Join us for our Friday, July 29th Preview Market from 6-9pm. We will be cooling off with brew from JACKALOPE along with Friday Night Only surprises from POPPY & MONROE, JENI'S SPLENDID ICE CREAMS, AND LOCAL HONEY. CLICK HERE to purchase online or visit some of our favorite shops to buy in person: WILDER, HEY ROOSTER & LOCAL HONEY.
Summer Market Vendor Lineup!
Get ready to start making your Porter Flea Summer Market shopping lists because our #PFSummer16 Vendor lineup is here! See the lineup: http://porterflea.com/summer-vendors-16/
Porter Flea Summer Market!
Nashville's favorite shopping tradition is back! The Porter Flea Summer Market returns in late July 2016 to showcase hundreds of jury-picked vendors, thousands of the region's best handmade wares, the city’s finest food trucks and of course, a surprise or two. The festivities begin on July 29 from 6-9 p.m. with the Preview Market, a ticketed event that gives guests early access to the market and the opportunity to meet with vendors in an intimate setting. On Saturday, July 30th, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Main Market is open to the public.
#PFSummer16 will take place in brand new location, Skyway Studios, right off of Briley Parkway in East Nashville. Skyway features large, air conditioned indoor vendor space, as well as a large dedicated parking lot.
We are now scanning the horizon for indie artists and entrepreneurs, anyone who makes a splash by creating apparel, accessories, prints, paper goods, or furniture. Apply now to be a vendor or make plans to beat the heat with us while you shop!
Thank You Nashville!
Wow. Over the last several days, we’ve realized how lucky we are to have so many good friends and supporters in Nashville. Everything was coming together last week for our tenth and biggest market ever, when we had to make an unexpected but necessary change of venue to OZ Arts Nashville and we had only two days to reengineer all of the essential logistics for Porter Flea Holiday X 2015 (PFX). This was a make-it-work moment for Porter Flea, and although PFX did not turn out exactly they way we had been working so hard to produce --- we had everything planned for 142 vendors under one massive roof with minimal lines, which was simply not possible given the layout of the alternative event space --- this year’s holiday market probably would not have happened at all without the help of some generous and committed people.
First and foremost, we owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the exceptional people at OZ Arts Nashville. The OZ team stepped up heroically to help us orchestrate PFX and proved once again what a vital role they play in Nashville’s contemporary art and design community. We cannot thank them enough for taking care of us in such a difficult predicament -- they quite literally saved the day.
We also want to extend a huge THANK YOU to the thousands of people who came out to OZ to support the area’s best artisans on Saturday, who helped us spread the word about the urgent venue change, and who parked up to a mile away (!) to come to the market. Although the entrance line was never more than about 90 minutes long, that is far longer than we want for our markets, and we’re grateful for everyone’s patience and understanding that we were doing our very best all day to keep the line moving without overcrowding the aisles. We’re happy to report that PFX was a major success for the incredibly talented designers and makers that participated in the market, and we appreciate all the encouraging words we received from vendors who rallied with us to make the most of the situation.
There are many, many other people to thank for helping us achieve a positive outcome under such challenging circumstances. We’re grateful to The Skillery for hosting our “situation room” last week when we were racing against the clock to secure and to develop a new plan for an alternative venue. We also leaned heavily upon and received crucial guidance from our good friends at the Metro Arts Commission, the Arts and Business Council, and the Nashville Fashion Alliance who helped us relocate our event as quickly as possible to OZ Arts Nashville. And we want to acknowledge several senior officials at Metro Codes and the Beer Board who helped answer so many questions and who helped us secure the proper permitting for our intended venue, even if those permits turned out not to be necessary. So many other key event logistics also had to be reconsidered by changing the event venue, and even though the PF team had very little time to do it, we are lucky to have great relationships with professional event vendors, particularly Bright Event Productions, Rock Solid Security, and Music City Tents and Events, who skillfully worked through these new challenges.
Finally, we want to salute our generous sponsors, particularly Avenue Bank, NATIVE, Brand Imaging Group, Nashville Arts Magazine, the Nashville Scene, and Watkins University for helping us grow and enrich Nashville’s modern handmade marketplace. Thank you.
