Tampa Bay Markets, who ran the Corey Ave. Sunday Market for eight years until last fall, operates a new Sunday outdoor market Sunday 10am-2 pm on the campus of the historic St. Petersburg High School, 2501 Fifth Ave. N. If you miss some of the vendors that used to be at the Corey Sunday Market, you will likely find them there.
More than 75 vendors line Devil’s Drive, winding through the campus of St. Pete High, for this weekly market event. Sunday Market St. Pete showcases vendors who offer farm-fresh produce, multi-cultural foods, innovative arts, hand-made crafts, sustainable, eco-friendly products, and wellness services. Tampa Bay Markets curates the vendor assortment to also include artisanal product offerings such as sauces, jams, baked goods, and pet treats alongside fresh produce, plants, honey, and eggs.
The new market also features live local music each week, with a spotlight on artists with an array of up-tempo musical styles. Enjoy while you shop, snack, and socialize.
For residents and visitors on the beach, head over to Madeira Beach Market on Wednesdays 10am-2pm, grab lunch at one of the Market’s delicious food vendors and enjoy the live music.
Each event is in pedestrian-friendly, outdoor locations that can host a minimum of 50-100+ vendors that sell only fresh, local, homemade, handcrafted, fair trade, vintage and eco-friendly products. www.tampabaymarkets.com
In 2024, Tampa Bay Markets is partnering with Fulfill Your Destiny to bring four quarterly grant opportunities to their vendor community. The grant applications are open to small businesses who participate with Tampa Bay Markets in the outdoor markets and events they operate across Tampa Bay. Jeff Goble’s D.O.L. Woodwork, a Disabled Veteran-Owned small woodworking business, will receive a $1,000 Business Builder Grant award from the Fulfill Your Destiny organization on Saturday, May 4, at Tampa Bay Markets’ Fresh Market at Wiregrass.
The award ceremony will take place at 10:30am at the market’s music stage area located at The Shops at Wiregrass, 28211 Paseo Drive, Wesley Chapel.
Award recipient Jeff Goble retired as a Green Beret colonel after a 31-year Army career, deciding to pursue a new area of expertise with D.O.L. Woodcraft. Goble says, “D.O.L. stands for De Opresso Liber, Latin for ‘To free the oppressed,’ the motto of my Special Forces regiment. I thought it fitting to take a piece of my military life with me on this new journey. The grant will put my savings for a commercial jointer machine over the top.”
The remaining $1,000 Business Builder grants will be awarded in July, September and December through the Fulfill Your Destiny competitive grants program.
For more information visit: www.tampabaymarkets.com and www.fulfillyourdestiny.org