Bless this Mess Vintage Market first discussed the creation of the Miss Lou Trade Days market about a year and a half ago, Hinkle said they thought it would be a fun way to give back to hardworking entrepreneurs while highlighting the gorgeous riverfront and helping the community as a whole.
“It’s such a beautiful area and there hasn’t been a whole lot in Vidalia in regard to something like that. We are both entrepreneurs with women-owned businesses and have both experienced the vendor market. I started my business at the Tupelo flea market 20 years ago, where I started to sell my artwork. Vendor markets have been a good vehicle for me to get my stuff out there.
“It’s a risk sometimes, setting up at a market, because you don’t always know if you’ll make that money back. We really wanted to create a space where our vendors feel appreciated and respected ... knowing that we’re working hard on the other end to create the best chance possible to make the best sales possible. I think our vendors feel valued and feel our excitement. They can see the hard work we put into it and we get to highlight the riverfront and bring something fun for the community to do. The small business lifestyle is very hard. ... This gives us the chance to give back.
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