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Tyson Wells Sell-a-Rama 2010

Standing in the heavy rain with 70 mph winds while watching some 60 canopies go flying in all directions, toppling over all at once was something to behold as I had never seen anything close to this in all of my 17 years selling at festivals, fairs and other events.  My two canopies crumbled and collapsed to the ground right in front of my very eyes as I stood helplessly watching in complete awe. All my merchandise was scattered on the ground beneath the canopies. This would be a day that I would remember for the rest of my life.

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Tyson Wells Sell-a-Rama January 21, 2010

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At approximately 5:00pm on Thursday, January 21, we had extremely strong winds and rain. Here are some shots of the disaster when winds reach 71mph and knocked over at least 50 canopies in the back rows of the Sell-a-Rama. These are my booth in space X-19. Canopies flew all over the place. The guy's 30-foot canopy in back of me went up in the air and landed on top of my canopies and the 5th Wheel trailer 15 feet away from me. A guy had a 20-foot canopy across from me and it went airborne and he never saw it again. Gone. To see more pictures please click here: http://www.starvingvendors.com/tyson_wells_disaster.html to read more about Tyson Wells, click this link: http://www.starvingvendors.com/events_Tyson_Wells_Sellarama_2010.html

Quartzsite-Tyson Wells Events in 2010

QUARTZSITE/TYSON WELLS SHOW SCHEDULE FOR 2010.

IMPORTANT: 2009-2010 SEASON REQUIREMENTS FOR VENDING IN THE TOWN OF QUARTZSITE, ARIZONA. You'll need a City Business License to do shows in the area. Arizona Transaction Tax License (AZ Tax ID Number)

TYSON WELLS MARKET SQUARE Oct 1st 2009 - Mar. 30th 2010
Annual RICE RANCH "Yawl Come" SHOW Nov 1st 2009 - Feb 28th 2010
MAIN STREET TRADERS OPEN YEAR ROUND Nov 1st 2009 - Feb 28th 2010
HI ALI SWAPMEET Nov 1st 2009 - Mar 28th 2010
MARKET PLACE SHOWGROUNDS Nov 1st 2009 - Feb 28th 2010
PROSPECTOR'S PANORAMA Nov 1st 2009 - Feb 15th 2010
GREASEWOOD SWAP Dec 1st 2009 - April 1st 2010
CLUB FAIR Nov 7th 2009
SENIOR CENTER
7th ANNUAL Christmas Light Parade Dec. 5TH

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Sunday, January 25. A bit cooler today and quite windy during the PM. Last day of the event and the crowds were not too large (again). Economy. We began packing mid-afternoon and had everything in containers by 5:00. Many of the vendors were long gone by that time and I think that it wasn't a very good show for many of them also. We closed up our canopy with our things inside and will load up in the morning and head off to Blythe, of all places to pick up some groceries and get a steak dinner. click here to read more

Cloud's Jamboree

CLOUD'S 8th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL ROCK, GEM & JEWELRY SHOW, JANUARY 2009.

This event runs from Jan 1-31 and is held at the Avi Casino, near Laughlin, NV. Free! Open to the Public. Outdoor show 9am to dusk Jan. 1 -31 Indoor show 10am - 6pm Jan 9 - 18

Cloud's Jamboree Website
vendor info: http://www.cloudsjamboree.com/res-form_outdoor.htm

I guess that this event is gaining in popularity since settling down here 7-8 years ago after leaving Quartzsite. I have not found very much info on this event, but do know that spaces are $400, but I do not know how large they are, etc. They have rooms over at the Avi Casino for $30 per night, but that's a lot to shell out for a month there. I guess that RV'v park in the Camping Area next door or you might be able to get selling spaces where you can bring your RV. I drove past this event a couple years ago and spaces looked kind of large and spread out.

I've visited Laughlin many times visiting several of the 7-8 casinos there. The Avi Casino is located several miles from there. Buffets are nothing to speak of, as the ones in Las Vegas have the ones in Laughlin beat (Bellagio, Paris, Mandalay Bay, Mirage, etc.) Every time I have visited the Laughlin area, I have experienced very strong, sustaining winds and I am not talking about itty-bitty breezes either. They get pretty strong and blow stuff all over the place.

Events in Tyson Wells and Quartzsite

Things To Do In Tyson Wells and Quartzsite 2009

November 1, 2008 to Feb 15 2009 - Prospectors Panorama 4 shows
January 1 - February 28, 2009 Desert Gardens - Annual International Gem & Mineral Show
January 2 - January 11, 2009 Tyson Wells Rock & Gem Show
January 10 - January 25, 2009 Main Event
January 16 - January 25, 2009 Tyson Wells Sell-A-Rama
January 17 - 25 . 2009 Sports, Vacation & RV Show
January 28 - February 1. 2009 Hobby Craft & Gem Show
January 21- 25 2009 Annual Pow Wow
January 30 - February 8, 2009 Tyson Wells Arts & Crafts
January 28 - February 8, 2009 Rock & Roll Car Show
February 27- March 1, 2009 Blue Grass Festival at Tyson Wells
February 28, 2009 Chili Cook-Off & State Salsa Championship