Fenton Street Market in Silver Spring

Also, this past Saturday, April 17th, I had the great opportunity to attend the kick-off event for the Fenton Street Market in Silver Spring. I was delighted to see first-hand the success of this exciting new outdoor market in Montgomery County!

The Fenton Street Market made its debut last fall with two highly successful test runs. Created by resident Hannah McCann as a way to bring together and celebrate the eclectic and vibrant Silver Spring community, Fenton Street Market promises fun and excitement from week to week! There are 60+ vendors selling antiques, imported goods, crafts, art, and food, including delicious hot donuts and crepes. The Market Stage will keep shoppers entertained with live music and a DJ spinning excellent oldies.

A new addition to Fenton Street Market this season will be the exciting Village Square. Sponsored by Downtown Silver Spring, the Village Square will feature fresh and inventive cultural programs that share one key idea: interaction. By showcasing the diverse and mulit-faceted talents, knowledge, and skills of area residents, businesses, and institutions, the Village Square will provide a space where the community can come together to learn and explore.

At the kick-off event, the wonderful Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center demonstrated and instructed shoppers how to screen print and letterpress their own items! Shoppers brought their own blank printable items such as tee shirts and tote bags to print with a special image created for the occasion.

Fenton Street Market is held at the corner of Fenton Street and Silver Spring Avenue in Downtown Silver Spring. The Silver Spring Metro is a short walk away, and there is free parking in the public lots across Fenton Street. A number of wonderful independent stores and restaurants are in the immediate area for shoppers to visit and support while they're in the neighborhood, and Fresh Farm market runs a weekly Saturday farm market 4 blocks away.

For more info: http://www.fentonstreetmarket.com/.