Sat 11/25 @ 11AM-6PM
Sun 11/26 @ 11AM-4PM
A ton of local artisans and vendors of unique specialty products were left in a panic when Akron’s main makers market Crafty Mart suddenly announced in October that it was cancelling its Thanksgiving weekend holiday market. It left them with a gaping hole in their schedule at their most lucrative time of year, long after most markets had already chosen their vendors.
Shannon Okey, who founded and runs Cleveland’s longest running makers market Cleveland Bazaar, quickly stepped up to announce she’d try to find a space for any vendor who’d been accepted to Crafty Mart’s holiday market. But she did better than that. She waved her magic wand (aka “hard work”) and recreated the Akron Market.
So it will go on this weekend at the usual location at Bounce Innovation Hub, as well as R. Shea Brewing and Canal Place. It will be a busy weekend in downtown Akron, with more activities going on at Summit ArtSpace, Northside Marketplace, Akron Soul Train and other locations. And Sunday will be Artists Sunday in downtown Akron. So Akron will be bustling!