We are so grateful to all of these people and organizations for helping us work through a difficult situation, and we are humbled by the amazing turnout, the encouraging words, and the constructive feedback we’ve received over the last week. We’re fortunate to be a part of such an engaged and supportive community, and we will continue to do everything we can to keep building a more satisfying market experience for makers and buyers alike.
Thank you all for giving us the opportunity to celebrate 10 markets. We look forward to many more milestones ahead.
- Katie, Brent, and Abi
Event Information
EVENT INFORMATION Location: Oz Arts Nashville // 6172 Cockrill Bend Circle | Nashville, TN 37209
Event Hours: VIP Preview Market – Friday, December 4th, 6 – 9 PM (SOLD OUT) Main Market – Saturday, December 5th, 10 AM – 5 PM (Vendors Indoors & Vendors in Heated Tents, Rain or Shine)
Admission: Friday, December 4th – SOLD OUT Saturday, December 5th – FREE, all ages
We’ve got over over 140 of the finest local and regional designers! Don’t forget to bring your appetite to our Main Market: we’ve got 9 great Nashville food trucks--- The Grilled Cheeserie, Crankee's, Funk Seoul Brother, Riddim 'N Spice, Street Provisions, Bao Down, Smore Love, Bang Candy, Jeni's Ice Cream, and Franklin Juice ---plus Steadfast Coffee along with Y'alls Balls to fuel you up! Also Jackalope Brewing Company will be selling their crafty brews all day!
Be sure and check our Porter Pantry & Parlour sponsored by Hey Rooster General Store & LOCAL HONEY! Enjoy our Photobooth from Smilebooth while listening to DJ sets all day long from Grimey’s and DJ Susan. Craftcourse will be bringing the holiday spirit yet again with their fantastic decor!
**Street parking is available along with surrounding lots.
Come ready to shop for everyone on your list!
Hashtag it #pfholiday or #pfx!
URGENT UPDATE: Porter Flea Holiday X Is Relocating To OZ Arts Nashville
Preview Market: Friday, December 4th -- 6 pm to 9 pm Main Market: Saturday, December 5th -- 10 am to 5 pm
RELOCATION ADDRESS: OZ Arts Nashville, 6172 Cockrill Bend Circle, Nashville TN 37209
The 10th Porter Flea market on Friday and Saturday, December 4 and 5, is relocating to OZ Arts Nashville, but we are keeping the same dates and times and the same terrific lineup.
WHY THE CHANGE
Planning an event as large and complex as Porter Flea requires a lot of pieces to come together; from venue logistics to city permits, there are a lot of moving parts. There was a problem this week with our original location that could only be remedied by moving to OZ Arts Nashville. Porter Flea is excited to work with the incredible team at OZ to make this our biggest and best market ever.
WHAT TO EXPECT OZ Arts Nashville is a beautiful, exciting venue, and we’re delighted to bring Porter Flea to it. You’ll still experience the same inviting and eclectic holiday shopping experience you’ve come to expect from Porter Flea with the . With plenty of street and surface-lot parking, and Metro police and private security to help guide you as you arrive, OZ Arts Nashville is ready to host Nashville’s premier holiday market — and all of you — this weekend.
Preview Market Tickets Now On Sale!
There’s a lot to celebrate this year at Porter Flea Holiday X -- the biggest market event we’ve ever assembled -- and here’s your chance to get first dibs on all of the amazing handmade gifts at PFX! You’ll be able to shop the area's most talented designers and artisans, including some exclusive design collaborations for truly one-of-a-kind modern handmade gifts, at the exclusive holiday Preview Market at our NEW location: Silverpoint Studios, on Friday night, Dec. 4th, from 6-9pm. Enjoy VIFlea treatment with complimentary local craft beer from Jackalope Brewing Co and an special after party invite from our friends at Bar Luca. And come hungry! We'll have a couple food trucks serving up warm holiday flavors all night including Street Provisions, Smore Love, and Bang Candy!
