My sister Susan and I drove down from Stuart to Juno Beach, Florida to attend the 23rd annual Juno Beach Craft Festival. This is the first time I have attended this event and found it to be a very pleasant experience. First of all, instead of being a nightmare, parking was actually very easy. The festival was held on A1A, along the ocean next to the Loggerhead Marinelife Center, and there were people there to guide you to a place to park, which was nice. The festival itself consisted of artists displaying artwork, photography, glass creations, and many other handmade crafts. And the festival was well attended, with everyone enjoying the art, the ocean, and a warm, sunny afternoon.
The best thing about this festival was that it was on A1A, right along the ocean. Both Juno Beach and next-door Jupiter have miles of beach with access points every block or so, which many of the festival goers took full advantage of. There were also food stands and food trucks at this event, although not nearly as many as at the Feast of Little Italy in the Abaco neighborhood of Jupiter, also held last weekend, which was more or less a giant food festival with musical acts. And no - neither Susan nor I bought anything at the festival. Between us, Susan and I have more paintings, knickknacks, furniture, books, and God knows what else spread out over closets, my building storage unit, and a rented self-storage space up in Fort Collins. But on the bright side, nothing to carry home and nothing to charge to your credit card. All in all, the Juno Beach Craft Festival was indeed a very pleasant way to spend the afternoon.
No comments:
Post a Comment