Red Wing annual show and sale brings collectors together

Red Wing annual show and sale brings collectors together

July 2023 … 

Red Wing annual show and sale brings collectors together

 Take your Red Wing pottery collection to the next level by attending the Red Wing Collectors Society Inc.’s annual show and sale at the organization’s 2023 Crockfest Convention. A wide variety of Red Wing stoneware, pottery and antiques will be available to buy during the convention, at which attendees will be able to enjoy auctions, live music and BBQ. The convention takes place July 13-15, while the show and sale take place from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. July 15. All events take place at the River Bluff Education Center in Red Wing. This year is the convention’s 46th.

For more information, call 651-388-4004 or visit www.redwingcollectors.org.

restored oak secretary

Red Wing Pottery

The Red Wing Collectors Society Inc.’s annual show and sale on July 15 occurs during its 46th Annual Crockfest Convention in Red Wing, MN. Stoneware, pottery and antiques will be up for grabs. (Image courtesy of Facebook)

Browse more than 300 booths at Bella Rustina in Conway this July

Browse more than 300 booths at Bella Rustina in Conway this July

July 2023 … 

Browse more than 300 booths at Bella Rustina in Conway this July

 

Conway will once again host the Bella Rustina Modern Vintage Market, July 14-16 inside the Conway Expo Center.

More than 300 booths will be set up inside the venue, selling both vintage and vintage-inspired items, as well as handmade treasures. Multiple food trucks will also be on site to feed hungry shoppers. Admission is $10 for the early buying day on Friday, July 14, and it’s $5 for Saturday, July 15, and Sunday, July 16.

For more information, visit www.bellarustina.com.

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Bella Rustina

Bring your summer vibes to Bella Rustina, July 14-16 at the Conway Expo Center in Conway, AR. There you’ll find cool deals on vintage and vintage-inspired items. (Image courtesy of Facebook)

Show will feature antique farm vehicles, tools in action

Show will feature antique farm vehicles, tools in action

July 2023 … 

Show will feature antique farm vehicles, tools in action

For a glimpse at old-fashioned farm power, plan to attend the 70th annual show of the Tri-State Antique Engine and Threshers Association, July 27-29 in Bird City.

The show will host Hart Parr Oliver collectors and include a bonus feature of farm trucks and pickups. Attendees will be able to marvel at more than a dozen operating steam engines and gas engines, as well as demonstrations of wheat binding and threshing; a saw mill, tractor pull, kids activities, historic buildings, quilts, a printing press and chuck wagon breakfast round out the activities. Collectors may bring their items to display. Those traveling with an RV may park it on the grounds, which offers a shower house.

For more information, call 785-734-2291, visit www.threshershow.org or e-mail thresherassociation@gmail.com.

 

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Tri-State Threshers

The Tri-State Engine and Threshers Association will host its 70th annual show in late July in Bird City, KS. On display and performing demonstrations will be a variety of antique farm equipment, steam engines and tools, among other devices. (Image courtesy of Facebook)

Cruise on into Springfield for the annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival

Cruise on into Springfield for the annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival

July 2023 … 

Cruise on into Springfield for the annual Birthplace of Route 66 Festival

Springfield’s Birthplace of Route 66 Festival is back Aug. 10-12 with some new features and all of the same old fun attendees have come to expect from the annual event.

This year’s event will include a talent search competition. Singers, songwriters and dancers ages 18 and older are encouraged to register. Registration and official rules are online at www.route66festivalsgf.com/talent. The deadline to register is July 7.

A full lineup of activities will keep attendees busy with plenty of fun. A car show, parade, raffles, poker run, vendor village, and lots of live music, including the Emerald City Band and Tommy DeCarlo.

Organizers of the festival are already hard at work preparing for the 100th anniversary of the Mother Road in 2026. Keep an eye on future issues of Discover Vintage America for more information.

For more information about this year’s Birthplace of Route 66 Festival, visit www.route66festivalsgf.com.

 

Flea market is a Brownville tradition

Route 66

One of the winners of last year’s Birthplace of Route 66 Festival car show contest, David Snapp, poses with his 1966 Volkswagen van. This year’s festival will take place in Springfield, MO, Aug. 10-12. (Image courtesy of Facebook)

Wheat Festival is a celebration of community

Wheat Festival is a celebration of community

July 2023 … 

Wheat Festival is a celebration of community

 The 123rd annual Wheat Festival in Wellington, KS, will feature something for every summer funseeker.

Taking place July 11-15 in downtown Wellington, the festival is jam-packed with family-friendly activities, including an art exhibit, art contest, children’s storytime and crafts, movie-themed sidewalk chalking, watermelon feed, horseshoe tournament, carnival rides, lip sync contest, hot dog eating contest, cookie jar auction, cow chip throw, and bed races.

According to the state’s tourism website, the event has been a tradition in the state since 1900, when Sumner County celebrated a bumper wheat harvest that earned Wellington the title of “Wheat Capital of the World.” The festival remains a celebration of community and agriculture.

For more information, visit www.facebook.com/kswheatfestival.

 

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Kansas Wheat Festival

Grab the family and head out to Wellington, KS, for its 123rd Kansas Wheat Festival from July 11-15, featuring high-flying fun. (Image courtesy of Facebook)