Craft shows in the Wichita area (Sept. 15)

Sept. 18-20: Autumn and Art at Bradley Fair: This is the sixth year of the national juried fine arts show and sale held outdoors at Bradley Fair. Admission is free. Nearly 100 artists will offer original works in a variety of mediums. Enjoy live music, beer, wine, food from restaurants. autumnandart.com

Oct. 3: Carnival and Crafts Fair: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Bethany United Methodist Church, 1601 S. Main. 316-264-4240

Oct. 17: Porter Street Artists and Friends, 941 Porter: A one-day art event held twice a year showing the creative talents of Riverside residents. Special guest this year is sculpture artist Craig Campbell. 316-263-0668.

Nov. 6-7: Country Cupboard Boutique: 5-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Bethany Lutheran Church, 1000 W. 26th St. South. Crafts, baked goods and lunch for sale. 316-265-3033

Nov. 7: Craft Fair and Bake Sale: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 1451 E. 47th St. South. 316-524-0067

Nov. 7: 43rd Annual Sunflower Arts & Crafts and Home Based Business Expo: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Anthony Municipal Hall, 130 E. Main, Anthony. Free. 620-842-5456

Nov. 14: Spirit Bazaar: 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Explorer Elementary School, 454 S. 167th St. West, Goddard. Sponsored by Church of the Holy Spirit. Homemade crafts, baked goods and a raffle every hour. Admission: $2. 316-794-4181

Nov. 14: Annual Craft Bazaar and Peppernut Sale: 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Hope Mennonite Church, 868 N. Maize Road. Admission: $1 or two canned goods for the Kansas Food Bank. Craft vendors, lunch, peppernuts and baked goods for sale. 316-722-0903

Nov. 14: Clearwater Christmas Fair: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Clearwater Middle School, 140 S. Fourth St. in Clearwater. Free. Hand-made crafts and other retail items. 620-584-4582

Nov. 14: Christmas in November: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Mulvane United Methodist Church, 107 S. Central in Mulvane. Free. Vendors, coffee and homemade cinnamon rolls in the morning, homemade chicken salad sandwiches for lunch. Proceeds go to the Good Samaritan Fund for the church. 316-777-0125.

Nov. 14: Covenant Presbyterian Church Bazaar and Soup Day: 8 a.m.-3 p.m., 1750 N. Tyler Road. Free admission. Handcrafted and commercial craft vendors, breakfast, soup lunch, baked goods and pies for sale.

Regional crafts shows

Sept. 17-19: Autumn Daze Arts, Crafts & Music Festival, Branson, Mo. The 42nd annual event includes a juried show in historic downtown Branson featuring more than 100 crafters and artists from across the Midwest. Shoppers will find a variety of items, including collectibles, wood crafts, ironworks, quilts, jewelry, crocheted and knitted items, with many vendors demonstrating their techniques. downtownbranson.org/autumn-daze

Sept. 19: Hillsboro Arts & Crafts Fair, Hillsboro. Taking place since 1970, this juried festival covers a seven-block area in downtown Hillsboro with 300 vendors from 15 states and more than 40,000 shoppers. The event has been rated among the top 100 arts and crafts shows in the country by Sunshine Artist magazine. hillsboroartsandcraftsfair.org

Sept.19: Art in the Park, Marion. While in the Hillsboro area, travel 12 miles east to neighboring Marion for its event on the same day featuring another 250 vendors. marionks.com/artinthepark.php

Sept. 25-27: Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, Mo. This is one of the longest-running art events (84 years) in the nation and attracts a crowd of 250,000 over three days. Shoppers will find 240 artists offering ceramics, jewelry, photography and more from across the country encompassing nine blocks of the Country Club Plaza. countryclubplaza.com/event/plaza-art-fair

Sept. 25-26: 42nd Annual Pumpkin Patch Arts and Crafts Fair, Cico Park, Manhattan. www.facebook.com/events/409759712536169

Sept. 26: Whimmydiddle Arts and Crafts Fair, Scott City. One of the largest crafts shows in western Kansas, this event features 200 exhibitors from across the U.S. who arrive with original art, metal working, pottery and crafts in wood, fabric, jewelry, silk and dried flowers. whimmydiddle.org

Sept. 26-27: Cider Days Fall Festival, Kansas Expocentre, Topeka. Live bluegrass, petting zoo, carnival, food. 785-230-5226, www.ciderdaystopeka.com

Sept. 26-27: Fair Grove Heritage Reunion, Fair Grove, Mo. Located 14 miles north of Springfield, Fair Grove’s annual event brings 30,000 to a historical site that has been restored as one of only two working “steam-powered” grist mills in the U.S. The two-day Heritage Reunion includes old-time demonstrations and a parade, along with 300 juried vendors featuring handmade crafts. fghps.org/heritage-reunion.html

Sept. 26: Overland Park Fall Festival and Parade, Santa Fe Commons Park, Overland Park. Music, food trucks, car show. www.opkansas.org/Things-to-See-And-Do/Overland-Park-Fall-Festival

Oct. 3: Art in the Park, Island Park, Winfield. Barnwood signs, photography, paintings, stained glass, jewelry –shoppers will find a variety of local and regional artists’ booths at this annual juried arts and crafts show. http://winfieldarts.org/art-park-festival

Oct. 9-11: Summit Art Festival, Lee’s Summit, Mo. This is a fine-art event held just outside Kansas City in Lee’s Summit, named as Missouri’s 2010 Creative Community by the Missouri Arts Council. More than 100 recognized national, regional and local artisans represent most art mediums. summitartfest.org

Oct. 10-11: Sugar Mound Arts & Crafts Festival, Mound City. Now in its 43rd year, this event has grown from displaying art by Linn County artists in the 4-H building to more than 400 booths using every building at the fairgrounds to display all types of handcrafted items from local, regional and national artists. The festival attracts 10,000 to this town of about 700. sugarmoundartscrafts.com

Oct. 15-18: War Eagle Fair, Hindsville, Ark. More than 250 booths are set up on a large fairgrounds along the banks of the War Eagle River in remote northwest Arkansas, offering everything from furniture and kitchen tools to folk art and jewelry. wareaglefair.com

Oct. 23-25: An Affair of the Heart, State Fair Park, Oklahoma City. What started as a one-day show in 1985 has expanded to two three-day shows every year in Oklahoma City and Tulsa (Nov. 20-22) featuring antiques, collectibles and handmade items. http://heartoftulsa.com

Compiled by Chandler Williams/Eagle correspondent

This story was originally published September 15, 2015 at 1:38 PM with the headline "Craft shows in the Wichita area (Sept. 15)."