The Redbud Festival is a longstanding Three Rivers tradition. It is an arts and crafts fair, and it happens in May, 2 months after the redbud has bloomed. This was Redbud Festival #41! (There may have been a year or two that it didn’t happen.)

It used to happen at a restaurant at the Three Rivers Golf Course. Both the restaurant and the golf course are closed. It moved to the Lions Roping Arena. Now it is at the Three Rivers Veterans Memorial Building, a mere walk from my house.

It takes 2 vehicles to schlep my stuff. We set up the night before, and then the next morning I just walk to the show. Very cool. Bit longer commute than I normally have when I walk across my driveway, but I’m up for it.

I pass the Presbyterian Church.

The plantings at the Memorial Building are native and drought tolerant and thriving. Is that pop-up tents in the distance?

Indeed, it is. And the building is such an odd shape – see it on the right?

Look – all in place and waiting for the customers.

Nice morning light coming in the windows.

My view out of the windows, but no chance to visit those booths.

Paintings sold better off this side of the booth, highly visible when one stepped into the building. So, as paintings sold, I just rearranged them onto this side.

Such brilliant merchandising, dontcha think?

It was a good Redbud Festival. Thanks, all y’all!