BreyerFest Changes

BreyerFest started small in 1990 with only 1,000 Dinner models and roughly the same amount of attendees. Dinner was served in tents on the ground at Kentucky Horse Park, and most of what you did was shop from the vendors on the concourse, visit the horses that were on-site at the park, and maybe go through the museum and gift shop. 

How things have changed! Breyer takes over the park and is visible absolutely everywhere.

There are still vendors on the concourse of the covered arena but now people must squeeze around each other as they shop. (In 2019, there were folks on stilts walking on the concourse; I could only hope they didn't get bumped in the crowd and smash into  display or the crowd!)

Seats for the live horse demonstrations in the covered arena used to be easy to find. This shot shows how packed it is now.

Shopping in the covered arena is not for the faint of heart, that's for sure!

The shopping for Breyer's offerings has changed, too. No more standing in long lines at certain times to get your Dinner/Celebration model, but for the special runs, it is madness.

You receive a number with your ticket and then go stand by the sign closest to your number at an assigned time. Breyer draws a number, and that number becomes number 1, and you shop in that order. 

One thing that hasn't changed over time is this:

Running into your hobby friends. (Me with Yvonne Rott at the Clarion in 2019.) More on that wonderful aspect of BreyerFest tomorrow.

Two more days, folks!! Tick! Tick! Tick!