Johns Hopkins Spring Fair

The Johns Hopkins Spring Fair is a three-day festival celebrated during the month of April at the Homewood campus of the Johns Hopkins University. The 2010 dates are April 23 through April 25.
Organization
The annual Johns Hopkins Spring Fair began in 1971 as a non-profit student run organization. The fair attracts over 25,000 visitors from the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. The fair normally boasts a hundred food and craft vendors, forty non-profit organizations, twenty musical performers, and many student groups.
All About Fair
In the spring of 2010, The Johns Hopkins University will host its 39th annual Spring Fair. From Friday, April 23rd through Sunday, April 25th, the sights, sounds, and smells of Fair will transform the University into a fun filled atmosphere for all ages. Spring Fair, a non-profit student run organization, is a highly anticipated event for the University and the Baltimore-DC community.
Each year, vendors flock to Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Campus for the three day event to sell their wares and promote their organizations. Spring Fair also offers daytime and nighttime entertainment which appeals to a wide range of ages and a variety of interests. Along with these events, Spring Fair also hosts an assortment of carnival games, rides, and trips. Visitors can choose to participate in a wide range of activities, such as contests of pie-eating, photography, bush diving, and karaoke.
Traditions
* Beer Garden. In the Johns Hopkins President’s Garden, student groups fundraise by distributing beer as live music plays. Various games and contests are also located in the Beer Garden.
* Friday Night Concert Event. The concert features nationally recognized musical artists. Past artists have included Brand New and Common.
* Fair Food. Typical vendor food is sold on the freshman quad. Popular items include funnel cake, deep-fried Oreos, and Bok Bok spicy chicken (with its slogan, "A Chicken Is Delicious!").
* Arts & Crafts Vendors. Local artists sell their wares on the Gilman quadrangle.
* Non-Profit Vendors. Spring Fair’s non-profit section offers a diverse group of local and state-wide organizations with interests ranging from politics to massage therapy to health education.
* Children's Section. The large children’s section at Spring Fair promotes literacy and allows children to step into their favorite stories through interactive games and contests.

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