Contributed by James Embree, Alaska Vintage Market
Alaska Vintage Home Market & Food Truck Fest
May 14-16, 2021 – 2PM
Alaska Vintage Market, Alaska Chicks
Alaska State Fairgrounds
2075 Glenn Hwy. Palmer
Tickets: $5 Day Pass, $5 Weekend Pass, $10 Early Bird Shopping
As Alaska works to resume normal life coming out of the pandemic restrictions, this event promises to help you kick off a great Alaskan summer.
The spring event will take place at the Alaska State Fair Grounds in Palmer on May 14-16, 2021. There will be an open-air market atmosphere as the vendors will be set up in and around the giant State Fair Barn. This semi-annual event is the biggest and best of its kind in Alaska with over 100 vendors, plus over 40 food trucks. The vendors are local Alaskan small businesses who design and many of whom hand make their wares.
With so many of the regional fairs and markets canceled in the past year, many of these businesses have been greatly affected. This market will be a chance for them to be back to selling their unique products and re-grow their businesses.
Many of the vendors spend most of the year crafting their products like, up-cycled furniture, woodwork, custom clothing and accessories, household décor, pottery, etc. and look to sell their goods at events like this. In most of the booths, you will be buying directly from the artist/craftsman who made the products. We have food vendors from around the state, including new ones to delight your tastebuds.
This spring, the event will also include free performances on the Blue Bonnet Stage by three local Alaskan bands, Roots and Branches, Braided River, and Ava Earl. We also have a Family Break Room for kids and nursing moms, yoga, chair massage, get a photo on a “Hank” the Moose, free photo booth in Stella the Bus, and so much more.
Weekend passes are available online for $5 at www.alaskavintagemarkets.com, or you can also buy a day pass at the gate for $5. If you want to enjoy “Early Bird Shopping”, you can pay $10 at the door for Friday, May 14th from 12pm-2pm, or upgrade your weekend pass for $5. Free parking all the time.