Please review, sign, and submit the agreements for our 2024 Operating Guidelines here at your convenience - doing so is not required to submit an application but we ask that you do so before coming to the market - 2024
Franklin Street Market Operating Guidelines
Overview and Mission:
Franklin Street Market is a food market where Pittsburghers can experience what's on the rise within Pgh's food landscape. The market's mission is to support emerging local food brands by providing them with a space to reach community members, test their products, and join a larger growing food community hub in the heart of Manchester- a neighborhood which has been historically underserved, specifically in the context of food. This is a unique market meant to connect the community with the future of the local food and farm scene in Pgh.
Goals:
- Create a market with a low barrier to entry for new and emerging food and farm producers in the Pittsburgh area lo
- Support burgeoning food, farm, and packaged good entrepreneurs by creating an event where they can gain experience in a market environment, test new products, connect and learn from other food producers, and grow their businesses.
- Contribute positively to the community landscape and vibrancy of the Manchester neighborhood
- Further establish and promote Manchester a growing food hub in the city of Pittsburgh
- Plant seeds during our 2024 three market series to create a more consistent and expanded Franklin Street Market next summer.
Dates and Fees
The Franklin Street Market will take place three time throughout the summer of 2024 (it's a mini market series)
Location: 1243 N. Franklin St. Pittsburgh, PA
Dates:
Thursday, August 15th, 4-8 pm
Thursday, September 19th, 4-8 pm
Thursday, October 17th, 4-8 pm
Fees for all three dates:
Producer/Value Added/Prepared Food
- $75 for all three markets
- $30/market for drop-in
Farmer, Rancher, Grower -
- $60 for all three markets
- $25/market for drop-in
Fulton Commons Kitchen Members and Incubator + Accelerator Participants and Graduates
- $40 for all three dates
- $15/ market for drop-in
Scholarship Awardees - For those who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as a person of color, or for vendors residing or producing in the neighborhood of Manchester. (the opportunity to indicate this will be further along in the application)
- $40 for all three dates
- $15/ market for drop-in
Community Orgs:
- $40 for all three dates
- $15/market
Payment:
As of right now we will collect vendor fees on the first day of the market by check, cash, or card.
