NoCo Makers Market Presented by Grateful Threads Fabric & Furnishings

ANNOUNCEMENT – September 24, 2023: The Downtown Evansville Economic Improvement District (EID) will host the seventh annual NoCo Makers Market Presented by Grateful Threads Fabric & Furnishings on Carpenter Street in Downtown Evansville on Sunday, September 29 from 11 AM – 3 PM. The outdoor event will feature handmade goods from 30+ local makers, free pumpkins for children, food trucks, and live music. Admission is free.

Children will receive a free pumpkin (while quantities last). Children’s activities will include pumpkin decorating, pumpkin bowling, yard games, and corn sensory pools. Guests will be entertained with music by the band Just Us 4. Bruce Li, Hot Diggity Dogs, La Plaza, and Uncle G’s Lemon Smashers will be serving food. Warehouse 410 will be serving drinks.

Available maker items for sale will include apple cider slushies, art pieces, bagels, baked goods, candles/wax melts, dog treats, fudge, handmade bags, jewelry, pottery, and more. Carpenter Street will be closed from Second Street to Third Street for the event.

Carpenter Street is home to Catanese Real Estate, Grateful Threads Fabric & Furnishings, Warehouse 410, and WEVV. Presenting sponsor, Grateful Threads Fabric & Furnishings, will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. The shop offers hundreds of fabrics and trims to fit individual styles. The Earthborn Holistic Dog Park, located at 324 NW 3rd Street, is one block away. The park is free and open to the community.

“In 2016, the Downtown Evansville Master Plan identified the area North of Court Street as the NoCo Makers District. The EID is proud to host this event, now in its seventh year, and to showcase our neighborhood. We invite the community to explore the NoCo Makers District as they support our Downtown businesses and local makers,” said Adam Trinkel, executive director, EID.