May Market Runners Forum Update
Want to sell at a market? This might be the perfect year. There are new markets joining us this year, including family-focused markets and even a few holiday markets!
A new series of markets and events this season are the Wonderstruck Children’s Festivals. These events are aimed at children and families and are actively seeking artists and craftspeople who make work aimed at families. We are excited to see this as our area has not had markets aimed at this segment. Wonderstruck was created by Paper And Stars Studio.
Our market runners are reporting that markets are BUSY and sales are BRISK! If you are an artist looking to sell in-person at a market this summer, read on for application dates and links. Markets are all reporting that visitors do wear masks and seem to be respecting social distance, and many markets are taking steps to ensure lower density of booths and tents in their outdoor settings.
Our Market Runners Forum monthly meeting for May is Tuesday, May 18th. If you run an art or craft market in the Triangle, you are invited to join us, learn more here. We’ll be discussing best practices for creating vendor applications.
Are you an artist? Area markets with open applications are:
Artplosure, October 9-10, application is open now
Brewgaloo NC Beer Festival + vendor market, June 11-12, applications open now
Brunch Moore Market, monthly 2nd Sundays applications open now
Dix Park - Fall For Local October 16, application is open now
Hartwell Market dates and applications here
Paper And Stars Nov+Dec Holiday Markets (various dates) application and dates here
Pop-Up Raleigh at Trophy Brewing, monthly 3rd Sat.-Sunday July/August app open now
Raleigh Night Market, monthly 3rd Thursdays, performer application is open now
Wonderstruck Children’s Festivals see application and dates here
If you run a market and don’t see your event listed here, you need to join us at the next Market Runners Forum meeting on May 18th. Register here.
Thank you to the City of Raleigh, Office of Economic Development, for their support for the Market Runners Forum.
