My friend Kas texted me asking if I was going to that plant thing at the Paine in Oshkosh. I was like wasn't planning on and after looking at the Facebook event, I decided it looked neat. I told I would meet her down there around 11:30.
That plant thing was the Festival of Spring -- Plant Sale and Art Fair. It is exactly what the name describes -- a plant sale, art fair, and food trucks. We just bought the last plant we needed last night and I didn't need plants but I had nothing better to do and it is free.
Parking is limited at the Paine. You could pay $5 and park in the church next door or attempt to find street parking. I opted for the later. I ended up parking about 4-5 blocks away and I figured I could use the extra steps.
After meeting up with Kas and her family, we decided to grab lunch before looking at the plants and art. The food truck options were limited. You could have Chinese, Gyros, or Pizza. Everyone was having Chinese.. and so did we. We waited a good twenty minutes for our food after ordering. The crab ragoons had a bit too much cream cheese for my liking but there were still good.
The Boba drink was really good. It was the first time ever having a Boba drink and in the heat, the smoothie type drink was amazing. There was many flavors to chose from and I opted for raspberry as a safe bet.
By the time we finished eating, we checked out the plant sale. Unfortunately many of the plants were already gone. The concept was great but in the future, make sure you check out the plants before you eat. There are spots to hold your plants until you are ready to leave so you can enjoy the art fair, the art center, and gardens without having to lug around plans.
The art fair had a fair number of booths with many difficult types of crafts. I didn't buy anything. I couldn't find a new Badger sign like the one we have now. Kas picked up some tree charms. If I had a tree they would have been cool. The hubby probably would have rolled his eyes at me.
There were also musical performers.
We wandered some of the gardens. Not much in bloom yet. One day I maybe I will be able to see the gardens in bloom.
We were going to take advantage of the free admission to the Paine but not everyone had masks with them.
It was a really nice event. I would definitely go back but get there earlier to be able to check out the plants. It is a yearly event. My only compliant is that they need more food trucks.
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