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2025 NUMC Fall Craft Fair Will Celebrate Its 20th Year Later This Month

Published: Oct 04, 2025 8:00 am

Newtown United Methodist Church (NUMC) is thrilled to announce its 20th annual NUMC Fall Craft Fair, scheduled for Saturday, October 18, 10 am to 4 pm, at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane.

Admission is free. This year’s event will showcase 35+ local crafters exhibiting an array of handmade goods.

Attendees can browse home and holiday decor, hand-dipped candles, fine jewelry, custom woodcrafts and pottery, bespoke textile and paper arts, original photography and more from a multitude of local artists.

“The NUMC Fall Craft Fair is a beloved community event because there’s something for everyone,” says Barb Sibley, fair coordinator and NUMC member. “The entire NUMC church family is thrilled to welcome everyone back for our 20th year.”

The NUMC Fall Craft Fair will once again feature its famous baked goods and cookie table. The silent auction will also return, with goods and gift cards from favorite local establishments.

This year, fairgoers can also grab lunch from two food trucks: Full Bloom Catering and Crazy Taco-Mex.

NUMC Fall Craft Fair will also host Charter Communications and Community TV 192. Local residents within Charter’s service area can learn how to produce and cablecast non-commercial community programming.

The fall craft fair is the church’s largest annual community outreach event. Funds raised go toward the church’s mission, operations and service programs. The event also helps support Families United in Newtown (FUN), a local Newtown support group for individuals with autism and their families.

Newtown United Methodist Church is at 92 Church Hill Road in Sandy Hook. Senior Pastor Steve Volpe leads worship services every Sunday at 9:30 am.

NUMC is proud of its active mission & outreach program, Sunday school, youth ministry, weekly quilters’ guild and annual craft fair. There’s something for everyone at NUMC.

Sandy Brown was among the members of Newtown United Methodist Church proudly participating in the Newtown Labor Day Parade a few weeks ago, when she and others also started advertising the church’s returning fall fundraiser. —photos courtesy Barb Sibley

Fine woodcrafts by Michael Corvello were featured in a previous NUMC Fall Craft Fair. Shoppers will again be treated a showcase of 35+ local crafters exhibiting an array of handmade goods when the fair returns in October. —photos courtesy Barb Sibley

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