Up here in Idaho, our swap meets have suffered going on 4 years now. No one has any discretionary income and those that do are VERY focused on ONLY what they need to finish a project. The days of rat holing parts and cars for possible future builds is gone for now. We still have scazads of lookers(I'm one of 'em) but actual buyers are thin. Sellers are thinning as well as most don't have entry fee nor gas money to get to a swap meet only to not sell a single item. It's AGGRAVATING GANG !
My wife and I also do crafts and art, and the craft shows are INUNDATED with new crafters trying to add to their income. Problem is, the amount of monies available from buyers is waaaaay down from a few years ago. The market(product) way over shadows the demand(buyers).
Car shows are thin except for the 2 real big events in the Boise area. Not a lot of gearheads doing much long distance truckin' to out of town events. We see hardly any new cars each year like we used to. I loved Spring and early Summer shows cuz there'd be a BUNCH of that winter's crop out for the first or second time. now it's the same core bunch of cars each year. Sad deal.......