Preview Market Tickets!

Tickets are going fast for our Preview Market on Friday, Dec. 6th from 6-9pm.  NOW AVAILABLE in store at Grimey's on 8th Avenue and Hey Rooster General Store on Gallatin Avenue in East Nashville.  Or you can purchase here.

Enjoy complimentary local craft beer from Jackalope Brewing Co while shopping from the area's most talented designers and artisans at this exclusive event. Join us at the first-ever exclusive holiday Preview Market at Track 1, on Friday night, Dec. 6th, from 6-9pm. And come hungry! Our friends at The Grilled Cheeserie will be parked outside all night selling their legendary sandwiches.  Grimey's will be providing the tunes while you shop!  This year we've also teamed up with Hey Rooster General Store to include a special artisan food tent showcasing local food products and dry goods from ten of our favorite makers, millers, and bakers. Check out our outstanding Vendor lineup right here. Don't miss the opportunity to see them all -- and to have first crack at the season's hottest handmade gifts -- the night before the crowds arrive for the free admission market!

Posters!

Check out our fresh off the press Holiday Posters!  Thanks so, so much to our dear friends Grand Palace who printed these amazing posters.  Turn to Grand Palace for all your silkscreening needs: from shirts to posters (and most everything in between).  Also another HUGE thank you is in order to our graphic design guru Shelby Rodeffer who designed them!  These beauties are going up all around town to get ready for Saturday, December 7th!

Thanks Grand Palace and Shelby!

Sponsor Post: O More College of Design!

Founded in 1970, O’More College of Design is located in the downtown historic district of Franklin, Tenn. The College offers bachelor of fine arts degrees in interior design, fashion design, fashion merchandising, graphic design and interactive design. To learn more, visit www.omorecollege.edu.  Porter Flea alums like Jessica Bornick with Owlette, along with Jamie Frazier and Hannah Jones with Jamie and the Jones all graduated from O'More!  Great inspiration for those of you dreaming of becoming a creative entrepreneur one day!

Thanks O'More College of Design for your Porter Flea Holiday support!

Sponsor Post: NATIVE!

Have you checked out the November issue of NATIVE mag featuring Rayland Baxter & Eric Masse, Mason's Nashville, 5 String Furniture, Angel Snow, Cory Basil, and so much more.  You might even see us if you look on say, page 2!  Find it in print or read it online at http://native.is/.  Native's mission is to grow and unite Nashville's Creative Class.   We certainly can agree with that!

Thanks NATIVE for your Porter Flea Holiday support!

Sponsor Post: Watkins Community Education Program!

Feeling inspired to start creating? Join Watkins Community Education Program for their Spring 2014 Classes and Workshops. Registration opens December 2nd but you can check out all the offerings now!  We bet you will recognize some Porter Flea Holiday Vendors: linenlaid&felt, Precious America, Elizabeth Suzann, and Lauren Minco in the catalog teaching some great classes!

Thank you to Watkins Community Education for your support!

Sponsor Post: Hey Rooster General Store!

Porter Flea and Hey Rooster General Store have joined forces to announce a brand new addition to our Holiday Market!  Be sure to check out our first-ever Porter Pantry, an artisan food tent featuring packaged consumable goods from ten local makers located right outside the entrance to Porter Flea!  There is sure to be something for everyone on your list!

Do yourself a favor and shop this great local store in East Nashville this holiday season.  From outstanding dry goods to illustrated totes to jewelry made by the owner herself - Hey Rooster General Store has it all!  Thanks Courtney!

Sponsor Post: Emma!

Ever wonder where we get our fancy emails? Well, its Emma of course. These local folks can help out all kinds of makers, creators, and designers jazz up their emails with ease. Give them a shout at hi@myemma.com.

Be sure and sign up for our Emma fueled newsletter and hear all about upcoming Porter Flea events, applications, and news!  Sign up here!

Holiday Preview Market

Here's your chance to get first dibs on all of the amazing handmade gifts at Porter Flea Holiday 2013. Enjoy complimentary local craft beer from Jackalope Brewing Co while shopping from the area's most talented designers and artisans at this exclusive event. Join us at the first-ever exclusive holiday Preview Market at Track 1, on Friday night, Dec. 6th, from 6-9pm. And come hungry! Our friends at The Grilled Cheeserie will be parked outside all night selling their legendary sandwiches.

Porter Flea Holiday will feature our biggest and most diverse lineup ever, showcasing over 85 of the region’s best designers of modern handmade apparel and accessories, home goods, furniture, jewelry, and paper goods. This year we've teamed up with Hey Rooster General Store to also include a special artisan food tent showcasing local food products and dry goods from ten of our favorite makers, millers, and bakers.  Check out our amazing Vendor lineup right here.  Don't miss the opportunity to see them all -- and to have first crack at the season's hottest handmade gifts -- the night before the crowds arrive for the free admission market!

The exclusive Preview Market is a pre-paid, ticket-only event.  Your ticket grants you exclusive access to the event, which includes craft beer from Jackalope Brewing Co, special DJ sets by Grimey's, and other surprises.  This preview market event is 21 and up.

