The fourth annual Secrest Garden Fair is a juried event that showcases handmade arts and crafts, with a special focus on those with nature, garden, and floral themes.
The Secrest Arboretum, located on The Ohio State University – Wooster campus, is the perfect venue for artists and craftspeople to display their work. Booths will be artfully arranged along the paved walking path which begins at the welcome center and meanders through the arboretum to the children’s garden.
The event will include gardening workshops, activities for kids, a plant sale, and local food trucks. Plus, Master Gardener Volunteers will lead tours of the arboretum grounds, giving insider information about the expansive 110-acre outdoor laboratory and landscape garden and the more than 2,500 varieties of perennials, shrubs, and trees growing there.
The Secrest Garden Fair is free to attend and includes free parking. Last year over 1,000 attendees enjoyed shopping at more than 40 vendor tents.
The event is a fundraiser for the arboretum coordinated by Friends of Secrest Arboretum.
Organization: Friends of Secret Arboretum
Location: Secrest Arboretum, 2122 Williams Road, Wooster, OH 44691
Event Dates: Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 9am – 4pm
Contact: [email protected]
Application Deadline: April 1, 2025
Booth Fee: $100 – $175 (depends on booth size)
Submission Guidelines: Mail completed application, check (payable to Friends of Secrest Arboretum) and signed release form to: Secrest Garden Fair 3540 Burbank Road, #190 Wooster, Ohio 44691
Application Requirements: All new applicants must submit three (3) photos of their completed work with their application for evaluation. New vendors are those who did not participate in prior Secrest Garden Fairs or at Quailcrest’s event previously. New applications will be juried, with notification of acceptance going out by April 15, 2025. Fees will be returned to new vendors who have not been chosen to participate in the Garden Fair.
Learn more and apply: Secrest Garden Fair Application