your girl, she's a renegade...

After years of hearing about it, today is the day that I am finally able to attend Renegade Craft Fair. It is a street fair featuring hundreds of crafty vendors, all organized by the lovely people at Renegade Handmade here in Chicago. The fair does visit other cities and will have different vendors at each location, so if you missed out this year, be sure to check it out next year. Chicago and San Francisco are fortunate enough to also feature a holiday edition of the fair.

In addition to crafty wares of all varieties you can imagine (and probably some you could not), there will be live music, food, beer + wine, workshops + tutorials, a free photobooth and plenty of activities for kids. Pets are welcome, but please keep them leashed. There will be free bicycle parking provided at the intersection of Winchester and Division St. Also, fair-goers arriving via bicycle or presenting their CTA cards will receive a free issue of TimeOut Chicago.

I cannot wait to head over there, despite today's rainy weather. Check out the websites and come on out to the fair. I will be sharing some of my favorites later.