Sat 2/1 @ 10AM-6PM
Let’s have a shout-out for Shannon Okey who has been running the Cleveland Bazaars for 20 years (and added the Akron Bazaar when that city’s Crafty Marts disbanded in 2023). She’s provided ever-expanding opportunities for local makers and vendors to showcase their wares to shoppers and for shoppers to find unique handmade items they can purchase directly from a maker who’s standing there talking to them. She’s used her expertise to held creators launch their own small businesses and grown her market portfolio free from drama.
Her Valentine’s Day Bazaar has become a fixture at Lake Affect Studios over in the Superior Arts District; and that market happens this year on Saturday February 8. But she’s also hosting another on the west side at 78th Street Studios this weekend so you have more time to ponder what would make your sweetheart happy.
Not only will you find vendors in the event spaces, but some of the building’s artist studios, galleries and businesses will be open as well. And Extraordinaire Photos: Petals & Portraits will be doing mini sessions: have a photo taken of yourself, of you with your honey or even with your beloved pet. (Well-behaved leashed pets are always welcome at 78th street Studios.) And Build-Your-Own-Bouquet Bar offers the chance to make your own personal flower arrangement — save everything pink for me!
Admission to the Valentine Bazaar is, as always, free, so you can spend more with the vendors. get info here.