18th Annual Lauderdale By The Sea Craft Festival

This is a really nice little arts and crafts festival, situated at the end of Commercial Blvd, by the beach. The street is blocked off for several blocks for the booths. Parking was $ 10 for the day in a nearby lot.
There was a great variety of booths from gorgeous orchids (one came home with me) to puzzle pins of all descriptions which promoted autism awareness. We were with a friend who is speech pathologist and they even had several choices done specifically for that profession! There were booths of all kinds of fun, handcrafted jewelry, from karat gold rings to funky ear cuffs and jewelry made from bottle glass, booths of cool beachwear and others with fine arts. There was pretty much something for everyone.
Frozen lemonade and hotdog vendors were on hand for snack attacks, but the festival was situated in an area full of great restaurants, so you could eat and cool off.
Although it’s not a huge festival, the variety and quality of goods offered was very nice. I’ll definitely plan on going next year.