New market comes to Weberstown Mall starting Friday through October

A new market is coming to Weberstown Mall and it opens Friday.

Live music, artisans and food can all be found every Friday starting June 23 through Oct. 27.

While there will be at least two farmers, it is not a farmer's market but more of a community gathering, said Tony Fields, Friday Nights Market coordinator and Weberstown Mall farmers market manager.

"Friday seemed to be a good day to try to start an event and just see how it turns out," he said. "Hopefully, it'll be good."

The family-friendly event is a collaboration between From the Fields and More and Makers Made. What sets this event apart from the mall's typical farmer's market is the time.

"This market will be a night market where everyone is off work, and they can come and enjoy some shopping. It's convenient because it's at the mall," said Rochelle Brown, Makers Made founder. "So all your shopping will be done in one location."

The market has about 64 vendors signed up, Fields said.

"Weberstown Mall is committed to providing a dynamic offering of things to do along with things to buy that enable guests and their families to create lasting memories together,” said Melissa Gomes, general manager at Weberstown Mall.

"Fun, live, and exciting," is how Brown describes the market. Entry to the market is free.

"Here you'll find a lot of local artisans, who probably like this is their side job and they're working throughout the day," Brown said. "These are artisans that you won't find at the farmers market because they have a job during the day, or they're with their kids on the weekend. So this frees up their time on Fridays."

Food vendors interested in becoming part of the night market can email Makersmadellc@gmail.com.

"I feel excited to see the community come out," Brown said. "We've tried to do other markets around town and we're hoping that the turnout for Friday Night Market will be a huge support from the city."

Go have fun

When: 4-8:30 p.m. each Friday (June 23 through Oct. 27)

Where: Weberstown Mall, Corner of Pacific Ave and March Lane, Stockton

Admission: Free

Information: bit.ly/3CDzaGO

Record reporter Angelaydet Rocha covers community news in Stockton and San Joaquin County. She can be reached at arocha@recordnet.com or on Twitter @AngelaydetRocha. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.

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