We spy our ad in the latest issue of @NativeNashville magazine! This issue features a holiday gift guide showcasing lots of Porter Flea Holiday Vendors. Thanks Native for the continued support!
Avenue Bank!
Porter Flea Holiday is now sponsored by Avenue Bank! Avenue Bank offers business and personal banking services through a team of professionals dedicated to serving the creative spirit of Nashville. “The difference is real” is not just a catchy tagline, it is our commitment and promise to their clients. We appreciate their support!
Smilebooth!
Thrilled to announce that for the first time ever Smilebooth will be coming to Porter Flea Holiday! A full service event photography + high tech photobooth company. Make plans to take photos with all your shopping pals!
Watkins Community Education
Getting inspired to hone some crafty skills of your own? Check out Watkins Community Education's Spring 2015 lineup of classes! Check out their newsletter for information on classes ranging from film to furniture!
Porter Pantry!
This holiday season we're teaming up again with Hey Rooster General Store for a bigger and better Porter Pantry! Porter Pantry is an artisan food market at Porter Flea featuring packaged consumable goods from several local and regional makers, millers, and bakers.
Hey Rooster General Store is a rotating selection of ready-to-enjoy small batch food, handmade functional goods for the home and body, and gifts.
Craftcourse + Blood:Water!
New addition to the Flea:
Craftcourse is partnering up with Nashville-based non-profit Blood:Water to offer their own crafty brand of gift wrap to get all those Market-purchased presents wrapped while helping those in need. The wrapping will be free, but any and all donations will benefit Blood:Water in its mission to partner with African grassroots organizations to address the continent's HIV/AIDS and water crises.
Special Etsy Event!
Since our friends at Etsy are joining us for our Holiday Market - they are stopping by our friends at The Skillery first! The Skillery has an event coming up that anyone with an Etsy shop (or anyone who’s thinking about starting one) might be interested to hear about:
On Thursday, Dec. 4 — right before this year’s Holiday Flea — Etsy Seller Education Specialists are coming to The Skillery’s home in Germantown for Etsy Seller Boot Camp, a daylong learning event that’s geared toward both longtime Etsy sellers and newbies. The day will include panel discussions and break-out workshops that focus on all kinds of Etsy seller needs, from getting a new shop started on a strong foundation to optimizing the shop you’re already running with SEO, branding and marketing tips to boost sales.
Tickets include a full day of learning, plus breakfast, coffee breaks, lunch and an end-of-the-day Maker Mixer with drinks, food and more time to chat with Etsy pros.
Lots more info (and registration) here: ttp://www.theskillery.com/
If you have any questions, drop The Skillery a line at hello@theskillery.com.
Holiday Preview Market!
Here's your chance to get first dibs on all of the amazing handmade gifts at Porter Flea Holiday 2014. Enjoy complimentary local craft beer from Jackalope Brewing Co while shopping from the area's most talented designers and artisans at the exclusive holiday Preview Market at Track 1, on Friday night, Dec. 5th, from 6-9pm. And come hungry! Our friends at Yayo’s OMG will be parked outside all night selling their signature flavors. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!
Porter Flea Holiday 2014 will feature our most diverse lineup ever, showcasing over 95 of the region’s best designers -- including over 35 new merchants! -- of modern handmade apparel and accessories, home goods, furniture, jewelry, and paper goods. This year we've teamed up again with Hey Rooster General Store to include Porter Pantry, the artisan food section showcasing local food products and dry goods from fifteen of our favorite makers, millers, and bakers. 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 access to shop the market, which includes craft beer from Jackalope Brewing Co, special DJ sets by our friends at Grimey's, and many other surprises. Our friends at Etsy will be joining us for this event! This preview market event is 21 and up.
Our Main Market will be Saturday, December 6th from 10am-5pm and as always will be free admission.
Holiday Vendors!
Our Holiday Vendors have been announced! We cannot wait to introduce you to over 35 NEW Vendors this holiday season. Start making those shopping lists right now! Click here to see them all!
Applications are CLOSED.
Applications for our Holiday Market are now closed. We want to thank everyone who applied. Our jury is busy making some tough decisions that's for sure. We will announce our Vendor Lineup on Wednesday, October 15th!
Applications open till 10/3!
We are gearing up for another great market! Applications are currently open through October 3rd. Apply here today!
Save the Date! 12/6/14
Mark your calendars for another gathering of the area's best and brightest artisans and designers! Porter Flea's fourth annual holiday market will be Saturday, December 6th, here in Nashville, Tennessee. We'll be returning once again to our summer venue, Track One, located in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood, with lots of new surprises in store. Our Friday evening Preview Market will be on December 5th. Tickets and more info to come.
Applications will open on Monday, September 8th, for all you designers, makers, crafters, artisans, photographers, and more!
Suprise!
