Wyandotte Street Art Fair — Attraction in Wyandotte

This fair is NOT what it once was. Many areas have been eliminated. The beer tent and music stage were places locals met up with friends to catch up. Those have been gone for a few years. Something else that is long gone is the area of tables and chairs near the info booth. If you buy food, there is nowhere to sit and eat. I would love to see a tented area with tables, chairs, and fans. Benches randomly throughout the fair would be amazing! Places to gather and rest encourage patrons to spend more time and money. I'm not sure what the count was, but it certainly seemed as if there were fewer artists. I wish there were more small time, local artists/crafters. Perhaps they could be given discounted rates. I really liked when the council for the arts had their artists set up in and around their building. That too has been eliminated. All of the businesses down the fair route used to bring their product outside. There were some this year that did not participate which was disappointing. Even though dogs are not allowed, there were many. I can't imagine any of these dogs appreciate art, crowds, or the ridiculously hot pavement they are walking on. I know more than one person that has been attacked and bitten by dogs. This instills a real fear. I would like to see muzzles on the dogs that do attend. By far, the WORST part of the fair were all the businesses that rented spots to sell. There were too many, located in the prime/main booths. I'm down there to enjoy the art and someone jumps out in front of me trying to sell me windows!!! Really? It is an ART fair, NOT an infomercial. 😡 I have been coming to the Wyandotte Street Art Fair for as long as I can remember... close to 50 years. I look forward to it every year. Unfortunately, it has really gone downhill I do hope someone puts more effort into...

Layout of booths between the different areas of the fair were really awkward and difficult to navigate, especially as a handicapable individual who needs a rollator walker to get around. The handicap parking for the fair anywhere near by is nearly impossible to find. And the number of booths who looked like they were selling items they bought wholesale from overseas was out of control! Please jury your booths properly for a good mix of “handmade by the artists” booths. Real Artists. A few Fine Crafters in the mix. Non profit booths far away from the center of the action, not on First Street where the more crafty Crafters should be. Think about your layout more. Observe traffic patterns in and around the main fair area to determine the best foot traffic placement for booths actually selling items. Then move all other non-profit booths, home improvement salespersons, financial institutions, etc, away from the main sales areas and place them strategically near where people are entering and exiting to and from the fair’s main sales areas. Keep the prime real estate for actual Art...

I've been attending this fair for the past 5 year's, sadly this fair seems to be going downhill every year. This year, there wasn't hardly any food trucks, like in the previous years. No offense to the local restaurants, but I can go to them all year long. Many of the side street areas with vendors were smaller than the previous year's. One of the most annoying parts of this year's fair, was the amount of companies trying to sell you, windows, knifes, gutters and etc. There should be a limit on how many of these pit viper companies are allowed to participate, and they shouldn't be allowed to set up on Biddle. This fair is on the decline, I used to enjoy this fair, but after this year's, it's lost...