Interested in being part of our little thing here? Awesome.

Here’s some stuff you should know about us, first.

Who We Are

Market in the Park-et is Denver’s premiere vintage and handmade market, featuring the finest local businesses in–you guessed it–the park. We proudly provide our partner businesses great foot traffic, a nice outdoor atmosphere, and competitive space fees. Spots at our events have become highly competitive, which serves as a testament to our organization, communication, and fair treatment of businesses (not to mention our ability to pull off a fun day). Market in the Park-et has become a community of market makers and goers to connect, collaborate, and celebrate shopping local.

Our 2026 Dates

This year’s season is certain to be our biggest yet, with 9 markets over the course of 9 months, including more events in City Park, which was the highlight of our season last year.

  • April 19, 2026 – City Park – Season debut
  • May 17, 2026 – Washington Park
  • May 31 , 2026 – City Park
  • June 28, 2026 – Washington Park
  • July 26, 2026 – Washington Park
  • August 30, 2026 – City Park
  • September 20, 2026 – City Park – Anniversary show
  • October 18, 2026 – Washington Park – Halloween Spook-tacular
  • December TBD, 2026 – Sweater Fest

We’re Looking For…

Our event focuses on high-quality products and sustainable secondhand shopping. This means an emphasis on vintage clothing, home goods, and collectibles, as well as up-cycled creations, custom clothing and jewelry, artwork and similar businesses that fit with our vibe. Our signup process ensures that our market is as inclusive as possible and that no event will be exactly alike.

Our markets feature 60-150 local businesses selling true vintage, streetwear, custom and upcycled jewelry, plants, records, home goods, baked goods, original artwork, photography portraits, and more. We have a few basic eligibility rules:

  • Be local to Colorado
  • Provide tangible products (no informational booths for awareness or future services)
  • Offer products that were made or found by you (no MLM, no drop shipping, no Temu, no wholesale, no “fair trade,” no A.I.)
  • Adhere to our Vendor Policies

When it comes to “Handmade” goods, for the purposes of this market, we define handmade to mean:

  • The product was created through physical labor by the person in that booth. (A partner or team member representing the maker is a reasonable exception)
  • The product was made in a way that the vendor had control over the materials involved in the process. i.e, you chose what fabric, not a factory.
  • The product is inherently limited in scalability due to both of the above factors

Some More Details about Requirements Per Category

For some products, the amount and nature of “handmade” can be complicated, so we’re providing some more information here about what we expect for each category. If you want to vend with us and aren’t sure if you qualify, contact us.

VINTAGE CLOTHING/ACCESSORIES

Vintage finds are defined as pieces that are 20 years or older. As such, this may include some y2k-era pieces (2006). We ask that vintage vendors properly label modern pieces as such, as well as properly label any flaws.We have many secondhand vendors who prioritize keeping pieces in circulation regardless of their age, and may include contemporary pieces. We ask that vendors properly label modern pieces, but if a buyer is concerned about the origin of a piece, the best things to do is ask the vendor directly.

SECONDHAND & THRIFT VENDORS

Secondhand vendors who prioritize keeping pieces in circulation regardless of their age may include contemporary pieces. We ask that vendors properly label modern pieces, or communicate through signage or language with the customer that this is a mix of vintage and modern pieces (or the exact era of a specific piece).

UPCYCLED/CUSTOM TEXTILES

We require that our up-cycled vendors make their creations themselves, but we do not regulate the materials they use.

Some of our vendors create original graphic designs, printed onto “blank” clothing or accessories, using a variety of processes. This clothing may be vintage or modern. This must be your original work (no generative A.I.), and you must be doing the printing/application. We don’t allow designs that are sent to a third-party/other country to be actually printed.
We do not regulate the specific printing process (iron-on, screen, etc).

Embroidery must be done by the maker themselves, but can be machine-assisted or by hand.

HOME DECOR

Our vintage home decor vendors will provide pieces that are 20 years or older, or otherwise properly labeled if age is unknown or if it is a modern, but in-demand, item.

Home decor creators are welcome, but your products must be created by you.

WELLNESS

Vendors who make wellness items, including candles, soap, herbal remedies, etc are creating their items themselves. However, packaging of items may be created through third parties.

MINERALS

Our vendors specializing in gems, crystals, and other minerals need not mine all gems themselves. Please properly disclose if an item is made by yourself or in partnership with a local source. Please keep mass-produced gem-based products to an absolute minimum.

JEWELRY

Jewelry may be handmade or sourced vintage pieces, or both.

Vendors who up-cycled or re-work into jewelry are allowed. We encourage you to use existing materials, but we do not regulate this. To our market, the act of converting these items into wearable jewelry suffices as a handmade, local creation.

Permanent Jewelry is its own category and is allowed to be modern.

ARTWORK

Our market’s art vendors create their artwork themselves without using generative A.I., whether digital or analog. We do not regulate the printing process or materials of any stickers or prints. Your intellectual property is your handmade work. This applies to ceramic, fiber, fine art, photographers, tattoo, sculpture, and more.

FOOD & DRINK

Food & Drink vendors are creating the food themselves. We do not regulate the origin of any ingredients.

PET PRODUCTS

Pet products including food, leashes, toys etc. are expected to be made by the vendor or their local team. Packaging of items may be made by them, or provided through third parties.

RECORDS

Records at the market can be secondhand, or a mix of secondhand and new releases.

How Signups for the Markets Work

  • Sign-ups for the market happen on an ongoing basis, roughly a month before each event.
  • Details about when a market’s signup is and how it works will be emailed to our vendor communications list (link to join this)
  • At a specified date and time, a link to sign up for the market will go out to vendors on the list.
  • Vendors who sign up are evaluated on a “first-come, first serve” basis. If you haven’t vended with us before, I take a look at a variety of factors (your products, whether you adhere to our policies, the balance of the market’s offerings as it stands, etc). I try as hard as possible to include everyone we can, but at this point with extremely limited space and extremely large interest, there are occasions where I have to consider the experience of the patrons w/r/t quality and variety.
  • I then communicate with those who were accepted, and those who were waitlisted.
  • Signing up for the communications list does not automatically sign you up for the market.
  • Signing up for a market only signs you up for that individual market, not any other market. It resets each time.

Rates

For our City Park markets, the rates for booth spaces are:

  • 10’x10′ booths in Tier 1 Traffic Locations – $120
  • 10’x10′ booths in Tier 2 Traffic Locations – $84
  • Table-based booths in Tier 1 Traffic Locations – $60
  • Table-based booths in Tier 2 Traffic Locations – $42
  • Food Truck locations – $100

For our Washington Park markets, the rates for booth spaces are:

  • 10’x10′ booths in Tier 1 Traffic Locations – $150
  • 10’x10′ booths in Tier 2 Traffic Locations – $105
  • Table-based booths in Tier 1 Traffic Locations – $75
  • Table-based booths in Tier 2 Traffic Locations – $52.50
  • Food Truck locations – $100

Sound Good? Stay Updated

Sign-ups for the market happen on a market-to-market basis, so if you want to stay informed on when to sign up for the next market, fill out this form to join our communications list. This will put you on our email list for vendors specifically, where you’ll get any updates to our policies, announcements of any new markets, signups for MitP dates, and anything else we need to tell vendors all at once. Signups typically happen about a month before the event.

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