Vendors from more than 15 states are set to sell their goods at nearly 400 booths that will be in the upper level of the SageNet Center at Expo Square. It is the largest and longest-running show of its kind in Oklahoma that started with 60 booths and 800 shoppers 39 years ago. It is now consistently ranked one of the 200 best contemporary craft shows in the country by vendor ballots cast through the industry’s leading publication, Sunshine Artist magazine.
“What started as a small, one-day event 39 years ago has amassed into a business that we could not have dreamed of nearly four decades ago,” said Eleanor Blakeman, founding partner of Braum’s An Affair of the Heart. “We now have a roster of more than 1,000 vendors, so Braum’s An Affair of the Heart is still a wonderful way to connect with artists and small-business owners from across the state and country.” In 1985, the first An Affair of the Heart show took place in Oklahoma City, attracting 60 booths and 800 attendees.
In 1995, the franchise was expanded to Tulsa. By 2007, a second show was added in Tulsa. Today, there are two shows a year in Tulsa and three shows a year in Oklahoma City.
The addition of “Braum’s” in the title comes as part of a title sponsorship with Braum’s Ice Cream and Dairy Stores and Fresh Markets. “Braum’s has been an Oklahoma staple for over 50 years, and partnering with An Affair of the Heart is a way for us to support another great Oklahoma company, and what has become .