Market Application

We’re excited you’re here!

Hi there,

Thanks for wanting to participate with the market this season. All participants including vendors, musicians, and Community Table applicants must apply. It’s the same application for everyone!

We operate a professional market and ask a lot of our vendors. Please take your time to review the information on this page carefully. We do our best to set you up for success.

Thanks and we look forward to learning more about you!

Application FAQs

  • The Downtown Marquette Farmers Market is an artisan and producer’s market meaning everything sold at the market must be made, gathered, or grown by the person selling it. We do not allow resale items or kits. More information about who we work with can be found here.

    We also work with musicians and local businesses and organizations. Our musicians are paid for each performance. Eligible local businesses and organizations may apply to be at our Community Table.

    There is only one application to participate with the market. All interested parties including vendors, partners, musicians, and Community Table Applicants must fill out the same application.

  • No, there is no official deadline to apply to the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market. However, vendors who desire full-time or part-time booths at the Outdoor Saturday Morning Market should apply by the first week of April, otherwise, benefits cannot be guaranteed.

  • Booth fees vary based on market season, participant classification, and vendor commitment. Full details for this season’s fees can be found here.

  • Read our Market Policies here for a detailed breakdown of vendor expectations including attendance policy, license requirements, conducting sales, product sampling, set-up and tear-down, parking, booth assignments, tables, tents, carts, and more.

  • All applicants will receive email notifications as their application is processed. The first major round of acceptance notifications usually go out mid to late April. Applicants who submit an application during the market season can expect to wait up to 2 weeks to have their application processed. All notifications are sent via email.

2024 Application Process

Step 1:
Create an account.

Make sure to read through the full application process before completing this first step, there’s a few things you need to know! We use MarketSpread to manage applications and market operations. Once you click “apply” on this page you will be automatically prompted to create a MarketSpread account or sign into an existing account. Here’s a quick walkthrough of this process:

Step 2: Know Your NEW Vendor Type

When creating a new MarketSpread Account, you will be asked to classify yourself. A general definition will auto-populate during your account creation, however, we ask that you disregard these definitions and use the following:

  • A person who has grown, raised, or gathered a product that is sold directly to the consumer by themselves, their employee/s, or family member/s.

  • Formally known as a “food producer”. This is a person who creates handmade items that can be consumed, such as bread, jam/jelly, maple syrup, honey, cookies, baked goods, etc.

  • A person who creates handmade items that can be consumed, whose operation during the market depends on a vehicle, truck, trailer, etc, and CANNOT operate out of a 10x10 tent. If you have a trailer, grill, or other cooking equipment set up under a 10x10 tent you are considered a “Speciality Food Artisan”.

  • Formally known as an “artisan”. This is a person who creates handmade items that cannot be consumed, such as paintings, jewelry, woodwork, metalworks, wearable art, fibers, personal care products, etc. Please note, that while “flea” is in the name of this category, the market does not allow flea items of any kind. As a producers-only market, the reselling of items is forbidden. Flea items and vendors will not be approved.

  • A local organization/group that is applying to occupy The Community Table or FREE Community Table. FREE Community Table applicants are subject to terms and conditions as outlined on the market’s website.

  • Formally known as “musician”. This ia a person or group that is applying to perform at the Saturday Morning and/or Wednesday Evening Market.

  • Formally known as “market partner”. This is a person or organization that partners with the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market to provide educational, nutritional, or other programming for market shoppers.

Step 3: Know your product offering

You will be asked to provide all the products you plan to offer for sale at the market at the end of the application. Some vendor types are exempt, while other are required to provide this information. Read the tips below to understand what we need from you.

  • The following vendor types should not enter any products at the end of their application:

    -Entertainment (AKA musicians)
    -Organizations (AKA Community Table Applicants)
    -Services (AKA Market Partners)

    For the vendor types listed above, our application process will ask specific questions to understand what you plan to offer.

    All other vendor types are required to submit products with their application.

  • If you offer a product that has different varieties, flavors, scents, etc, you may submit the general category, i.e. "body soap" or "cherry tomatoes". You do not need to list each scent or varietal as its own individual product. You will be able to go back and add more detailed descriptions to your products (such as flavors, scents, and varietals) after your application is submitted.

  • List all products you intend to sell. Each submitted product will be approved or rejected. You are only allowed to sell approved products at the market.

    Do your best, but don’t stress too hard. You will be able to add or remove products after you submit your application and throughout the season.

Step 4: Submit an Application!

Now that you fully understand our application process, let’s get to it. If you haven’t carefully reviewed the information above please take the time do to so otherwise your application may be rejected. You need to apply for EACH market you’d like to be considered for.

  • Saturday Morning Market

    9-1 PM
    Marquette Commons

    Community Table Applicants welcome!

    Apply!

  • Wednesday Night Street Market

    5-8 PM
    100 block of Washington Street

    There is NO Community Table at this market.

    Apply!

  • Thanksgiving Market

    Saturday, November 23, 2024

    10 am - 3 pm
    Marquette Commons

    Apply!

  • Holiday Market

    December 13 and 14

    3pm — 9pm
    Marquette Commons

    Apply!