The fair, which saw up to 500 visitors at its peak, took place under cloudless skies and pleasant temperatures. Everything went smoothly for the 43 arts and crafts vendors and the six food vendors involved, according to Herlehy. The largest crowd rolled through in the morning hours, tapering off towards the end of the 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. event.
People come in early, the afternoon falls off.
Barbanti, a Little Torch resident and member of the Florida Keys Artist's Network, sets up in fairs all over the Lower Keys. Her next big event will be the Christmas in the Park fair in Key West Dec. 17 - 26. This was Barbanti's first year of setting up on her own. Her booth was decorated with her ceramic and pottery creations and the air plant pieces she now puts together. This is my first year of setting up on my own, and I'm happy with the turn-out.