PFX will feature our largest lineup ever. We’re showcasing over 140 of the region’s best designers -- including over 50 new merchants -- of modern handmade apparel and accessories, home goods, furniture, jewelry, art and illustration, and paper goods. For PFX, we've also teamed up again with Hey Rooster General Store to include our largest-ever Porter Pantry with artisan food products and dry goods from fifteen of our favorite makers, millers, and bakers. And thanks to our friends at Local Honey we’re bringing back a bigger and better Porter Parlour full of top-quality scents, soaps, and personal care essentials. 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 limited, ticket-only event. Your ticket grants you access to shop the market, which includes craft beer from Jackalope Brewing Co and wine from Bar Luca, special DJ sets by our friends at Grimey's, and other surprises. This preview market event is 21 and up. You can purchase tickets online here (don’t wait, because we always sell out!), and our friends at Hey Rooster, WILDER and Grimey’s will also have a small quantity of paper tickets that you can purchase in-store. BUY TICKETS ONLINE HERE!
Porter Flea Holiday Market
Porter Flea Holiday is back and bigger than ever!
Porter Flea returns on December 4th & 5th for our tenth modern handmade market event: Porter Flea Holiday X. Get ready to be a part of the festivities! We are now accepting applications from the area’s most talented designers, makers, and artisans. Be part of our Holiday extravaganza.
To celebrate ten markets ("X"), we want to feature some special design collaborations between the area's best makers. We want to showcase the incredible creative talent in our community by pairing up Textiles x Apparel Design, Screen Printing x Furniture Design, Pottery x Jewelry, and many other unique design collabs for the most outstanding handmade gifts in the southeast.
It keeps getting better: for PFX, we're moving back to East Nashville with a massive new venue — more heated space for more shoppers equals maximum convenience. With the extra capacity, PFX will also feature both the Porter Pantry and the Porter Parlour offering some of the finest artisanal food products and handmade personal care and beauty products to help make holiday gift shopping a cinch.
Porter Flea Holiday X will run over two days at Silver Point Studios on 10 Quality Way starting Friday evening, December 4th, with our ticketed Preview Market from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Our Main Market will run 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 5th, with open access to more than 100 talented, jury-picked vendors, thousands of one-of-a-kind handmade gifts, a collection of the city’s finest food trucks, and just the right amount of holiday cheer. Come join us and see why PFX will set the new standard for Nashville's modern handmade marketplace.
Porter Flea Summer Market
EVENT INFORMATION Location: Track One Building (4th and Chestnut), 1211 4th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37210
Event Hours: VIP Preview Market – Friday, June 5th, 6 – 9 PM (Indoors, Rain or Shine) Main Market – Saturday, June 6th, 10 AM – 5 PM (Indoors, Rain or Shine)
Admission: Friday, June 5th – $20 TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE Saturday, June 6th – FREE, all ages
We’ve got over over 90 of the finest local and regional designers! Don’t forget to bring your appetite: we’ve got 7 great food trucks — The Grilled Cheeserie, Yayo's OMG, Riddim N' Spice, Retro Sno, Franklin Juice Co, The Peach Truck, and Crankee’s — plus Steadfast Coffee along with Y'alls Balls to fuel you up! Also Jackalope Brewing Company will be selling their crafty brews all day at the market entrance!
Be sure and check out the new Porter Parlour sponsored by LOCAL HONEY! Enjoy our Photobooth from Smilebooth while listening to DJ sets all day long from Grimey’s and DJ Susan. Craftcourse will be holding down the Etsy Craft Party on Friday night and from 2-4pm on Saturday.
Click HERE to download our parking map.
Come ready to "treat yo self" and bring your appetite!
Hashtag it #pfsummer!
Food Truck Round Up
Be sure and come hungry on Saturday, June 6th to our Main Market! We've got The Grilled Cheeserie, Crankees, Retro Sno, Yayo's OMG, Riddim N' Spice, Franklin Juice, and The Peach Truck! YUM!
Thanks NATIVE!
Thanks so much to our pals at NATIVE magazine for sponsoring our Porter Flea Summer Market. Be sure and check out our ad in their May issue!
Preview Market Tickets!