We're excited to announce that Etsy will be sponsoring this year's Porter Flea Holiday. All accepted vendors will be eligible to receive some special goodies from Etsy along with an opportunity to meet and get feedback from Etsy admin!
Applications are now OPEN! Click here to submit your application.
THANK YOU!
That's all folks for our Summer Market! Thanks so much for supporting artists and small businesses! We are so grateful to all who participated in and visited the market today. We're proud to call Nashville home and we thank you for your continued support. See you in December! CHECK OUT ALL THE PHOTOS HERE!
Summer Market INFO!
Join us this Saturday, June 7th, for Porter Flea Summer 2014! From 10a-5p, in Chestnut Hill at the Track One Building (4th and Chestnut), 1211 4th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37210. We've got over over 90 of the finest local and regional designers, makers, millers, and bakers. Don't forget to bring your appetite: we've got 7 great food trucks --- The Grilled Cheeserie, Riff's, Yayo's O.M.G., Retro Snow, Deg Thai, Jeni's Ice Cream, The Peach Truck, and Crankee's --- plus Sky Blue Cafe ice coffee and aqua frescas! Hashtag it #pfsummer!
Saturday Insider Tips *Our friends at MADE SOUTH have created a special Vendor Locator map to help you get the lay of the land for your visit this weekend! Click here and see where all your favorite Vendors will be located!
*Download our parking map here. PARKING MAP *Parking Info for Saturday: Chestnut Street will be closed between Martin Street and 4th Avenue South for food truck and visitor parking. Visitors may access the Chestnut Street parking at the Martin Street barricade. If you are coming from 4th Avenue South, drive past the Track 1 building and take your first right on Houston Street (right after you cross the railroad tracks), which will bring you to the Martin Street barricade. Parking is also allowed on neighborhood streets if Chestnut Street is full. Carpooling is encouraged. *Porter Flea opens at 10am on Saturday. Sorry, no early bird shopping.
*Jackalope Brewing Co will be on site all day selling their famous craft brew! Come thirsty! *Limited edition screen printed summer posters by BOSS CONSTRUCTION and Porter Flea t-shirts printed by GRAND PALACE SILKSCREEN, coozies, and mugs will be available at the Porter Flea merch booth. *An ATM will be onsite, but please remember to bring cash if possible.
Our market coincides with the Wedgewood-Houston art crawl in the evening, and all the nearby galleries and studios are extending their hours to make this a full-blown summer block party. Come soak up the AC with us indoors, and don't forget to check out the new Porter Pantry featuring local, artisanal dry goods! Enjoy our new Photobooth from Photoboot (they will be selling prints on the spot) and DJ sets all day long from The Groove and DJ Susan.
See you at the show!
Preview Market Tickets!
We've still got some Preview Market tickets available online! CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS!
We will have complimentary brew from Jackalope Brewing Co, tacos for sale from Mas Tacos, and sweet treats from Legato Gelato. Craftcourse will be there for the Etsy Craft Party night with a cool craft as well as you will receive an exclusive edition surprise from MADE SOUTH! Join us!
But don't forget our MAIN MARKET is FREE ADMISSION ALL DAY this Saturday 10am-5pm!
Jackalope!
So happy to report not only will Nashville locals Jackalope Brewing Company be slinging their famous craft brew on Friday night but they will also be selling their brew all day at the Saturday Market! Come thirsty!!
Sponsor Spotlight!
The Porter Flea team is grateful for the support of our good friends at O'More College of Design in Franklin, TN. Many talented designers and artists -- including several Porter Flea makers -- have followed their vision and sharpened their craft at O'More. O'More offers degrees in fashion, interior design, and visual communications, and their small-class format and amazing campus in downtown Franklin offer a unique pathway to pursue your creative passion. Thank you for supporting the handmade movement and for supporting Nashville's modern handmade marketplace this summer!
Thank you, MADE SOUTH!
Many thanks to our friends at MADE SOUTH for supporting Porter Flea Summer 2014! MADE SOUTH is a subscription membership that helps people Discover & Support Southern Makers. Every three months they send their members a surprise package with 3 different small-batch, Southern-made goods, and they tell the stories of the people who are making them. Their mission is to connect customers who love the South and want to support her small businesses with the people who are making great things here. MADE SOUTH memberships are annual, and the cost is $39 + $8 shipping & handling every 3 months. This is a true family business. Owner Chris Thomas and his wife run everything out of their home, and their children help package everything and write thank you notes. They really are using this to teach them about creating something and working hard and growing a business. Twitter & Instagram are both @madesouth, facebook is facebook.com/madesouth.
Check out this video to learn more!
Craftcourse Nashville!
We've got a special treat for you Preview Market Attendees (you can still purchase tickets here)! Craftcourse Nashville is hosting a special Etsy Craft Party on Friday only! In keeping with the 2014 Etsy Craft Party theme of recapturing old photos, they will be offering up all the supplies and know-how to bring a little DIY whimsey to historic photographs of Nashville.
