Mid Ohio Leathercrafters Expo & Consignment Auction
6th Annual Mid-Ohio Leathercrafters Expo & Consignment Auction
Wednesday, July 29 9:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30, 9:00 a.m.
Mt. Hope Event Center 8076 S.R. 241 • Millersburg, OH 44654
The 6th Annual Mid-Ohio Leathercrafters Expo & Consignment Auction will take place at the Mt. Hope Event Center on July 29-30, 2026. Along with the auction, there will be an expo with many vendors set up from the harness & leather industries. New in 2026, July 27-28 will feature Leathercrafting, Saddle Making & Sewing Classes.
Location: Mt Hope Event Center, Mt. Hope, Ohio
Wednesday, July 29, 2026: Doors open to public at 8:00 a.m.
Vendors close at 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, July 30, 2026: Doors open at 8:00 a.m.
Vendors close at 2:00 p.m. on August 1.
Accepting consignments for all types of equipment, leather, saddles, tack, and supplies related to the harness and leather industry.
Send list of consignments to:
Hillside Harness Hardware, LLC 4205 Township Road 629 · Millersburg, OH 44654
For more information please contact:
Allen Mast: 330-600-0754 · John Raber (Hillside Harness): 330-893-1510 · Orus Mast: 330-473-9077 or visit www.midohioleathercrafters.com
Food Stand Fundraiser for Willing Hearts Workshop
Willing Hearts contacts: Ivan 330.465.2634 Leroy 330.600.2690
Breakfast Both Mornings 7 to 10 a.m.
Benefit Supper Carry-Out starts at 4 p.m. Wednesday Supper at 4:30 p.m.
Cornhole Tournament & Girl’s Volleyball Tournament at 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 30.
Auctioneers: Orus Mast 330-473-9077, Allen Mast 330-600-0754, Joseph Miller,
Atlee Shetler, Arlen Yoder, Atlee Raber, Nelson Weaver
COME VISIT OHIO’S AMISH COUNTRY FOR THE BIGGEST LEATHER SHOW EAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Schedule of Events
Monday, July 27th
8am – Consignment check-in begins
9am-12pm – Swivel Knife Finesse Class with Jim Linell
9am-12pm – Sewing 101 with Ruby Miller
1pm-5pm – Setting Stones in Leather with Jim Linell
1pm-5pm – Mug Wrap 1 handle Tutorial with Ruby Miller
6:30pm – Consignment check-in closes
Tuesday, July 28th
8am – Consignment check-in begins
9am-5pm – Floral Carving Classes with Jim Linell
8pm – Consignment check-in closes
Wednesday, July 29th
6am – Consignment check-in begins
9am – Auction Starts in 3 Rings Selling Leather, Tack, & Supplies – NOTE: Likely selling a 4th rings in the afternoon. ALL Leather sells Wednesday.
1pm – Leathercrafter’s Journal: Introduction to Leathercrafting Class for Kids ages 8 to 15. Class size Limited to 25.
4:30pm-7pm – Willing Hearts Benefit Supper
6pm – Willing Hearts Benefit Cornhole and Pickleball Tournaments
7pm – Bio Briefing talk on BioThane and explaining their catalogs with Scott Hannah & Willis Troyer
7:15pm – Sewing Machine Demo with Q & A session with Alan Burkholder
8pm – Fairview Country Sales’ Drawing
Thursday, July 30th
6am – Doors Open
8am – Andrew Troyer, Troyer Rope, talk about his new book, Learning the Ropes, shares his experience from 50 years in the business.
9am – Auction Starts – selling in 3 rings. Hand Tools, Machinery and Tack
3pm – Hillside Harness Drawing
To Register for Leather Classes Call 330-465-6501 or 330-231-8964. For Pickleball call 330-600-2690. For Cornhole call 330-465-2634.
Along with the auction, there will be an Expo with 40 plus vendors set up from the harness and leather industries including some health vendors.
For more information, please contact;
Allen Mast – 330..600.0754
John Raber, Hillside Harness – 330.893.1510
Orus Mast – 330.473.9077
