The 46th Annual Aiken’s Makin’ This Past Weekend
The 46th Annual Aiken’s Makin’ was held this past weekend in Downtown Aiken. I always like to check out these types of arts and crafts festivals when I get a…

The 46th Annual Aiken’s Makin’ was this past weekend with many arts and crafts vendors on site!
Cody/BMG AugustaThe 46th Annual Aiken's Makin' was held this past weekend in Downtown Aiken. I always like to check out these types of arts and crafts festivals when I get a chance. So, I mentioned it to David on Saturday morning. After knocking out a few things around the house, we headed to Aiken.
We got there right before noon, and I'll tell you-- it was packed! It was hard even to find a parking spot to start. But we finally got parked and headed toward all the activity.
Aiken's Makin' - Our Visit
This is probably our third time going to Aiken's Makin' since we've lived in the area. There's always so much to see! Such a great variety. I always feel like I should've planned a Christmas shopping list ahead of this event. Because it's perfect for finding unique items that you won't find just anywhere. But, of course, I didn't plan ahead... so instead we just perused the vendors.
The only things we bought while we were there were pecans and almonds. We got some sweet heat pecans, praline pecans, and cinnamon almonds. And they are delicious!
We honestly were going to get some lunch while we were there. Because who doesn't love festival food? Well, apparently, everyone loved it because the lines were SO long. And the next thing we knew... it started to rain!
On the way to Aiken, we noticed some clouds, but the weather app was showing it was going to roll in later. But, it didn't hold off. We still had some vendors to check out, and the bottom fell out. So, we wound up finding a vendor tent and waited out the worst of it while chatting with the vendor.
Once the rain slowed down, we finished making our rounds and headed back to the truck. We still had a great time checking out all of the fun items. It's always interesting to see the great, talented artists who bring out their items each year. I always see things that blow my mind-- people have truly gotten so creative with everyday items.
Check out a few photos I captured while we were there!
Aiken's Makin'

It was the 46th Annual Aiken's Makin' this past Friday and Saturday. It's definitely a popular place to be!
Hats, Shirts, And More

There's such a wide variety of items you'll find at Aiken's Makin'. Some are more common, like t-shirts and hats...
Decorative Signs

Then you'll find unique decorative signs with lots of great sayings. And of course, the dog related ones are my favorite!
Leather Goods

Lots of great leather goods at Aiken's Makin' too! You can even get 'em personalized.
Lots of Food

When we were there... the food lines were SO long! There were so many different types of food too!

Gorgeous Artwork

Had to capture this for my friend Lisa, who owns Boykin Spaniels! There's so many talented artists who come to Aiken's Makin'!