4000 + CUSTOMERS A DAY

SELL ALMOST ANYTHING
Famous for one-of-a-kind treasures, the market includes artisan crafts, flea market antiques, bygones, collectibles, world imports, garage sale goodies as well as entrepreneurial products. Pre-registration is not required. We have no weekday office. There are no special advance applications. Everything can be done on the day you arrive. It's as easy as showing up between 7 am and 8:30 on the Sunday morning of your choice. Spaces, however, are limited on good weather days especially during the spring, summer and holidays, so there is no guarantee of space availability unless your space is prepaid as a member.

SIGN-IN FOR MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS:
Make your way to the parking garage of the Red Door Alehouse at the corner of N 34th and Evanston. Sign-up on the official list beginning at 7 am. Booths are first-come-first-serve for members until 8:30. Non-Member spaces are distributed between 8:30 & 9:00. Members and new member applicants are processed the office opens at 7 am. Non-members sign-in on the list and report back the desk at 8:30 am. You are free wander or go for breakfast until those then. All parked vendor cars must be off the market street or you may be ticketed and towed. Once you have a space and are unloaded you must be off the street by 9:45 am. All vendors must stay to closing. NO EARLY breakdown, unless you have special permission. Otherwise vending privileges are forfeit.

COSTS:
The set up fee for vending in 10' x 10' space is just $40 daily. Smaller "Table top" spaces (8'x 5' w/ table & chair) are $30 but these are limited in number. Payment for Non-Members is cash ONLY please.

VENDING SPACES:
Outdoors:10' by 10'. Multiple spaces are possible during the winter months. 2 for 1 specials may apply. Table-top spaces are sited in certain areas in the garage and on the street. Tables and chairs are available for rent for $5, c hairs $2, or you can bring your own. Tents or canopies are not available to rent presently. Electrical power (250 watt limit) is available in the parking garage only. There is a fire extinguisher requirement for the outside propane heaters. You need the UL rated extinguishers that are new or fully charged pressurized and suitable for wood/trash ABC rating. Propane is not allowed in side the garage.

LICENSES:
A Seattle City business license and a WA state tax number are required for membership, but not necessarily on your first visit. Non-members can vend on the day.

FOOD VENDING:
Prepared Food vending is open for application quarterly during the first week of January, April, July & October. Food applications are on a case-by-case basis according to menu or specialty, We take no more than 8 food vendors. Menus may not duplicate existing vendor menus. Health Dept. review and $199 season permit required. We take food booth applications in person only, please contact us via e-mail for an appointment.

UNLOADING & PARKING:
There is FREE "come and go" vendor parking on site. Enter at Phinney and N 34th. Follow signs and staff traffic monitors to the office outside parking lot. When vending space is assigned you may drive to your booth to immediately unload, then park, then return to set up. Any car on the street has ten minutes max. to off-load. All cars must be off the market street by 10 am. Under NO circumstances is vendor or customer loading or parking to occur in the Gym parking lot next door. See the MARKET LAYOUT pop-up map for easy reference. Policy is always to AVOID parking on the street that takes up customer parking spaces all day long. See the Market Layout Map for easy reference.

MEMBERSHIP:
Members enjoy first pick of spaces ahead of non-members at daily markets. Members also enjoy the ability to reserve or hold on to spaces. Market membership is valid for all markets. Click here for complete information and license links.

We gratefully acknowledge Mayor Nickels and the City of Seattle, and our merchant neighbors and customers in Ballard whose support makes this wonderful market possible.

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