Der Belsnickel is a juried show.  Jury
    sessions are usually held twice a year.
    Contact the Historical Society to
    arrange for an individual jury session.  

    Participants must follow show
    regulations:        
Booths and Displays:
  • Packing up displays before the end of the
    show at 4:00 PM on Saturday is not
    permitted.
  • Floor length table covers and professional
    looking booths and displays are required.
  • Backdrops are required.
  • Participants must keep their booth area neat
    and clean.
  • All hanging displays must be secured
  • No open flames or burning of candles
  • Participants are financially responsible for
    any damage they cause to Boyertown School
    District property or personnel.  This is
    especially true of the gymnasium flooring and
    floor mats.  Rugs and floor covering are
    highly suggested to avoid damage to the floor
    and mats.
  • No use of artificial garland, flashing colored
    lights, or gaudy decorations.    
Craft Items:
  • 90% of the craft must be made by the
    participant.  Assembling commercially made
    items is not acceptable.
  • No commercially made or re-sale items
    including jewelry, iron work, belts, ceramics,
    textiles, soaps, food, fabric art, precast
    pottery, baskets, etc.
  • No precut wooden shapes except for shaker
    pegs.
  • No commercially made baskets or straw hats
    except as accessories for dolls and toys.
  • No plastic items, pompoms, wiggle eyes, pipe
    cleaners, or florist ribbon.
  • No mechanically applied designs on
    commercially manufactured clothing.
  • No sale of artificial wreaths, garland, or floral
    designs.
  • No sweatshirts and/or tee shirts with stenciled
    designs.
  • No pre-stamped or cheater's cloth that
    simulates quilting or pieced fabric designs.
  • No commercially made lace panels such as
    those used to make pillows or dolls.
  • Only juried items may be sold.  
Der Belsnickel Craft Show

REGISTRATIONS HAVE BEEN
MAILED  FOR THE
2009 Der Belsnickel Craft Show.
AVAILABLE BOOTHS
ARE 10'X8',
REGULAR OR CORNER

The show will be held
November 27 and 28, 2009 at the
Boyertown Area High School
4th and Monroe Streets
Boyertown, PA  19512

The hours are:
11:00 AM-7:00 PM (Friday)
10:00 AM-4:00 PM (Saturday)
$4.00 Admission
No charge for children 12
and under.








The show was named for the
Pennsylvania German folk
character who traveled to farms
and visited the children at
Christmas time.
Good children were rewarded
with candy and oranges.  
Naughty children received a sharp
crack on the hand from the
Belsnickel's switch.









The Belsnickel supports the educational,
preservation, cultural, research,
historical, and genealogical activities
of the Boyertown Area
Historical Society.

Copyright: 2008 Boyertown Area Historical
Society
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