Smurfs News

For many of us in the UK and other smurfless parts of the world, car boot sales, yard sales and local shops are all pretty much experiencing a smurf drought.  We rarely have the opportunity to see these little blue fellows in our hands before purchasing them, and if you tell the people around you that you collect smurfs then they tend to look at you like you are some kind of alien life form!  A good example this week was when a television company phoned us up asking for lady smurf collectors to take part in a show about high maintenance wives, the idea being that lady smurf collectors must cause their other halves dreadful stress because of their habit!  No comment I must add! 

So anyway, do you fancy being considered “normal” for a day?  Would you like to be surrounded by smurfs and get to meet Studio Peyo who will be drawing pictures for visitors?  And all this in the beautiful city of Brussels, where you can sample delightful Belgian chocolate, sample the local cuisine, and even visit the Comic Strip Museum.  Why not book a ticket on the Eurostar from London to Brussels, the journey is approximately 2.5 hours, and it makes for a very pleasant trip.

The Smurf Fair is the second one organised by the Leyseele sisters, and at the fair you will have the chance to meet smurf dealers from across Europe, see rare smurfs you might normally only see in photographs, and generally mix with likeminded smurf lovers from across the world.  Previously there has been a Smurf Fair called Schtroumpf Passion which is traditionally held in March or April each year in La Louviere.  Sadly we are informed that the La Louviere fair will not be repeated in 2008 so if you were planning to make the trip to the next Smurf Passion then you may wish to consider the October fair as an alternative.  The added benefit of the October fair is that it is in Brussels itself, so you can make a weekend of it if you wish, or a day visit is also possible.  Please see the poster for more information.  If you are a dealer and wish to have a stand at the fair then please email Veronique or Michelle on the email address shown in the picture.  The fair starts at 9am on Sunday 14th October 2007.  The area of Brussels where it is located is St-Gillis, the place is called Stadhuis van St-Gillis which is the City Hall of St-Gillis.  Please note there will also be more information on the Blue Cavern forum, any questions can also be posted there.