Tips for the Inexperienced (and Professional)
Yellow Daisy Shopper
The many shopping, food and entertainment options can be overwhelming to any shopper, whether a long time
attendee or brand new to the festival. To minimize anxiety, tips on the best way to delight in the Yellow Daisy Festival are provided.
- Gather your shopping posse. Whether it is your mother, grandmother, daughter or best friends you will want to make sure you experience the Yellow Daisy Festival with your best pals.
- Prepare for your Yellow Daisy Festival shopping weekend by checking the weather forecast, and then choosing appropriate clothing. Clothing that is light and comfortable along with walking shoes will suffice.
- Prepare a bag with essentials that you will need through-out the weekend. This bag should include: cash, credit card, check-book, sunscreen, lip gloss, compact and cell phone. Shoppers are welcome to bring their own shopping bags for purchases, or they can pick up a free biodegradable one at the Yellow Daisy Festival merchandise shop. ----PLEASE PUT A PERIOD AFTER PURCHASES AND DELETE THE REMAINDER OF THE SENTENCE.
- Plan your shopping route. With an estimated 200,000 shoppers over the four day festival, it is easy to miss artist booths. Blackberry Lane is the suggested beginning; a map can be found here.
- Arrive thirty minutes before the festival gates open. Hours are 10a.m.- 6p.m. Thursday, Friday and Sunday and 10a.m.- 7:30p.m.on Saturday.
- Visit this year’s featured artist, MARIAN BAKER, located on A Loop. 95% of Marian’s work is on recycled materials and each piece is original art.
- Send your husband, brother or father to the Men’s Den where they can relax in recliners while watching fall football games on a big screen TV.
- Send your kids to the Children’s Corner where they can participate in crafts, rock walls, face painting and crazy hair.
- Take a break from shopping and indulge in the fried candy bars, roasted corn and fresh cut fruit located at the many vendors. While on your break, enjoy the live bands providing entertainment at the Yellow Daisy Main stage.
- End your weekend by taking inventory of all your purchases and plan next year’s visit to the Yellow Daisy Festival, which will take place September 8-11, 2011.