Annual craft fair and flea market, yard sale and bake sale in Beach Haven June 27

More than 100 craft vendors will be selling their wares during the Beach Haven Community Arts Program’s annual craft fair and flea market at Veterans Park on Saturday, June 27, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. A variety of jewelry, handmade clothing, unique wood items, artwork, toys, floral items, fabric and kitchen items will be available.

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The fair includes wares from
over 100 craft vendors.

“There’s always a wonderful selection of vendors and always some new ones,” said Brenda Griffin, a Beach Haven CAP volunteer, who noted the organization has been hosting the fair for 15 years.

The event, to be held rain or shine, will benefit the local nonprofit group, which helps present the borough’s Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Christmas programs. The group also presents scholarships to Southern Regional High School students entering a college music program, as well as provides art- and music-related donations to the Beach Haven School.

That same day, the Long Beach Island Historical Association will host its yearly Trash, Treasure and Bake Sale across the street from the park, at the Long Beach Island Historical Museum. 

“It’s all done in tandem, so it’s such a great, wonderful thing for everybody,” said Griffin, who also volunteers with the LBI Historical Association, which runs the museum.

A plethora of yard sale items from decorative objects and kitchenware to toys and books as well as homemade baked goods, including fresh-baked cookies, brownies and scones, will be available for purchase from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

“We try to concentrate on everything people might want on the Island,” said Ron Marr, president of the historical association. “Everything’s used and donated, of course,” he added.

The group already has enough donations to fill the museum, Marr said, but anyone interested in donating items to the sale should call the museum this week at 609-492-0700.

“We take almost anything that’ll essentially fit in a car,” said Marr. “We don’t take bigger items or furniture. We will take usable chairs and things like that, but it has to fit in a car because most people are not going to buy anything that won’t fit in their car,” he explained.

All leftover items from the sale will be donated to the New Lisbon Developmental Center, a state-run institution that provides a comprehensive system of care for individuals with developmental disabilities. 

— Kelley Anne Essinger


This article was published in The SandPaper.