Many artists and craft people lament the lack of events local to them, where only handmade work is shown. An option might be for individuals or group of exhibitors to come together and run their own craft fairs, allowing them to have some control over where they exhibit their work. If you establish a good reputation, there is the potential to attract a growing following and promote arts and crafts to a wider audience. Holding a successful craft fair requires a lot of work, but it provides an opportunity to build a network of arts and crafts people across your region, support the craft community and meet new friends. 

As an organiser you will have to work hard to establish a good reputation and build a successful regular event, so you should try to ensure you give a good first impression to the local arts and craft community. You want to build your reputation based on the value of what you provide to exhibitors and visitors. You want people to remember you and talk about you for the right reasons. Hopefully you will also enjoy running your own shows and benefit from the opportunity to meet more people appreciative of arts and craft whether as creators or buyers.