How to Organize a Church Bazaar
A church bazaar is usually held to raise funds for the church. Someone is usually appointed to plan the event or volunteers organize the church bazaar and plan for a fun-filled time. For the person organizing it, this can be a stressful occasion if you don't know where to start. Follow these steps to organize a church bazaar so you can join in on the fun as well.
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- Moderately Easy
Instructions
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Recruit volunteers for the church bazaar. You are going to need a lot of help to organize the event in order for it to run smoothly.
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Set up some booths. Come up with several ideas then assign volunteers to run the booths. They should have a checklist of items needed for the booths.
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Check with the electricians to see what you will need to organize electricity for the church bazaar. You may need to run electricity to the booths or games.
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Set up concession stands and appoint volunteers to staff them. Place an order through suppliers for the food and beverages. Make a bank run to have change on hand for customers.
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Organize games and appoint volunteers to staff them. You can also just choose volunteers and allow them to come up with game ideas. Buy inexpensive prizes for the games.
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Rent security guards to staff the event. Although it is a church bazaar you may still run into trouble. Anywhere there is a lot of people things can still get heated.
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Create tickets for the event. You can create them yourself or purchase pre-fabricated tickets. Advertise the event and start selling tickets in advance.
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Comments
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Cindy Craw
Sep 13, 2008
I just re-read the description of a bazaar and realized that this is a description of a church *carnival*. Not a bazaar where people buy clothing, go through rummage, have crafts, sell baked goods, sell books and whatever they can think of to raise money for the church. If there are attractions like a jumping castle, the money is collected at the entrance. At our bazaars, people walk in to the Sanctuary and onto the outside grounds to see and buy from displays of white elephants, Christmas items, plants, and a snack bar (plus all the events listed above). They pay at each area. -
Cindy Craw
Sep 13, 2008
Very few church bazaars in the U.S. charge an entry fee, so selling tickets in advance (when there will be none) is not effective advertising. Try writing press releases to the newspapers and TV stations at least 6 weeks in advance to get your bazaar listed on their community pages. Put up flyers in your neighborhood. Let other churches know of the date, time, and place of your bazaar. (This can be done via e-mail and sending a printable flyer for them to post on their bulletin boards.) List the Bazaar on your events page on your website or feature it on your home page. Those are some of the free advertising ideas.
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Cindy Craw
Sep 13, 2008
Very few church bazaars in the U.S. charge an entry fee, so selling tickets in advance (when there will be none) is not effective advertising. Try writing press releases to the newspapers and TV stations at least 6 weeks in advance to get your bazaar listed on their community pages. Put up flyers in your neighborhood. Let other churches know of the date, time, and place of your bazaar. (This can be done via e-mail and sending a printable flyer for them to post on their bulletin boards.) List the Bazaar on your events page on your website or feature it on your home page. Those are some of the free advertising ideas.