Get ready for a slice of summer fun! Here's your chance to join us VIFlea style for all of the best handmade goods at Porter Flea Summer Market 2015. Join us for a complimentary beverage from Jackalope Brewing Co while supporting the area's most talented designers and makers at this exclusive event at Track 1 on Friday night, June 5th, from 6-9pm. And come hungry! Our friends Riddim N' Spice will be parked outside all night serving up classic Jamaican flavors, and the good folks at Retro Sno will be rounding out the vacay vibe with their gourmet treats. Our friends at Grimey's will be holding down the DJ decks inside the market, Smilebooth will be set up to help capture the summer spirit, and to top it all off, our pals at Craftcourse will be hosting a special crafting area for the official Etsy Craft Party! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE TICKETS!
Porter Flea Summer 2015 features our most tightly curated lineup ever: over 90 of the region’s best designers of modern handmade apparel and accessories, home goods, children's goods, furniture, jewelry, and paper goods, including over 30 new vendors. This summer we're also teaming up with local salon and vintage boutique, Local Honey for a NEW feature to this market: our first-ever Porter Parlour, featuring a curated room of handmade grooming and beauty care products. The Friday night Preview Market is a 21 and up event. Don't miss the opportunity to see them all -- and to have first crack at the summer's hottest handmade wares -- the night before the crowds arrive for the free admission market!
Summer Vendors!
Checkout our entire Summer Lineup here. With over 30 new Vendors we are pleased to bring all new wares in women's apparel, men's apparel, children's goods, jewelry, furniture and more! And don't forget to mark your shopping list with our new Porter Parlour featuring our first-ever curated room of handmade grooming and beauty care products.
Vendor Announcement
Thank you, thank you, thank you to all the incredibly talented folks who applied to our Summer Market! Our Summer Market Vendors will be announced on MONDAY, APRIL 13TH!
Porter Parlour
NEW THIS SUMMER: Porter Parlour! This will be our first-ever curated room of handmade grooming and beauty care products. Be sure to check out Porter Parlour, which will be stocked with soaps, perfumes, salves, and skin care. If you make natural bath and body products, please consider applying to take part in our summer market!
Applications are NOW OPEN!
Applications are now open for our Summer Market! Show us whatcha got and submit yours today! Click here for details and to apply. Applications will close on March 29th at midnight.GOOD LUCK!
Summer Market Applications!
Happy 2015! We are pleased to announce our Summer Market Applications will open on Monday, March 2nd! Mark your calendars all you crafty folks! Our Summer Market dates are June 5th & 6th! Want the latest news delivered to your inbox? Sign up for our newsletter here!
Thank You!
Thank you so much to all of our incredible vendors and customers who participated in our holiday market. We could not do it without the continued support of our community and we're proud to call Nashville home. See y'all in the summer! #pfholiday
Holiday Market This Weekend!
Join us this Saturday, December 6th, for Porter Flea Holiday 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 — Riff’s, Yayo’s O.M.G., Bare Naked Bagel, Steaming Goat, Jeni’s Ice Cream, Bang Candy Co, and Crankee’s — plus Sky Blue Cafe coffee and artisan sausage balls from YallsBalls!
Remember to take all those new purchases to the Craftcourse Nashville + Nashville-based non-profit Blood:Water gift wrapping station to get all those Market-purchased presents wrapped while helping those in need. Get out of the rain and warm up with us indoors, and don’t forget to check out the Porter Pantry featuring local, artisanal dry goods! Enjoy our new Photobooth from Smilebooth and DJ sets all day long from Grimey's and DJ Susan.
Come ready to shop for everyone on your list and bring your appetite!
Hashtag it #pfholiday!
Our ticketed Friday evening Preview Market is now sold out.
Saturday Insider Tips: *Download our parking map here: HolidayParkingMap *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 holiday posters by BOSS CONSTRUCTION and Porter Flea t-shirts printed by GRAND PALACE SILKSCREEN and mugs will be available at the Porter Flea merch booth. *An ATM will be onsite, but please remember to bring cash if possible.
See you at the show!
Preview Market!
UPDATE WE ARE CURRENTLY SOLD OUT OF PREVIEW MARKET TICKETS ONLINE! JOIN US SATURDAY 12/6 FROM 10-5PM or check with Hey Rooster General Store or Grimeys for paper tickets.
This is a ticketed event only! Enjoy complimentary brew from Jackalope Brewing, DJ sets from Grimey's, and get first dibs on all the wares from over 95 Vendors! Tickets are available here. Our Main Market is Saturday from 10am-5pm and is free and all ages!
