Kidpreneurs Fair Pennsylvania
Saturday, September 20, 2025
11:00AM - 3:00PM
Messiah University Campus Store
Eisenhower Campus Center, 1 University Ave., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055, USA
Up to 130 businesses
This fair has ended
Rated 3.7★ by participating families
- Please submit one application for each business. (Children working as a group may submit one
- application with all children’s info.)
- The competition will be judged in the following SIX age categories: Ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-16.
- If children of different age groups prepare a booth together, they will be judged in the age group of the oldest participant.
- There will be NO soliciting personal/individual business sponsors for your child's product.
- Please note that you may help your child fill out the booth application, but depending on their age,they are expected to do as much as possible by themselves.
- We will begin to notify accepted applicants in early March , and will continue to receive applicants until we reach our cap of 100 businesses.
- Instead of an application fee at the time of submission, we will instead be collecting a e.g. $25 participation fee from all accepted business ideas.
Ashruta Shettar
🗓️ Started hosting in 2022
✅ Identity verified
⭐️ 3.7 (7)
I founded Kidpreneurs Fair PA in 2022 to give kids ages 5–16 something no textbook can: the confidence of their very first sale and how money is truly earned.
Year 2022 - 35 Businesess - 60 Kids - 250 Shoppers
Year 2023 - 60 Businesses - 85 Kids - 400 Shoppers
Year 2025 - 80 Businesses - 160 Kids - 750 Shoppers
- and we're just getting started.
Watching these kids count their earnings is the msot fullfilling work I do. This is where I love to pour my heart!
My mission is simple — invest in people, strengthen the community, and leave every door I walk through a little more open than I found it.
94 booths participating
Carter's 3D Studio
Sister's Stylish Stash
And 92 others.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Acton Children’s Business Fair?
The Acton Children’s Business Fair inspires children to discover their inner entrepreneur. The largest entrepreneurship event for kids in North America, this one-day market gives children the opportunity to showcase their very own businesses.
Where should I begin?
Start with our resources page. Read inspiring stories about other young entrepreneurs and play games to hone your business skills.
How do I apply? Can I apply as part of a group?
Application must be submitted online. Please submit one application for each business. Children working as a group should submit one application that includes each child’s information. No more than 3 participants per business.
What is on the application?
The application asks kids to think through some simple, but important elements of their business:
What product or service do you plan to sell?
What price will you charge for each product/service? How much will each product/service cost you?
How will you pay for your startup costs? If someone is helping you with your startup costs, how will you pay that person back?
How will you advertise/market your business before the fair?
At the end of the fair, how will you determine if your business was a success?
What if someone else has the same business idea?
Two cupcake businesses? Not a problem. In general, we will let market forces play out, though we will let later entries know if another applicant has a similar idea so the later entrant can decide what to do.
How will the fair be set up?
The fair will be a tented outdoor event with booths. Each business will be given a booth with an 8-foot table (to share with one other business), full-cover tenting, and 1-2 chairs. Table cloths will not be provided. We are not able to accommodate businesses requiring electricity.
What are the rules?
This event is designed to give children the experience of selling a product or service. If a parent is found selling or promoting a child’s product or service, their child’s business will be disqualified from the competition.
Parents of younger children may sit in the booth, but the children should be responsible for set up, customer interaction, and sales.
Parents may help their child fill out the application, but we expect the children to do as much as possible by themselves.
How did the Acton Children’s Business Fair get started?
Jeff and Laura Sandefer and a few other families wanted to spark a sense of wonder and entrepreneurship in their children so they created the first Acton Children’s Business Fair in Austin, Texas, in 2007. That year, there were seven entrepreneurs and around 25 attendees. Now, there are over 115 entrepreneurs and 1,500 attendees at the Acton Children's Business Fair in Austin.
