An Epic Tale of Adventure from the Enchanted Markets of Chattanooga
Well, it was sure nice to see everyone this weekend.
That’s the happy commentary to an otherwise wet & dreary event — our first real rainout this season. Vendor sales were the low-point of the season, with average sales of $171/vendor. It wasn’t our strong-point.
But frankly, this particular weekend has always been weak — even our strongest and most loyal supporters are away visiting family, shopping at the big box retailers or simply enjoying an afternoon eating leftovers… who knows? But as far back as I have sales history, the Black Sunday has never been a very strong day for us.
As such, I am officially proclaiming that we will be taking this weekend off in 2012 — November 18, 2012 will mark the final “normal market” at the pavilion, and we will jump into Holiday Market after a week off with family.
Holiday Market 2012 will begin at the First Tennessee Pavilion over the weekend of December 1-2, 2012 — same as our historical practice — and we are planning on an extended Holiday Market season again at the trade center. I’m going to wait until we see the reports from this season before we firm up the extended scheduled, but several vendors have asked for a Sat/Sun indoor market and also to go as long as possible up until Christmas. I’ll take all of that into account - but I also want to see how this year’s response is.
I’m looking forward to seeing everyone this weekend at Holiday Market — don’t forget that we have the vendor pot-luck dinner on Friday night!
