I think the reason the ten fair went away is that blackpoint, which was a perfect place for it, got turned into housing.
Man, I miss it.
You are right. I was a potter/sculptor merchant at a few northern Ren faires- Valhalla (destroyed when commercial managers took it over), and Folsom’s. Oh... I did a small one in Fresno at Kearney Park once and another in... Visalia, I think. I preferred the two close to home. Set-up and tear-down was brutal at times.
It was a great 20 years. The Scottish clans were the most fun. I loved watching the blacksmiths. Nothing like meat-on-a-stick.