Coming to the Hill September 13th, Mohair Pear is hosting Cedar Fall’s own Indie Craft Fair.

Fair coordinator Rose Sires said, “We started because we wanted… to have some sort of event where we could celebrate the local artists that are around here as well as have some of the stuff in the store and bring more of that handmade DIY culture here.”

15 vendors will be selling items ranging from jewelry and accessories to prints and soaps. Sidecar Coffee will provide coffee and snacks, Here’s What’s Poppin’ will provide popcorn and Octopus will host a live band, Love Songs for Lonely Monsters, in addition to hosting a record swap. 

Expected turnout for this year is positive. 

“This year we expect even more growth…because we’ve gotten more attractions,” Anthony Ryckman, a Mohair Pear store manager said. 

“Every year we get more and more followers, more and more people who stop in asking about it from the years before. People from out of town will even come in town for it,” Sires said.

“Sometimes you can do all the stuff you want to do to promote the event but if the weather’s not good, can’t really do much about that, but the weather’s been great in past years,” Ryckman said.

Looking ahead, Sires said  she hopes the fair will continue to grow and add more attractions, such as local food trucks for those who attend.

Ryckman’s favorite part of the fair is the vibe and being able to play records during the fair to create that feel-good atmosphere. 

With the handmade and do it yourself nature of the vendors, Sires likes to speak with the vendors.

 “They’re all unique and individual since they’re handmade they’re all one of a kind, basically,” Sires said.

All the vendors are local and regional vendors from the Midwest. 

“I think we just wanted to look at all the people who make handmade cool stuff around the area and we wanted to showcase their stuff and give them a platform to possibly have their things for sale in our store. I think it just goes hand in hand, we have a lot of unique cool things, we want to incorporate people who appreciate that and make that kind of thing on their own,” Ryckman said.

This event will be held September 13th from 11a.m. to 5p.m. at the corner of 22nd Street and College Street.