We are so excited for our SECOND market at John Ball Zoo! Shop with 100+ local makers at John Ball Zoo – 224 John Ball Park Dr SW – on Saturday, June 1st from 9am – 4pm.
This time we will be in the Fulton Street Parking Lot, right at the front of the zoo!
There will be food trucks, live music and this is a free community event!
Vendor Applications are not yet available, but will be posted at https://www.merchantsandmakers.com/beavendor when they are.
All payment requests only come through Merchants and Makers via email/square, never through Facebook messages, PayPal or Venmo. There are LOTS of scams, and if you ever question the legitimacy of a request – contact us directly!

Merchants and Makers at John Ball Zoo!

Community Event
Sat, June 1, 2024
9:00am - 4:00pm

Event Info:

We are so excited for our SECOND market at John Ball Zoo! Shop with 100+ local makers at John Ball Zoo – 224 John Ball Park Dr SW – on Saturday, June 1st from 9am – 4pm.
This time we will be in the Fulton Street Parking Lot, right at the front of the zoo!
There will be food trucks, live music and this is a free community event!
Vendor Applications are not yet available, but will be posted at https://www.merchantsandmakers.com/beavendor when they are.
All payment requests only come through Merchants and Makers via email/square, never through Facebook messages, PayPal or Venmo. There are LOTS of scams, and if you ever question the legitimacy of a request – contact us directly!

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