Parents and kids alike enjoyed hours of crafts and food at the Village of Great Neck annual Crafts Fair on Sunday, continuing a tradition to goes back almost 40 years.
“It was very well attended, a lot of people had a very good time,” said Village of Great Neck Trustee Mitch Beckerman, who helped organize the fair. “We had different vendors this year on food…we had pony rides and a petting zoo too.”
Village of Great Neck Trustee Jeff Bass said he estimated there were a little more than 1,000 people at the fair, which ran from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday
“The weather was phenomenal, the atmosphere was very energetic and we had quite a few vendors, about 70 vendors,” Bass said. “It was very festive and everybody was having an absolutely wonderful time.”
The fair, which occupied Middle Neck Road between Fairview Avenue and Hicks Lane, had vendors selling everything from tie-dye shirts to sand moldings to homemade leather goods as well such as some banks and even Home Depot.
Bass said attendees also enjoyed the food options, which ranged from ice cream to pickles to popcorn.
The fair, he said, attracted people from both inside and outside of Great Neck.
“There was a couple I met from Babylon, they heard about [the fair] and they decided to come out to see it,” Bass said.
He met others, he said, from Queens.
Beckerman said he was given the role of organizing the fair when he became trustee, but that he has been going to the fair since he moved into the village 32 years ago.
He said he used to go with his children, twins who are now 28 years old, and finds it is interesting to see how the fair has changed for both him and others.
“It used to be just a family experience,” Beckerman said. “Hopefully it still is that way for the rest of the residents.”
Beckerman said he can’t wait to have grandchildren to take to the fair.
“Kids grow up too fast – to have things to do together is a great thing,” he said.
