Evanston Made Maker’s Market

Join us for the second annual Maker’s Market! Sunday, October 18, 2020, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM CDT, in the Maple Street Garage in Downtown Evanston.

Socially distant shopping, buy your timed ticket, 1:00 – 1:30pm

Call for Makers!

You are invited to participate in the second annual Evanston Made Maker’s Market, Sunday, October 18, 12-5p. We are working in partnership with Downtown Evanston to host a Maker’s Market on the 5th floor of the Maple Street Garage! Promotions begin soon, so sign up fast!

There are more than 250 parking spaces on the 5th floor of the Maple Street Garage, covered, offering easy elevator access for shoppers! We are following Covid protocol, see at end of document, to allow 50 shoppers every hour.

We are looking for vendors to sell handmade goods of all kinds; jewelry, coat racks, scarves, soap, bedazzled ball caps, and more.

Vendors pay $50 (Evanston Made Members) or $75 (non-members) for two parking spaces. There will be 2 spaces left between vendors to give plenty of room for physical distancing.

We need you to sign up today and include one promo image of your merch and a description of what you’ll sell by October 10. Sign up at the bottom of this page https://evanstonmade.org/makers-market/

Evanston Made is a community arts organization, focused on creating engagement opportunities between Evanston artists and the public. We are best known for our annual Studio Tour and Group Show in June,

FAQs

Vendors are given 2 parking spaces to display their goods and must bring tables OR use your car as a display.

The Maple Avenue Garage can be found at 1800 Maple Ave. Evanston, IL 60201. Exhibitors will be stationed on the 5th Floor in covered areas.

Sell any items made by hand including; art, craft, wearables, jewelry, bedazzled ball caps, handbags, belts, etc.

Set Up & Take Down: Vendors, spaces will not be preassigned. Vendors line up at the entrance at 8:00 a.m. day of the show and be directed to the next available spot as you enter Floor 5. You can pull your vehicle in and start setting up immediately. We open the doors at 12p and sell until 5pm. Once the show is over, you pack your vehicle with what’s left, wait your turn to pull out, go home. No vehicles can leave the sale until 5p.

Maker’s Market Covid Safety Protocol

Stations with hand sanitizer, free masks, gloves will be placed throughout the market

Masks and social distancing are required

Vendors will be given two parking spaces each

Two parking spaces between every vendor

Crowd control will allow for 50 to enter the parking garage every 30 minutes, shoppers will receive assigned time when RSVP and entry fee is made online

Volunteers will count attendees with a clicker at both entrances

Traffic flow will allow for One entrance and One exit only

Vendors will not handle cash, only Stripe and online payments

No food or drink will be sold

No entrance fees with cash, RSVP and $5 payment made online only, attendees arrive w ticket printed out or QR code on phone

Elevators will be wiped down w disinfectant every 30 minutes

Mask and social distancing will be enforced by volunteers

Vendors must arrive in vehicles with their own tables and chairs

Shoppers will not be allowed to try on clothes

Shoppers will be asked not to touch merchandise

Vendors will have hand sanitizer and wipes

One way traffic flow signs will be placed throughout market

Signs with social distancing reminders will be placed throughout market

Market will expand on levels 5 and up to make room, avoiding crowding