Schtroumpf Passion 2005

The Schtroumpf Passion is a smurf collector's fair that has been held in La Louviere in Belgium each year for the last few years. The Passions have been organised by Xavier - SAUSSARD.BE - and see many smurf collectors from all over Europe visit them. Schtroumpf Passion 2005 was held on April 24th and the trip was fantastic, not just because of all the different smurfs and smurf items available but also to be able to meet so many other smurf fans.

Obviously there were smurfs, boxes and boxes of cheap smurfs everywhere and if you were willing to have a good dig there were some great bargains to be had. Just about every different normal and super smurfs were plentiful, variations were everywhere and there were many many rare promo smurfs around including all the Phillips bulbs and batteries, Gloria Milk, Sparkesse promos, Shell promos and we even spotted the guitarist with Fender on his head, plus many many others. There were at least half a dozen Fafnirs around (one without writing but no red ones), maybe 3 or 4 huge meter high Papas, a normal meter high smurf, a Pop Rocky bronze smurf (bit pricey for us at 2500 Euros!) at least 3 treestump playsets, the castle (minus box at 900 Euros) which one guy was showing a lot of interest in but we don't know if he eventually bought it and quite a few moon sets, some with boxes and some without. What was also amazing was the amount of other smurfy merchandise that has been available over the years. You name it and it was there from smurf socks to inflatable smurf swimming aids.

It is far easier to describe the event in pictures so please feel free to check out the photos below, click on the pics to see a larger images.