From Nov. 15-16, Summit hosted their annual craft fair, a public event where local vendors market homemade crafts, art, food, and more. Profits from the craft fair fund the Silver Falcon Marching Band, which ran the event. A portion of the profit is made from vendors buying booths in the fair. According to band director Daniel Pace, this year’s craft fair saw a large vendor turnout, selling 193 booths.

“We had more vendors this year than we’ve ever had before, so we used all three levels of the academic tower. In the past it’s just been the main level,” Pace said.

Funding also comes from the craft fair’s book sale, concessions, and bake sale, which band students and parents volunteer for, as well as setting up and cleaning up the craft fair. Running the book sale, senior Amelia Lamping worked with her mother to sell used books. Having volunteered all four years of her band career, she said she was not surprised by the fair’s success.

“The used book sale made [around] 800 dollars, we got rid of a bunch of books. It’s always a good turnout,” Lamping said.

In total, the craft fair made an estimated 21,000 dollars. Pace said that this year there was a lively crowd that showed up for the event.

“I don’t know about the attendance numbers, but it was crowded the whole time I was here, so it felt like a pretty successful weekend. I think the larger community knows that it happens and likes to come out,” Pace said.