48TH ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTSFAIR

We are excited to bring you the 48th Annual Arts & Crafts Fair June 10th 2023 in beautiful Hoffer Park, Middletown PA 17057. We are excited for our Annual Celebration of the Middletown Resolves ( Middletown's Declaration of Independence). With over 150 arts & crafts vendors, 12 food booths, Cruise In Car Show, Live Entertainment & Children's Activities you will surely find something to enjoy. Please Like our Fair Facebook Page - Annual Arts & Craft Fair - Middletown Area Historical Society. @MAHSFair

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History of the Fair

Why the fair exists

On June 10th, 1774 Col. James Burd worked with a group of residents in Middletown to establish the Middletown Resolves. The Middletown Resolves are a group of resolutions formally protesting the oppressive acts of Britain’s Parliament against the American colonists. This essentially was Middletown’s Declaration of Independence 2 full years BEFORE our countries Declaration of Independence was adopted.

In 1974, the Middletown Borough council declared June 10th to be Middletown’s Independence Day to mark the anniversary of the Resolves. (The holiday is celebrated on the Saturday closest to the 10th).

Since the Bicentennial in 1976, the Middletown Area Historical Society has held an annual fair to celebrate Middletown’s independence.

48TH ANNUAL ARTS & CRAFTSFAIR