Name: A Big Gay Youth Market 🌈
Start: 2025-12-20T11:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-20T16:00:00-05:00
Location: Mount Ida Preservation Association

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SURPRISE! We are SO thrilled to announce the FINAL market of 2025 - A Big YOUTH Market 🌈 This market is an affirmative celebratory space for ALL young creatives to gather in queer and trans joy! Also, this special market is the graduation of our first ever cohort of the Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program! 🐸
Our Queer Creative Futures Youth Mentorship Program Cohort will be selling their work that they have created the past six months alongside their mentors. This market will feature 14 vendors, a premiere food & beverage vendor, live music, a small community area, and a free youth crafting table!
📅 Saturday, December 20th
⏰ 11AM - 4PM
😷 KN95 Mask Mandated Hour: 11AM - 12PM
📍Mount Ida Preservation Hall in Troy
🐸 Our Market Schedule🌈
🌈A Big Gay Youth Market Hours - 11AM - 4PM | 😷 KN95 Mask Mandated: 11AM - 12PM
🎵Live Music: Ellis Piper - 1PM - 2PM
🎨Brave & Belonging: Youth Crafting Area - 11AM - 4PM
We cannot WAIT to gather for this special market showcasing the future generation of creatives💜 This group has been A JOY to work with since August and they have blossomed creatively and interpersonally during their time in the program. We will miss them dearly but we know it won't be the last time they are vendors at A Big Gay Market! Come celebrate with us and support future small art businesses this season!
🎨 Arts Thrive & Grow is funded by New York State & the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart Cousins, and local elected officials, including Senators Jake Ashby and Patricia Fahy and Assemblymembers Scott H. Bendett, John T. McDonald III, Angelo Santabarbara, Phil Steck, and Mary Beth Walsh.