Tampa Bay Markets is teaming up with the City of Madeira Beach Recreation Department to revamp the Madeira Beach Wednesday Market and give it a fresh new start!
Beginning on Wednesday March 3, 2021, Tampa Bay Markets will launch a new version of this market to offer customers a wider selection of local vendors and to help boost the economy for the Madeira Beach area. Tampa Bay Markets utilized this relaunch process with the weekly market held on Sundays at the Corey Avenue Market on St. Pete Beach. “Six years ago we took over management of a smaller Corey Avenue Market and it’s now known as St. Pete Beach’s Best Sunday Market supporting 70+ vendors on a weekly basis. It was a risk worth taking and we see the same for the Madeira Beach location. We feel the residents and businesses of Madeira Beach will love and support this Wednesday Market and it’s our goal to give them the type of vendors they want to shop with on a weekly basis”, says Tiffany Ferrecchia, the operations director and co-owner of Tampa Bay Markets.
The Madeira Beach Market will be refreshed as a “Makers Market” which will feature local makers who make and sell artisan products such as honey, sauces, jams, baked goods, plants, dog treats and spice blends. Additionally, local art & maker vendors will be given priority as this market sits right across from the beach and lots of beach goers will enjoy taking local items home as gifts. Customers will be able to enjoy lunch bites & drinks provided by vendors and local merchants. Buckets restaurant is open for breakfast and lunch and Frabotta’s restaurant and the Cambria hotel also is a good spot for lunchtime eats. Local farmers will be booked on a seasonal basis to provide some fresh fruits and vegetables for the short midweek grocery list. Live local music will also be booked and begin at 10am sharp.
“Our goal is to start small, building a base and growing larger for each market season. With the market opening it’s new platform in March, we will only have a few months until the season ends, but we will keep working hard to bring in the right types of vendors this year and for the kick off next fall”, says Greg Barnhill, the director of Finance for Tampa Bay Markets. The Madeira Beach Market will begin with 30+ vendors on March 3rd and will be located on the 15000 block of Madeira Way from 10am – 2pm. This market will take place on a weekly basis and will end it’s season at the end of May before re-opening in November of 2021. Customers can expect to get a good sense of what’s to come starting on March 3rd. Additionally, a portion of the vendors will rotate on a weekly basis which allows market customers to check out something new each week.
Customer Parking is free and available at City Hall and Winn Dixie on Municipal Drive and on street parking on Rex Place. Paid parking is also available at the Archibald Beach Parking lot for $2.50 per hour.
Tampa Bay Markets is taking the necessary precautions for the pandemic and is adjusting the market footprint to allow for social distancing of the masked vendors and touch less sanitizing stations will be placed throughout the market for customer convenience.
For more information or updates on additional local markets visit the Tampa Bay Markets Facebook Page. Vendors can apply here: https://marketspread.com/market/16544/madeira-beach-wednesday-market/