What stalls do you have at your local fete?

elfen

Keep the entrance free is always a good 'un, gets people in. Do a cake and drink stall (do a few big tubs of little cupcakes, iced, not iced, fruit/choc chip, not fruit/choc chip) and some little plastic cups of juice (blackcurrant, orange, etc) and charge say 10p a cup and 15 a cake. Kids will love it as it's cheap, so will the parents as it'll shut up a whiny kid whos after a drink.

victoriaplum1

re raffle tickets, proper tickets yes

victoriaplum1

stilernin wrote: »

Human fruit machine............. the parents love it just for the humour factor.

You might get the local fruit and veg shop to sponsor a large advert on it too.

what is that? how does it work?

luxor4t

It's a great way of raising money but does take a little planning!
I found this which explains it better than I can :
http://www.better-fundraising-ideas.com/free-fundraising-ideas.html

Muddypaws_2

Further to those previous suggestions, we had our village fete a week ago. We bought free-range locally produced burgers and sausages and highlighted this at the stall. The BBQ sold out completely with a vast proportion of people asking where they could purchase the burgers and sausages so it was a 'win-win' for both the Village Association and the local producers. Several years ago, we used to sell 'cheap as chips' burgers and sausages and there were always piles left over, you literally couldn't give them away!!!

We also have a Pimms and Beer tent, over the years we've moved from wine in a box to bottles and have found this to be more cost effective as people are willing to buy unopened bottles at the end of the day.

The BBQ and Beer tent are located side by side with straw bales for seating - this is very appreciated by the menfolk!

We also have 'arena' events, namely children's races and a dog show which is always popular (remember to have a water bowl and spare doggy do bags). This year we introduced a 'wheelbarrow challenge' which went really well.

Good luck!

adamski1963

nickj wrote: »

get a ladder and put a card with points in between each rung - the further away the more points you get
used toy stall always does well , parents are always keen to get rid of unused toys -
we get cambridge utd to come to our fetes with their speed camera goal - £1 a go x 3 shots to see who has the fastest shot - dads love it -
if you've got good ground , pin a £5 - £10 - £20 to the grass and get a golf putter , if the ball stops directly on the chash they keep the prize .
also a crockery smash is v popular

thats a great idea for the golf pinning money, how much would you charge

Owain_Moneysaver

bonar wrote: »

went to my son's school fair last night and by far the busiest and most profitable stall was a raffle for a wheelbarrow full of beer. It was an absolute winner with the dad's needless to say. I know you said you wanted little outlay but if you bought the beer bogof, or the other way would be to use a tesco 1000 point wine code and have a wheelbarrow full of wine instead. good luck:beer:

Is the wheelbarrow included in the prize?

markandkate

As a frequent visitor to fetes I would make the following suggestions.

1 If you want to cahrge £2.50 for a burger buy decent ones you will not sell Iceland frisbies for £2.50 but people are more interested in where food comes from and you will get people who don't usually buy fast food buying them

2 A book stall is great and can bring in some serious cash. Most people would be willing to donate a few books and any left over can be donated to Oxfam or other charity shops.

3 Plants can be a good seller and often cuttings cost nothing. If it is a school you can even get the children growing herbs and things with a bit of planning

4 Look at what you have got on your tombola would you want to win it? Some of these prizes have been recycled so many times that the packaging is damaged and faded. by far the best draw is a bottle stall. It can be a good idea to have a second tombola for children with a prize every time for 50p

5 Get some broken plates and people will pay to throw balls at them. No prizes just a smashing time. There should be no problems with donations but contact your local charity shop who will probably be only too glad to donate.

6 Cake stalls are also very popular and better to have whole cakes rather than little ones. The home made ones will sell before the shop bought ones.

7 The longer somone speds at your fete the more they will spend. Ensure that you have teas and home made cake that's not too expensive

Rainey_LB

We had plate smashing, got one of the dads to make a basic wooden stand and asked parents to donate old unwanted crockery, we collected a lot......and needed it.

There was no prize, although we did give the little ones a small cheewy sweet, but the dads and older boys had go, after go, after go at 50p for 3 throws of the cricket ball. It was a huge hit and made a small fortune!!

baxterdo

Adopt a teddy. This idea came via my sister in law and is always a sell out with the children at the school fayre. Get people to donate their unwanted soft toys. Wrap individual teddies up in florist cellophane and tie up with lots of ribbon. Design an adoption certificate for each teddy and print of loads of these. Children then pay (I think it was £1.00) and pick soft toy of choice. Someone who does fancy writing then just fills in the name that they have chosen for soft toy and the owners name on certificate.

It's my experience that with school fayres or other groups that get an abundance of donated items that you should ditch the junk and sell it off as brick a brack. Our school only sells quality items and has always made a fortune. Consequently many locals from outside the school commuminity come and spend their money.