Plants Alive Makers Market

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15710 Layhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD, 20906

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March 8, 2025 10am - 3pm

 

This monthly market is being revamped and thoughtfully curated to bring together incredible local makers, artists, and small businesses for a fun, cozy, community-driven shopping experience all year long. Whether it’s a sunny spring day or a bundled-up winter afternoon, we’re committed to making this a place you actually want to spend your time and support local!

Fantasy Faire Market
 

1300 Blanton Ave, Richmond, VA 23220

 

April 11, 2026 12pm - 8pm​

 

Renaissance/fantasy faire season is right around the corner! Come browse our selection of local craft vendors peddling costumes, fantasy-inspired fashions, accessories and trinkets to take to the DMV's many festivals and faires.

Lost Arts Festival

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5498 Valley Pike, Stephens City, VA 22655

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April 12, 2026 10am - 4pm

 

The Lost Arts Festival is a new gathering in the Shenandoah Valley devoted to the traditional skills and handmade knowledge that shaped generations before us. This is a celebration of makers and doers. Of the quiet wisdom passed from hand to hand. Of skills shaped by close relationships with land, animals, and community.

Richmond Renaissance Faire

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2999 Darbytown Rd, Henrico, VA23231

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April 18, 2026 10am - 6pm​

 

The Richmond Ren Faire, is a one-of-a-kind grassroots celebration created by and for Richmond. Rooted in community, the Faire brings together local performers, merchants, artists, and cultural organizations that reflect the city’s vibrant creative spirit.

NorseForged Gathering

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44184 Cannon Rd, New London, NC 28127

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May 22 - May 24, 2026 12pm - 4pm​

 

NorseForged Gathering is an immersive fantasy faire where history collides with fiction, creating an unforgettable experience for cosplayers, gamers, and adventurers. This event is for all ages and those who still live with magic in their hearts.

Bringing in the May

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Berkeley Springs State Park, Berkeley Spring, WV

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May 16 - May 17, 2026 12pm - 6pm​

 

Bringing in the May is a FREE Morgan Arts Council event meant to celebrate Spring and the return of flowers, fun, and ….fairies! Come join our revels… there will be much to rejoice, now on our third year! The State Park will be filled with music and other entertainment, and vendors will offer their art and craft wares inspired by the fae. Our shops will have fun things for all ages, and there will be bubbles and fairies everywhere. Wear your wings, or wear your horns, any kind of fairie creature is welcome. (Humans must be accompanied by a fairie!)

Frederick Pride

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44184 Cannon Rd, New London, NC 28127

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June 27, 2026 11am - 6pm​

 

Join us to enjoy drag performances, a food court of the best local food trucks, hand-picked musical guests, hundreds of local vendors and nonprofit organizations, a designated beverage garden with the top local breweries and wineries, a pride shop, a children’s area, and more!

Oakenmist Renaissance Festival

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706 Agricultural Center Drive, Westminster, Maryland

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August 15, 2026 - 10am - 6pm
August 16, 2026 - 10am - 5pm

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Welcome to the Oakenmist Renaissance Faire, complete with local demonstrations, performances and a marketplace from the time of yore!  

We are in a covered, air-cooled facility – we shall proceed rain or shine!  If the weather be nice, some of our activities and vendors may be outdoors.

PickleStock

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 26 Fairgrounds Road  Front Royal, VA 22630 

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September 12, 2026 - 10am - 6pm

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The event will feature a variety of Artisan Vendors, music, contests, food trucks and pickles! The event is FREE to the public and will be open from 10a to 6p. Please, NO PETS. All service animals welcome.