Fair-goers look through vendor booths during the event Saturday at the Shadows. One hundred and five vendors were on hand for the event.

The Shadows-on-the-Teche’s bi-annual Arts and Crafts Fair took place Saturday with organizers proud of the variety of booths and crafts they displayed and sold. 

The event serves as one of the largest fundraisers for Shadows-on-the-Teche, a historic sugar plantation that served as the home of four generations of the Weeks family.

“We had 105 vendors not counting the Arts and Crafts Show,” Shadows Director Pat Kahle said. “That’s not counting the arts and crafts show.”

Kahle called the fair one of the most well-attended in recent memory, despite some afternoon thunder that scared off some vendors. 

Both the Shadows grounds and area surrounding the Shadows Visitors Center were filled to the brim with arts and craft vendors selling everything from honey to homemade clothing, as well as plenty of artwork. 

“I like the selection and it’s a nice day out,” fair-goer Kathy Dugas said at the event. 

It was an event that local residents could attend to enjoy the day as well. An open space set up in the beautiful Shadows gardens allowed them to sit and eat some of the specialty foods that were sold on the Shadows grounds, underneath the property’s large oak trees. 

Kahle said one of the highlights of this fall’s fair was the sheer amount of variety. 

“I’d say maybe 70 percent of these are repeat vendors, but we had 30 percent new,” Kahle said. “We have people who come all the time to shop, and they liked the variety. We had vendors who come a lot and changed what they were selling. 

“I think we had more variety and more of it.”

The fun and variety were all for a good cause, as well. The fair is a way for the Shadows to hold on its various events and projects. 

“It’s a good event and it’s still one of our more successful fundraisers,” Kahle said.