Michigan Antique Festivals — Local services in Midland

Went Sunday at noon to Midland, wasn't good at all. By the looks of the bare spots at least 1/3 of the vendors were gone. Way less people and the rest of the vendors were mostly packing up. Very very disappointed. Talked to one of the workers and some of the vendors and they said alot of the vendors left the day before. The people taking money at the gate should let you know that alot of the vendors are gone and let you make the decision to attend or not. This event used to be really nice now it's getting pretty bad. Called to make a comment about the event and was cut off by the gentleman and he stated I know what your going to say and rambled on about the weather and you should have been there Saturday instead. That's not the point, we drove almost 2 hours and couldn't even make a comment on the phone. The gentleman proceeded to finish his very defensive reply and actually hung up. Nice customer service, that put the icing on the cake for me. Never again, oh and we were leaving with around an hour to go and they were still taking money at the gate with almost every vendor packed up. And this is about the 6 or 7th time I've attended, wont waste my time again, I like to go and support the vendors but management...

20x20' white walls/roof tent #2 is where we're located. Fresh load of real antiques hand-picked from around the Midwest...if you love quality, unusual, ecclectic or unique, we might just have something for you. Those of you who have never experienced the Midland Antique "Experience" will find this destination well worth your travel time. Friendly staff, good food, a classic car show and of course...hundreds of antique & collectible dealers bringing their best stuff...CHECK IT OUT, THE METEOROLOGIST SAYS ITS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL FALL WEEKEND TO BE OUT N'...

If we had wanted to go thrifting, we would have gone to a Goodwill store, not an “Antique Festival“. There was booth after booth of Mexican metalware, thrift store finds, handmade what’s-it’s and people who could install new windows or insure your home. But, there were only a handful of sellers who sold anything remotely considered a genuine antique. Misrepresentation - it should be called a “flea market” not an...