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Portland Saturday Market is celebrating its 41st year in the historic Old Town/ Chinatown neighborhood of Portland, Oregon.  Our weekly market features 252 booths showcasing a variety of arts & crafts sold by local Pacific Northwest artisans. Established in 1976, our market has a thriving membership of over 300 artisans.  "Every Saturday and Sunday from March through Christmas Eve the Old Town/Chinatown neighborhood transforms into a thriving arts and crafts open-air marketplace. Seeing the Market's staff delegate booth spaces with precision each weekend for so many years, most of the neighborhood has come to think of Portland Saturday Market as a business like any other. But it certainly was not always that way, and some surprising elements still lie at the core of this unusual non-profit operation."

I love this! I love farmer's market, but this is more than just a farmer's market. It has many crafted art and different artists participated. It also create a lot of energy in downtown during Saturday morning. Kind of feel more like a big local gathering.

"Native Art Network is 100% Native American owned and operated by Paul and Lesley Kabotie (Hopi / Santa Clara Pueblo and Crow respectively). Our families of the Southwest and Northern Plains have a long history of involvement in the arts. The driving inspiration behind the web site was the desire of artists within our families and communities to have an affordable professional marketing presence on the internet. We have merged our experience and expertise in the areas of the arts, marketing, business, software, database and internet technologies to create a web site that is easy for artists to setup, can be updated easily by the artists themselves, is actively marketed and is visited by art collectors and connoisseurs worldwide."

This link is an article about the decision to close down the International Market place in the heart of downtown Waikiki, O'ahu, and transforming the space into a high end retail, Sak's Fifth. Being a frequent visitor to the islands, I find this news pretty sad. I have visited the International market every time I have been downtown to Waikiki because of how unique everything was. There were tons of kiosks with hand-made and high quality products and you could bargain with the owners. It really was a fun experience and allowed for a bunch of people to display and sell their distinct art. "The start of the new year marked the end of an era in Honolulu. By the time you read this the International Market Place, the last truly open green space for commerce in the heart of Waikiki, will be closed for good. It will be replaced by a ..."

The Market is open every Saturday, rain or shine, from the first Saturday in April through mid-November on the Park Blocks at 8th & Oak in downtown Eugene. The hours are 10 AM to 5 PM. On the weekend before Thanksgiving the Market opens its Holiday Market which runs weekends through Christmas Eve at the Lane County Fairgrounds.

"The Vancouver Farmers Market is Southwest Washington's #1 visitor attraction and home to over 200 vendors. You'll discover fresh and local produce, flowers, plants, baked goods, delicious food, pet treats, and accessories for yourself, home, or garden from our unique artisans." One of my favorite attractions of my home town, this saturday market really captures the aspect of this sector that we discussed in class regarding 'branding'; it advertises the fresh local produce along with selections of wine from local vendors.

The Richmond Night Market is a Asian influenced market and one of the biggest in North America. I visited this market this past weekend while visiting cousins in Vancouver and got enriched in so much culture. Booths were filled with different cultural foods as well as arts. There was also a carnival area as well as a concert stage for different local bands to perform. It goes on all summer long so if your ever in Canada make sure to check this out!

Capella Market is a locally owned and operated natural foods supermarket located in the original Oasis Fine Foods Marketplace building in south Eugene.

Situated in the heart of downtown Eugene, the Fifth Street Public Market is the area's premier shopping destination. Here you'll find a colorful collection of unique, affordable and enchanting local stores, restaurants and cafés that offer everything from boutique fashion, jewelry and décor to specialty products, beauty treatments, and delicious food and drink.

C'mon over and enjoy live music by Fiddlin' Big Sue Band, hot wood-fired oven baked pizzas, smoothies, fresh produce, eggs, honey, cheese, meat and beautiful arts and crafts!

wow this sounds great! I love food!

sounds like a good time!

As artisans come together to make up fairs and street markets, local culture can be found through the many mediums we can see on display; from paintings to jewelry artisans are able to display and even sell art to those interested (locals, tourists etc)

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