Photo: Greater Vernon Chamber of Commerce
Creative Chaos returned in a big way over the weekend.
The event attracted approximately 15,000 people, organizer Ingrid Baron said.
“Oh, it was right back to normal, if not better,” Baron said. “We don’t charge at the door … so we don’t count, but I don’t know, I’m gonna say around 15,000.”
The artisan fair is hailed as the largest in Western Canada and is one of the biggest events on the Vernon calendar. It takes place annually on the first weekend of June.
Chaos was cancelled two years in a row, in 2020 and 2021, due to the pandemic. It returned in 2022, but Baron says there were still COVID restrictions and hesitation around gatherings. Travel restrictions in 2022 meant the event didn’t have as many vendors as normal, but this year things were back to normal—or even better.
“One thing I noticed is the creativity … I think everybody got a little creative during COVID and came up with some pretty neat things,” Baron said. “So yeah, there was lots of really unique products.”
This year also featured a record 14 food trucks.
Baron said it was exciting to have a bit of everything. The final amount raised for the food bank has yet to be tallied, but Baron expects a pretty good total.
“It looked like the kettles were full all the time,” Baron said.
She’s thankful for all the people who came out to support the event and the volunteers who made it happen.
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