This past weekend we both attended an event in Eastern Market that neither of us have ever experienced before; All Things Detroit: Holiday shopping Experience & Food Truck Rally.
All Things Detroit events are a curated shopping experience that features over 200 small business vendors. Each year the event is held the Sunday before Easter and in November at Eastern Market in sheds 3, 4 & 5.
The event starts 2 hours prior to the market opening to the public, but we wandered in a little later in the morning. I really enjoyed seeing a variety of businesses ranging from clothing, photography, hand-crafted art, jewelry, to homemade popcorns and teas. There were several food trucks also participating throughout the sheds, and as the afternoon approached, it became full rather quickly.
As someone who is a huge advocate for supporting small businesses and communities, I absolutely loved seeing an event curated for just that. A space created specifically to support, and bring attention to those who need it. The choice of hosting All Things Detroit in Eastern Market just puts a cherry on top, as it is one of the districts that means so much to me.
As it is, I am currently writing this post from Tocororo, surprise-surprise.
After perusing the event, Dave and I decided to visit a couple of our friends in the market. We stopped by to visit, and give hugs, to our friend Lisa, owner of Motor City Franks. She was just setting up for the day, but ended up selling out completely (fuck yeah, Lisa!). We then went over to visit our friend Jamie, the brewer and one of the owners of Lagerhaus No. 5 and enjoyed a couple of ciders before heading out for some adventures in Hamtramck.
I really love that events like this also bring attention to the businesses in the market. Eastern Market is known for its Saturday market, however, there are so many businesses that exist in the district that are open to the public on weekdays, and evenings. Everything from unique shops and boutiques, to breweries, restaurants, coffee shops-even a meat market that is open 6 days a week.
So the next time you are in Eastern Market, or, if you have never been, I fully encourage taking a walkabout and checking a few of these places out.
More information on All Things Detroit can be found on their website.
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