Bashas' Outdoor Festival

Today we attended the Bashas' Outdoor Festival in Scottsdale, AZ. You could not have ordered up any better weather for this event. The sun was out, but the air was cool, which is especially rare for late April in Arizona. You can bet all of the participants really enjoyed the brief reprieve from the warmer Arizona weather.

There were quite a few vendors attending the Bashas' Outdoor Festival in Scottsdale today. We had several awesome jewelery people, some really original artists were in attendance today. The people wandering around the booths seemed to enjoy themselves, and took the time (since it wasn't blistering hot today) to look at what everyone had to offer. The food area seemed to be the busiest of all. They had fresh Navajo Fry Bread (which smelled heavenly), fresh tamales, roasted chili (YUMM!!) and barbecued chicken, ribs and tri-tip. Even after eating, my mouth continued to water because of all the wonderful scents coming from the food area.

We also got to clean a Saturn Sky today. It was a beautiful metallic blue roadster with the top down. If I had been more awake, I would have remembered to take a picture of this wonderful car, but we will have to suffer with a generic picture. The car was a real looker, especially after we treated it with UltraLuster Waterless Car Wash.

Today's event was the last for the Scottsdale location until September of this year. At this point in time, we are on borrowed time for cool, comfortable weather. As we experienced earlier this week, the temps have been in the low 90's and will continue to go up until late August. Nobody in their right mind will really be willing to attend any outdoor events during the summer months here in the Phoenix area of Arizona. As the summer progresses most people will rush from one air conditioned area to another.

Because of that, the attitude among the vendors today was festive, but tinged with sadness. We all know that we really won't be at any more local events after the end of this month, unless we really like sitting in a parking lot in the hot-baking sun. As we all packed up at the end of this event, we all said good by and wished each other well through the summer months.

Many of us will start our travel schedule, following events and rallies around the country. Several others will be heading back to their "other" home state and will return again when it cools here in Arizona. We will continue to keep you posted on local events here in Arizona along with the events we will be participating in around the country.

As always, this was a great opportunity to network with other vendors and let customers know that you are in business. Even if you do not sell a lot of product at these events, if you have a home based business with a limited advertising budget, this is one of the best ways to let people know that you are in business and a great way to generate interest in what you have to offer.

Have a wonderful weekend.

Until tomorrow...