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It’s YEAR 20 of our beloved little pop-up - thanks so much for your support!

Our application period is now closed.

  • Bizarre Market Holiday is a juried pop-up shop that features the handmade work of 75 selected artists from the Richmond region. 2024 is our 20th year in business!

  • The application period ends on Sunday, October 27th at midnight. Acceptance emails will go out by November 1st with detailed instructions regarding participation.

  • We'll open the shop on Friday, November 29th at VisArts, and it will run 7 days a week through December 23rd. Our elves set up and sell all the goods for the pop-up; if you’re accepted, all you’ll need to do is label your items with our vendor number and drop them off on the delivery date that we’ll send you when you’re accepted.

  • We take applications from local makers of ceramics, jewelry, toys, housewares, art, printed goods, skin care delights, shelf-stable snacks, accessories, oddities, stickers, and any other good fun weird stuff. Fully handmade/hand-printed items are given priority over designs that have been applied to mass-produced goods. 

  • We do not typically carry items priced at over $350.

  • We cannot accept food items that expire quickly or need refrigeration, entirely mass-produced items, vintage goods (for this one, but we love vintage sellers for our one-day markets !), or Very Large Items like furniture and big-format sculpture.

  • We can make arrangements to RECEIVE inventory by mail for near-to-local makers (Charlottesville, Lynchburg, etc.) but we cannot mail inventory back; it must be picked up in person at the end of the market.

  • Accepted vendors will need to be able to restock inventory (bring in additional items) at least twice throughout the month of sales if requested.

  • Bizarre Market Holiday pays its elves, supports its host space, and covers expenses by taking a 30% commission from the total sales from the pop-up. There is no application fee and no fixed vendor fee, just the flat percentage of sales at the end of the market period.

  • Questions? Thoughts? Email Bird! bizarremarket[at]gmail[dot]com