Click here to purchase tickets.  These limited tickets will go fast - get yours today!

Pop-Up Print Show!

Summoning the dark art of print, Porter Flea gets weird this Halloween for FULL BLEED! Join us for a frightful night of art, diabolical drinks and other antics at East Nashville's newest watering hole, The Crying Wolf. Featuring the wizardry of Arcade Death, Monkey Ink Design, Boss Construction Design Screenprint, Sawtooth Printhouse and more!  This is a 21+ event.

RSVP HERE! 

Holiday 2013 Vendors!

Start making those early bird shopping lists for Porter Flea Holiday!!  Our Vendors have been announced.  Drum roll please!  Check out the full lineup here!

Holiday Applications are CLOSED.

We cannot say thank you enough to all the AMAZING applications we received for our Holiday market.  Its going to be very tough for our jury.  And we mean VERY tough.  Stay tuned for a 2013 Holiday Vendor announcement soon!  Good Luck everyone!

Applications close this Sunday!

Friendly reminder that the application deadline for our summer market is midnight this Sunday, October 6th!  If you have not already applied, we invite all designers, crafters, printers, illustrators, makers, and photographers to submit an application.  Remember our show is curated and juried.  Get those applications in today and good luck!

Apply Today!

Calling all crafty types! Applications are officially open for our holiday market! Spread the word to your creative friends!  Click here to Apply!

BIG NEWS!

Porter Flea travels to Chestnut Hill this December for Nashville's third annual modern holiday market.  If you're looking to complete your holiday shopping list with one-of-a-kind gifts by the area's most talented local artisans---and if you also enjoy Nashville's best food trucks, a live DJ soundtrack, and just the right amount of holiday cheer---Porter Flea Holiday will not disappoint.  Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 7th, for our next holiday market.  We will also host our second ticketed preview market on Friday, December 6th, to give holiday customers first dibs to shop in a smaller setting.  We are always looking for partners and sponsors who want to enhance and promote Nashville's modern handmade marketplace.  For information, please email brent@porterflea.com.

Summer Market Video

Porter Flea Air Craft 2013 from Root House on Vimeo.

Thank You!

 

The Porter Flea team would like to extend a heartfelt 'thank you' to everyone who participated in AirCraft today. Our vendors and visitors were amazing, as well as our sponsors and volunteers. We are so proud to call Nashville our home and we couldn't pull this off without the support of our wonderful community. Thank you for believing in handmade and local business!  Sign up here for information on future events!

Map + Tips!

Porter Flea has got a specially designed map to pilot your way.  We've partnered with some of East Nashville's hippest spots to guide you along your flightpath to AirCraft.  Download here: AirCraftMAP.

Our Main Market is TODAY, Saturday, June 1st and is free admission, open to the public from 10am-5pm.  Hope to see you there!

Tips for the Flea!

*Parking is free and will only be allowed in the Airpark (no street parking).  Please carpool.  Our friends at Rush Bicycle Messengers and Walk/Bike Nashville will provide free, secure bike valet as well as have organized a group bike ride to the market.  Sign up here! *Airpark opens at 10am. Sorry, no early bird shopping. *Limited edition screen printed AirCraft posters and Porter Flea t-shirts, totes, and lapel pins will be available on Friday and Saturday. Look for the PF Merch booth in Hangar 2! *If you want a more leisurely shopping experience, try late afternoon.  We close up shop at 5pm.

Bike to the Flea!

Ride your bicycle to Porter Flea! Walk/Bike Nashville will provide free, secure Bike Valet for all who ride. While supplies last, Bike Valet users get a free Porter Flea poster! Rush Bicycle Messengers offers same day delivery of your largest purchases right to your doorstep. Ride with friends and neighbors on one of three group rides to the market- check them out here!

Only 30 tickets left!

 

Ever wanted to be V.I.Flea?  For the first time ever, you can be one of only 150 people to get first dibs on all of the amazing goods at Porter Flea. Enjoy local craft beer and tasty treats and get to know the area's most talented designers and artisans at this exclusive event. Join us as AirCraft takes off with a private preview market at Cornelia Fort Airpark on Friday night, May 31st, from 5-8pm.

AirCraft 2013 features our biggest and most diverse lineup ever, showcasing over 80 of the region’s best designers of modern handmade apparel and accessories, home goods, furniture, jewelry, prints, posters, and paper goods. Check out our amazing lineup with photos right here.  Don't miss the opportunity to see them -- and to have first crack at this summer's hottest items -- the night before the crowds arrive for the free admission market!

The exclusive Preview Market is a pre-paid, ticket-only event (no pay at the door entry allowed). Your ticket grants you access to our Friday evening Preview Market, which includes local fare like The Bloomy Rind and Sweet Betweens and craft beer from Fat Bottom Brewing. Other Preview Market-only surprises will also be included! Twenty percent of ticket sales will benefit Friends of Shelby and Rosebank Neighbors.  This preview market event is 21 and up.

Click here to purchase tickets.  These limited tickets will go fast - get yours today!

Presenting Sponsor!

 

Our Presenting Sponsor Native is on a mission to #makenashvilleawesomer.  We think they do just that.  Thanks friends for your support!